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Courses 2016-2017
European Political History
This class covers European political history from 1500 until today. Lectures deal with the following topics:
- The Concept of Europe.
- European Civilization after the Middle Ages.
- War and European History.
- The Rise of Europe (The ''European Miracle").
- Religion and Diplomacy in the Age of Richelieu.
- The French Revolution.
- The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte.
- The Congress of Vienna.
- The Revolutions of 1848.
- Bismarck and the Unification of Germany The Congress of Berlin.
- The October Revolution.
- The First World War.
- Interwar Europe and the Rise of Fascism and Nazism.
- The Second World War.
- The Holocaust.
- The Case of Greece in European History (19th century until today).
- The Path to European Integration and the Future of Europe.
Economic Analysis
The course introduces the concepts, methods and toolkits of orthodox economics both micro and macro so that the student can acquire the necessary background to follow subsequent courses in micro and macroeconomic theory.
Topics include:
The science of economics
- Theories and models.
- Economic data and variables.
- Production possibility frontier
- Efficiency and opportunity cost.
- Demand and supply.
- Elasticity. Cost (total, average and marginal, short and long run).
- The supply decisions of the firms and the determination of the supply curve of the industry. Market forms (perfect competition, pure monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly). Welfare economics, Pareto optimality, externalities and public goods.
- Introduction to macroeconomic theory.
- GDP, Inflation and Unemployment.
- The real economy in the long run.
- Prices and money in the long run.
- Macroeconomic theory in the open economy.
- Economic growth and cycles.
- Macroeconomic policy.
International and European Institutions
The course is divided in two parts: The first part (P. Liakouras) examines the International Institutions. The second part (F. Asderaki) examines the European Institutions. The course aims to familiarize the students with the International and European organization, in particular through the examination of the principles, objectives and bodies emphasising the institutional status and function of various international and European organisations. The first part (P. Liakouras) examines the following organisations: the United Nations; the Council of Europe; the NATO; the OSCE.
Course outline: Introduction to International Organization (historical review, main figures and the legal personality of the international institutions).
The UN system (history, establishment, principles, objectives, membership, structure and bodies).
The Council of Europe (history, establishment, principles, objectives, membership and bodies); The European Convention on Human Rights and the international and the judicial mechanism for protection.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (history, establishment, principles, objectives, membership, the new new strategic concept), political and military bodies, military command structure, areas of responsibility).
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe: (history, evolution since the Helsinki Act 1975, principles, objectives, membership, action areas, the human aspect, the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, conflict prevention)
Β. As far as the part on the European institutions is concerned, the main objective is to familiarize the students with the EU institutional system and the key-competences of the main institutions and as well as with the changes brought about by the Treaty of Lisbon. The evolutionary formation of the European institutional system since the founding treaties to date, the distinction between intergovernmental and supranational institutions and the allocation of responsibilities between the Member States and the European institutions are deeply examined. Particularly, the function and the powers of the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the Commission, the Court of the European Union, the Court of Auditors and the European Central Bank are analysed along with the role of the subsidiary bodies, such as the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions.
Introduction to Political Science
The course presents an overview of the discipline, including the basic theories, concepts and vocabulary of Political Science. It concentrates on the operation of political institutions and the behaviour of political actors in contemporary parliamentary democracies.
The course consists of the following units: 1) “political community”, “political authority” and “political “legitimacy” , 2) direct and representative democracy, 3) voting and elections (e.g. voting systems, electoral behavior, referendum), 4) political parties (e.g. social cleavages, partisanship, party systems), 5) interest groups (e.g. interest groups - political parties, lobbying, pluralism and corporatism), 6) the Greek political system and its historical evolution.
The course provides the necessary analytical skills for understanding policy formation on the national level. Moreover, by introducing students to the different theories of Political Science, it contributes to the development of critical thinking skills.
Introduction to Political Theories
The course offers an outline of the development of the major political theories from the beginnings of modernity until today. Especially liberalism, Marxism and conservatism are being analyzed in their plural historical forms, in their paradoxes and the variations of the relations between them. We also study important theories of the 20th century such as nationalism, fascism, anarchism, feminism, fundamentalism and ecologism. Students can thus attain a historical map of modern political theories through the notions of political modernity on man and the state, on ideology, religion and the gender, on the structures of power and the organization of the political institutions.
Introduction in International Relations
The basic course objective of this introductory course is the student’s familiarization with International Relations as an academic and scientific field. Further objective of the course is the understanding of complexity and the controversial character of the issues involved in peace and war. The main aim is to introduce the basic questions at the three levels of analysis of international politics: The man, the state and the international system. Moreover, a principal objective of the course is to help students develop scientific sharpness, objectivity and familiarity with the terms and concepts of the theory of international relations. Overall, at the outset of their studies, the students are called to familiarize with the controversial issues of international politics, the many and often conflicting interpretations and the central questions they should focus their attention.
