Contemporary Concepts in International Relations (5cr)
Code: KASU1312V24-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 03.12.2025 - 26.01.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 4 - 16
- Degree programmes
- Political Sciences and Sociology
- Teachers
- Julian Reid
- Teacher in charge
- Julian Reid
- Groups
-
YTKENGSOC/YTK - Courses offered in English
- Course
- KASU1312V24
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
After completion of the course the student is able to
- demonstrate an understanding of contemporary concepts of International Relations
- identify different concepts and their contestations in International Relations
- explain the relations of contemporary concepts in International Relations to ideological and discursive trends in the Social Sciences
- make an argument for the transformative potential of particular concepts for the future of the discipline.
Execution methods
Teaching profile: FACE-TO-FACE.
Accomplishment methods
Seminars and assignments.
Content
The course focuses on contemporary concepts of international relations.
The seminars will discuss the different ways in which contemporary concepts of international relations relate to the advance of new and advanced theories of IR. We will explore the limits and latent potential of each concept for the further advance of the discipline.
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Fail (0): Performance is highly deficient or erroneous. The work may be based on serious misunderstandings.
Sufficient (1): The author has identified some key concepts and aspects in the research field. Performance is lacking in scope, superficial, or corresponds poorly to the assignment. The author merely lists things out of context, or addresses them one-sidedly. The work may contain errors or obscurities.
Satisfactory (2): The author has identified the key concepts and aspects in the research field. The performance mainly repeats the content of the course or addresses them one-sidedly.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Good (3): The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. Performance corresponds to the assignment, manifesting skills to analyse and justify the content of the course. The work may contain some deficiencies.
Very good (4): The author has addressed the issue comprehensively. Performance manifests comprehension, insight, and skills to build a critical argument.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Excellent (5): The work demonstrates independent and original thinking, and it is exceptionally well written and implemented.