This course proposes an analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War through the lenses of IR theories in general and the realist tradition more specifically. Based on a Weberian non-positivist epistemology consisting in an interpretive understanding of social action in order to provide a causal explanation of its origins, course and effects, it will first have at the look at why the war broke out, what course it has been going through, and which consequences it may have.
The evaluation of the course consists in a research paper: the mark obtained will take into account attendance and participation.
Introduction
1.Understanding the Reasons of the War
2. Analyzing the Course of the War
3. Assessing the Significance of the War
Conclusion
11. Interstate War: Obsolete or Obstinate?
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