English-Basic Concepts and Technical Language Structures in International Relations I
The purpose of this course is twofold: the review of the main structures of the English language and the development of basic vocabulary within the domain of business, public relations, politics and finance.
To consolidate and utilize previously acquired language, to familiarize students with specialized topics and language using specialized texts relevant to the students’ field of study, to further develop the students’ writing skill in summary writing.
Language Skills
Language Skills in French
The A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The A1 level “basic user”:
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
- Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
German Language - Introduction of the basic structures
Students elaborate basic texts, the content of which refers to issues of academic and professional everyday life. On the basis of the texts, grammatical and syntactical phenomena are interpreted and through appropriate exercises they are embedded. Grammar / syntax: declension of nouns, regular and irregular verbs, imperatives, possessive pronouns and others.
Arabic Language I
The teaching materials for the course of Arabic are based on the book Al.Kitab Al.Asassi Fi Ta’lim Al Lugha Al Arabiya AnNatiqin Biha by El-Said Badawi and Fathi Ali Yunis. The book is published by the Arab League Educational, Culture and Scientific Organisation (ALESCO) together with the International Organisation of Cooperation and the Spreading of the Arab-Islamic Culture “ ALESCO” (1983,1988,2006 & 2006) and the American University of Cairo, Egypt (2006 ISBN-13: 978 977 4160370, 2008 ISBN 977 416 231 5.) The above cited book includes the teaching materials necessary for a student to learn in order to sit for an exam leading to the state certificate of language competence- equivalent to the English First Certificate which is granted by the Cultural Centre of the Egyptian Embassy in Athens. Semester One: eleven units are covered which include: the alphabet, basic reading and writing skills, basic vocabulary (up to 200 words) and basic grammatical skills.
Chinese Language and Culture I
IT Skills (Windows, Word Processor, Databases
The evolvement of computer systems and their architecture, networks and internet, Information Systems’ problems and their solutions, practices in the use of software for searching, presenting and analyzing computer data, introduction to office automation with emphasis in word processing and presentation applications.
European Union Law: Institutions
The analysis of the law of the European Union is based largely on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, and legislation made under the Treaties by the Council, the Parliament, and the Commission (secondary legislation). The techniques of harmonisation are examined and illustrated by reference to the Treaty provisions and secondary legislation. The principal objective is to enable students to acquire knowledge and understanding of the role and function of EU law and business regulation within the internal market, and to be able to discuss critically at an advanced level the legal and policy issues arising therefrom.
Economic, Institutional and Political Constitution of Europe
The course aims to introduce the economic, institutional and political construction of the EU through the study of the main dimensions and parameters that define the organization and the functioning of the EU; the dynamic of its development since the formation of the first European Community to the presents, and; the changes that have taken place. The organs, the policy processes, the actors (national, supranational, local) that set the institutional framework of the EU and support the functioning of the EU sui generis political system are approached in systemic manner. The course aims to familiarize students with the political system of the EU; the evolution of the phenomenon and the institution of European integration; the development of the EU institutional framework and the main EU policy processes; the theoretical approaches to EU integration; the relation between institutional development and EU policies; and, last but not least, the linkage between politico-institutional developments and EU economy.
Economic Policy
This course presents the basic theoretical concepts, principles and institutions of the applied modern economic policy in a mixed economic system. The main purpose of the course is to develop the economic way of thinking and make the students ready to use logic, methods and instruments of economic policy in their further studies. Specifically the course aims at giving students a solid grasp of macroeconomic policy at the basic level and ensuring students can apply macroeconomic analysis to the policy management of contemporary national and international economic problems. This course introduces basic concepts and tools used in economic policy and economic policy analysis: the theory, institutions and political economy of economic policy, fiscal theory and policy, budget deficits, and the national debt; growth and business cycles; money, banking and monetary policy; foreign economic policy (trade, exchange rates, balance of payments, international investments); unemployment and inflation; development theory and policy and contemporary economic issues.
Contemporary International Politics
This course covers some of the most significant developments and trends in contemporary international politics.
Topics include:
- The Arab Spring.
- USA: In a Path of Relative Decline?
- The Rise of China.
- The Rise of India and Brazil.
- Islamic Terrorism
- The Issue of a Nuclear Iran.
- The issue of North Korea.
- Turkey's New Regional Role
- Developments in SE Europe.
- The Future of European Integration.
