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Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies

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Course ID: 2100-4EU-CDIA-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies
Name in Polish: Culture, Democracy, International Affairs through the lens of Area Studies
Organizational unit: Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) Przedmioty 4EU+ (z oferty jednostek dydaktycznych)
General university courses
General university courses in Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: English
Type of course:

general courses
Mode:

Remote learning
Course dedicated to a programme:

4EU+Courses
Short description:

Jointly offered by three universities (the University of Warsaw, the University of Milan and the Charles University, Prague), this course in a partnership with scholars who focuses on area studies. The course aims to provide students with an inter-disciplinary and comparative understanding of different regions of the world and of current problems affecting them. It draws on the diverse multidisciplinary expertise of three European universities, but focuses especially on cultural, International Relations and historical perspectives. The course will equip students with the conceptual and terminological tools to analyse events and dynamics of a global nature, while at the same time drawing upon a series of very concrete case studies. It is structured around 12 lessons. Some of the classes will be joint taught with the professors from Global South.

The course is part of the educational programme "Framework for Area Studies" within the framework of the 4 EU + Alliance.
Full description:

Level: BA/MA

Place Available: 60 (20 for Erasmus and 40 for OGUN)

Topic to be covered:

1. The Role of Area Studies in Social Sciences (4 March 2024)

2. Genealogy of Area Studies (11 March 2024)

3. Area and Region- Main Terms in Area Studies (18 March 2024)

4. Sources/methods- Historical, anthropological, Sociological, International Relations, Comparative Politics (25 March 2024)

5. Europe as an Area/Region in World Politics (08 April 2024)

6. Latin American as a Region/Area: Postcolonial Perspectives (15 April 2024)

7. North America as a Region/Area (22 April 2024)

8. Indo-Pacific v/s Asia-Pacific (29 April 2024)

9. Greater Middle East: Region and Sub-Regions (06 May 2024)

10. Sub-Saharan Africa as a Region/Area (13 May 2024)

11. Democracy and Authoritarianism: A Cross-Regional Perspective (20 May 2024)

12. Exam (27 May 2024)
Bibliography:

Readings:

Beissinger, M.R. (2020). Disciplinarity, interdisciplinarity and the plurality of Area Studies: A view from the social sciences. In The Rebirth of Area Studies: Challenges for History, Politics and International Relations in the 21st Century (pp. 129–150). London,: I.B. Tauris. Retrieved March 3, 2022

Brecher, M. (1963). International Relations and Asian Studies: The Subordinate State System of Southern Asia. World Politics, 15(2), 213-235

Morgenthau, H. (1952). Area studies and the study of International Relations. International Social Science Bulletin, 4

Duroselle, J. (1952). Area Studies: Problem of Methods. International Social Science Bulletin, 4

Hodgett, S. (2020). Twenty-first-century Area Studies: Blurring genres, evolutionary thought and the production of theory. In The Rebirth of Area Studies: Challenges for History, Politics and International Relations in the 21st Century (pp. 19–52). London,: I.B. Tauris. Retrieved March 3, 2022

Kubik, J. (2020). How to think about ‘area’ in Area Studies?. In The Rebirth of Area Studies: Challenges for History, Politics and International Relations in the 21st Century (pp. 53–90). London,: I.B. Tauris. Retrieved March 3, 2022

Sil, R. (2020). The survival and adaptation of area studies. In D. Berg-SchlosserB. Badie, & L. Morlino The SAGE handbook of political science (Vol. 3, pp. 255-271). SAGE Publications Ltd
Learning outcomes:

Learning outcomes:

As a result of participating in the course, students will acquire an understanding of what area studies are, how they emerged and developed, and how this discipline helps us to understand current global and regional dynamics. They will be able to understand the nature and long-term causes and consequences of problems affecting different regions of the world. They will be equipped with conceptual and terminological tools to study current events and dynamics of a global nature.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Assessment Methods:

- Class Attendance (Students must attend 10 out of 12 sessions)

- Final Test (basis of final grade)

Practical placement:

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Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
E-learning course, 24 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators: Saroj Kumar Aryal, Dorota Heidrich, Jakub Zajączkowski
Group instructors: Dorota Heidrich, Jakub Zajączkowski
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Examination: Course - Grading
E-learning course - Grading
Type of course:

general courses
Mode:

