01/02/2021
Associate Degree International Relations
Start date:
4 February 2021
Duration
6 months
Course Type
Undergraduate
Course Outline
International Relations - IR
WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND WHAT IS ITS RELEVANCE?
APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: THEORIES IN IR
APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS:Traditional Approach
THE NATION-STATE SYSTEM:Further Evolution of Nation-State
THE NATION STATE SYSTEM: BASIC FEATURES OF A NATION-STATE
NATIONAL INTEREST:
Criteria for Defining National Interest
NATIONAL INTEREST:Variations in National Interest, Relevant Vocabulary
BALANCE OF POWER (BOP):BoP from a historical perspective
BALANCE OF POWER (CONTINUED):Degree of Polarization, Functions of BoP
DIPLOMACY:How Diplomacy Functions,
Traditional Versus Modern Diplomacy
DIPLOMACY (CONTINUED):Diplomatic Procedures & Practices, Functions of Diplomacy
COLONIALISM, NEO-COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM:Judging Colonization
COLONIALISM, NEO-COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM:Types of Neo-Colonialism
COLONIALISM,
NEO-COLONIALISM & IMPERIALISM:Objectives of Imperialism
NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER:Criticism of IEO, NIEO Activities
NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER:Prerequisites for the NIEO
NON-ALIGNMENT MOVEMENT:Origin of NAM, NAM
Institutional Structure
NON-ALIGNMENT MOVEMENT (CONTINUED):Cairo Summit, Egypt - 1964
NON-ALIGNMENT MOVEMENT:Criticism of NAM, NAM and Pakistan
THE COLD WAR AND ITS IMPACTS - INTRODUCING THE COLD WAR PHENOMENON
THE COLD WAR AND ITS IMPACTS (CONTINUED):Truman Doctrine, Marshal Plan
THE COLD WAR AND ITS IMPACTS (CONTINUED):End of the Cold War
DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL:History of Disarmament
DISARMAMENT AND ARMS CONTROL (CONTINUED):Other Disarmament Efforts
THE RELEVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
THE RELEVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CONTINUED)
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:Need for IGOs, Categorizing IGOs
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (CONTINUED):United Nations, Criticism of the UN
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