History of International Relations and Strategic Studies
The course objective is the historical study of international relations and strategic approaches among the member-states of the international system. More specifically, the course deals with the framework of international community from its very beginning till the modern transnational international system. The study of this discipline focuses on the evolution of international relations and strategy from Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Greece, through the Empires (Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman), then through Europe of the Middle Ages and until the transnational system that was created with the Peace of Westphalia. Furthermore, the course objective provides answers concerning the institutions and codes of conduct among international actors on which political groups attempted to frame and develop the types of relations that connected them. Last but not least, the disciplinary field incorporates meanings such as: international community, international systems, state actors, strategic choices, competition and sovereignty, independence, empires and hegemonic powers.
The course objective is to clarify the function of international systems in the scope of the historical evolution of international community as well as of the formulation of strategy by the actors of the international systems. The historical knowledge of the evolutionary process of international relations and inter-state conflicts will assist to the understanding of historical structures that run through the international systems. It is essential to examine the various models of relations among states for the understanding of their special characteristics and the advantages each one provides. Furthermore, the course aims at the clarification of basic notions of thehistory of international systems and the state strategies in general, but more specifically, the notions concerning the study of the field, as described above. Special emphasis is placed on the phenomenon of uncertainty of nations between their will for independence and sovereignty on one hand and the promotion of a global community of cooperation on the other. The comparative analysis of case-studies throughout international history leads to conclusions that help understand the function of international relations as well as the ability to foresee the future model of the international community.
Relevance with courses on international relations theory and strategic analysis.
Quantitative Methods
Descriptive and inferential statistics. Population and sample. Observational studies and designed experiments. Sampling methods. Bias. Quantitative and qualitative and data types. Variables and Observations. Univariate and bivariate statistical charts. Measures of location and spread. Basic concepts in probability. Normal distribution and empirical rule, t or student distribution, chi square distribution and F distribution. Central Limit Theorem. Sampling error and sampling distribution. Confidence intervals and hypothesis tests of mean and proportion of one or two samples with known or unknown population standard deviation. Chi-square goodness of fit test. Contingency tables and chi-square independence test. One-way ANOVA. Simple linear regression. Usage of statistical packages for the analysis of social science data. Basic uses of simulation in social sciences. Complex system simulation with the Netlogo software package.
English-Basic Concepts and Technical Language Structures in International Relations II
This is the second part of the course offered in the first semester. The purpose of this course is to further advance the vocabulary within the domain of business, public relations, politics and finance.
- To help students successfully communicate in business contexts
- To expand on and recycle semi-technical business vocabulary and language structures
- To develop students’ writing skills in order to produce short essays whose topics are directly related to their subject courses
Language Skills
Communication Skills in French Language
The A2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The A2 level “basic user”:
- Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
- Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
- Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
German Language - Development of Language Patterns
Students elaborate simple texts, the contents of which refer to themes of academic and professional everyday life. On the basis of the texts, grammatical and syntactical phenomena are interpreted and through appropriate exercises they achieve their impediment. Grammar / syntax: declination of regular and irregular verbs, times (present, future and past), auxiliary verbs, pronouns, declension of adjectives.
Arabic Language II
The material covered in this semester- seven units- familiarize the student with everyday situations such as the language used at the airport, in hotels and at the bank. (Approximately 260 new words). The grammar skills will cover describing nationalities, personal and possessive pronouns and the conjugation of Aorist along with the pronouns.
Chinese Language and Culture II
IT Skills (Powerpoint, electronic mailing, intranet, internet navigation)
Information Systems’ problems and their solutions, introduction to computer applications, algorithms, logical diagrams, practices in the use of software applications for presenting computer data, electronic mailing and internet surfing, design of information systems and relational databases, practical training in problems’ solving with the use of spreadsheets and database management applications
International Law I
The formal sources of international law, i.e. principal sources: treaties, custom, general principles of law and the secondary sources or evidence: case law and the teachings of qualified publicists as part of the international law making process and its evidence, well as the supremacy of international law over domestic law are the coral considerations of the course. In particular the conclusion and observance of treaties, the element of consent in getting bound by a treaty, the reservations, the invalidity, termination and suspension of treaties, treaties and third states, treaties and state succession are part of the international law of treaties. With regard to international custom the examination of its formation prevails. The peremptory international law norms (jus cogens) are also considered with regard to hierarchy of rules and principles. Other secondary sources such as the acts of international organizations and unilateral acts are examined in the framework of evidence of international law rules.
Decision Making Methods
Econometric methods and forecasting. Multiple Linear Regression of cross sectional and time series data. Forecasting based on atheoretical methods: autoregression, ARIMA, artificial neural networks. Basic concepts and methods in psychometry and multivariate statistics: principal component analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis, canonical correlation analysis.
