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American Great Power Politics - case of study

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Kod przedmiotu: 350-ERS-1AGP
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Nazwa przedmiotu: American Great Power Politics - case of study
Jednostka: Wydział Historii i Stosunków Międzynarodowych
Grupy: 3L stac.I st.studia stosunków międzynarodowych - przedmioty obowiązkowe
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  • roczny wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się dla danego etapu studiów wynosi 1500-1800 h, co odpowiada 60 ECTS;
  • tygodniowy wymiar godzinowy nakładu pracy studenta wynosi 45 h;
  • 1 punkt ECTS odpowiada 25-30 godzinom pracy studenta potrzebnej do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się;
  • tygodniowy nakład pracy studenta konieczny do osiągnięcia zakładanych efektów uczenia się pozwala uzyskać 1,5 ECTS;
  • nakład pracy potrzebny do zaliczenia przedmiotu, któremu przypisano 3 ECTS, stanowi 10% semestralnego obciążenia studenta.

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Język prowadzenia: angielski
Rodzaj przedmiotu:

podstawowe

Założenia (opisowo):

(tylko po angielsku) Student should have a basicly knowledge in the field of International Relations, Public International Law and the newest [contemporary] history. He/she should also be interested in the all mentioned above disciplines of science, mostly in the context of the United Staes of America.

Tryb prowadzenia przedmiotu:

w sali

Skrócony opis: (tylko po angielsku)

Aims of the classes:

A01 The student ability to have a vast knowledge from International Relations [International Political Relations];

A02 Consciousness of the role and importance of American policy for contemporary Political Relations;

A03 Analysis of the most current important problems/challenges for the American power [in the context of other Great Powers and stabilization of the International Order];

A04 Developing the habit of regularly analyzing foreign policy and its importance for other entities of international arena.

Pełny opis: (tylko po angielsku)

Study profile: general-academic

The form of study: stationary

The type of course: obligatory [fundamental] classes

Field and discipline of science: social sciences, political science [International Relations, European Studies]

Year of study/semester: three-years' stationary, first degree studies

Prerequisites: general knowledge from International Relations and contemporary history [especially American policy and history].

Number of teaching hours divided into forms of conducting classes:

30 hours exercises

Exercises are designed to possess the vast knowledge from International Relations [U.S. policy and other Great Powers of the "New World Order"].

Points of ECTS: 4

Student outlay balance:

patricipation in exercises - 30 hours

Studying literature and preparing for classes - 25 hours

Preparation for passing/grading the exercises - 25 hours

Participation in consultations - 2 hours

Literatura: (tylko po angielsku)

Related literature:

Ash G.T., Free World: America, Europe, and the Surprising Future of the West, Random House, New York 2004.

Baylis J., Smith S., Globalization of World Politics An Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom 2017.

Brzeziński Z., The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives, Basic Books, New York 2016.

Doran F.Ch., Systems in Crisis: New Imperatives of High Politics at Century’s End, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1991.

Ferguson N., Colossus: The Rise and Fall of the American Empire, Penguin Books, New York 2005.

Ferguson N., Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power, Basic Books, New York 2004.

Fukuyama F., The End of History and the Last Man, Free Press, New York 2006.

Huntington P.S., The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order, Simon & Schuster, New York 2011.

Kagan R., Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order, Vintage, New York 2004.

Kapuściński R., The Other, Verso, New York 2008.

Khanna P., Connectography: Mapping the Future of Global Civilization, Random House, New York 2016.

Khanna P., The Future Is Asian, Simon & Schuster, New York 2019.

Kissinger H., Diplomacy, Pocket Books, New York 1994.

Miłoszewska D., „Disorders” of Global Order in the deliberations of Robert Ka-gan, „Social Studies”, 15 (2), Warsaw (Warsaw Management University) 2016.

Miłoszewska D., Imperial conception in the political light of neoconservatism in the course of George W. Bush’s term of office [polish version: Koncepcja imperium w neokonserwatywnej myśli politycznej w okresie prezydentury George’a W. Busha, ECAG, Warsaw 2015].

