Training code AYC0382/3
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 25 hours, independent study 27 hours)
Price 50 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 27.01.25.
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Lja拧
Student Academy Project Manager
Training and Conference Centre
+372 640 9369
International Relations Around the World / Rahvusvahelised suhted maailmas
School of Governance Law and Society
Training and Conference Center
Do you want to go beyond what you hear in the news? In this course, we will go deeper in understanding international politics and how we conceptualize and understand how economic, social, and historical forces shape interactions between nations. We will take an informed look at the conflicts and developments that shape our world through the theories and conceptual frameworks that allow us to analyze the modern world.
- 11:00 - 15:15
Training code AYC0382/3
Registration deadline
Credits 52 academic hours (contact study 25 hours, independent study 27 hours)
Price 50 EUR. The course is facilitated with support from the Ministry of Education and Science. We will issue an invoice after 27.01.25.
Document issued upon completion of training TLU certificate
Kaia Lja拧
Student Academy Project Manager
Training and Conference Centre
+372 640 9369
Target group: High school students and vocational school students, young people taking a gap year.
English at least level B2.
Course schedule:
| TIME | TOPIC | LECTURER | ROOM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.02.2025 | 11:00-15:15 | Introduction: The World Today. Overview of the course and assignments. What is International Relations as an academic discipline? What do we study? Overview of current global order and trends, focusing on US hegemony. | Victor Jimenez Rivera | M131 |
| 15.02.2025 | 11:00-15:15 | Realism: Power and Anarchy. Realism in International Relations, Great Power rivalry during the Cold War, power and anarchy in the international system. | Victor Jimenez Rivera | M131 |
| 08.03.2025 | 11:00-15:15 | Liberalism and Regional Integration. Liberalism in IR, supranationalism and the formation of regional blocs. International cooperation and the trends of globalization. | Victor Jimenez Rivera | M131 |
| 22.03.2025 | 11:00-15:15 | Colonialism and the World Economy. World Systems Theory. Overview of the legacies of colonialism in the Global South. WST and its analysis of global inequalities. How core and periphery differ in the world economy today. | Victor Jimenez Rivera | M131 |
| 26.04.2025 | 11:00-15:15 | Constructivis m: A World of Our Making. Constructivism, course wrap-up. Othering and orientalism: how we construct our perspectives Social constructivism and its impact on international norms. Discussion of Estonia鈥檚 place in the world and how we construct narratives about our own country鈥檚 challenges. | Victor Jimenez Rivera | M131 |
Course coordinator: Kaia Lja拧, kaia.ljash@tlu.ee, 6409369
Course trainer:
Course participants have thought about this course:
- I liked the most the amount of new, interesting and useful information.
- Course lecturer is kind, helpful, conveys the curriculum well.
- The biggest benefit of this course were possibilities to speak with other students, who has the same interests as you.
Learning outcomes, the course graduate:
- knows European countries and the world's biggest players, and their (sometimes contradictory) relations and interests;
- has an understanding of the main theoretical principles in international relations;
- is prepared for future studies in governance and political science; can participate in discussions about international politics;
- can think critically about developments in European and broader international politics.