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Dr. Sharifah Syahirah SS

sharifahsyahirah@gmail.com

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13 subtopics 13 weeks.

2 hours lectures & 2 hours tutorial

Require te!ts" #olstei$%oshua S. & .' (e)ehouse. 2*11.International Relations. +ew ,ork" (earso$-o$gma$.

ackso$% Robert & #eorge Sore$so$. 2**3.International Relations: Theories andApproaches. +ew ,ork" !for

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/1" 0$trouctio$

/2" De)elopme$t of 0R

/3" heories of 0R

/" ctors of 0R

/4" 0$ter$atio$al Security

/5" 6oreig$ (olicy

/7" 8alaysia$ 6oreig$ (olicy

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W8: International conflicts

W9: International Organizations

W10: International Law & Diplomacy

W11: International Political Economy

W1: International an! "egional Integration

W1#: $ort%'o(t% Di)i!e

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9)aluatio$

8i:term " 2*;

ssig$me$t " 2*;

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0R is a stuy of the state system.

>owe)er% i$ curre$t e)elopme$t% 0R has shiftsto a stuy of global politics i$clusi)e of other

actors such as 0% +#s% 8+'s a$ 0+#s.

he state system is a system of social relatio$s%that is% system relatio$

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o isco)er the fact that the e$tirepopulatio$ of the worl?s li)i$g i$i$epe$e$t states i$terepe$e$tly.

o lear$ how i$ter$atio$al relatio$s operatea$ aect go)er$me$ts% busi$esse$terprise a$ people i$ ge$eral.

o ie$tify how i$ter$atio$al relatio$s aectthe i$ter$atio$al commu$ity.

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o isti$guish & e)aluate the role of the)arious actors i$ i$ter$atio$al relatio$s

o a$alyAe 8alaysia foreig$ policy & it?s rolei$ past% curre$t & future i$ i$ter$atio$alaairs.

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#o)er$me$t

a$gible territory

(opulatio$ : (eople

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raitio$al )iew"

1.State are )aluable i$stitutio$s" they pro)iesecurity% freeom% orer% Bustice & welfare.

2.(eople be$eCt from the state system

3.'ore i$stitutio$s of 0R.

*ac+son & 'orenson ,1999-

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lter$ati)e )iew"

1.State & state system create more problemstha$ they sol)e.

2.he maBority of the worl?s people suer moretha$ they be$eCt from the state system.

3. 0t is a setup for the elite% rich a$ maBority.here are margi$aliAatio$ agai$st the poor%wome$ & mi$orities

ackso$ & Sore$so$

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State system is a historical i$stitutio$% state:ce$tric approach. 0t remai$ as a ce$trali$stitutio$ of worl politics.

State a$ state system uphols 4 fu$ame$talhuma$ )alues

1. Security" power politics% co$Eict & war2. 6reeom" cooperatio$% peace & progress3. rer & Bustice" i$terests% rules & i$stitutio$s

. /elfare " wealth% po)erty & equality

ackso$ & Sore$so$

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+atio$al security" whe$ there areaggressi)e states.

Some states e$ter allia$ces with otherstates to i$crease their $atio$al security.

Security approach is o$e of the fu$ame$tal

)alues of 0R

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State is e!pecte to uphol freeom% perso$al &$atio$al

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States ha)e common interesti$ establish & mai$tai$international order to coexist & interact forstability% certai$ty & preictability.

9!pecte to uphol international law

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(eople e!pect their go)er$me$t to aoptappropriate policies to e$courage highemployme$t% low i$Eatio$% steay i$)estme$t

& others. States $ee to respo$ to i$ter$atio$al

eco$omic e$)iro$me$t to e$ha$ce ormai$tai$ $atio$al sta$ar of li)i$g.

0$ter$atio$al (olitical 9co$omy

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Starts with city:states & empire

/ester$ history"

#reek city:states Roma$ empire8eie)al 'hristia$ /orl.

>istorical empires"

8uslim empire% 'hi$a & 0$ia

.ol!stein & Pe)e%o(se ,011-

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>istorical e$ poi$t of meie)al era & starti$gof moer$ i$ter$atio$al system : hirty ,ears/ar

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/%e as(rg empire ,2(stria- #0 3ears War,14181458-6 was loc+e! y a coalition le! y

7rance & 'we!en

7rance ma!e t%e attempt (n!er ing Lo(is I;,14411

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#erma$y mae the attempt u$er >itler

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/ester$ states $ot be able to omi$ateeach other e$tere competitio$ tope$etrate a$ co$trol other parts of theworl.

>uge $o$:9uropea$ territories fell u$erthe co$trol of 9uropea$ states.

#olstei$ & (e)ehouse

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1st utorial cti)ity"

Discussio$ o$ /orl /ar 0% /orl /ar 00% 'ol/ar% Ialka$ /ar% #ulf /ar & J11 by highlighti$g

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One thing only I know, and that is Iknow nothing

(Socrates 47!"## $%&'

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0$tro to 0R"#olstei$ & (e)ehouse istory of 0R"

#olstei$ & (e)ehouse