Semester: V Course: International Relations Faculty: Dr.

Aruna Kumar Malik

Gujarat National Law University

Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)

Course Outline

of

International Relations

For

BA, LLB

Semester: V (2018-2023)

Session: July- December 2020

Faculty:
Dr. Aruna Kumar Malik
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar
Email: amalik@gnlu.ac.in

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Sl. No. Contents Page No.

1.0 Objectives of the course 3

2.0 Proposed teaching schedule 3

3.0 Detailed course-outline 4

4.0 Prescribed/Recommended readings 6

5.0 Teaching methodology 8

6.0 Evaluation pattern 8

Tentative dates for test/submission of project/GD,

7.0 8
etc

8.0 Important instructions to students 8

9.0 Contact hours 8

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1.0 Objectives of the Course

This subject delves into local and global disciplinary histories to understand a range of developments
such as theories, key concepts, foreign policy, national security and globalization interaction. Few
modules of this subject depart from conventional text in the discipline and include present complexities
of imperialism and hegemony of power. At the same time, it does not ignore mainstream ideas such as
security, development of geopolitics, and classical international relations theories such as realism and
liberalism.

The subject seeks to strike a balance between empirical knowledge and theoretical understanding.
Those taking the subject will have the opportunity to study some of the major questions in
contemporary international relations (e.g. the role of the United Nations and of alliances such as
NATO). An emphasis on change in global politics helps students recognize that genuinely new
developments require citizens to change their beliefs and that new problems may appear even as old
ones disappear.

This paper with above-mentioned perspectives in view comprises about 54 (online or contact Lectures)
of 45 minutes duration.

2.0 Proposed Teaching Schedule

No. of Sessions
Module No. Modules
(Classes)
V.6.1 Module I (Historical Background) 9
V.6.2 Module II (Theories in International Relations) 9
V.6.3 Module III (Key Concepts in International 9
Relations)
V.6.4 Module IV (Foreign Policy Analysis) 9
V.6.5 Module V (Post-Cold War Phase in International 9
Relations)
V.6.6 Module VI (Globalization: the new frontier) 9
Total = 54

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3.0 Detailed Course Outline

(International Relations)

Module- V.6.1 Sessions: 9

 Historical Context
o From ancient to modern
o Rise of the west
o Age of imperialism
o The Twentieth Century: 1914-1990
o Origins of World War I
o Road to World War II
o End of Empires
o Rise and fall of the cold war
o The World since 1990

Module- V.6.2 Sessions: 9

 Theories of International Relations

o From Realism to neorealism
o Systems Theory
o From neorealism to liberal institutionalism
o Critical Approaches

Module- V.6.3 Sessions: 9

 Key Concepts in International Relations

o Concept of Power
o Elements of National Power
o National Interest
o Balance of Power, Collective Security

Module- V.6.4 Sessions: 9

 Foreign Policy Analysis

o Determinants of Foreign Policy
o Foreign Policy: Choices and Types
o Diplomacy
o India’s Foreign Policy
o South Asia’s Security Concern

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Module- V.6.5 Sessions: 9

 Cold War and Post-Cold War Phase in International Relations

o Emerging New Order/Disorder
o The Gorbachev reforms and End of Cold War
o The dimension of global South
o Europe’s Empires
o The decolonization of Asia and Africa
o Non-alignment and contemporary relevance

Module- V.6.6 Sessions: 9

 Globalization: the new frontier

o Features of Globalization
o The historical roots of Globalization
o The state in decline?

4.0 Prescribed/Recommended Readings

Prescribed Readings

1. Christian Reus-Smit, Duncan Snidal, The Oxford Handbook of International Relations

(Oxford Handbooks) 2010
2. Jackson, Sorensen, Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches,
Oxford University Press, 2014
3. Shivshankar Menon, Choices: Inside the Making of Indian Foreign Policy, Penguin Books,
2016
4. Hardeep Singh Puri Perilous Interventions: The Security Council and the Politics
of Chaos, Harper Collins publisher, 2016
5. Richard W. Mansbach and Kirsten L. Taylor, Introduction to Global Politics,
(Routledge, 2012)
6. Jenny Edkins and Maja Zehfuss (ed.), Global Politics: A new introduction, ( 1st edition,
Routledge, 2009)
7. R. Axelrod, The Evolution of Co-operation, (Basic Books, 1984)
8. D. A. Baldwin (ed.), Neo-realism and Neo-liberalism, (Columbia University Press,
1993)
9. ———— (ed.), Paradoxes of Power, (Basil Blackwell, 1989)
10. J. C. Bennett (ed.), Nuclear Weapons and the Conflict of Conscience, (Charles Scribner’s
Sons, 1962)
11. D.G. Brennan (ed.), Arms Control, Disarmament and National Security, (George
Braziller, 1961)
12. C. Brown, International Relations Theory, (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1975)
13. M de Bueno and D. Lalman, War and Reason: Domestic and International Imperatives,
(Yale University Press, 1992)
14. H. Bull, The Control of the Arms Race, (Praeger, 1961)
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15. ————, The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics, (Macmillan, 1977)
16. E. H. Carr, The Twenty-Year Crisis, (Macmillan, 1939)
17. ————, Conditions of Peace, (Macmillan Company, 1944)
18. I. Claude, Power and International Relations, (Random House, 1962)
19. K von Clausewitz, War, Politics and Power: Selections, (Henry Regnery Company,
1962)
20. W. D. Coplin, Introduction to International Politics, (Markham, 1971)
21. K. Deutsch, The Analysis of International Relations, (Prentice Hall, 1967)
22. J. E. Dougherty, How to think about Arms Control and Disarmament, (Alfred A. Knopf,
1962)
23. ———— and R.L. Pfaltzfraff, Jr., Contending Theories of International Relations, (J.B.
Lippincott Co., 1970)
24. Khalid, S., The beginning of an Israel-India ‘romance’? (Al Jazeera English, 10 July 2015)
25. Madan, T. “Why India and Israel are bringing their relationship out from “under the carpet”.”
(Brookings Institute)

