Curricular Unit:			Code:
Geopolitical Conflicts			1153GCON
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Doctorate	Political and Humanitarian Studies	11 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
		Portuguese/English	143
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
The students are expected to: - know and understand the theoretical field of study; - critically analyse, assess and synthesise complex ideas and theories; - train written and oral academic communication skills; - master research skills in the scientific area of the course; - apply their knowledge and critical and ethical judgement to conceiving and executing original research.
Syllabus:
1. Geopolitics and New Geopolitics: security, economy, population, environment 2. International conflicts: causes; geography and hegemony 3. International security structures and conflict resolution 4. Peace building: from mediation to the structural construction of peace: missions 5. Conflicts and humanitarian action 6. War and international politics: Case studies
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
- The Curricular Unit (CU) covers the main thematic issues of the seminar academic area, so that the students acquire a broad, systematic and critical view of the topic; - The CU proposes academic exercises for the reinforcement of academic communication, research and critical judgement skills; - The CU ends by proposing a short but original and autonomous research piece of work (case studies).
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
- Seminar methodology: theoretical debates and readings; presentation and discussion in class of reading materials and papers written by the students. - Oriented research exercises: bibliography and documentation - Presentations and debates in class for training presentation and argumentation skills. - Academic writing exercises. - Assessment based on a final paper and its oral presentation.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
knowledge, debate and critical judgement, then applied to increasingly autonomous research; - The exercises (research, oral and written communication) were conceived to train and reinforce fundamental academic skills; - The writing of a final research paper is the outcome of that continuous process.
Reading:
CORREIA, P.P. (2018). Manual de Geopolítica e Geoestratégia. Lisboa: Ed. 70 FLINT, C. (2016). Introduction to Geopolitics. 3rd ed. Abingdon: Routledge GASPAR, C. (2019). O Regresso da Anarquia. Lisboa, Alêtheia Ed. HOUGH, P. et al. (2021). International Security Studies. Theory and Practice. 2nd ed. London: Routledge KALDOR, M. (2012). New & Old Wars. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Polity Press KOOPS, J. et al. (eds.) (2017). The Oxford Handbook of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Oxford: Oxford UP NYE, J. & WELCH, D. (2016). Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History. 10th ed. Pearson. MAC GINTY, R. & Peterson, J. (2015).The Routledge Companion to Humanitarian Action. London: Routledge ÖJENDAL, J. & SWAIN, A. (2018). Routledge Handbook of Environmental Conflict. London: Routledge WILLIAMS, P. & MCDONALD, M. (eds.) (2018). Security Studies: An Introduction. 3rd ed. London: Routledge Geopolitics https://www.tandfonline.com