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International Relations

Code: 106738
Credits: 12

2026/2027

Degree programme	Type	Course
Political Science and Public Management	FB	1

Contact lecturer

Name :: Olivia Isabell Glombitza
Email :: olivia.glombitza@uab.cat

Teaching staff

: Alessandro Demurtas
: Eduard Soler Lecha
: Pablo Aguiar Molina
: Lluc Vidal López
: Francesc Serra Massansalvador
: Estel·la Pareja Morte
: Daniel Morente González
: Patricia Aguado Gamero
: Claudia Rives Casanova
: Oriol Barba Suñol
: María Alejandra Peña Gonzalez

Group languages

You can consult this information at the end of the document.

Prerequisites

This course does not have any academic prerequisites.

Student must have the habit of reading, seeing, listening to and consulting the media from different sources for general information, and especially following international policy news, as well as articles of opinion on global political issues, as understood on broad sense.

Important: This is a basic course and it is recommended to have passed it in order to study the course "Contemporary International System" (SIC in Spanish).

Objectives

This course has a basic training character. This means that it serves as the basis for the Degree in International Relations, the Degree in Sociology and the International Relations Itinerary of the degree in Political Science and Public Management as well as the postgraduate degrees in the Faculty of Political Science and of Sociology.

The basic objectives of the course are: that students know the fundamental concepts of the academic discipline of International Relations; acquire analytical skills applicable to international relations; become familiar with the set of processes and references that have shaped contemporary international society on a global scale; and are able to express and defend orally and in writing their views on the various most relevantinternational issues.

Learning outcomes

Working in teams and networking, particularly in interdisciplinary conditions.
Identifying sources of data and conducting bibliographic and documentary searches.
Synthesizing and critically analysing information.
Interpreting and applying English texts in an academic way.
Arguing from different theoretical perspectives.
Working by using quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques in order to apply them to research processes.
Using the main information and documentation techniques (ICT) as an essential tool for the analysis.
Demonstrating good writing skills in different contexts.
Realising effective oral presentations that are suited to the audience.
Managing the available time in order to accomplish the established objectives and fulfil the intended task.
Working autonomously.
Producing and planning researches or analytical reports.
Designing data collection techniques, coordinating the information processing and meticulously applying hypothesis verification methods.
Properly using the theory and concepts of international relations (traditions of Hobbesian, Grotian or Kantian thought).
Explaining the major approximations to the international relations (realism, transnationalism and structuralism).
Describing the international order: anarchy versus order, society of states and transnational society.
Describing the main characteristic elements of the international society as a whole (1945-2000).
Critically assessing the impacts of globalization in several areas: safety, environment, human rights, migrations and peace.
Demonstrating they know theoretical tendencies and classical and recent analytical approximations of International Relations.
Assessing specific distinctive aspects and conceptual and methodological instruments of the different tendencies and analytical approximations of International Relations.
Applying theoretical and analytical knowledge of International Relations to practical and professional cases, in particular to the areas of conflict and cooperation between actors.
Develop critical thought and reasoning and be able to communicate them effectively, both in your own language and second or third languages.
Develop strategies for autonomous learning.
Act with ethical responsibility and respect for fundamental rights and duties, diversity and democratic values.
Make changes to the methods and processes of the area of knowledge to provide innovative responses to the needs and wishes of society.
Assess the social, economic and environmental impact when acting in this field of knowledge.
Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
Students must be capable of knowing and applying basic terminology in English related to political sciences.

COURSE PROGRAM

Contents

Important: Regarding each topic of the program, all of the headings are important, but not all will be developed equally in extension and some will be complemented with readings form the recommended bibliography.