Recommended Readings

1. W. Epstein, Disarmament: 25 years of Effort, (Canadian Institute of International

Affairs, 1971)
2. ————, The Last Chance: Nuclear Proliferation and Arms Control, (The Free
Press, 1976)
3. R. A. Falk, Law, Morality and War in the Contemporary World, (Frederick A
Praegar, 1963)
4. ————, Legal Order in a Violent World, (Princeton University Press, 1968)
5. H. W. Forbes, The Strategy of Disarmament, (Public Affairs Press, 1962)
6. J. Frankel, The Making of Foreign Policy, (Oxford University Press, 1963)
7. ————, Contemporary International Theory and the Behaviour of States, (Oxford
University Press, 1973)
8. J. Galtung, The True Worlds: A Transnational Perspective, (The Free Press, 1980)
9. F. I. Greenstein and N. W. Polsby, Theory of International Relations, (Reading
Massachusetts, Addison-Wesley, 1979)
10. S. H, Hoffman (ed.), Contemporary Theory in International Relations, (Prentice Hall,
1960)
11. K.J. Holsti, Why Nations Realign, (Allen and Unwin, 1982)
12. ————, The Dividing Discipline, (Allen and Unwin, 1985)
13. ————, Peace and War: Armed Conflicts and International Order 1648-1989,
(Cambridge University Press, 1991)
14. A. Hurrell, “Collective Security and International Order Revisited” (International
Relations April 1992 vol. 11 no. 1 37-55)
15. G. Kennan, “Morality, Politics and Foreign Policy” (in The Virginia Papers on the
Presidency, edited by K.W. Thompson, Washington, University Press of
America, 1979, pp. 3-30)
16. ————, The Nuclear Delusion, (Pantheon Books, 1982)
17. R. O. Keohane, After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political
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Economy, (Princeton, University Press, 1984)
18. ———— (ed.), Neo-realism and Its Critics, (Columbia University Press, 1986)
19. ————, International Institutions and State Power, (Westview Press, 1989)
20. ———— and E. Ostrom (eds.), Local Commons and Global Interdependence:
Heterogeneity and Co-operation in Two Domains, (Sage, 1994)
21. S. D. Krasner (ed.), International Regimes, (Cornell University Press, 1983)
22. H. D. Lasswell, World Politics and Personal Insecurity, (McGraw-Hill Book
Company, 1953)
23. L. L. Martin, Coercive Cooperation: Explaining Multilateral Economic Sanctions,
(Princeton University Press, 1992)
24. H. J. Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations, (6th edition, revised by K. W.
Thompson, Alfred Knopf, 1985)
25. F. S. Northedge, The International Political System, (Faber and Faber, 1976)
26. W. C. Olson and A.J.R. Groom, International Relations: Then and Now, (Harper
Collins Academic, 1991)
27. ———— and M. Onuf, “The growth of a discipline reviewed” (in International
Relations, edited by S. Smith, Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1985)
28. R. E. Osgood and R.W. Tucker, Force, Order and Justice, (Johns Hopkins Press,
1967)
29. E. Ostrom, Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action,
(Cambridge University Press, 1990)
30. K. A. Oye (ed.), Co-operation Under Anarchy, (Princeton University Press, 1986)
31. W. H. Riker, The Theory of Political Coalitions, (Yale University Press, 1962)
32. J. Rosenau, International Studies and the Social Sciences, (Beverly Hills California
and London, Sage, 1973)
33. J. A. Vasquez, The Power of Power Politics, (Frances Pinter, 1983)
34. ————, The War Puzzle, (Cambridge University Press, 1993)
35. K. N. Waltz, Theory of International Politics, (Reading Massachusetts, Addison-
Wesley, 1979)
36. ————, “The emerging structure of International Politics”, (International Security,
18, 1993, pp. 44-79)
37. A. Wolfers, Discord and Collaboration, (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1962)

5.0 Teaching Methodology

1. Lecture Method (Online and Contact)

2. Case Analysis
3. Class-room participation (Online class participation if it is online class)
4. Presentation by students if needed (Student needs to inform in advance)
5. Group discussion whenever required
6. Inviting visiting faculty (Online lecture)
7. Using power point presentation

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6.0 Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation: Marks

Continuous Evaluation…………………………………………….…20
Mid-Semester Test ………………………………………………… 30
End-Semester Examination……………………………………............50

Total 100
Continuous Evaluation: (Instruction by the faculty-member)

7.0 Tentative Dates for Continuous Evaluation Test/ Submission of Project/

GD, etc

Will be announced after discussing in the class (online or Contact)

8.0 Important Instructions to Students

1. The given course-outline is tentative. The concerned faculty-

member may modify it while preparing the reference material and
engaging the classes.
2. The teaching course of this subject and methodology will not be
necessarily bound by parameters shown here.
3. Faculty member and students may modify it according to needs as
and when it creates for better and progressive understanding of the subject
in a flexible way.

9.0 Contact Hours

Days: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Timings: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

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