Megatrends and actors of international policy.

Course: international Relations

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Megatrends and actors of international policy.
Code
ВБ 28
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
PLO6. Be able to identify and predict political, diplomatic, security, social and other risks in the field of international relations and global development. PLO8. Prepare analytical reports, reports and other documents on the state of international relations and world politics. PLO11. Carry out preparation, development and implementation of applied research projects in international relations, foreign and world policy.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
To know the concepts and nature of megatrends and theories of global development, basic theoretical approaches to the study of megatrends and actors of international politics in international political science, research methods. To know the main trends and issues related to the activities of metagrands and actors in international politics. To know how to identify which processes are caused by the activities of different metagrands. To understand the current state of the political system of the world, the role of various metagrands in this system. To analyze the activities of metagrands and actors in international politics. To critically evaluate the various theoretical schools and approaches that exist in international political science on this issue. To apply theoretical knowledge to analyze current trends related to the activities of different actors.
Course content
Module 1. 1. Globalization as a factor in global development. 2. The concept of global development and its systemic nature. 3. Basic paradigms of global development research. 4. Formation of the discourse of planetary problems and planetary ideology. 5. Globalism as a new integrated science of the modern world. Stages of development, basic theories of global development. 6. Current trends in global development. Module 2. 1. World politics as a phenomenon of the global world and as a category of analysis of political institutions and processes at the global level Megatrends of world politics. 2. Formation of an interdependent world. Global problems, global risks, global challenges.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Глобальні тренди міжнародних відносин. Монографія. К.:Вадекс, 2020.- 524 с. 2. Мегатренды мировой политики и их развитие в ХХІ веке: Учеб. Пособие М41 для студентов вузов/ Под ред. М.М. Лебедевой. – М.: Издательство «Аспект Пресс», 2019. – 400 с. 3. Баталов Э. Я. Современные глобальные тренды и новое сознание // Международные процессы. Том 10, № 1 (28). Январь-апрель 2012. 4. Гелл Д., Е. МакГрю, Д. Голдбрайт, Дж.Перратон. Глобальні трансформації. Політика, економіка, культура. Пер. з англ. Переднє слово Ю. Павленка. – К.: Фенікс, 2003. 5. Глобалізація і сучасний міжнародний процес/ за заг.ред. проф. Б.Гуменюка і проф. С.Шергіна. – К.: Університет «Україна», 2009. – 508 с. 6. Мегатренды. Основные траетории эволюции мирового порядка в ХХ1 веке Основные траектории эволюции мирового порядка в ХХ1 веке: Учебник / под ред. Т.А.Шаклеиной, А.А.Байкова. – М.:ЗАО Издательство «Аспет Пресс», 2013. – 488 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, presentations.
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Oral answers, comments, blitz poll, discussion, problems – up to 30 points. 2. Tasks for individual work (case study presentation) – up to 10 points. 3.Module control work – up to 20 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Olena Stanislavivna Parhomchuk
International Relations and Foreign Policy Department
Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

International Relations and Foreign Policy Department
Educational and scientific institute of international relations