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World Politics
History, Politics & International Studies Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: mid Jan 2026 - early Jun 2026
World Politics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Global Studies
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 16620
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
The course is divided into the following topics:
1. Main theories and approaches to international relations
- Classic approaches
- Realism
- Liberalism
- Neo-realism and neo-liberalism
- Marxist theories
- Social constructivism
- Other approaches
2. From the international system to the globalized world
- Evolution of international society
- Processes of recent decades
- Key features of the new world order
3. The international system
- Types of actors
- Structure of the international system
- Dynamics of cooperation and conflict
4. Problems, dynamics and challenges on the international agenda
- Crisis of world governance
- The emergence of the BRIC countries
- Global terrorism
- Nuclear proliferation
- Globalization and the international economic system
- Environmental change and international relations
- Power and Information society
- Other
1. Main theories and approaches to international relations
- Classic approaches
- Realism
- Liberalism
- Neo-realism and neo-liberalism
- Marxist theories
- Social constructivism
- Other approaches
2. From the international system to the globalized world
- Evolution of international society
- Processes of recent decades
- Key features of the new world order
3. The international system
- Types of actors
- Structure of the international system
- Dynamics of cooperation and conflict
4. Problems, dynamics and challenges on the international agenda
- Crisis of world governance
- The emergence of the BRIC countries
- Global terrorism
- Nuclear proliferation
- Globalization and the international economic system
- Environmental change and international relations
- Power and Information society
- Other