Introduction 1: Course introduction

Introduction 2: Introduction to international relations (1.main contents: definitions, theories, the international system; 2. example: selective military intervention; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Introduction 3: Dipomacy and foreign policy.(1. main contents: type of foreign policy, influencing factors, the decision-making mode; 2. example: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962; 3. teaching Methods: lectures and case studies.)

Turbulence 1(part 1): International conflict (1. main contents: causes of international conflicts and current international conflicts situation; 2. example: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the South China Sea tensions; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies and group discussion.)

Turbulence 2: international terrorism (1.main contents: meaning, causes, terrorist attacks, international counter-terrorism measures; 2. example: the Islamic State; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Turbulence 3: global issues (1.main contents: global environmental problems, food problems, health issues, human rights issues; 2. example: Paris Climate Summit; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Turbulence 4: international negotiation (1 main contents: the concept of negotiations, preparation and tactics; 2. example: Treaty of Shimonoseki negotiations; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies, group discussion.)

Concordance 1: international political economy. (Part 1) (1. main contents: the relation between Politics and economics, theories of international political economy; 2.example: dependency theory and third world countries; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Concordance 4: global governance, international organization and international law (1. main contents: global governance,UN and major international organizations, introduction to international law ; 2. example: South China Sea Arbitration; 3. teaching methods: lectures and case studies.)

Concordance 5: regional integration (1. main content: Theories, EU, ASEAN; 2. example: Turkey to actively join the EU, UK EU membership referendum; 3. teaching Methods: lectures and case studies.)

Special theme 1: relations across the Taiwan Straits (1. main contents: Chinese ideology, a brief history of People's Republic of China, the rise of China; 2. example: introduction the video "To Live"; 3. teaching methods: lectures, case studies and group discussion.)

Special theme 2: movies and international relation

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