733A41 · 7.5 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Statsvetenskap
International Relations Theory
Active · next start HT 2026
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PAPE · 24 Oct 2025 · 41 students
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PAPE · 139 students
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PAPE Examination paper
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- Get B or A: 43% (179 students)
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About the course
Aim
After completion of the course the student should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of important theoretical and methodological developments within the contemporary discipline of International Relations;
- comprehend how these developments are related to the history and practice of international relations;
- critically analyze international practices according to the various theoretical perspectives introduced.
Content
The central themes of the course are:
- main disciplinary trends and controversies since c. 1980: neo-realism and neo-liberalism as dominant modes of analysis;
- advent of post-positivism in International Relations; significance of the end of the Cold War;
- new theoretical and methodological approaches with special emphasis on constructivism;
- contemporary critical perspectives, e.g. post-structuralism and the feminist agenda;
- epistemological concerns, meaning the conditions for knowledge about international relations.
- Examiner
- Lars Niklasson
- Main field of study
- Statsvetenskap