PART I. THEORY AND CONCEPTS

Topic 1. International Relations as an area of study

1. The international problem area: war and peace

2. Origin of the discipline: the social and intellectual impact of World War I.

3. Anglo-Saxon origin of the discipline: the framework of the social sciences

4. Idealistic substratum of the discipline: institutionalization and collective security

Topic 2. International theory: The great traditions of thought

1. Hobbesian tradition: Anarchy or state of nature

2. Grocian tradition: Order or society of states

3. Kantian tradition: Emancipation or world community

4. Visions of the international order: Hierarchy, governanceand cosmopolitanism

Topic 3. Theoretical approach to international relations

1. Evolution of theory: political agenda and scientific debate

2. Scientific debate: how and why to study international relations

3. Paradigms or mind maps: what do international relations study?

4. Paradigms: realism (cold war), transnationalism (global problems) and structuralism (developing countries).

5. Theoretical thinking and research in Social Sciences: International Relations

Topic 4. Theoretical approaches to international relations: Realism

1. Anarchy of State system

2. Emergence and evolution of realism: The dynamics of security

3. Evolution of realism in the context of the Cold War: Neorealism

4. Theoreticaldebates within realism:Offensive realism vs. defensive realism

Topic 5. Theoretical approaches to international relations: Liberalism

1. Interdependence

2. Emergence and evolution of liberalism: Economic dynamics

3. Evolution of liberalism: From idealism to neo-institutionalism

4. Debates within liberalism: Cooperation vs. institutions

5. Neorealism-neoliberalism debate

Topic 6. Critical approaches to international relations: Critical voices

1. Constructivism: The critique of thematerialism of international relations

2. Constructivism: The normative turn of international relations

3. Post-structuralism: Unveiling the power of language

4. Critical theory: Emancipation as a goal

5. Feminist theory: Unveiling the gender bias

PART II. INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

Topic 7. The international system: Instrument of analysis

1. Definition and analysis of international society

2. Current international society: State / transnational, anarchic / orderly, and fragmented / globalized

3. International system: Definition and elements of the system (actors, structure and process)

4. Levels of analysis: Geographic subsystems and functional subsystems

Topic 8. The actors of the international system

1. Definition of international actor

2. Classical typology (States, international organizations and transnational forces)

3. Fundamental criteria: hierarchy and complex governance (public, private and civil society)

4. Applied typology: States, international organizations and non-state actors

Topic 9.The state: The State system

1. Legal equality: Sovereignty and territory

2. Inequality in the State system: Internationalcapacity and power

3. Tangible and intangibleresources

4. Current types of states (developed states, developing states, fragile states)

Topic 10. The powers of the system

1. Hierarchy in the State system: The exercise of international power

2. Definition of power: Material resources, establishment of rules, social recognition

3. Historical references: Traditional diplomatic powers, superpowers in the nuclear world

4. Typology: Hegemonic power, great power, world power, emerging power, medium power, regional power

5. The exercise of power: Coercive power, soft power, structural power, defining power, etc.

Topic 11. International organizations

1. Definition of international organization (intergovernmental)

2. Origin and development of the phenomenon

3. Typologies: Geographical scope, functional purpose

4. Structure and decision-making mechanisms

5. Regionalism and international organizations

Topic 12. Non-state actors

1. Definition and typology of non-governmental organizations (NGOs)

2. The main areas of action of NGOs: Human rights, environment, development and humanitarian assistance

3. Functions and empowerment of NGOs

4. Definition and origin of multinational companies

5. Impact of multinational companies on international society

Topic 13. The structure of the international system

1. Material structure: Polarity and distribution of power

2. Typology: Unipolar, bipolar or multipolar system

3. Social structure: Power, ideas and institutions

4. Hegemonic structure

5. Change and continuity in the system: Interaction between actors and structure

Topic 14. The process of theinternational system:Conflict

1. The notion of conflict in Social Sciences

2. Typology of conflicts

3. Evolution of an armed conflict: intra-state, privatization

4. Map of international conflicts

Topic 15. The process of the international system: Cooperation and integration

1. The notion of cooperation and forms of cooperation (formal vs. informal,bilateral vs. multilateral, public vs. private)

2. Development cooperation: Origins and typology

3. Institutionalization of development cooperation (OECD, UN, EU, etc.)

4. The notion of integration and type of integration: Formal vs. informal, negative vs. positive

5. Integration and regionalism: The European case as a reference model

PART III. THE GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY (since 1945)

Part III.1. New world order

Topic 16. United Nations, statization of the planet and universalization

1. Genesis of the organization: San Francisco

2. Principles and purposes: The Charter of the United Nations

3. Institutional structure and decision-making mechanisms

4. International peace and security (Chapters VI and VII of the Charter)

5. Human rights and economic and social progress

Part III.2. Bipolar order

Topic 17. Diplomatic-military bipolarity

1. Origin,definition and periodization of the Cold War

2. Areas of influence: The bipolar division of Europe (Berlin) and Asia (the Korean War)

3. The politics of blocs: Military alliances (NATO and the Warsaw Pact)

4. Start of the nuclear race: Strategic changes

5. The response of the periphery to bloc politics: The Non-Aligned Movement

Topic 18. The détente between the blocs (1962-1979)

