THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF
               INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
                           STUDY MATERIAL
                           THIRDSEMESTER
                      CORE COURSE : PS3C10
                                For
                   M.A.POLITICAL SCIENCE
                       (2017 ADMISSION ONWARDS)
                   UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
                  SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
                  Calicut University P.O, Malappuram, Kerala, India 673 635
                                                 School of Distance Education
                UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT
                SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
                STUDY MATERIAL
                THIRDSEMESTER
                MA POLITICAL SCIENCE
                (2017 ADMISSION ONWARDS)
                CORE COURSE :
                PS3C10 :THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
                Prepared by :
                                 Module I to III   :  Dr. George Varghese
                                                      Assistant Professor,
                                                      Department of Political Science,
                                                      Government College, Madappally.
                                 Module IV to VI   :  Sri. Sreejith.Y
                                                      Assistant Professor,
                                                      Department of Political Science,
                                                      Government College, Madappally.
                                 PG Department of Political Science
                                 ST. Mary’s College,
                                 Sulthan Bathery
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                                                CONTENTS                                     PAGE NO.
                   Module I
                   Perspectives  on  the  study  of  International  Politics:  Concept  of    05–11
                   Power in International Politics.
                   Module II
                   Approaches  to  the  Study  of  International  Politics:  Realism  Vs.     12–21
                   Idealism,  System  Theory,  Game  Theory,  Communication  Theory,
                   Decision making Theory, Integration Theory and Dependency Theory.
                   Module–III
                                                                                         ;    22–28
                   Restructuring Theory, Practice and Agency: New Social Movements
                   Green Politics, Orientalism and Global Civil Society.
                   Module IV
                   Conflict, Peace and Insecurity dilemma                                     29–43
                   Political, military, economic, environmental, terrorism and national
                   security- theories of conflictresolution andpeace research
                   Module   V
                   Foreign policy: changing concept of national interest: developments        44–64
                   in cold war -post cold war period, neo liberalism.
                   Module VI
                   Future order and Global Governance                                         65–69
                   Globalisation and post-cold war trends, questions on imperialism and
                   harmony—imapct of globalisation on state system
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