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Advanced Geopolitics (2225.YR.014061.1)

Datos generales

Tipo:

OPT

Curso:

2

Periodo:

S semestre

Créditos ECTS:

3 ECTS

Profesorado:

Grupo Profesor Departamento Idioma
Year 2 Jordi Molina Alsina Derecho ENG

Prerrequisitos

In order to enroll in this syllabus, students must have passed ?geopolitics' in the 1st year.

Contribución de la asignatura al programa

This course furthers the learning of ?Geopolitics' of the first year syllabus. It dives and explores the key geopolitical theories, doctrines and associated Foreign policies that have shaped the contemporary world. This course builds up on ?Geopolitics' and mostly concentrates in the main geopolitical dynamics since the XIX century until nowadays. It pays particular attention to the European Imperial Rivalries since the 1870s, WWI (1914-18), the Interwar Period (1919-1939), WWII (1939-1945), The Cold War (1947-1991), the consequences of the 9-11 attacks of 2001, the Iraq invasion of 2003 and the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Objetivos de aprendizaje de la asignatura

· Understanding the basic concepts, theories and views gravitating around the term ?world politics' and its evolution over time.

· Getting familiar with the key players, agendas and grand strategies that are shaping today's global and regional affairs.

· Analyzing the key current political, economic and social trends that are impacting daily global affairs.

Contenidos

1. Syllabus content

Key geopolitical blocks addressed :

1. 1. European Imperial Rivalry and WWI (1871-1918)
2. Interwar Period and WWII (1919-1945)
3. The Cold War (1947-1991)
4. From 11-9 (Berlin Wall) to 9-11 (NYC Attacks)
5. US Geopolitics today
6. China Geopolitics today
7. EU Geopolitics today
8. Russia Geopolitics today
9. The War in Ukraine
10. Central Asia Geopolitics today


The order of classes will be subject to the availability of guest speakers. The content of some sessions and its means and methodology (classroom, online) can vary due to geopolitical/geoeconomic breaking news events during the course and/or prescription or recommendations by governmental authorities.


2. Syllabus content

The syllabus has a total of 10 sessions, of 2 hours each.

Key geopolitical blocks addressed :

1. European Imperial Rivalry and WWI (1871-1918)
2. Interwar Period and WWII (1919-1945)
3. The Cold War (1947-1991)
4. From 11-9 (Berlin Wall) to 9-11 (NYC Attacks)
5. US Geopolitics today
6. China Geopolitics today
7. EU Geopolitics today
8. Russia Geopolitics today
9. The War in Ukraine
10. Central Asia Geopolitics today

The order of classes will be subject to the availability of guest speakers. The content of some sessions and its means and methodology (classroom, online) can vary due to geopolitical/geoeconomic breaking news events during the course and/or prescription or recommendations by governmental authorities.

Metodología

Methodology & key attendance considerations

· Class sessions include lectures, news analysis, fire-chats and debates.

· Students are expected to bring their views, comments and questions.

· Throughout the syllabus, articles and books will be suggested and/or uploaded to Moodle to prepare or complete key topics. Students are also expected to conduct research to enrich class contents.

· Smartphones must be switch-off in class, laptops are welcomed except in the last three sessions (teamwork presentations).

· Attitude in class must be proper at all times.



Skills and Abilities linked to the syllabus

· Critical thinking

· Inter-disciplinary analysis

· Holistic thinking

· Writing skills

Criterios de evaluación

The syllabus grade will be calculated as follows:

Class participation: 20%

Written exam: 80%

(Passing the written exam, grade of 5 or above, is essential to pass the syllabus)

According to the Law Faculty regulation students must attend at least 80% of the session to have the right to take the written exam, in order to be able to take the retake exam attendance must be at least 50%.

Bibliografía

Suggested/optional reading and backgrounders:

· Diplomacy by Henry Kissinger. Simon & Schuster.

· The Deluge, 1916-1931. By Adam Tooze. Penguin Press.

· The Cold War. A New History. By John Lewis Gaddis. Penguin Press.

· The Post-American World. Release 2.0. by Fareed Zakaria. W. W. Norton & Company.

· A World In Disarray by Richard Haas. Penguin Press.

Additionally, during the syllabus, articles and more optional books will be suggested to reinforce key concepts.

Horarios y secciones

Grupo Profesor Departamento
Year 2 Jordi Molina Alsina Derecho

Horario Year 2

Del 14/2/2023 al 2/5/2023:
Cada martes de 10:30 a 12:30. (Excepto: 4/4/2023)

Martes 9/5/2023 de 11:00 a 13:00.