1. Détente: definition, origins and areas (crisis, nuclear weapons, regional conflicts, etc.)

2. The triangle of détente: USA-USSR-China

3. Transatlantic differences: France, the United States, and NATO

4. Control of nuclear weapons: NPT, SALT

5. The mobilization against the Vietnam War and pacifism

6. The effects of détente within the blocs: polycentrism and pan-Europeanism (Ostpolitik and CSCE)

Topic 19. End of détente and the second Cold War (1975-1985)

1. Cold War and periphery: Proxy conflicts (Afghanistan, Angola, Central America, etc.)

2. Changes in US foreign policy: Interventionism

3. Foreign policy of the USSR: Enlargement of influence

4. Reactivation of the arms race (star wars, the Euromissile crisis)

5. Social movements and anti-nuclear struggle

Topic 20. The end of the bipolar system (1985-91)

1. The Gorbachev effect and changes in Soviet foreign policy

2. The US-USSR dialogue: Nuclear disarmament (INF, START)

3. Process of disintegration of the Eastern Bloc: the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the USSR

4. The other side of the coin: the Tiananmen protests 1989

5. Causes of the end of the Cold War: a theoretical and political debate

Part III.3. Liberal international order

Topic 21. Hegemony in the international economic system

1. Introduction: What is the liberal international order and which are its foundations?

2. The United States: The hegemonic power

3. Bretton Woods: The principles of the system

3. Financial institutions (World Bank and the IMF), and trade institutions (GATT)

Topic 22. Decolonization and development

1. The liberation movements the anti-colonial struggle

2. The problems of the decolonized South: Sovereignty (Bandung)

3. Theproblems of the decolonized south: Development (economic realities of the south, control of resources, models to seek industrialization and failures).

4. System-world and center-periphery relations (dependency theory, Galtung ...).

5. The Group of 77 and the beginning of the North-South dialogue (UNCTAD)

Topic 23. Multipolarism in the center and political-economic organization of the periphery in the seventies

1. The setback of the United States in the world economy: the review of the principles of free trade and crisis in the international monetary system.

2. Economic multipolarity: Japan the European Community, and the G7 .

3. The impact of the oil shocks: the role of OPEC

4. Center-periphery fracture. Economic crisis and failure of development policies. Demands of the periphery and the counteroffensive from the North (New International Economic Order) and evolution and structuring of the periphery (OPEC, MNA, G28, etc.)

Topic 24. Neoliberalism, periphery and reorganization of the economic system in the eighties

1. Neoliberalism (concept, foundations, content, impact).

2. Tripolarism (USA-Japan-EC) and the growth of Asia Pacific (China: reform and opening policy, and the Asian tigers). 3.

4. Neoliberal expansion and the international trade agenda (Uruguay Round).

5. The problem of external debt and structural adjustment policies: consequences for the South'.

Topic 25. Reflections on the post-Cold War international order

1. Introduction: a new post-Cold War international order?

2. End of the bipolar order and transition to a more multipolar world.

3. The international liberal order in the post-Cold War.

Learning activities and methodology

Title	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Lectures with the support of information technologies and in-class debates	83	3.32	16, 17, 20, 21, 25
Practical evaluable exercises	8	0.32	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28
Second semester tutorials to discuss individual exercises, practical excercises and other contents of the program	3	0.12
Faculty cross-curricular project	6	0.24	1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 28
Study of the syllabus of the subject and complementary readings	155	6.2	1, 21, 23
First semester tutorials to discuss individual exercises, practical exercises and other contents of the program	3	0.12
Individual evaluable exercises	8	0.32	5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25
Compile and consult documentation on different topics of international relations	12	0.48	8, 16, 23
Debates on mandatory readings and additional recommended materials	6	0.24	3, 4, 5, 6, 22, 23, 24, 28

Methodology

The dedication of students to this course is divided into several types of activities, each with a certain weight of working hours. This variety of working methods materializes in different methodologies.

This is 12 ECTS credit course; that is to say, it implies a total dedication of 300 hours by students, distributed as follows:

- Guided activities are activities in the classroom, with the presence of the teacher and can consist of master classes (with the support of ICT and the possibility of developing large group discussions); in seminars to discuss the compulsory readings in smaller groups and in sessions more oriented to practical questions, in which cases, problems and examples related to the syllabus of the course will be analyzed. For these sessions, there will be mandatory pre-readings announced by teachers in advance. These activities account for approximately one-third of the total work required.

