SELECTED READINGS IN CRITICAL THEORY (2 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Identify the philosophical basis for mainstream IR theory; Examine the limitations of mainstream IR theory; Analyze contemporary political developments using critical theory.

Topics:

1. Myths in International Relations;
2. States as de-facto persons;
3. Realism: Whose interests are “national interests”;
4. Constructivism in IR and it’s limits;
5. Social Conflict and Domestic Politics;
6. Gender and IR;
7. Emerging perspectives in contemporary IR.