Geopolitics
Course Description
Goals
The course unit is prepared as a theoretical framework in order to increase the knowledge of Geopolitics regarding International Relations. The program is designed to provide students with a solid grounding for the research field that explores the implications of the classical theories of Geopolitics and the relevance of alternative explanations to better understanding the geopolitical forces that are shaping the contemporary international system.
Course Content
1. Geopolitics: definitions
2. Geopolitical structure and theory
3. Classical Geopolitics:
4. Contemporary Geopolitics
4.1. American Realism
4.2. Geopolitics and International Relations
4.3. Equilibrium and World Order
4.4. Typology of crises in the world system
5. Geopolitical phases in the evolution of international relations
6. The world geopolitical scene:
7. The derivations of the term Geopolitics
8. Geopolitics of Religion
Recommended Reading
Boniface, P. (2010). Atlas das Crises e dos Conflitos. Porto, Plátano Editora.
Chaliand, G. (1993). Strategic Atlas: a Comparative Geopolitics of the World´s Power. Harpercollins.
Chauprade, A. (1999). –Introduction à l’Analyse Géopolitique. Paris, Ellipses.
Chauprade, A. (2001). Géopolitique. Constantes et Changements dans l’Histoire. Paris, Ellipses.
Cohen, S. B.(2002). Geopolitics of the World System. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.
Correia, P. P. (2002).–Manual de Geopolítica e Geoestratégia. Vol.1. Coimbra, Quarteto.
Correia, P. P. (2004). Manual de Geopolítica e Geoestratégia. Vol.2. Coimbra: Quarteto, 2004.
Dias, C. M. (2006). Geopolítica: Teorização Clássica e Ensinamentos. Lisboa, Prefácio.
Klare, M. T.(2009). Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: the New Geopolitics of Energy. New York, Holt.
Lacoste, Y. (2008). Géopolitique: la Longue Histoire d’aujourd’hui. Paris, Larousse.
Lacoste, Y. (2008). A Geopolítica do Mediterrâneo. Coimbra, Edições 70.
Wallerstein, I. (1997). Geopolitics and Geoculture. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
Teaching Methods
As regarding the teaching methodology, it consists of theoretical and applied lessons, where the students will read and analyze fundamental texts in the context of the practical application of geopolitics. In addition, we also encourage the discussion with the students to improve the dynamic of the assessment and the application of the syllabus.
Assessment Methods
1) Continuous evaluation: the student will have to do two written tests that will match 80% of the final grade and also a written report with a weight of 20%.
2) Final exam: it consists in a written examination at the end of the semester that will score 100% for the final grade.
Name of Lecturer
| semester | teacher |
|---|---|
| Even | Marco António Gonçalves Barbas Batista Martins (responsible) |