- Supervised activities are activities carried out by the student outside the classroom in accordance with a work plan designed and subsequently tutored and evaluated by the teacher. The student will have to do: reading and preparation of texts that can be object of evaluation in sessions of seminar or exercises; writing group work, which will be evaluated with seminars; compile documentation on a specific topic of international relations (from a guide prepared by teachers), write a short report and make a presentation in the classroom. Also, during the course, students will have to read short articles in relation to which they will be asked to comment on the text read and, in addition, to actively participate in discussions about the articles. Tutorials and other similar course follow-up activities are also included. This course will also dedicate three of its sessions to the transversal project “The World in the Classroom” (a cross-curricular project shared by the degrees in Sociology, Political Science, and International Relations), on the dates scheduled by the Faculty for this purpose.

- Autonomous activities are all those activities that students do on their own and in accordance with the requirements of the subject in order to successfully pass the subject, they can be basic and complementary readings, study of class notesor all those other activities that complement the training achieved in this course. These activities represent approximately half of the work load during the course.

The teaching methodology is adapted to this division of work and activities.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

Assessment

Continuous assessment activities

Title	Weight	Hours	ECTS	Learning outcomes
Participation	10% of the final grade	0	0	3, 4, 6, 22, 23, 24, 25
Various evaluable practical exercises per semester. These are worth 20,0% (per semester) of the final grade.	Weight 40% of the final grade (cannot be re-taken)	8	0.32	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28
Four individual exercises (two in each semester). Each of these exercises is worth 12.5% of the final grade.	Weigh 50% of the final grade. These exercises can be re-taken on the dates provided in the course schedule.	8	0.32	1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 22, 25, 27

SUMMARY OF THE EVALUATION

- 50% of the final grade of the course corresponds to four exams (two each semester). Each of these is worth 12.5% of the course's final grade. These exams can be retaken on the dates established by the Faculty.

- 40% of the final course grade corresponds to several assessed assignments per semester. The assignments in each semester are worth 20% of the final grade. These assignments are not eligible for resubmission.

- 10% of the final grade corresponds to class participation.

This is an annual course; therefore, the final grade is the result of all the evaluable activities carried out throughout the academic year (two semesters). Below is a breakdown of the activities to be carried out in each semester:

First Semester

Exam 1: 12.5% of the final grade.

Exam 2: 12.5% of the final grade.

Practical exercises: 20% of the final grade

Class participation first semester: 5%.

Second Semester

Exam 3: 12.5% of the final grade.

Exam 4: 12.5% of the final grade.

Practical exercises: 20% of the final grade

Class participation second semester: 5%.

Requirements to pass the course:

To pass the course, an average final grade (after weighing all the parts) of 5/10 must be obtained.

To pass the course, you must have a MINIMUM grade of 5/10 for each of the four exams (two per semester). Exams in which the minimum grade of 5/10 is not obtained may be retaken at the end of the second semester on the date of the compensatory evaluation indicated by the faculty. Detailed information about this date will be provided throughout the course.

It will be possible to pass the course with one of the four exams failed, provided that the average of the four exams is 5/10.

As indicated above, each semester, there will be practical exercises. The assignments will be carried out in groups or individually and may include more than one activity or piece of evidence. Both individual and group work will be assessed in the evaluation.

Important: The practical exercises cannot be retaken or resubmitted. If the assessment of any assignment includes an individual question or activity, students will only be eligible to receive a grade for that activity if they have completed the group component of the assignment. In other words, students who have not previously participated in the group work will not be allowed to complete the individual activity. The teaching staff will provide detailed instructions on the completion and assessment of the assignments well in advance of each one.

The course schedule will specify the dates of the four exams, the two practical exercises, and any other activity (see the Virtual Campus).

The final grade of NOT ASSESSABLE (NO AVALUABLE, NO EVALUABLE) will be assigned only to those students who have not submitted more than 50% of the evaluable activities of the course.

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION OF THE COURSE

Students who have requested it, within the deadlines and by the procedure established by the faculty, may present a \"comprehensive evaluation\" of the entire course. The procedure and notification periods will be announced by the faculty at the beginning of the course.

