Foreign Policies of the Major Powers

Foreign Policies of the Major Powers

LECTURER: Dr O.P.ADELUSI

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 Much emphasis will be given in this course to the relevance of foreign policy scholarship to understanding real-world, contemporary world affairs. It is important that students make themselves aware of what is happening in the world.  What goals do given states seek to achieve with their foreign policy, and how can we know?

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, students are expected to

·       Have a good grasp of the nature of Foreign Policy and the main thrusts of the Foreign Policies of Great Powers

·       To learn about the substance of foreign policies of major countries in the present time period and recent past.

METHOD OF TEACHING/TEACHING AIDS:

The method of Teaching is mostly participatory. The teacher outlines the major points of discourse on the topic. He talks to these points so outlined.   Students are encouraged to participate by raising questions.

The Teaching Aid employed is the Overhead Projector. Power point presentation is the modality of teaching.

COURSE OUTLINE:

INTRODUCTION-

Week 1.Major Power Status in International Politics

MODULE 1 –British Foreign Policy: The Three Circle Theory in practice

Week 2 ,  Week 3.  

Historical Legacy

Globalism and Europe

The Thatcher Revolutiton

The Labour Third Way

Britain and the Iraq war

MODULE II-French Foreign Policy:The Quest for Grandeur

Week 4. –        

 The Legacy of the French Revolution: Three Rs

The Rise of Gaullism

France and Europe

France between the Superpowers

France and post-Cold War Quest for Multipolar World

MODULE III -German Foreign Policy: Where is Germany?

Weeks 5   -         Week 6   -

 The German Problem Reconsidered

Sovereignty through European Integration

The Foreign Policy of Dependence

The Ostpolitik and the End of the Cold War

United Germany and the Transatlantic Ties

MODULE IV- The US Foreign Policy: towards the unipolar World?

Week 7   -     Week 8 -

 Self Image and Foreign Policy

Domestic Politics and Foreign Relations

The US and the Cold War

The War against Terror

MODULE V- Chinese Foreign Policy: Do they have a foreign policy?

  Week 9 – Week 10 –  

The Middle Kingdom Complex

The PRC Policy making principles

The Decision-Making Process

China and the Post-Cold War World

MODULE VI- Foreign Policy of the European Union

   Week 11.-  

What is Common Security and Foreign Policy?

How EU engages in external relations

Institutional mechanisms

MODULE VII- Foreign Policy of Russia

Week 12. -

WEEK 13   -   REVISION

METHOD OF GRADING:

C/A Test:                              10%

Mid-Semester Exam              20%

End of Semester Exam           70%

GRAND RULES & REGULATIONS

·       Attendance to lectures and tutorials are compulsory for registered students.

·       Students must be seated 10 minutes before the commencement of every lecture.

·       Listening to Teacher as He talks to Bullet Points on the Screen.

·       The class copies Bullet Points on the screen.

·       Students are encouraged to ask questions and make observation.

TOPICS FOR TERM PAPER/ASSIGNMENT:

·       British Foreign Policy: The Three Circle Theory in practice

·        France and post-Cold War Quest for Multipolar World

·        United Germany and the Transatlantic Ties

·       Chinese Foreign Policy: Do they have a foreign policy?

·       European Union -What is Common Security and Foreign Policy?

·        The US Foreign Policy: towards the unipolar World?

RECOMMENDED READINGS

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