This seminar aims at providing an introduction to the main concepts in contemporary security studies, so as to propose a framework for understanding key aspects in crisis management. Security used...
TThe ongoing political crisis in Ukraine and the unilateral annexation of the Crimean Peninsula by Russia and the
increasingly troubled relationship between Turkey and the EU/US clearly show that the end of the Cold War did not
lead to a single...
This course will introduce students to the political and legal nature of the European Union, the history of the European integration, the political system of the European Union, and its public policies, as well as the current issues of democracy...
This course focuses on Chilean political and economic issues relating to regional trade organizations within the global context from a Chilean viewpoint. The course will include guest lecturers and visits to local representatives. It begins by...
Human rights do not only evoke a set of indispensable liberal freedoms but they also imply an agenda for making the world a better place, a place in which, after a long history of struggles, the dignity of each human being will enjoy secure...
Political psychology aims to decipher the underlying reasons for our political convictions, how we arrive at them, and how we choose to act on them. An inherently interdisciplinary field, it is thus well positioned to address political questions both...
This course will explore the process of the European integration in its historical dimension and will analyze its cultural, social, political, and economic causes and effects as well as the obstacles it still faces. The aim of the course is also to...
In recent decades, Ireland has undergone significant changes in terms of society, culture, economy and politics. As Tom Inglis wrote in 2016:
‘There was a time, not so long ago, when the Republic of Ireland was a homogeneous society and culture. The...
Cities not only welcome entrepreneurs from various sectors, but also work as entrepreneurs by marketing specific features and places, privatizing public goods and services, creating public-private partnerships, and taking financial risks. The main...