The main objectives of the curricular unit are the history of international relations, the development of the theories and the functioning of the international system, focusing on its anarchic nature and the action of its various actors, which we seek to understand and explain.
With the presentation of the theories and their influence in the political history of mankind, the students are confronted with the historical reality of the huge moves that led to major changes in the international system, and may thus have a holistic perception of its functioning, in an evolutionary perspective. Finally, we seek to promote in the students a better understanding of the present system of international relations, of its evolution since the XIX century and through the Two World Wars and the Cold War of the XX century, as well as the crisis that affects it, particularly in the West.
International Relations, the actors: individuals, nation-States, infra and supra-national groups and nongovernmental organizations. International organizations and groups of States or their representatives, and the international system. Evolution and development of theories; utopians and realists; international relations theories in the 20th century; neo-realism and neo-liberalism. Power; types of power; components of power; the theory of the balance of powers and the theory of the transition of power. International war; theories that seek to explain the war causalities. The theory of war: Greece and ancient Rome, religion and war, Clausewitz and anti-democratic warmongers. The just war in the nuclear age. Diplomacy; the four phases of diplomacy. Deterrence. Actors: the State, international institutions and multinational forces. War, peace and integration, civilizations, cultures and continents. European integration and international relations.
The teaching activities for the curricular unit unfold along three major lines: theoretical classes, of presentation of concepts, arguments and theories; theoretical and practical classes dedicated to questioning, analyzing, exploring and commenting of selected texts and the respective nuclear contents; tutorials, for the orientation of the work developed by the students, individually and in groups. An interactive methodology, centered on the student is adopted. Throughout the semester we proceed with the construction of explanatory schemes of the concepts, theories and issues addressed.
Dougherty, James E. e Pfaltzgraff, Jr., Robert L., Relações Internacionais – as teorias em confronto, Ed. Gradiva, 2003
Moreira, Adriano, Teoria das Relações Internacionais, Ed. Almedina, 2005
Waltz, Kenneth, Teoria das Relações Internacionais, Ed. Gradiva, 2005
Aron, Raymond, Paix et Guerre entre les Nations, Ed. Calmann-Lévi, 1962
Jackson, Robert e Sorensen, Georg, Introduction to International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2010.
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