Miłoszewska D., Three-Level Chessboard. Segmentation of „Great Politics” in thought of Joseph Nye [polish vesrion: Trójpłaszczyznowa szachownica. Segmentacja "Wielkiej Polityki" w rozważaniach Josepha Nye'a, Instytut Geopolityki, Częstochowa 2010].

Nye S.J.Jr., Bound to Lead. The Changing Nature of American Power, Basic Books, New York 1990.

Nye S.J.Jr., Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era, Princeton University Press, New Jersey 2013.

Nye S.J.Jr., Soft Power. The Means to Success in World Politics, PublicAffairs, New York 2005.

Nye S.J.Jr., The Paradox of American Power. Why the World’s Only Superpower Can’t Go It Alone, Oxford University Press, New York 2003.

Zięba R., The Euro-Atlantic Security System in the 21st Century: From Cooperation to Crisis, Springer, Warsaw 2018.

Additional recommended:

Brzeziński Z., Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power, Basic Books, New York 2012.

Brzeziński Z., The Geostrategic Triad: Living with China, Europe, and Russia, Center for Strategic & International Studies; United Kingdom 2000.

Ferguson N., Civilization: The West and the Rest, Penguin Books, New York 2012.

Grant Ch., Transatlantic rift: how to brings the two sides together, Centre for European Reform, London 2003.

Kagan R., Dangerous Nation: America's Foreign Policy from Its Earliest Days to the Dawn of the Twentieth Century, Vintage, New York 2007.

Khanna P., The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order, Random House, New York 2008.

Kaplan D.R., The Revenge of Geography: What the Maps Tells US About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate, New York 2012.

Kennedy P., The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000, Vintage, New York 1989.

Kissinger H., On China, Penguin Books, New York 2012.

Kissinger H., World Order, Penguin Books, New York 2015.

Kupchan Ch., The End of the American Era. U. S. Foreign Policy and the Geopolitics of the Twenty-First Century, Knopf, New York 2002.

Mershaimer J., The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, W. W. Norton & Company, New York 2014.

Miłoszewska D., „The New World Order” as a political form of Globalisation. Educational challenges towards students education in the context of global changes „International Forum for Education”: Modern Teachers’ Responsibilities in the Days of Global Cultural Transformation, ed. E. Kobyłecka, Adam Marszałek, Toruń 2017, no 10.

Nye S.J.Jr., Do Morals Matter?: Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump, Oxford University Press, United Kingdom 2020.

Nye S.J.Jr., The Future of Power, PublicAffairs, New York 2011.

Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History, eds. J.S. Nye Jr., D.A. Welch, Pearson, New York 2016.

Efekty uczenia się: (tylko po angielsku)

Knowledge - after completing the classes and verifying the learning outcomes student:

K_1 knows the basic trends of civilization changes taking place in the modern world;

K_2 has knowledge about contemporary American policy and other Great Powers of the International Arena [mutual cooperation and rivalization];

K_3 possess knowledge of foreign policy in the context of its importance for Global Order;

K_4 understands the main definitions related with International Order, including an American power and its role in the shaping of the modern world.

Abilities - after completing the classes and verifying the learning outcomes student:

A_1 can correctly interpret international political, economic and social events have impact on the International Order;

A_2 skilfully widen the information related with U.S. policy and other entities of the International Relations;

A_3 understands and analyzes contemporary political relations - through the prism of events taking place on the international arena;

A_4 takes an active part in the discussion [work in groups].

Social competences - after completing the classes and verifying the learning outcomes student:

C_1 notices the basic priorities for contemporary political relations in a globalized world [especially the U.S. Great Power priorities];

C_2 recognizes the importance of mutual cooperation between all Great Powers [other nations] of the International Order;

C_3 can apply the acquired knowledge in practice [correlation of foreign policy towards to other entities of International Relations];

C_4 based on the basic knowledge obtained, it can properly analyze selected global problems of humankind.

Metody i kryteria oceniania: (tylko po angielsku)

Form of passed the course:

Exercises - the condition for passing/grading them is participation in the discussion [work in groups] also digital on the Zoom and student's

platform: BlackBoard Collaborate and also preaparing/writing a work paper from the topics of classess.

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