Rising Powers and the Global South
Course code
RIR7606.YK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Tõusvad jõud ja globaalne lõuna
Course title in English
Rising Powers and the Global South
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To understand the impact of rising powers on the international order and establish a view from the neglected Global South on international politics and International Relations as a discipline. To understand that the role of the West is diminishing in international politics and that its dominance has created many exploitative conditions for the rest of the world.
Brief description of the course
Western powers have dominated international politics and the discipline of International Relations for centuries. The West has established a world order based on its preferences and shaped the knowledge around the world based on its canon. However, the West’s position is diminishing as new powers rise (China, India, Turkey, Brazil) and revisionist powers like Russia challenge the order. Furthermore, the injustices perpetrated against the Global South - carried out and exacerbated by global economic and colonial structures - are becoming more and more visible, and a reassessing of the discipline becomes necessary.
In this course, we will learn also about the impact aspiring powers are having on the world order and in turn what those changes will mean for the Global South. We will feature firsthand knowledge from scholars from Asia and Africa and their analysis of international politics.
In this course, we will learn also about the impact aspiring powers are having on the world order and in turn what those changes will mean for the Global South. We will feature firsthand knowledge from scholars from Asia and Africa and their analysis of international politics.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- understands how IGOs maintain Western powers interests in international politics;
- understands how the international system is changing and what challenges it give for the EU, USA and their allies;
- understands what shall be the role of Rising Powers and the Global South in the international system;
- has a basic ability to understand IR from a Global South perspective that challenges its mainstream positions.
- understands how IGOs maintain Western powers interests in international politics;
- understands how the international system is changing and what challenges it give for the EU, USA and their allies;
- understands what shall be the role of Rising Powers and the Global South in the international system;
- has a basic ability to understand IR from a Global South perspective that challenges its mainstream positions.
Teacher
Benjamin Klasche
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