Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 3 | 2 |
2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 4 | 1 |
2503778 International Relations | OB | 3 | 1 |
This course does not have academic prerequisites. However, it is highly recommended that students have basic training in International Relations and Political Science.
Students must have the habit of reading and consulting different means of communication of general information, especially following the news on international politics.
However, students are required to have the capacity to critically analyze these sources of information.
Most of the main academic texts on foreign policy analysis are in English and Spanish, therefore a very good level of reading comprehension in both languages is required.
In this course, two specific objectives are pursued:
a) Provide a conceptual framework and a detailed vision of the theoretical and instrumental tools to analyze and explain the various factors, actors and contexts of foreign policies;
b) Apply the framework and tools to different case studies.
Specifically, it is intended that at the end of the course students can:
Introduction: Presentation of the objectives of the subject, of the work methodology and the evaluation methods.
Block I: The analysis of foreign policies as an academic discipline
The practical relevance of the academic analysis of foreign policies
Foreign policy as public policy
Origins and evolution of the study area
Key concepts: national interests, levels of analysis, agent-structure interactions, and policy implementation
Block II. Theoretical tools for the analysis of external policies
Analytical models (1). The rational actor model.
Analytical models (2). The model of bureaucratic politics
Analytical models (3). The individual actor model and psychological approaches
Analytical models (4). The societal level: the weight of political culture and social values in the formulation of foreign policy
Block III. Non-traditional actors and new challenges for the analysis of foreign policies
The impact of public opinion and the media on the formulation of foreign policies
The foreign policy of non-central government actors (paradiplomacy)
Block IV. Case studies
The formulation and analysis of foreign policies in an increasingly interconnected world
Case study (I): Foreign Policy of Japan
Oral presentation of the students' work
Readings will be available in the first week of the semester on the Moodle
The student's dedication to this subject is divided into several types of activities, each of them with a specific weight of working hours.
This variety of work forms materializes in differentiated methodologies. This subject is of 6 ECTS credits, that is, it implies a total dedication of the student of 150 hours, distributed in:
Guided activities, activities in the classroom (or on line) with the presence of the teacher and which can consist of master classes (with the support of ICT and with the possibility of developing debates in a large group); in seminars to discuss compulsory readings in smaller groups and in sessions more oriented to practical issues, in which cases, problems and examples related to the course syllabus will be analyzed (also on line) . For these sessions, there will be mandatory pre-announced readings in advance. These activities represent approximately one-third of the total work required (52.5 hours).
Supervised activities, activities carried out by the student outside the classroom according to a work plan designed and subsequently supervised and evaluated by the teacher. Likewise, during the course, the student should read short articles in relation to which he/she will be able to comment on the text read and, in addition, participate actively in debates about the articles. Also included are tutoring and other similar activities of course monitoring. These activities represent approximately 10% of the work required (15 hours).
Autonomous activities, all those activities carried out by the student on their own and in accordance with the requirements of the subject to successfully pass the subject, can be basic and complementary readings, the study of class notes or all those other activities that complement the training that is achieved in this course. These activities represent half of the students' work time (75 hours). The teaching methodology is adapted to this distribution of work and activities.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
By the teacher | 52.5 | 2.1 | 2, 5, 3, 18, 6, 10, 12, 11, 14, 23, 16, 17, 28, 33, 22, 31, 7, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Supervised | 15 | 0.6 | 5, 10, 21, 19, 16, 17, 28, 32, 31, 7 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Autonomous | 75 | 3 | 13, 21, 23, 19, 16, 17, 27, 26, 24, 25, 28, 33, 32, 34, 31 |
The evaluation of this subject is composed of the following parts:
A written test of Blocks I and II and III "The analysis of foreign policies as an academic discipline" and "Theoretical tools for the analysis of foreign policies 40% of the final grade
Two practices in the classroom using the theories of International Relations and the models of foreign policy analysis (each of them is worth 15% of the final grade). 30% of the final grade.
Final group work, using the tools of the analysis models (oral presentation and written work) 30% of the final grade
To pass the course, it will be a necessary precondition to obtain at least a grade of 5/10 in the final exam (Unit I, III and IV). Once this minimum mark of 5/10 has been reached, a final grade will be calculated along with the individual activities and the final group assignment.
Taking the final exam (Assignment 3) and having presented ONE of the two Assignment (1 and 2) or taking the exam and presenting the GROUP ASSIGNMENT (Assignment 4), exempts the student from the grade of "NOT PRESENTED".
Students who have not passed the final exam (Assignment 3) will have the opportunity to take part in the compensation activities, i.e. they will be able to take the exam again, on the day determined by the Faculty for the final exam. the subject.
The dates of Assignment 1, 2 and 3 will be specified in the Moodle).
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Test | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 6, 29, 10, 12, 11, 13, 21, 14, 17, 28, 32, 22, 7, 8 |
exercice | 30% | 4 | 0.16 | 2, 1, 5, 3, 18, 6, 10, 9, 12, 11, 14, 23, 16, 17, 27, 26, 24, 25, 28, 33, 22, 30, 31, 7, 8 |
groupal exercice | 40% | 1.5 | 0.06 | 4, 6, 13, 21, 20, 23, 19, 15, 16, 33, 32, 34, 31 |
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Academic journals:
Alternatives
American Journal of International Law
Asia Pacific Review Asian Security
Asian Journal of Political Science
Australian Journal of International Affairs
British Journal of Politics and International Relations
Cambridge Review of International Affairs
China Quarterly
Chinese Journal of International Politics
Chinese Journal of International Law
Cold War History
Contemporary Southeast Asia
Diplomacy and Statecraft
Diplomatic History
European Journal of International Law
European Journal of International Relations
European Union Politics
Europe-Asia Studies
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA)
Georgetown Journal of International Law
Global Change, Peace & Security (Routledge)
Harvard Asia Pacific Review International
Harvard International Law Journal
International History Review
International Studies Perspectives (ISP)
International Organization
International Political Sociology
International Politics
International Relations
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
International Security
International Studies Quarterly
International Studies Review
International Theory
Japan Forum
Japanese Journal of Political Science
Journal of Southeast Asian Studies
The Journal of Asian Studies
Journal of Contemporary China
Journal of European Integration
Journal of the History of International Law
Journal of International and Area Studies
Journal of Peace Research
Journal of Strategic Studies
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Journal of World History
Latin American Politics and Society
Millennium
New Political Economy
Peace Review a Journal of Social Justice
Perspectives on Politics
Regional Studies
Review of International Studies
Security Studies
Southeast Asian Affairs
Stanford Journal of International Law
Taiwan Journal of Democracy
Terrorism and Political Violence
The China Quarterly
The Chinese Journal of International Politics
The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
The International Journal of Asian Studies
The National Interest
The Pacific Review (Routledge)
The Review of International Political Economy
The Review of Politics
The Washington Quarterly
World Politics
Reviews or Magazines covering Foreign Policy
Podcasts:
Other resources:
Foreign Policy online:http://foreignpolicy.com/
e-International Relations (student-friendly resource pool, by D. Little):http://www.e-ir.info/
University of California-Berkeley's website "Conversations with History", hosts interviews with leading IR theory scholars, such as Kenneth Waltz, John Mearsheimer, Stephen Krasner and Robert Keohane:https://conversations.berkeley.edu
Theory Talks.org has a number or interviews with other prominent IR Scholars, including Barry Buzan:http://www.theory-talks.org/
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