Foreign policy and national security

Course: Governance in Public Sphere

Structural unit: Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service

Title
Foreign policy and national security
Code
ВБ.1.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
6 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes to know: Subjects, types, types, factors that affect the state of international relations; Stages, subjects, forms of institutionalization and transformation of the paradigm of international relations to be able to: Assess the prerequisites and trends of the formation of global governance as a factor in ensuring the stability of international relations; Identify the determinants of geopolitical interests in the geopolitical strategies of states; To be responsible for the credibility and political-ideological non-involvement when conducting research on the security component of the foreign policy of states
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Prerequisites and additional requirements 1. Before starting the study of the discipline, students should know: the conceptual principles of the formation of the national security system; tasks, structure, subjects and prerequisites for the effectiveness of the specified system; the evolution of ideas about the essence of national security as a social phenomenon, its types and components. 2. Be able to: identify factors that allow classifying national interests in the foreign policy sphere of the state's vital activities; evaluate social phenomena that are denoted by the concepts of "threat", "challenge" and "risk" when making management decisions regarding the security component of foreign policy; apply the main categories, concepts (terms) when determining the priorities of the specified policy in the context of modern processes of globalization. 3. Possess elementary skills: system analysis during research geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions of globalization processes.
Course content
Content of the educational program Content part 1. Theoretical foundations of modern international relations Topic 1. Subjects, types, types and factors that affect the state of international relations Topic 2. Stages, subjects, forms of institutionalization and transformation of the paradigm of international relations Topic 3. The phenomenon of non-governmental global actors politicians and their role in international relations Topic 4. The formation of global governance as a factor in ensuring the stability of international relations Substantive part 2. Determinants of the security component of the foreign policy of states Topic 5. Geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions of globalization processes Topic 6. Determinants of geopolitical interests in the geopolitical strategies of states Topic 7. Military and political aspects of the foreign policy of states in the conditions of globalization Topic 8. Security components of the foreign policy of the world's leading states Substantive part 3. Institutional foundations of the state policy of Ukraine in the sphere of national security Topic 9-12
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Sytnyk G.P., Orel M.G. Public administration in the field of national security: textbook / edited by G. P. Sytnyka. Kyiv: Publisher Ya.O. Kravchenko, 2020. 360 p. 2. Sytnyk G.P., Nelipa D.V., Orel M.G. Foreign policy and national security: a guide / edited by G. P. Sytnyka. Kyiv: Publisher Ya.O. Kravchenko, 2021. 244 p. 3. Sytnyk G.P., Orel M.G. Basics of strategic planning of national security: manual / edited by G. P. Sytnyka. Kyiv: Publisher Ya.O. Kravchenko, 2021. 224 p. 4. Sytnyk G.P., Orel M.G. National security in the context of the European integration of Ukraine: a textbook / edited by G. P. Sytnyka. Kyiv: Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, 2021. 372 p. 5. Public management and administration in the field of national security: (systemic, political and economic aspects): dictionary-reference / S.P. Zavhorodnya, M.G. Orel, G.P. Sytnyk [compiled] / by general editor . D.V. Nelipy, E.O. Romanenko, H.P. Sytnyka. Kyiv: Publisher Ya.O. Kravchenko, 2020. 380 p.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Planned educational activities and teaching methods Lectures, practical classes, seminars classes, independent work.
Assessment methods and criteria
Methods and criteria of assessment Assessment of semester work: 1. Oral presentation, additions and participation in discussions at seminars - 36 / 60 points. 2. An individual independent work (essay) is devoted to the determinants of safety a component of the foreign policy of states - 12 / 20 points. Final evaluation in the form of credit: The final number of points for the discipline (maximum 100 points) is defined as the sum of points for systematic work during the semester, taking into account the points obtained from the results of the assessment (oral or written). Thus, the final grade for the discipline (minimum 60, maximum 100 points) consists of the sum of the number of points for the semester's work (minimum 48, maximum 80 points) and the number of points obtained during the assessment (minimum 12, maximum 20 points).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Hryhorii Petrovych Sytnyk
Department of Global and National Security
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service
Yevhenii Ivanovych Taran
Department of Global and National Security
Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service