This
course aims to present the main issues in contemporary world politics and how
the discipline of international relations tackled them. Of course, it is impossible in a short course
as this one to discuss thoroughly all relevant contemporary issues in world
politics. Hence, I have selected a handful of topics covering four regions:
Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. In each of them, special attention
will be paid to the main issues on the regional agenda and the effects they
have on the international system. In addition, I added a section on the effect
of the pandemic on world politics. In this way, the course provides students
with basic knowledge to understand the evolution of the main aspects of
contemporary international relations in the aforementioned regions.
- Enseignant: Juan Negri