Operations Research and optimization. Linear programming and integer linear programming problems. Transportation, transhipment and assignment problems. Usage of the Gretl econometric package for time series analysis and forecasting. Usage of the NEOS server for optimization.
International Political Economy
The aim of this course is to understand the interactions realized in the contemporary international economic and political environment. To understand the interactions we study the four dimensions of the field study of International Political Economy. These four dimensions are the state, the market, the domestic and international environment. Understanding these interactions is directly related to the theoretical approach taken by each scholar to understand the contemporary international economic and political environment. The study of the interactions of the four dimensions of international political economy is attempted in various disciplines of International Political Economy such as international monetary relations, international trade relations, relations between the countries of South and North, the issue of high external debt for developing economies, financial crises, multinational corporations and global production and the effects of the global financial crisis which first showed in August 2007.
Comparative Political Systems
The course focuses initially on the political systems of western liberal democracies and the differences amongst them. The classification system applied is based on the institutional characteristics of their political systems (e.g. political systems with one or two legislative bodies, federations or unitary states, political systems with written Constitution or Unwritten Constitutionalism). Subsequently, political systems that diverge significantly from contemporary liberal democracies are examined (e.g. political systems of East Asia, New Democracies, Islamic regimes, military regimes). In order to facilitate the comprehension of the latter category, the analysis incorporates also economic and cultural dimensions.
International System: Globalization and Global Governance
Following the introductory courses of the A and B semester teaching aims at introducing the students to the main issues as regards the structure and functions of contemporary interstate relations. The course focuses, inter alia, on central issues such as the political aspects of international institutions and international law, the role of hegemonic powers in international politics, the role of diplomacy and the differences between interstate relations and domestic policy. Following Hedley Bull’s approach in Anarchical Society “international order” should be examine as a term, as a concept and as the central reality of contemporary international politics. If follows that the course shall enter into such issues as “intervention”, the role of great powers in international politics, the role of power in interstate relations and war and the causes of war as destabilizing intervening variables between international order and peace and stability.
International Relations Theory
The main purpose of the course is the critical approach by the students of the Theory of International Relations and especially of the assumptions of the two basic theories: political realism/neorealism and liberalism/neoliberalism.
The presentation of the historical evolution of the discipline of International Relations and of the key theoretical approaches. Particularly, we analyze in detail the main assumptions of the theory of Political Realism/Neo-realism, as well as those of Liberalism/Neo-liberalism. In such a framework, we analyze basic concepts of International Relations, like the anarchical international system, the causes of war, the national interest, the balance of power, the self-help principle, the security dilemma, the economic interdependence, the theory of democratic peace, the role of international organizations, collective security etc. Finally, we examine the levels of analysis in International Relations, as well as the decision-making theories.
English in Word Politics and Global Economics Developing Oral Presentation Skills
This course presents some major concepts encountered in political analysis. Each concept is defined clearly and fully. It also familiarizes students with some global issues for class discussion (Women’s Liberation-the Feminist Movement , Talking about Great National Figures. The Role of Religion in International Relations: Secular vs. Theocratic States etc.) Reference is also made to technical terms related to International Trade and Finance and the effective communication needed in making effective business/oral presentations.
Course Objectives:
- To further develop students’ awareness in processes involved in receptive and productive skills.
- To introduce basic concepts in politics, law, international trade & finance.
- To train learners in identifying features of spoken and written discourse.
- To develop specific areas of professional communication.
- To build the students’ confidence in academic writing and speaking by providing a wide range of pair and group work as well as writing tasks
Language Skills
Writing Skills in French Language
The B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The B1 level “independent user”:
- Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
- Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
- Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
German Language - Application of basic language elements
In the third, more complex and demanding texts are taught, which refer to linguistic diversity in Europe, learning foreign languages, the institution of the European Culture Capital and others. Also, students learn new grammar. Grammar / syntax: present perfect participle, past times, declension of nouns with definite and indefinite article, personal pronouns, causative and temporal sentences.
Arabic Language III
Eight of the next units in the book will be covered which they refer to visiting a doctor, family life and relatives, the post office etc. The grammar taught in this semester will cover: verb conjugation in the Aorist, Present, Future, the imperative, the active and passive voice, gerund and infinitive, time and place adverbs.
Chinese Language and Culture IIΙ
IT Skills (Statistics)
The course aims at: Learning the statistical software SPSS, Data preparation, reading and storing data files, Define variables, Encoding values, variables and data processing, data transfer (import / export) between statistical packages and other data management programs (Excel), Descriptive analysis of qualitative and quantitative characteristics, regression analysis and dispersion, statistical inference (hypothesis testing, goodness of fit, etc.), Common statistical terms (mean, median, prevailing value, variance, maximum, minimum, etc.) Diagrams, Editing and modifying graphics performances, Analysis of data from surveys and scientific studies, Application of appropriate statistical techniques, Writing statistical reports and presentation of results, Dissemination of results.