A minimum grade of 5/10 must be obtained to pass this comprehensive evaluation.

The structure of the evaluation will be as follows:

First Part. EXAM. An exam that includes ALL the topics included in the Syllabus (Course Guide) for the academic year, as well as ALL the mandatory readings for each topic. The structure of the exam will be similar to that of the exams taken as part of the continuous assessment. This exam is worth 60% of the final grade.

Second Part. PRACTICAL EXERCISES. Practical exercises corresponding to those completed during the academic year. The practical exercises account for 40% of the single assessment grade. As in the case of continuous assessment, the practical exercises are not eligible for resubmission. It is also important to note that grades obtained for practical exercises during the previous academic year will not be taken into consideration.

Very important: to pass the comprehensive evaluation, you must pass the exam with a minimum grade 5/10. If you fail the exam at the first opportunity, you can retake it on the date set by the faculty for the compensatory evaluation of the subject.

The revision of grades will follow the same procedure as the continuous evaluation.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Restricted use:

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as proofreading, editing, or translating texts authored by the student. The student must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced both the process and the final outcome of the activity. Failure to be transparent about the use of AI in this graded activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty on the grade for the activity, or more serious sanctions in severe cases.

Any irregularity committed during an assessment activity (academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of AI, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course guide) that could lead to a significant change in the grade will result in that assessment being graded as 0. If the course guide establishes that passing the course requires obtaining a minimum grade on that particular assessment, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities. The teaching staff reserves the right to conduct oral interviews or an alternative assessment in order to verify that the student has genuinely acquired the required knowledge and competencies and, consequently, to confirm the validity of the assessment work submitted by the student.

Bibliography

1. Mandatory readings

Each semester follows a guide text that will be complemented with other readings from the compulsory or recommended bibliography. The professors will inform the students about the reading selection.

Guide text 1^st semester: BARBÉ, Esther. Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid: Tecnos, 2020 (4th ed.).

Guide text 2^nd semester (as informed by the professors): NEILA HERNÁNDEZ, José Luis et al. Historia de las relaciones internacionales. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 2018; or LUNDESTAD, Geir. East, West, North, South: major developments in international politics since 1945. Londres: Sage Publications Ltd (various editions).

Part I & II of the syllabus:

BULL, Henry. La sociedad anárquica. Un estudio sobre el orden en la política mundial. Madrid: Los Libros de la Catarata, 2005.

CARR, Edward. La crisis de los veinte años (1919-1939). Una introducción al estudio de las relaciones internacionales. Madrid: Los Libros de la Catarata, 2004.

DUROSELLE, Jean-Baptiste. “El Estudio De Las Relaciones Internacionales: Objeto, método, Perspectivas”, Relaciones Internacionales, n.º 37, febrero de 2018, pp. 173-91. Electronic resource available UAB.

DE LIMA GRECCO, Gabriela. Feminismos y género en los Estudios Internacionales. Relaciones Internacionales,2020. https://revistas.uam.es/relacionesinternacionales/article/view/relacionesinternacionales2020_44_007

DEL ARENAL, Celestino. Introducción a las relaciones internacionales. Madrid: Tecnos, 2007 (4th ed.).

GARCÍA PICAZO, Paloma. Teoría breve de Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid: Tecnos, 2009 (3rd ed.).

GUILHAUDIS, Jean-François. Relations Internationales Contemporaines. Paris: Éditions du Juris- Classeur, 2002.

MERLE, Marcel. Sociología de las Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid: Alianza, 2000 (3rd ed.).

NAU, Henry. Perspectives on international relations: power, institutions, and ideas. George Washington University, 2017.

ROACH, Steven (Ed.). Handbook of Critical International Relations, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2020.

SMOUTS, Marie-Claude. Dictionnaire des relations internationales : approches, concepts, doctrines. Paris: Dalloz, 2006 (2nd ed.).

TICKNER, J. Ann. A feminist voyage through international relations. Oxford University Press, 2014. Electronic resource available UAB

TRUYOL & SERRA, Antonio. La sociedad internacional. Madrid: Alianza, 1993 (2ª edició).

VIOTTI, Paul & KAUPPI, Mark. International Relations Theory. Realism, Pluralism, Globalism, and Beyond. Boston: Allynand Bacon, 1999 (3ª edició).