Remote learning
Course dedicated to a programme:

4EU+Courses
Short description:

Description of course:

Jointly offered by four universities (the University of Warsaw, the University of Heidelberg, the University of Milan and Charles University, Prague) this course aims to provide students with an inter-disciplinary and comparative understanding of different regions of the world and of current problems affecting them. It draws on the diverse multidisciplinary expertise of four European universities, but focuses especially on cultural, International Relations and historical perspectives. The course will equip students with the conceptual and analitical tools to analyse events and dynamics of a global nature, while at the same time drawing upon a series of very concrete case studies. It is structured around 12 lessons.

As a result of participating in the course, students will acquire an understanding of what area studies are, how they emerged and developed, and how this discipline helps us to understand current global and regional dynamics. They will be able to understand the nature and long-term causes and consequences of problems affecting different regions of the world. They will be equipped with conceptual and terminological tools to study current events and dynamics of a global nature.

Course:

- for BA and MA students;

- Taught by scholars from 4 Partner Universities;

- Starting: 6 March 2023 (12 Weeks on-line Course-Every Monday);

The course is part of the educational programme "Framework for Area Studies" within the framework of the 4 EU + Alliance.
Full description:

Monday, 9.45-11.15 (online)

Main topics for each lectures and time framework:

1. The Role of Area Studies in Social Sciences (6 March):

a) Why study Area Studies?;

b) Problem-solving through various perspectives: global versus regional perspectives;

c) Relevance of Area Studies: cases studies – Afghanistan, ethnic conflict, migration, refugees - interregional, transnational perspectives.

2. Genealogy of Area Studies (13 March):

a) Area Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities;

b) Area Studies in Cultural Studies, History (the impact of colonialism, orientalism) – case studies;

c) Relevance of Area Studies in the Study of International Relations – case studies.

3. Area and Region – main terms in Area Studies (20 March):

a) The definition of area/region from different perspectives;

b) How to define and study “areas” in a time of globalization?;

c) Region and Area in political and economic practice.

4. Sources/methods - historical, anthropological, sociological, IR, Comparative Politics (27 March)

5. Europe as an area/region in world politics (3 April)

a) How to define Europe as region;

b) Multiculturalism, multilingualism, diversity in Europe: cultural features of Europe;

c) Europe as a culture and civilization;

d) The European Union as a normative power;

e) Challenges to EU multiculturalism: nationalism;

6. Latin America as a region/area: postcolonial perspectives (17 April)

7. North America as a region/area (24 April):

a) Origins of the American democracy;

b) US hegemony in the world;

c) Economic perspectives on the region (NAFTA).

8. Indo-Pacific versus Asia-Pacific (8 May):

a) The role of Great Powers in the emergence of the Indo-Pacific region;

b) The role of the US in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific;

c) Economic Integration in Asia-Pacific/Indo-Pacific.

9. Greater Middle East (15 may):

a) Definitions, characteristics, differences and similarities;

b) Historical trends, orientalism;

c) Sub-regions of Greater Middle East and interlinkages between them (Middle East, South -West Asia, South Asia)

10. Sub-Saharan Africa as region/area (22 May):

a) Post-colonialism, identity;

b) Political and economic dimensions.

11. Democracy and authoritarianism: a cross-regional perspective (6 June)

a) Case studies.

12. Exam (29 May)
Notes:

1. Coordinators at the University of Warsaw: Prof. Dorota Heidrich, Prof.Jakub Zajączkowski;

2. Coordinators from Partner Universities:

Prof. Marketa Krizova (Charles University in Prague), Prof. Elisa Giunchi (University of Milan), Prof. Rahul Mukherji (Heidelberg University);

3. The course will be conducted by professors from the of Warsaw (Prof. Dorota Heidrich, Prof. Jakub Zajączkowski; Prof. Edward Haliżak, dr Aleksandra Jarczewska, dr Anita Oberda – Monkiewicz) and professors from Partner Universities;

4. On-line Course (Zoom Platform);

5. The course is open for BA and MA students from all 4 EU+ Alliance Universities.
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