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International Relations

- Module 1: Understanding/Explaining International Conflicts (10 hp)
- Module 2: Structures and Agency in Global Political Economy (10 hp)
- Module 3: Project (10 hp)

The first module, Understanding/Explaining International Conflicts, provides a deepened study of contemporary theorizing on global politics with a particular focus on global and/or regional conflict. Issues include war, terrorism, religion, and non-Western approaches to International Relations. The second module, Structures and Agency in Global Political Economy, provides a deepened study of contemporary theorizing on global political economy with a particular focus on structures and agencies. The third module, the Project, is intended to be a self-study and group work module with tutor-led seminars on project work presentations. Students are also required to produce an individual research report on a particular actor relevant to global politics. The module lets the student practice his/her ability to relate theorizing with good practices of research, including competing philosophies of social science and methodological approaches.

Syllabus - here you can also find course literature

Earlier syllabuses

Syllabus with literature list spring 2026

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