Part III of the syllabus:

DÁVILA, Juan José Toribio. “Las instituciones de Bretton Woods. sesenta años de cambios”, Información Comercial Española, ICE: Revista de Economía. (827), pp. 17-25, 2015.

DRISCOLL, David. “The IMF and the World Bank How Do They Differ?”.International Monetary Fund, 1996, https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/exrp/differ/differ.pdf

GILMAN, Nils. The New International Economic Order: A Reintroduction. Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development, 6 (1), 1-16, 2015.

HARVEY, David. “El neoliberalismo como destruccióncreativa”, Apuntes Del Cenes, 27 (45), 10-34, 2008, https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/cenes/article/view/3032

JIMÉNEZ, Juan. “El Nuevo Orden Internacional 1945-1989. La Organización de Naciones Unidas”, en PEREIRA, Juan Carlos (Coord.), Historia de las Relaciones Internacionales Contemporáneas (pp. 405-421) Barcelona: Alianza, 2001.

LOPEZ, Silvia. “Cronología e Historia de la Cooperación Sur-Sur. Unaporte desde Iberoamérica” Programa Iberoamericano para el Fortalecimiento de la Cooperación Sur-Sur, 2014, https://www.segib.org/wp-content/uploads/Doc_Crono_SurSur_2014.pdf

McMAHON, Robert. La Guerra Fría. Una breve introducción. Madrid: Alianza, 2009.

OLIVERES, Arcadi. “La Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre Países Menos Avanzados, en la perspectiva del Diálogo Norte-Sur y del Nuevo Orden Económico Internacional”. Revista CIDOB d'afers internacionals, pp. 151-167, 1992, http://www.raco.cat/index.php/RevistaCIDOB/article/view/27472/52053

SAGAN, Scott. “Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons? Three Models of the Bomb”, International Security, Vol. 21, No. 3, The MIT Press, 1996. Electronic resource available UAB

SARTRE, Jean Paul. Colonialismo y neocolonialismo. Buenos Aires: Losada, 1956.

STALLINGS, Barbara (Ed.). Global change, regional response: The new international context of development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

STIGLITZ, Joseph. El malestar en la globalización. Madrid: Taurus, 2003.

VÄYRYNEN, Raimo. Focus On: Is Therea Role for the United Nations in Conflict Resolution?. Journal of Peace Research, 1985, 22.3: 189-196. Electronic resource available UAB

YERGIN, Daniel. La historia del petróleo. Argentina: Buenos Aires, 1992.

2. Recommended bibliography

ACHARYA, A., & Buzan, B.. The Making of Global International Relations: Origins and Evolution of IR at its Centenary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019.

ARACIL, Rafael; OLIVER, Joan & SEGURA, Antoni, El mundo actual. De la segunda guerra mundial a nuestros días. Barcelona: Edicions Universitat de Barcelona, 1998.

ARON, Raymond. Paz y Guerra entre las Naciones. Madrid: Alianza, 1985 (2 vols.)

BARBÉ, Esther (dir.). Las normas internacionales ante lacrisisdel orden liberal. Madrid: Tecnos, 2020.

BAYLIS, J.; SMITH, S. OWENS, P., The Globalization of World Politics (9th),Oxford-New York, Oxford University Press, 2023.

BIMBI, Linda (ed.). No en mi nombre: Guerra y Derecho, Madrid: Editorial Trotta, 2003.

BLIGHT, James G. & LANG, Janet. The Armageddon Letters: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Rowman i Littlefield Publishers, 2012.

BOYD, Andrew. An Atlas of World Affairs. Londres: Routledge, 2007(11th ed.).

BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew. El Gran Tablero Mundial. Barcelona: Paidós, 1998.

BRZEZINSKI, Zbigniew. El dilema de EE.UU: ¿dominación global o liderazgo global? Barcelona: Paidós, 2005.

BROWN, Sarah, GRANT, Rebecca & LONG, David. Women and International Relations Bibliography. Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 17(3), 517-537, 1988.

BAYLIS, John(et. al) (ed.). The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Ediciones: 2017, 2014, 2011, 2005.

CAFRUNY, Alan, TALANI, Leila & POZO, Gonzalo. The Palgrave Handbook of Critical International Political Economy. Palgrave Handbooks in IPE. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. Electronic resource available UAB

CALDUCH, Rafael. Relaciones Internacionales. Madrid: Ediciones de las Ciencias Sociales S.A, 1991.

