International Relations
International Relations is a CTY Irealnd Humanities course that is offered at session one. CTY has a related course in its catalog: International Politics.
Course Description
‘If women ruled the world there would be no wars, just a bunch of angry countries not talking to each other.’ – Chris Rock Is it that easy to describe international relations, especially from a gender perspective? This is going to be one of the many questions this course aims to answer! The world of the early 21st century is a global community of nations, all of which coexist in some measure of political and economic inter dependence. This area of knowledge touches upon a variety of subjects, such as political science, law, economy, sociology, philosophy, and other social sciences. With the use of modern techniques, such as videos, role plays, short stories and movies, this multi-faceted and galvanizing course will help to craft and restore certain perspectives for each new generation of young minds during the course when the world is being textualised for the first time.Why is the conflict in the Middle East so difficult to handle? What are the driving factors? Who are the key players? What happens in shift of governments? To what extent does it have an effect on Ireland? So, who would be interested in the course?Students who are driven by the motivation to understand the driving causes of international cooperation, the imperatives that cause wars, trigger negotiations and implement trade agreements. Students that show a particular interest in politics and philosophy will be stimulated and deepen their knowledge.
