Week 1: Introduction

Course requirements, course program, Area Studies as a concept

Week 2: Area Studies as a Discipline

David Szanton: The Politics of Knowledge. Area Studies and the Disciplines. University of California, 2002.

Week 3: What is an Area?

The Rebirth of Area Studies: Challenges for History, Politics and International Relations in the 21st Century Chapter 3

Week 4: Introduction to the World-system

World-systems analysis - Immanuel Wallerstein (2013)

The Modern World-System as a Capitalist World Economy - Immanuel Wallerstein 2004 (Chapter 2)

Week 5: Periphery, Semi-periphery, and Core in the Modern World-system

Rise And Demise: Comparing World Systems - Christopher Chase-dunn, Thomas D Hall 79-98 (1997)

Week 6: Regions and Area Studies

https://europe.unc.edu/toolkits/chapter-1/ Chapters 1, 2, 5 (they're not long, don't worry)

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations - Chapter 23 (365-382)

Week 7: Area studies and nationalism

Colin Flint and Peter J. Taylor: Political Geography, World-Economy, Nation-State and Locality Seventh edition, Routledge, 2018, Chapter 5.

Week 8: Current issues through Area Studies: War and Conflict

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations Chapter 14 (225-239)

https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan

Week 9: Current issues through Area Studies: Poverty & Development

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations Chapter 26 (419-433)

The Slum - Al Jazzera Pick at least one episode to watch https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzGHKb8i9vTzzdepVrNsOATf9u44nfIXH

Week 10: Current issues through Area Studies: Rising China

China and the Return of Great Power Strategic Competition? - Bruce Jones - 2020

Week 11: Current Issues through Area Studies: Climate Change and Migration

The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations - Chapter 24

Report on the Impact of Climate Change on Migration - 2021 (Sections I & II)

Week 12: Presentations

Week 13: Presentations