International Relations and Global Order
Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya · LL.B. Semester 5 · LAIETX5N
Unit I — Foundations of International Relations
Nature, Scope, and Evolution of International Relations · Key Actors in International Relations: States, Intergovernmental Organizations, Non-State Actors · Major Theoretical Approaches: · Traditional Theories : Realism, Idealism (Liberalism and Neo- Liberalism), Neo-Realism, Marxism · Contemporary Theories : Critical Theory, Constructivism, Feminist Theory
- IR as an Academic Discipline: Relevance of the study of IR
- Sovereign Nation-State as the Primary Actor in IR
- Shift in the State Centric System –Emergence of the Non State Actors (NSAs)
- Classification of NSAs –Non Violent Non State Actors and Violent Non State Actors (VNSAs)
- Intergovernmental Organisation (IGOs) — Features & Role
Unit II — Core Concepts in International Relations
National Power: Sources and Limitations · National Interest and National Security · Balance of Power and Nuclear Deterrence (Balance of Terror) · War and Conflict in the Contemporary World · Foreign Policy and its Instruments · Arms Race, Arms Control, and Disarmament
Unit III — Global Institutions and International Governance
The United Nations System: Principal Organs, Peacekeeping Operations, and Reforms · Bretton Woods Institutions: IMF, World Bank, WTO · Role of International Law and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) · Regional Organizations: European Union (EU), ASEAN, SAARC, African Union (AU) · Emerging Global Forums: G-20, BRICS, QUAD, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- United Nations Organisation (UNO)
- Formation, Objectives, Purposes and Principles
- Principal Organs– Composition, Functions and Evaluation
- UN Peace Keeping Operations — Principles, Case studies and Critical Appraisal
- Uniting for Peace Resolution (UNGA /RES/377 (A), Reforms of UNSC
- Functions and Role of ICJ in Peaceful Settlement of Disputes– Case laws
- WTO
- WTO, SAARC, BRICS
Unit IV — Global Issues and Contemporary Challenges
International Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Strategies · Climate Change, Environmental Justice, and International Cooperation · Refugees, Migration, and Humanitarian Crises · Global Health Governance: Role of WHO and Management of Pandemics
- VNSAs — The rapid rise of VNSAs as a threat to world peace. Impact of Global Terrorist
- Wealth (NIEO and PIEO) and Vaccine Inequality (New), Climate Justice
- Human Security –Asylum seekers, Migrants and Refugees, the differences
- WHO, Global Health law Consortium Communicable Diseases, and the International Health Regulations
Unit V — Foreign Policy and Indian Diplomacy
Foreign Policy: Meaning, Determinants, and Instruments · The Process of Foreign Policy Formulation · Diplomacy: Meaning, Nature, Objectives, and Types · Evolution and Principles of India’s Foreign Policy · India’s Bilateral Relations in South Asia (e.g., Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan) · India and Major Powers: USA, Russia, European Union · India’s Engagement with the Global South and the African Union · India’s Role in Global Governance, Multilateralism, and UN Peacekeeping