Introduction to IR and EP

Week 6: WHAT are the issues: International law, War (10. 11.)

The nature of international law, order and institutions, laws of war, what is security, a traditional approach to national security, alternative approaches to security, post-war economy, traditional and new approaches to IPE, globalization debate in IPE, international institutions in the world economy
Essay topics/questions (Summarize both texts and then choose only one to discuss in essay):
  1. How different is a war today from wars fought in the 17th and 18th century with regards to their usefulness, goals and means (See text on war)?
  2. Do you agree with the idea that states create institutions to sustain global order? See text on international law.


Study materials: 


Sheehan, M. The changing character of war In: Smith, Steve, John Baylis, and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization Of World Politics: An Introduction To International Relations. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 215 – 228 

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https://is.muni.cz/el/fss/podzim2020/IRE101/um/70376053/The_changing_character_of_war.pdf

Reus-Smit, Ch. International law In: Smith, Steve, John Baylis, and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization Of World Politics: An Introduction To International Relations. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 274 – 288. 

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https://is.muni.cz/el/fss/podzim2020/IRE101/um/70376053/International_law.pdf
Week 6
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