Bachelor 2025/2026

The Theory of International Relations

Type: Compulsory course (International Programme 'International Relations and Global Studies')

Delivered by: Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs

When: 3 year, 3, 4 module

Open to: students of one campus

Language: English

Course Syllabus

Abstract

This course will provide students with an introduction to international political theory through an engagement with its main thinkers, debates and developments from the 15th century to present. Apart from looking at the key ideas propounded by leading philosophers that have impacted the field of international theory, the course will also engage with detailed study of how these ideas have been shaped and advanced over centuries, and how they continue to inform the debates in the 21st century.