Mexico in International Relations

general courses

Introduction to the course. Main principles and doctrines in Mexican foreign policy. Short history of Mexico (till 1945). Mexico in the inter-war period. Evolution of Mexican foreign policy after the Cold War. Mexico-North America relations. Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico's relations with Asia and Africa. Mexican foreign policy towards Europe. Mexico-Poland Relations. Case studies' analysis.

Introduction to the course. Main principles and doctrines in Mexican foreign policy. Short history of Mexico (till 1945). Mexico in the inter-war period. Evolution of Mexican foreign policy after the Cold War. Mexico-North America relations. Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean. Mexico's relations with Asia and Africa. Mexican foreign policy towards Europe. Mexico-Poland Relations. Case studies' analysis.

1. Introduction to the course, required literature and conditions of credit 2. The main principles and actors of Mexico's foreign policy. The peculiarities of Mexican foreign policy. The main doctrines and principles of Mexico's foreign policy. Introduction to the political system. The most important actors creating and implementing the foreign policy. 3-4. A Brief History of Mexico (until 1945). Mexico at the era of geographical discoveries ▪ Colonial period – politics, economy, society, culture ▪ Mexican path to independence ▪ "War of the reform" and the Porfiriato times ▪ Mexican Revolution 1910 ▪ Mexico during the World Wars ▪ Relations between Mexico and the United States and Germany in the interwar period 5-6. Mexico in the Cold War. Third World Politics of Mexico and Brazil ▪ The PRI Governments and Foreign Policy▪ Economic Reforms and Transformations of Mexico's Political System in the 80s.▪ Mexican Geopolitical School ▪ Ojeda's Rule ▪Relations with Cuba ▪The Central American Conflicts ▪Contadora Group 7-8. The evolution of Mexico's foreign policy after the Cold War ▪ The main principles of foreign policy in the post-Cold War period – constitutional amendment▪ Democratization of the Mexican political system ▪ Salinas diversification and pragmatism▪ Fox's democratic opening ▪Caderon's war on drugs ▪Multilateralism under Pena Nieto administration ▪AMLO's foreign policy evolution ▪ Mexican leadership model – theory and practice of ▪ "Soft" or "hard" power? ▪ Mexico at the United Nations 9. Mexico-North America relations. A Brief History of Bilateral Relations ▪ Between the Monroe Doctrine and the Ojeda Principle ▪ The Impact of NAFTA on Bilateral Relations ▪ Political and Security Cooperation (NORAD, Merida Initiative) ▪ Migration Problem in Mexico-U.S. Relations ▪Canada-Mexico Relations 10. Mexico in Latin America and the Caribbean ▪ Mexico and Latin America ▪ Central American sphere of influence. The role and importance of regional integration in Mexico's foreign policy on the example of SELA/Pacific Alliance ▪ The "war against drugs"▪ Migration as a regional security problem ▪ Analysis of selected bilateral relations with the countries of the region (Cuba, Venezuela, Central America) 11-12 . Relations between Mexico with Asia and Africa. Main areas of cooperation Mexico's policy towards Asian countries ▪ Relations with Japan, China, India, etc. ▪ Mexico and the Arab World ▪ The Importance of Africa in Mexican Foreign Policy ▪ MINT vs MIKTA 13. Mexico's relations with Europe. Relations with the European Union▪ Relations with selected European countries (Spain, France, Germany, etc.) ▪Ibero-American Cooperation 14. Mexican-Polish relations – an evaluation. 15. Analysis of selected case studies

Derwich Karol, Meksyk – między demokracją a dysfunkcyjnością, Kraków 2017

Dobrzycki Wiesław, Polityka zagraniczna Meksyku – tradycja i współczesność, [w:] Gawrycki Marcin F. (red.), Polityka zagraniczna państw Ameryki Łacińskiej 2006

Dobrzycki Wiesław, Stosunki międzynarodowe w Ameryce Łacińskiej. Historia i współczesność, Warszawa 2000

Gawrycki Marcin F. (red.), Ameryka Łacińska we współczesnym świecie, Warszawa 2006

Gawrycki Marcin F., Geopolityka w myśli i praktyce politycznej Ameryki Łacińskiej, Warszawa

Łepkowski Tadeusz (red.), Dzieje Ameryki Łacińskiej, t.I-III, Warszawa 1977

Łepkowski Tadeusz, Historia Meksyku, Wrocław 1986

Łepkowski Tadeusz, Polska-Meksyk 1918-1939, Wrocław 1980

Oberda Monkiewicz Anita, Meksyk, w: Łaciński P. (red.), Państwo i polityka w Ameryce Łacińskiej. Zarys systemów politycznych państw amerykańskich, Warszawa 2013;

Oberda Monkiewicz Anita, Meksyk-Chiny: współpraca i rywalizacja. Rozwój stosunków polityczno-gospodarczych in: Gawrycki, M. F. (ed.), Ameryka Łacińska w regionie Azji i Toruń 2007

Oberda-Monkiewicz Anita, Ameryka Łacińska w polityce zagranicznej Meksyku: między retoryką a rzeczywistym partnerstwem, „Stosunki Międzynarodowe- International Relations”, Numer 4(tom 53)/2017, s. 135-156

Villagómez Porras Fernando (red.), Relacje Polska-Meksyk. Historia i współczesność, Warszawa 2007Wojtyczek

Domosławski Artur, Brudna robota, „Polityka”, 26 lutego 2019, https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/historia/1783284,1,meksyk-z-romy-post-scriptum.read?print=true (Masakra w Boże Ciało 1971 r.)

Rodrigo Aguilera, Populism in Mexico and Brazil: why are voters moving in opposite directions?, https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2018/10/24/populism-in-mexico-and-brazil-why-are-voters-moving-in-opposite

Knowledge:

The student knows the main trends and specifics of foreign policy, its main principles, objectives, national interests and the entities shaping it; correctly identifies the importance of activity on a global level; has a thorough knowledge of the process of formulating foreign policies and their social and economic conditions; has knowledge of the political and economic potential of the state and its main problems

Competence:

The student possesses critical thinking ability that he can use in his own professional activities; is able to appropriately define priorities for the implementation of various academic tasks; is able to critically analyze and independently expand knowledge of the subject; can synthesize knowledge from various sources and formulate correct arguments

Abilities:

The student is able to analyse the internal and external determinants of foreign policy; has the ability to interpret international activity in a broader regional and global context; is able to assess the state of bilateral relations and activity at the multilateral level;

K_W01,K_W02, KW_03, KW_05, K_U01, K_U02, K_K01, K_K02,

The course ends with a rating credit. Main requirements are as follows:

(a) a positive grade from the final test (70% of the final assessment);

(b) activity in classes (30%);

(c) attendance at classes - no more that two absences are permitted