History and Theory Of European Integration
The course is based on three thematic axes. The first concerns the process of the regional integration in Europe through the various historical events and the establishment of the postwar world order. The crucial role of the USA and the Soviet Union and the so called “Cold War” environment and its effect on the strategic choices of the European states to create an economic and possibly a political community are explored. The course will introduce students to the main historical events since the founding Treaties (European Coal and Steel Community, European Economic Community, European Atomic Energy Community) till the Lisbon Treaty i.e. The European Defense Community, Charles de Gaulle’s European policy, the European Political Cooperation, crisis in 1973,1979,”Eurosceptisism”, the Single European Act, EMU, the Treaties of Maastricht, Amsterdam, Nice, the European Constitution’s failure, the Lisbon Treaty and the Enlargement Policy.
The second axis concerns the development and evolution of the theoretical debates on European integration. The federalists’ views (CoudenhoveKallergi, Briad, De Rougemont, Spinelli) and the theoretical approaches of federalism (Pinder, Burgess), David Mitrany’s functional theory, neofunctionalism and its revision (Ernst Haas, Lindberg, Puchala, Scheingold, Sandholtz, Zysman Stone-Sweet), intergovernmentalism (Hoffmann, Milward, Moravcsik) and the international regimes theory (Krasner et. al.) are analysed.
The third thematic axis concerns the fundamental questions that lies at the centre of the theoretical debates i.e the establishment of a community-society or of a partnership within the member-states (Gemeinschaft or Gesellschaft); the impact of the European integration on member-states’ sovereignty; the formation of a European identity; and the democratic deficit issue.
Global Civil Society: NGOs
The course introduces students to contemporary forms of collective action (e.g. social movements, non-governmental organizations) and analyzes the role of non-governmental organizations in the new networks of Global Governance The course focuses on the different interpretations of the concept ‘civil society’, the emergence of New Social Movements (e.g. the feminist, ecological movement), the proliferation of Non-Governmental Organizations and their contemporary role in the international community. Finally it analyzes the debate on Global Governance. The course by providing the necessary knowledge about the extent and the limits of the political influence of civil society’s actors, contributes to the better understanding of politics on the national and supranational level.
Big European Powers: Diplomacy and Strategy
The principal aim of the course is to comprehend the main strategic issues underpinning European Integration at three levels.
First, the political. strategic and institutional evolution in the Euroatlantic relations after 1945.
Second, the way the big European powers were influenced by underlying strategic trends in Europe, in Transatlantic relations and in the world. At the European level, we shall stress the single most important issue, that is, the “German Question” and the factors that influenced the construction of the strategy and diplomacy of the great powers of Europe. Also the way it influenced their postures and decisions as regards European integration.
Third, as regards the latter issue, in a more general perspective outlining broader trends and policies of the great powers, we shall examine the way their strategic and diplomatic approaches influenced the creation, evolution and formation of European integration, its institutions, its physiognomy and its decision making modes.
Forth, focusing on facts and decision during the post-cold war era, the course shall examine the underlying strategic, economic and institutional factors that caused the creation of EMU.
International Trade and Economic Diplomacy
This course is an introduction to international trade theory and policy. The main goal of the course is to provide students with the theoretical background in economics that will allow them to analyze current trade policy questions. Material covered includes economic theory but also institutions and legal frameworks that govern the current international trading system. By the end of this course, students should understand the traditional and new theories of international trade, instruments of national and international trade policy, modern trade policy institutions and regimes, contemporary world trade issues. The course will cover: international trade patterns, basic theories of international trade including the Ricardian comparative advantage model, the Hecksher-Ohlin theory, Technological Development,, Economies of Scale, Imperfect Competition and International Trade, theory and policy of foreign direct investments, the theory and the political economy of trade policy and international trade regimes, the instruments of trade policy, regionalism and preferential trade agreements, the world trade system (GATT/WTO), main issues of contemporary international trade policy and the management of foreign trade matters.
European Business Law
Τhis module focuses on the legal basis for the functioning of the EU internal market, covering the law of free movement across borders (free movement of goods, free movement of labour, freedom of establishment, freedom to provides services and free movement of capital) and the basic institutions of EU competition policy (agreements, decisions and concerted practices , abuse of dominant position and state aid rules.
