GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
| Title | ΓΕΩΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΙΕΘΝΗΣ ΑΣΦΑΛΕΙΑ / GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY |
| Code | ΣΣΑ02 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Papageorgiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600022168 |
Programme of Study: Koinó PMS Stratīgikés Spoudés (2022-sīmera)
Registered students: 232
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| ENERGEIA KAI VIŌSIMĪ ANAPTYXĪ | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| EPIKOINŌNIES KAI NEES TECΗNOLOGIES | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| DIOIKĪSĪ ERGOU | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 50 |
| Class ID | 600245667
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245667
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17121
- Other: GOOGLE DRIVE (STUDENTS ONLY)
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
- Understand and explain the fundamental concepts of geopolitics.
- Analyse the role of geography in shaping global politics and international relations.
- Identify and evaluate different geopolitical theories and paradigms.
- Analyze case studies of geopolitical conflicts and crises.
- Understand the impact of economics, culture and technology on geopolitics.
- Develop critical thinking skills in evaluating world events and their geopolitical implications.
- Communicate effectively and engage in informed discussions on geopolitical issues.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Make decisions
- Work in an international context
- Design and manage projects
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course provides an in-depth exploration of geopolitics, focusing on the complex interplay of geography, politics, economics and culture in shaping international dynamics and global power. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will analyse key geopolitical theories, examine case studies, with an emphasis on the broader context of Greece, and engage in discussions to develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary global issues.
Keywords
geopolitics, strategy, geography, economics
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
Description
- Integrated e-learning management system (elearning.auth) (LMS) which is implemented by the open source software Moodle and allows the creation and hosting of a virtual classroom.
- Provide a friendly modern tele-education environment for real-time interaction of the participants that allows to conduct remote lectures for course needs using tools such as Zoom, MS Teams, Google Meet, BigBlueButton
- Classrooms with appropriate audio-visual equipment to host a distance learning postgraduate programme.
- Creation and hosting of the website of each MSc using the service https://websites.auth.gr/.
- Technological support for the creation of multimedia material (podcasts - videocasts) synchronized with the presentation of a speaker in the offered courses through the production infrastructure of educational material of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (https://it.auth.gr/service/studio/)
- Support for live and recorded streaming/recording of the courses.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 50 | 2 | ✓ | ||
| Seminars | 19 | 0.8 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Self-study | 46.5 | 1.9 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 187.5 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Q&A during lectures (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics" του John Mearsheimer - Κλασικό στον τομέα του, το βιβλίο του Mearsheimer διερευνά τον ρόλο των μεγάλων δυνάμεων στη διαμόρφωση των διεθνών σχέσεων.
• "The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives" του Zbigniew Brzezinski - Αυτό το βιβλίο ασχολείται με τις γεωπολιτικές προκλήσεις και στρατηγικές που αντιμετωπίζουν οι Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες.
• "Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World" του Tim Marshall - Μια εξερεύνηση του τρόπου με τον οποίο η γεωγραφία επηρεάζει την παγκόσμια πολιτική και τις συγκρούσεις.
• "The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate" του Robert D. Kaplan – Ο Kaplan εξετάζει τον τρόπο με τον οποίο η γεωγραφία διαδραματίζει σημαντικό ρόλο στη διαμόρφωση του παγκόσμιου πολιτικού τοπίου και του τοπίου ασφάλειας.
Additional bibliography for study
• "The Silk Roads: A New History of the World" του Peter Frankopan - Αυτό το βιβλίο παρέχει μια νέα προοπτική για τη γεωπολιτική, εστιάζοντας στην ιστορική σημασία των εμπορικών δρόμων του Δρόμου του Μεταξιού.
• "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" του Graham Allison – το βιβλίο εξετάζει το ιστορικό μοτίβο των μεταβάσεων εξουσίας και διερευνά την αντιπαλότητα μεταξύ των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών και της Κίνας.
• "The Accidental Superpower: The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder" του Peter Zeihan - Zeihan ασχολείται με τις γεωπολιτικές επιπτώσεις της ενέργειας, των δημογραφικών στοιχείων και της τεχνολογίας.
Περιοδικά
• Foreign Affairs
• The Economist
• The Diplomat
• Stratfor
• RAND Corporation -
• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Last Update
07-01-2024
