This course analyses the basic setting, structure and dynamics of world politics with emphasis on current global problems, practices and processes. In doing so, it introduces the major theoretical approaches to international politics, and uses theory as a methodological tool for analyzing sources of change and causes of conflict and/or cooperation in the global arena.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 15:20 | 16:40 | C-101 |
Friday | 15:20 | 16:40 | C-101 |
This course analyses the basic setting, structure and dynamics of world politics with emphasis on current global problems, practices and processes. In doing so, it introduces the major theoretical approaches to international politics, and uses theory as a methodological tool for analyzing sources of change and causes of conflict and/or cooperation in the global arena.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 12:10 | 13:30 | C-104 |
Friday | 12:10 | 13:30 | C-104 |
This course examines the nature of knowledge claims in political science: how we know what we know and how certain we are. Research schools, the nature of description and explanation in political science, and basis issues of quantitative analysis will form the core elements of this course, while substantive themes may vary each year.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 | C-103 |
Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 | C-103 |
Topics vary by semester
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Wednesday | 09:00 | 11:55 | Q-509 |
Topics vary by semester
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-113 |
Friday | 10:35 | 11:55 | G-113 |
Examines concerns about interaction between environmental degradation and developmental aspirations that have recently been placed on political agendas around the world. Examines how and to what extent the international system imposes constraints on and presents opportunities for nation-states as they attempt to achieve sustainable development.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 16:55 | 18:15 | C-101 |
Thursday | 16:55 | 18:15 | C-101 |
Covers the formal structure of the international legal order; sources, uses and dynamics of law in international relations; use of force, war crimes; the status and functions of states, governments, international organizations, companies, and individuals; law of the sea, environment, jurisdiction, aliens, human rights, the diplomatic process and its protection, and treaties. Discusses theory and future directions of international law. This course is crosslisted with International Law.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 12:10 | 13:30 | PL-4 |
Thursday | 12:10 | 13:30 | PL-4 |
Philosophical and political modernity concerns the development of rationality, freedom, and social responsibility from out of the tensions between ethics, religion, politics and the economy. With postmodernist epistemology, the so-called 'return' of religion, and economic globalization, this 'modernity' has been questioned. In this historical context the course re-elaborates the problematic of modernity through selective reading of Kant, Hegel, and Nietzsche.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Monday | 16:55 | 18:15 | Q-604 |
Thursday | 16:55 | 18:15 | Q-604 |
Digital citizenship is a key concept of our digital age, expressing the hope that a humane use of digital technologies is possible. The course contrasts digital citizenship with political, environmental, and global conceptions citizenship, before studying the political, legal, and educational dimensions of digital citizenship. It also explores selected practices of digital citizenship, including clicktivism, digital commoning, and digital counter surveillance.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 16:55 | 18:15 | Q-509 |
Friday | 16:55 | 18:15 | Q-509 |
Topics courses change every semester, offering advanced study in themes, theories and issues beyond the regular departmental course offerings. Taught by permanent or visiting faculty, recent Topics courses include: 'The French Elections', 'Refugee and Asylum Law', 'Turkey and the EU', or 'Law and Corruption'.
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 13:45 | 15:05 | SD-6 |
Friday | 13:45 | 15:05 | SD-6 |