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- Instructor(s)
- Kuragane Kei
- Class Format
- Lecture
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- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Mon5-6(W641)
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- Course number
- LAH.S104
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2016
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/1/11
- Lecture notes updated
- 2016/8/1
- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course aims at learning the basic skills for analyzing the international relations by overviewing especially the modern European history after the establishment of the Westphalia system in 1648.
This course has three main purposes. The first is to understand the basic concepts of state, nation and ethnicity, and the background of various international issues due to the national/ethnic conflicts. The second is to acquire how to logically analyze current (international) political issues based on participants' own view. The last but not least is to get accustomed to following the international politics with applying the skills acquired through the course.
Student learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will understand:
1) What can be seen on the background of international/interethnic cooperation/conflicts.
2) What has international community experienced through 2 World Wars for the purpose of preventing conflicts.
3) How has international community been formed in the post Cold War period.
4) How can the current international political issues be analyzed.
Keywords
Europe, international community, politics, society, modern age
Competencies that will be developed
| Specialist skills | ✔ Intercultural skills | Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Topics change every two lessons.
Every lesson constitutes of the lecture part (60-70 min) and discussion/short assignment part (20-30 min).
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | State, nation, ethnicity I: Introduction | Understand the definitions of state, nation and ethnicity |
| Class 2 | State, nation, ethnicity II: Treaty of Versailles | Understand (im-)possibility of ethinic self-determination by analyzing the situation of post Great War Europe |
| Class 3 | International relations after the World War II I: International organizations, regional integration | Overview the world order in post World War II from the perspective of international/regional intergration |
| Class 4 | International relations after the World War II II: Cold War | Overview the world order in post World War II from the perspective of the Cold War |
| Class 5 | International relations in the post Cold War period I: The End of History? | Understand the outlook of international relations after 1990 |
| Class 6 | International relations in the post Cold War period II: Conflicts, terrorism | Understand the background of the conflicts and terrorism in modern age |
| Class 7 | World 2016 I | See some samples how to analyze the global issues in 2016 |
| Class 8 | World 2016 II / Exam | Try to analyze the global issues in 2016 on participant's own view |
Textbook(s)
Textbooks will be introduced in every lectures. Participants are required to get used to follow news and articles on daily basis.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
The lecture material will be usually arranged with MS power point.
Assessment criteria and methods
Participation activity and short assignments submitted after lessons: 60%
Final exam: 40%
Related courses
- International Relations B
- International Relations C
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
None required.
