International Relations and European Integration

Dozent

Prof. Dr. Gerald Schneider

Dr. Thomas Malang (Sidekick)

Fachbereich: Politik und Verwaltung, Universität Konstanz

Online Vorlesung

Inhalt

This lecture offers a problem-oriented introduction to International Relations and Europen Union politics. The first part, taught by Gerald Schneider, will review  central actors, basic theories and current problems in international politics. The substantial focus will be on the problem of cooperation in international relations, the causes and consequences of political violence and foreign policy decision making. The second section, for which Thomas Malang will be the lecturer, covers the subfields of International Political Economy and International Organization and introduces participants to key analyses of EU decision making.
The classes will consist of non-synchronous online lectures and Q&A sesssions.

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Video Recordings

Mon 02/11/2020 - Introduction: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND EUROPEAN INTEGRATION (Session 1)

Tue 03/11/2020 - INTERESTS, INTERACTIONS, INSTITUTIONS (Session 2)

Mon 09/11/2020 - THEORIES OF COOPERATION (Session 3)

Tue 10/11/2020 - DETERRENCE AND WAR (Session 4)

Mon 16/11/2020 - FOREIGN POLICY DECISIONS ON WAR AND PEACE (Session 5)

Tue 17/11/2020 - DOMESTIC POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND WAR (Session 6)

Mon 23/11/2020 - WAR AND ECONOMIC INTERACTIONS (Session 7)

Tue 24/11/2020 - CIVIL WARS (Session 8)

Mon 30/11/2020 - TERRORISM (Session 9)

Tue 01/12/2020 - HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS (Session 10)

Mon 07/12/2020 - BARGAINIG, NORMS AND INSTITUTIONS (Session 11)

Tue 08/12/2020 - INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (Session 12)

Mon 14/12/2020 - INTERNATIONAL TRADE (Session 13)

Tue 15/12/2020 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL AND MONETARY RELATIONS (Session 14)

Mon 21/12/2020 - GLOBALIZATION AND ITS CRITIQUES (Session 15)

Tue 22/12/2020 - DEVELOPMENT (Session 16)

Mon 11/01/2021 - ENVIRONMENT (Session 17)

Tue 12/01/2021 - EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND THE EUROPEAN UNION IN TIME AND SPACE (Session 18)

Mon 18/01/2021 - THEORIES OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND DISINTEGRATION (Session 19)

Tue 19/01/2021 - THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS (Session 20)

Mon 25/01/2021 - THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT (Session 21)

Tue 26/01/2021 - THE EU COMMISSION AND THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE (Session 22)

Mon 01/02/2021 - EU REGULATION AND RESPONSIVENESS (Session 23)

Tue 02/02/2021 - DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN THE EU (Session 24)

Mon 08/02/2021 - THE EU AND ITS CRISIS (Session 25)

Tue 09/02/2021 - PRESENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES (Session 26)