Modern Greek Foreign Policy
The purpose of the ‘Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy’ course is to familiarize students with the theory of Foreign Policy Analysis as well as with the central dilemmas that Greece is facing in the post Cold War environment. Students should be able to understand the decision making process regarding Greek Foreign Policy and to comprehend the changes that take place in the world system and affect Greece. The ‘Contemporary Greek Foreign Policy’ course examines the main approaches in Foreign Policy Analysis and reviews several factors that shape the decision making approach, like the role of the elite, the political parties, the media and the public opinion. Having shaped a theoretical framework on foreign policy, the focus is shifted on the priorities of Greek Foreign Policy in the international, regional and European environment (Southeast Europe, Mediterranean), as well as on the bilateral relations (Turkey, FYROM, USA, Russia, Israel), in order to comprehend the challenges that Greece is currently facing.
English- Basic Elements of Translation in International Relations and Global Economics
Emphasis is placed on the awareness of patterns in written texts-the columnist’s strategies and the practice of translating from Greek into English materials on International Relations and Global Economics. Heavy emphasis is also laid on Translation Hints and the Summary Translation. Students are acquainted with the technical terms (quantitative English) needed to describe trends and facts as well as with some discussion topics of global interest for class discussion.
Course Objectives:
- To sharpen the students' skills in making an oral class presentation
- To teach students basic translation techniques in order to preserve the meaning of the Source Text (ST) in the Target Language (TL).
- To enhance skills and abilities such as active translating, presenting information, effective interaction etc.
- To enable students to identify primary theories in the development of translation studies.
- To train learners in identifying features of spoken and written discourse.
- To teach them how to combine the words they already know into word partnerships-collocations
Language Skills
Writing Skills in French Language
The B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The B2 level “independent user”:
- Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.
- Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
- Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options
German Language - Application of basic language elements
This course introduces students to more complex and demanding texts and offers an introduction of new grammar phenomena. The texts refer to the educational system of Germany, CV writing, preparation of applications, formal and essential skills of a candidate. Grammar / syntax: temporal, adversative, causative and interrogative sentences, local and temporal prepositions, reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs, past tenses.
Arabic Language III
The next eight units of the book are covered in this semester. Emphasis is given to newspaper reading skills. The topic areas refer to the market, the police station, and the four seasons. Grammar includes: verb conjugation in the Aorist, the Present, the Future, the Imperative, the Active and Passive Voice, and the gerund and infinitive, relative pronouns and the subjunctive.
Chinese Language and Culture IIΙ
IT Skills (Management Information Systems)
The course aims at: Analysis, design and development of a Management Information System (MIS) for modern applications, Definitions and extensive examples in the subjects: Database Management, Decision Science, Modeling techniques, project management, Algorithms of operations research models, Analysis of the requirements of MIS, Design and development of Entity Relationship Diagram of MIS, Diagrams UML, Description of the implementation of MIS. Design and development of Base Data in MS Access and Oracle PL / SQL Developer, Design and Development of User Interface, Final implementation of MIS, Performance Check, Security of MIS, Implementation of a MIS in management (e-government, e-business) .
Organization and Management
Definitions, fundamental concepts and theories of management. Scheduling, strategic management and decision making. Project management with PERT/CPM. Concepts and principles of organization. Leadership theories, motivation, communication and group dynamics. Control and basic concepts of six sigma quality. Cost-benefit studies and quantitative methods of selecting among alternative projects: payback period, return-on-investment (ROI), net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR).
Monetary and Financial System
The course comprises an introduction to the fundamental concepts and relationships that make up the monetary and financial system, mainly from a theoretical point of view. The discussion starts with a description of the functions of financial intermediation and its relationship to the real economy, as well as a brief overview of the historical development and gradual transformations of monetary and banking systems.
Next, the discussion focuses on issues of monetary circulation, the relationship between monetary policy and inflation, and the exercise by central banks of control over monetary conditions in a fiat-money (non-metallic) monetary system.
Additionally, the course examines the fundamental structure and activities of banking institutions, the general reasons of banking crises, the ways in which crises can be avoided or contained, and the theoretical foundations of prudential supervision of banks. Specific reference is made to the capital adequacy rules as a key tool of banking supervision.
Cultural Diplomacy
The first part of the course clarifies the content and the semantic diversity of the notion of culture. The second part analyzes comparatively the main motifs on the nature of man and the social fundaments that run through the structures of the great cultural traditions (Islam, China, India, Japan), while at the same time the question on the particularity of western tradition is also raised. The third part raises the question on the hermeneutical and the ideological potentiality of the concept of culture. The loss, but also the growing emergence of the notion of cultural traditions within contemporary discourse and political practice is the main object of this last part. What are the possible motives, but also the equally possible potentialities of such an emergence within today’s post-traditional conditions?
