CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN GLOBAL POLITICS (4 Credits)
Learning outcomes:
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Explain theories and basic concepts of contemporary issues in global politics; Analyze specific contemporary issues in global politics; Integrate theories and concepts to critically examine case studies of contemporary issues in global politics.
Topics:
- Introduction to contemporary global politics;
- Rivalries among great powers and the rising of geopolitics;
- Non-State Actors;
- Regionalism and Free Trade Agreement;
- The changing nature of armed conflicts;
- International finance and global financial crisis;
- The politics of international development aid;
- Democracy and Peace Building;
- Gender and of violence against women;
- The role of cities in global landscape;
- Global populism and the emergence of identity politics;
- Global Politics and Digital Technologies;
- Evaluation.
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