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Zentrum für Internationale Studien Studiengang "Internationale Beziehungen" School of International Studies
Seminar History of International Relations Dr David J. Sarquís Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Estado de México Angeboten für:
Studierende des Bachelor-Studiengangs "Internationale Beziehungen" ab 1. Fachsemester (anrechenbar für das Modul EF) sowie Studierende der Politik-, Geschichts- bzw. Kommunikationswissenschaften und ggfs. anderer Fakultäten
Das Seminar findet in englischer Sprache statt. Uhrzeit/Ort:
Montag, 5. DS, ASB/328 und 1 x Mittwoch 5. DS, POT/161 (genauer Mittwochstermin wird noch bekannt gegeben) 12. Oktober bis 14. Dezember 2009
Einschreibung:
5. bis 11. Oktober 2009 online unter: https://www.zis.tu-dresden.de/einschreibung/
Course Description The main objective of this course is to explore the historical dimension of international relations. Rather than the traditional Eurocentric perspective based on the development of the nation-state as the main actor of the international scenario, the course focuses on a broader conception of the “international” as interaction among autonomous political entities throughout time, in order to have a wider view of the historical panorama of IR. From this perspective, our goal is to search for patters of sociological regularity in the context of historical singularity since Antiquity, in order to strengthen the notion of an international system as a proper object of study for internationalists, thus paving the way for a justification of an autonomous discipline of international relations. Topics for analysis
Introduction: Methodological problems for the historical analysis of international relations. I. The configuration of international systems in history. 1.1 How is an “international” system formed? 1.2 Types of international systems in history 1.3 The historical evolution of international systems: from many, one. II. Concrete historical examples of international systems 2.1 The Egyptian experience: from nomos to Pharaoh. 2.2 The Greek experience: from polis to Empire. 2.3 The Aztec experience: from marauders to Confederation. III. The origins of the contemporary international system 3.1 Christendom and Islam: social grouping before the nation-state 3.2 The Crusaders and the origins of modern capitalism 3.3 The establishment of national criteria for social grouping. IV. The historical evolution of the contemporary international system 4.1 Europeans conquer the world 4.2 European models are exported to the rest of the world 4.3 Main characteristics of the Eurocentric international system V. The evolution of the contemporary international system: 5.1 The displacement of power: beyond Europe 5.2 Power struggle in the contemporary international system: the Cold War 5.3 Where do we go from here?: Reflections on the future of the international system according to historical experience. Evaluation: Students are expected to make a presentation on one selected course topic, to write a final paper plus a third assignment (session minutes, short commentary or book review). Course bibliography 1. Buzan, Barry and Little, Richard, International systems in world history: remaking the study of international relations, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000. 2. Chase-Dunn Christopher & Anderson E.N., The historical evolution of world systems, Palgrave, London, (2006).
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3. Cohen, Raymond and Westbrook, Raymond (eds), Amarna diplomacy: the beginnings of international relations, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2000. 4. Cotrel Leonard, The anvil of civilization. Mentor Books, The New American Library New York, 1956. 5. Hopkins, A.G., Globalization in World history, Pimlico, London, 2002 6. Little, Richard, International relations and large scale historical change, en Groom, A.J.R. and Light, Margot, Contemporary international relations: a guide to theory, Pinter, London, 1994. 7. McClelland, Charles. Systems and history in international relations: some perspectives for empirical research and theory, en General Systems Yearbook of the Society for General Systems Research. Vol. II 1958, pp. 221-247 8. Osiander, Andreas, History and international relations theory, en War, peace and world orders in European history, Hartmann & Hauser(eds.), Routledge, London, 2001. 9. Smith, Thomas, History and international relations, Routledge, London, 2003 10. Stern, Geoffrey, The structure of international society: an introduction to the study of international relations, Pinter, London 11. Teschke, Benno, The myth of 1648: Class, geopolitics, and the making of modern international relations, Verso Books, 2003. 12. Tudge, Colin, The time before history, Scribner, New York, 1996 For further readings on the historical dimension of IR: Bozeman, Adda Politics and Culture in International History (1960), is a useful guide to histories and concepts of past international systems. Other helpful references that survey pre-modern international relations are Coleman Phillipson, The International Law and Custom of Ancient Greece and Rome, 2 vol. (1911); Richard Louis Walker, The Multi-State System of Ancient China (1953, reissued 1971); G.F. Hudson, Europe & China: A Survey of Their Relations from the Earliest Times to 1800 (1931, reissued 1961); Frank M. Russell, Theories of International Relations (1936, reissued 1972); S.N. Eisenstadt, The Political Systems of Empires (1963, reprinted 1993); Torbjørn L. Knutsen, A History of International Relations Theory, 2nd ed. (1997); Thomas W. Smith, History and International Relations (1999); Barry K. Gills & William R. Thompson (eds.) Globalization and global history, (2006) and Robert Marks, The origins of the modern world: a global and ecological narrative, (2002)
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