International and Global Affairs

The course of lectures follows two directions: first, it outlines a theoretical overview of the seminal theoretical concepts in international studies (basic phenomena such as power, state sovereignty, identity, borders, human rights, democracy, norms and institutions), and, next, it stretches out to global processes with global justice, proliferation, conflicts, negotiation, integration, development and security being only the fundamentals.

The course is based on the intersection of the state-centric (international) and non-state (global) view on transnational affairs. It, therefore, prepares students to understand the complex workings of the global networked society so that they could craft effective solutions from the messy clutter of real-world problems.

The course targets students who are oriented towards political and social sciences without conditioning whatsoever prior theoretical competence other than curiosity.

The course aims at the contextualization of abstract terms through relevant case studies whose research and presentation is open to the students’ individual preferences.