Policies of the EU
This course introduces students to the main horizontal and sectoral policies of the EU, that is to say the objectives set, the means employed and the measures taken in common by the Member States in order to support and supplement their policies in broad economic and socio-political areas (regional development, social progress, taxation, competition and environmental protection) or important sectors of the economy (industry, research, energy, transports and agriculture). We will see that in specific sectors the European Treaties required explicitly the development of common policies, whereas for other activities it was the whole multinational integration process that was geared towards a policy formulation. The various legal foundations of the main sectoral policies certainly account for their dissimilar development; but so do as well the different requirements that the Member States set for those policies during the stages of the customs union, the common market and more recently the economic and monetary union.
International Economic Institutions
This course introduces students to the main principles and institutions of international economic law. It focuses primarily on the institutions and substantive law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With regard to the multilateral agreements under WTO, particular emphasis is given on the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In addition to introducing students to the basic principles and cores concepts of the institutions above, the course considers the underlying philosophy of world trade nowadays. The course also examines the role, mandate and basic principles of operation of the International Monetary Fund, including the methods and conditionality of its lending to countries facing a balance-of-payments crisis, as well as the organizations responsible for the elaboration of the common international standards for the supervision of banking institutions worldwide.
English for International Political Economy and Energy and Environment Issues
The materials in International Political Economy focus on a number of IPE problems that are essential to a sound understanding of the world today, examine the fundamental tensions that shape today’s world, and demonstrate to students how IPE issues tend to be interconnected. A second part of this course refers to discussion topics of global interest, Global Poverty- Overseas Aid to Developing Countries, World - Global Terrorism Women in Power, The Role and the Power of the Mass Media. Reference is also made to structures, systems, values and ideologies in politics.
Course Objectives:
- To help students develop self-expression using collocations and memorizing language chunks.
- To encourage students to develop critical thinking and open mindedness.
- To help students overcome their error phobia and tailor their message to their competence.
- To make students understand the process of putting ideas together so that they follow a logical pattern and sound the most persuasive.
- To stress the effective use of discussion gambits in getting ideas into an academic discussion and making clear and well supported assertions
- To provide opportunities for students to access more specialized texts and to discuss important issues in international law, world politics, global trade and economics.
- To place great emphasis on building awareness of language appropriacy and fluency in typical interactions.
- To extend the learners’ vocabulary by specific, professionally oriented terminology.
International Relations in Cinema - Seminar
Cinema is today one of the most recognized means of representing our world and ways of perceiving it. In this course we shall see how the cinematic art addressed major issues of global politics while, at the same time, examines the way we think politically and compose our theories. Several faculty members of the Department participate in this class, which provides for screening, analyzing and discussing films. Among the International Relations concepts that will be examined are: realism and neorealism; idealism and the international society; neoliberalism and globalization; Marxism and neoMarxism; clash of civilizations; global environmental problems; deterrence in the Cold War; and the Cuban missile crisis.
Optional
Optional
EMU & Banking Union
The course covers, οn the one hand, the institutional organization and functioning of the European monetary union and, on the other, the development and key elements of European policy for the financial sector. After a brief overview of the nature and significance of financial intermediation for the European economy, the debate focuses on the conditions and institutional set-up of the single currency area (Eurozone), based, in particular, on an examination of the provisions of the TFEU and the secondary Union legislation relating to the fiscal obligations of the countries of the Eurozone, the structure and functioning of the European Central Bank and the European System of Central Banks and the monetary policy of the euro.
Next, we examine the process of consolidation of the internal market and implementation of Community freedoms in the financial sector. The discussion emphasizes recent post-crisis developments, signaling a dramatic acceleration of the harmonization process in relation to the prudential and conduct-of-business rules applicable to the Union’s credit institutions, securities intermediaries and insurance intermediaries and the gradual emergence of a new supervisory architecture for the financial sector, with stronger supranational elements, possibly including the creation of a Banking Union for the countries of the Eurozone.
European Defense, Security and Political Integration
The course builds on many previous courses on European integration attempting to sum up and specialize issues in the fields of defense, security and political unification proper. Combining knowledge concerning the history of European integration, the Euroatlantic relations, the strategies of the great powers of Europe, the “German question” and the underlying moving forces of European integration, the course shall emphasize its evolution during the 1990s, 2000s and the current economic, strategic and institutional crisis.
International Law II
The course centres on the examination of the subjects of rights and obligations in international public order, i.e., states, international organizations and the individual. With regard to states, in particular the creation of states, their international recognition, the element of sovereignty, the principle of self-determination, the dissolution of states, claims of secession and the international response to any form of secession from existing states, the federal system in international politics are the coral considerations. In the same course, the nature and functions of international organizations, the responsibilities of individuals under international law, the conventional human rights, the International Criminal Court are considered in the examination of subjects of international law. The prohibition of the use of force and the right to self-defence as well as the peaceful means (judicial and political) of disputes settlement are additionally considered.
