Master
2025/2026
Contemporary Theories of International Relations and Political Processes in Asia and Africa
Type:
Compulsory course (Cross-Cultural Studies of Asia and Africa in the Context of International Relations)
When:
1 year, 1, 2 module
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Language:
English
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course surveys the main paradigms and frameworks of analysis that comprise the academic study of International Relations (IR). The first part of the course covers both mainstream and critical approaches to the subject as well as non-western approaches in IR. The second part of the course studies the co-constitutive relationship between the theory and practice of international relations using cases from Asian contemporary history. The lectures give basic overviews of various theoretical approaches, while the readings and discussion on seminars provide a ‘toolkit’ of concepts that students can use to analyze international relations in Asia.