History of IR as an academic subject; stages of development framed by big debates, the science of IR, big theories of IR, realism; liberalism, Marxism in international relations; globalization from the perspective of theories
Essay topics/questions:

• Over the long term, realism is the dominant theoretical tradition in IR. Why?

Study materials:

 Jackson, R. & Sørensen, G., 2013. Introduction to international relations: theories and approaches 5th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp 32 – 61. 

Baylis, John and Steve Smith. 2011. The Globalization of World Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp 1 – 14.