The Eurasia Geopolitics

Code: ECN13130M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Legal-Political Theory and International Relations

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Learning Goals

The course unit is prepared as a theoretical framework in order to increase the knowledge of
Eurasia Geopolitics regarding International Relations. The program is designed to provide
students with a solid grounding for the research field that explores the implications of the
classical theories of Geopolitics and the relevance of alternative explanations to better
understanding the geopolitical forces that are shaping the contemporary international system,
analyzing the strategic actors.

1. Geopolitics: epistemological concepts
2. Geopolitics and International Relations
3 post-Soviet space. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the USSR: the eastern
countries
4. European Security and Eurasian integration: International Security dilemmas
5 The US-Central Asia relations
6. Israel's strategy against Azerbaijan and Central Asia
7. Iran
8. Europe and Turkey.
9. The geostrategic role of Eurasia in XXI Century
10. The energy factor: oil and gas pipelines

Teaching Methods

In the methodological framework is used four pedagogical models to consolidate the
knowledge and enhance the motivation of learners:
1. Theoretical analysis;
2. Practical sessions to discuss issues of development;
3. Exploration of subjects through reading texts and documents;
4. Teacher support in the consolidation of the study.
In the assessment one practical initiation of work on research is made between 5000 and 6000
words