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Presentation
Presentation
This unit seeks to present an analysis of current geopolitics and provide students with a fundamental knowledge of problems and tendencies in contemporary geopolitics and international relations. Starting with a discussion of the main concepts and theoretical frameworks guiding geopolitics and International Relations research, the students will then utilize these same tools to analyze the main actors in international politics during the Cold War, to understand the dynamics of international change and develop analytical capacities for identifying fundamental issues and events. Students will be in the possession of analytical tools allowing them to better comprehend international issues and politics.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT11-2-23602
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Concepts of Geopolitics and Geostrategy Main Theories and Schools Until World War II French and German Geopolitical Thought Maritime Power and the Sea-Land Opposition Paradigm Geopolitical Factors During the World Wars The Nuclear Factor and the Revolution of New Armaments The Geopolitics of the New International Order Postcolonial and Decolonial Geopolitics Relationship Between Politics, Strategy, and Tactics Political-Strategic Planning and War and Peace
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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this course unit, students should be able to: Assess the main concepts and theories of geopolitical and geostrategic thinking in order to use them in interpreting the system. Understand geopolitical spaces and international conflicts, as well as the strategic options that arise. Comprehend what characterizes a geopolitical or geostrategic perspective in interpreting diplomatic, economic, and political events. Reflect on the differences and complementarities between Geopolitics and Geostrategy. Understand geopolitical thinking and its relations with internal and external territorial policies. Reflect on the major current national and international issues from the perspective of geopolitics and geostrategy in their classical, contemporary, and critical versions.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The learning methodologies include guided debates, focusing on the development of analytical capacity, oral skills, and written skills of the students, in addition to interaction tools, with or without the use of technology, that allow the exercise of critical thinking both in groups and individually. It is important for students to be familiar with the various types of professional exercises involving the discipline, which should also allow for an interface with contemporary uses of the topic in the market of think tanks and other international organizations, beyond academia.
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References
References
Correia, P. D. P. (2012). Geopolítica e geoestratégia. Nação e Defesa. https://comum.rcaap.pt/bitstream/10400.26/7670/1/NeD131_PedroPezaratCorreia.pdf Gr¿ini¿, M., Kancler, T., & Rexhepi, P. (2020). Decolonial encounters and the geopolitics of racial capitalism. Feminist Critique: East European Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies, 3(3), 13-38. Sloan, G., & Gray, C. S. (2017). Geopolitics, geography and strategic history. Routledge. Ward, M. D. (2022). New Geopolitics. Routledge. Whisker, J. B., & Spiker, K. (2022). Theories of Geopolitics. Nova Science Publishers.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