CALVOCORESSI, Peter. World Politics Since 1945-2000. London: Longman, 2001 (8th ed.).

CARLSNAES, Walter; RISSE, Thomas & SIMMONS, Beth A. (eds.). Handbook of International Relations. Londres: SAGE, 2002.

CASTELLS, Manuel. La era de la Información. Economía, sociedad y cultura (3 vols.). Madrid: Alianza, 1997-98.

COX, Robert. “Fuerzas Sociales, Estados Y órdenes Mundiales: Más Allá de La Teoría de Relaciones Internacionales». Relaciones Internacionales, n.º 24, octubre de 2013, pp. 99-116, https://revistas.uam.es/relacionesinternacionales/article/view/5195

CROCKATT, Richard. The Fifty Years War. The United States and the Soviet Union in world politics, 1941-1991. London: Routledge, 1995.

DER DERIAN, James (ed.). International Theory. Critical Investigations. London: MacMillan, 1995.

DONELLY, Jack. Realism and International Relations. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.

DOUGHERTY, James & PFALTZGRAFF JR., Robert. Contending Theories of International Relations: A ComprehensiveSurvey. New York: Longman, 1997 (4th ed.).

DOYLE, Michael. Ways of War and Peace. New York / London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1997.

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EVANS, Graham & NEWNHAM, Jeffrey. The Penguin Dictionary of International Relations. London: Penguin Books, 1998.

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GRIFFITHS, Martin. Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations. London: Routledge, 1999.

GRIFFITHS, Martin & O’CALLAGHAN, Terry. International Relations: The Key Concepts. London: Routledge, 2002.

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HALLIDAY, Fred. Las relaciones internacionales en un mundo en transformación. Madrid: Los Libros de la Catarata, 2002.

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3. Journals and yearbooks

Afers Internacionals (CIDOB)

Alerta 2021! Informe sobre conflictos, derechos humanos y construcción de paz (Escola de Cultura de Pau de la UAB)

Anuario CEIPAZ, edición anual

Anuario del CIP. Conflictos y dilemas de la sociedad internacional

Anuario Internacional CIDOB edición anual

China Quarterly

China Perspectives

Chinese Journal of International Politics

Colombia Internacional (Colombia)

Cooperation and Conflict

El estado del mundo, Madrid: Ed. Akal, edición anual.

European Journal of International Relations (UK)

Foreign Affairs (USA)

Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica (Mexico)

Foreign Policy (USA)

Foro Internacional (Mexico)

Gender & Development

International Affairs (UK)

International Feminist Journal of Politics

International Organization (USA)

International Security (USA)

International Studies Quarterly

Journal of Peace Research

Keesing’s World New Archives (www.keesings.com)

Le Monde Diplomatique (France-Spain)

Nueva Sociedad (Argentina)

Política Exterior (Spain)

Politics & Gender

Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional (Brazil)

Revista Electrónica de Estudios Internacionales (Spain):http://www.reei.org

Revista Española de Derecho Internacional -REDI

Review of International Studies (UK)

Third World Quarterly (UK)

Vanguardia Dossier (Spain)

World Politics (USA)

The World Today (UK)

4. Websites

Asociación Española de Ciencia política y de la Administración: enlaces útiles con universidadesde todo el mundo: https://www.aecpa.es/

World Bank: http://www.bancomundial.org/

Centro de Educación e Investigación para la Paz: www.ceipaz.org

CIDOB: http://www.cidob.es

Escola de Cultura de Pau (UAB): https://escolapau.uab.cat/

European Council on Foreign Relations: http://www.ecfr.eu/

International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/home

Historiasiglo20.org: http://www.historiasiglo20.org

Human Rights Watch: http://www.hrw.org/

Institut for War and Peace Reporting: http://www.iwpr.net/

International Affairs Resources (www virtual library) -http://www.etown.edu/vl/

International Relations and Security Network -http://www.isn.ethz.ch/

Mercator Institute for China Studies: https://merics.org/en

United Nations:http://www.un.org/spanish

Observatorio de Política Exterior Europea (IBEI): https://normcon.eu/es/

Open Democracy: https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/

Organisation for Economic Coperation and Development (OECD): http://www.oecd.org

Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa (OSCE): http://www.osce.org/

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation: http://www.nato.int/home.htm

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI): http://www.sipri.org/

The Swedish Instituteof International Affairs: http://www.ui.se/

European Union (EU):http://europa.eu/

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