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MIS 801: Research Methodology |
The focus of this course will be on the theory and practice of international studies; the intellectual history of the discipline; the nature of the study; the development of international relations; present state of the discipline; problems in the discipline of international studies; search and analysis of source materials in the ICT. |
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MIS 802: Theories of International Relations: |
The Theories of World History; the classical traditions based on Graeco-Roman world (Homer, Thucydides to Machiavelli); other approaches to the study namely; Realist, Behavioural, Marxist and Idealist paradigms (Thomas Hobbes, Marx to Morgenthau, etc.); contemporary theoretical issues on realism, liberalism, feminism and postmodernism; survey of Francis Fukuyama’s ‘The End of History and the Last Man’; ‘The End of History Thesis’ in Kant, Hegel and Marx; Huntington’s ‘Clash of Civilizations Thesis’; inter-state rivalry; Dialogue of Civilizations. |
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MIS 803: The State and International Politics |
Meaning and functions of the State in history and politics (Africa and Europe); the nature of foreign policy; government and policy-making; state capacity in action, state decision making and implementation; conflict and resolution; limitations on state action, national interest in international issues. |
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MIS 804: Nigeria and International Communities |
The African continental dimension-the African Union (formerly OAU); the regional organizations (ECOWAS, SARDC, (AEC), the rest of developing countries (Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement); Nigeria’s relations with the West (Europe and the Americas); relations with the East (USSR, and China etc); Nigeria at United Nations; the conceptual approach and global management process; role in politico-military security; role in functional-technical integration; the internal dynamics and conflicts of organizations; the League of nations; the UN and its specialized agencies; other relevant regional organizations such as the Arab League, ASEAN, Zionist Movement. |
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MIS 805: International Law and Diplomacy |
Sources and nature of International Law; Juridical basis of International law; territoriality; jurisdiction and state responsibility; Pacific settlement of disputes; the law of treaties, human rights; World Court, International Criminal Court Hague, ECOWAS Court. |
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MIS 806: Resources and Development in the World Scene |
Constraints for Third World development (internal and external factors); the international economic order; food and hunger; development aid; resource crises, displacement and refugees; environmental issues; women and development; urbanization problems; problems of rural development case studies of Third World development models; etc. |
MIS 807: Gender in International Studies |
The concept of Gender in history; problem of gender matter in international politics, ethnicity and the state; feminism; women liberation; women in politics; women in development; cross-cultural case studies of women the world over; women in leadership, women in military and intelligence service. |
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MIS 808: International Borders and Transborder Resources |
Meaning and functions of regional and international boundaries; struggle for transborder resources; the issue of land; mines; forest and water resources; role of the multinationals in onshore and offshore resources, displacement and resettlement of border population or communities. |
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MIS 809: International Political Economy |
The concept of international political economy; mercantilism; liberalism; Marxism; imperialism; international monetary relations; international trade relations, development and underdevelopment; multinational corporations, debt and aid; donor fatigue commodity market; the new economic order (or globalization); WTO (World Trade Organization); NAFTA (North America Free Trade Organization). |
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MIS 810: Alternative Development Strategies: Africa and the Developing World |
The concept of development; theories of development-neoclassical and dependency schools; criticisms of the theses; alternative development strategies (capitalist, socialist or mixed economic systems); models in Africa or Asia for analysis. |
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MIS 811: Religion and Politics in the International Scene |
The role of religion in political and social change; the transnational character of major world religions; global political implications of specific religious movements; ideology, fundamentalism, terrorism and security. |
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MIS 812: Global Human Rights |
The philosophy of Human Rights; Human rights’ norms, its development and enforcement in society; attitudinal responses by global human rights regimes; prospects for a global human rights culture in the current century; issues of genocide; mass murder; torture; humanitarian protection for civilians in war zones; prisoners of war (POW); abuses on women; refugees; children; poverty and malnutrition. |
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MIS 813: War and Peace in World History |
General survey of wars in history; origin and development of 1st and 2nd World Wars; consequences of the wars on world polity; assessment of regional and civil wars; other forms of conflicts (origin and history); cases and modes of reconciliation and resolution; terrorism; peacekeeping; societal implications of conflict; sustainable global peace. |
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MIS 814: The Middle East: Regional and Strategic Issues in the 20th and 21st Centuries |
Assessment of the strategic, political, military and socio-economic significance of the Middle East; the Iran-Iraq war, Arab-Israeli war; Arab nationalism; the politics of oil, the Gulf war I and II; Regional and International actors in Middle East conflict; problems of integration; Religion and Politics. |
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MIS 815: Environment and International Politics |
Defining the environment; the challenge of sustainable development; environmental education; deforestation and a forestation; and tenure; land degradation; international airspace; international waters and coastlines; multinational corporations and resource exploitation; impact on communities and reaction. |
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MIS 816: Culture, Games and Sports in the World Scene |
The concept of Sports and Youth Development; emerging trends in participation in games and sports of regional and international perspectives; the international dimension of hosting; the politics of non-participation or exclusion; the Olympics; world soccer; international festival of arts; trade fairs; book fairs. |
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MIS 899: Research Project. |
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