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Spatial dimension of power in the global world

ВБ.2.1

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2023/2024

3 Semester

6

PLO 03 Fluently use (orally and written) in professional and scientific activities in professional and scientific activities in the field of geography and political science in Ukrainian and foreign languages. PO 15 Independently assess key trends in the development of natural and socio-geographical processes trends in the development of natural and socio-geographical processes for the formation of new directions of scientific research. PLO 18 Make effective decisions on issues of politics, political science and related issues, including in complex and unpredictable conditions; predict the development of political processes; identify the factors that that influence them and the achievement of the achievement of goals; analyze and compare alternatives; assess risks and possible consequences of political decisions

Full-time form

1. Successful completion of the Theory of Political Geography and Geopolitics course 2. Critical analysis skills 3. Ability to work with a wide variety of academic, statistical and descriptive sources

The course discusses spatial manifestations of political and geopolitical relations, the most widespread political institutions and sources of political power, which determine the state of the world political map and the processes on it. Along with traditional representations of spatialpolitical relations in the form of territorial states and international relations, the course focuses upon such factors as economic power of multinational corporations, normative power of religions, customs and norms, influence of informal and nongovernmental organizations, the role of scientific knowledge as a political instrument etc.

1. Political geography and geopolitics: A Study Guide / B.P. Yatsenko, V.I. Stafiychuk, Y.S. Braichevsky and others; Edited by. B.P. Yatsenko K.: Lybid, 2007. 2. A Companion to Economic Geography (T.J.Barnes, J.Peck, E.Sheppard. eds.): BlackwellWiley, 2012. 3. A Companion to Political Geography (J.Agnew, K.Mitchel, G.Toal - eds.). Blackwell, 2003. 4. Cosgrove, D. and Jackson, P. New directions in cultural geography. Area, (1987), pp. 95-101. 5. Dear, M. The postmodern challenge: reconstructing human geography. Transactions of the Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (1988), pp. 262-274. 6. Massey, D., Allen, D. and Anderson, D., eds, Geography Matters! Geography matters: a reader. Cambridge. University Press, 1984. 7. Flint, C. and Taylor, P.D. Political Geography: The World Economy, the Nation-State, and the Local. Pearson Education, 2007, 355 pp. 8. Hobsbawm, E.J. 1990. Nations and Nationalism since 1780. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Lectures, seminars, consultations, independent work

The course consists of ецщ parts. Learning is performed in the form of lectures and seminars. After lectures on each part end, there is a control test with the maximum score of 15 points each. Control tests 1 and 2 can together score up to 30 points throughout the term. At seminars, pursuers are expected to make extensive presentations with following discussions. Each pursuer has to make four presentations (2 per course part). Each presentation can score up to 5 points, 20 points throughout the term. Additionally, active participation in a discussion can be evaluated up to 5 points per course part. Throughout the term discussion participation may yield up to 10 points. Thus, maximum score for seminar work can be up to 30 points.

Ukrainian/English