Curricular Unit:			Code:
Geostrategy			777GEOE
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
3	Undergraduate	Political Science and International Relations	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The students are expected to: i. acquire knowledge on the concepts, theories and practical implications of the fields of geopolitics/geostrategy and international security; ii. develop interaction skills by participating in class discussions on given topics; iii. search for and manage sources of information, departing from guided readings; iv. develop oral and written communication skills; v. acquire self-critical analysis skills that will enable them to foster their autonomous lifelong learning and professional approaches to this academic area.
Syllabus:
Unit I – Geostrategy and Geopolitics 1. Geostrategy and Geopolitics 2. Classical geopolitics: from the origins to bipolarism 3. New geopolitics: geoeconomics, demopolitics, ecopolitics, biopolitics 4. Geopolitics today. Unit II – International Security 5. International Security: scope and main concepts 6. Peace Studies 7. Military threats to security 8. Non-military threats to security 9. International security and institutions: 9.1. UN and the structure of collective security: peace and reconstruction missions 9.2. Regional organisations: NATO; European Union.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The chosen topics provide a broad and up-to-date vision of this academic area. That knowledge grounds possible future self-learning or post-graduate studies, and also paves the way for professional practice in the IR area. The regional and the case studies approaches further reinforce the applied dimension of the discipline.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Lectures and tutorials. Guided reading and reporting in class; class debates on given topics; guidance for research. Assessment: Two written tests, one for each module – 50% of final assessment each.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The methodology adopted aims at fostering the students' motivation and the consolidation of the learning process. The assessment elements aim at producing reliable indicators of learning outcomes.
Reading:
Correia, P.P. (2018). Manual de Geopolítica e Geoestratégia. Lisboa: Edições 70. Daws, S. & Weiss, T. (eds.) (2008). The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations. Oxford: OUP. Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, E. et al. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies. Oxford: OUP Flint, C. (2017). Introduction to geopolitics. New York: Routledge. Gaspar, C. (2019). O Regresso da Anarquia. Lisboa, Alêtheia editores. Hough, P. et al. (2020). International Security Studies. Theory and Practice. London: Routledge. Koops, J. et al. (eds.) (2017). The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Oxford: OUP. Öjendal, Joakim & Swain, Ashok (2020). Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict. London: Routledge Williams, P. (ed.) (2018). Security Studies: An Introduction. London: Routledge.