Political Philosophy of International Relations
Main goal of this course is to expose the theoretical and historical bond that links the Theory of International Relations to the tradition of political philosophy. The course begins by analyzing the most profound theoretical and practical dilemmas which emerged within Greek antiquity (Plato, the Sophists, Thucydides, Sophocles, Aristotle), passes through the Middle Ages (St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas) and modernity`s classics (Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Mill, Tocqueville), and ends with the contemporary discussion on the nature of democracy within a postmodern condition.
Strategic Analysis
The main purpose of the course is the detailed study of the concept of strategy and of its evolution from the era of Thucydides to our Post-Col War era.
The course examines thoroughly basic concepts of strategy (strategy, grand strategy, direct-indirect approach, deterrence-compellence/coercion, warprinciples of war, security dilemma, annihilation-exhaustion, attack-defense, escalation, crisis-crisis management, attrition-maneuver etc.). Moreover, it takes place a presentation of the historical evolution of strategy that includes:
- The holistic study of the strategy of Athens and Sparta during the Peloponnesian War, according to Thucydides
- The strategic thought of important figures of strategy (Sun Tzu, Napoleon, Jomini, Clausewitz)
- The evolution of strategic thought in East, Byzantium and Western Europe)
Furthermore, specific issues are examined:
- The issue of leadership via the study of history (mainly during the World War I & II)
- Seapower (Alfred Thayer Mahan, Corbett, Sir Julian S.)
- Geopolitics
- Air Power theorists (Douhet, Mitchell, Boyd, Warden)
- Nuclear Strategy
- Guerrilla Warfare
The examination of strategy is not restricted during the study of history (especially in Ancient Greece, World War I & II, and during the Cold War), but it also reaches our era. Nowadays, we study the strategy of the only superpower left (U.S.A.) and the rest great powers, in Iraq, Afghanistan, during the recent crisis in the Middle East and Africa. Finally, based on the study of history, we try to compare the strategies of the main actors of the international system in the past (city-states, nation-states) with the strategies of the great powers of our era, taking into consideration the unity of strategic thought.
Language Skills
French for Specific Purposes
1. The C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The C1 level “proficient user”:
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
2. Articles published in the French press regarding:
A. Greece and European economy
B. Greece’s international policy
C. Greece’s interior policy
German Language - Focus on Texts with Social, Political and Financial Aspects
The syllabus of the sixth semester includes texts that refer to the personal and professional career of a student, studying in a foreign university via exchange programs or visiting a graduate program. It also presents the political and electoral system, political parties and politicians as well as the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Grammar / syntax: infinitive, special and final sentences, passive voice, prepositions, declension of nouns after the definite and indefinite article, relative sentences, formulation of temporal sentences and derivatives, vocabulary.
Arabic Language VI
The content of the teaching material used in this semester refer to house hunting, salary/remuneration contract and to the importance of Arabic on a global level. Grammar includes: verb conjugation in the Aorist, the Present, the Future, the Imperative, the Active and Passive Voice, the gerund and infinitive, relative pronouns and the subjunctive. Grammar will also cover prepositions and the genitive case. A revision of the acquired knowledge follows which helps the students to consolidate the materials covered in this course. Students will also be involved with several essay topics as well as in listening to texts which is a partial requirement/ one of the components of the language certificate in Arabic equal to the First Certificate in English.
International Relations in Cinema - Seminar
Cinema is today one of the most recognized means of representing our world and ways of perceiving it. In this course we shall see how the cinematic art addressed major issues of global politics while, at the same time, examines the way we think politically and compose our theories. Several faculty members of the Department participate in this class, which provides for screening, analyzing and discussing films. Among the International Relations concepts that will be examined are: realism and neorealism; idealism and the international society; neoliberalism and globalization; Marxism and neo-Marxism; clash of civilizations; global environmental problems; deterrence in the Cold War; and the Cuban missile crisis.
Optional
Optional
International Political Negotiations
The basic idea of how to get to a successful negotiated agreement first has been developed by Roger Fisher and his team at Harvard Law School in the Negotiation Project. His main argument is based on the so called principled negotiation, the exploration of mutual benefits, the negotiation on the basis of interests and not positions, the preparation for the negotiation, the alternative options, the use of objective criteria, the negotiating power as well as his concept of BATNA (Bets Alternative to a negotiated Agreement) as a means of considering the negotiating power of each part to a negotiation and the measure of evaluating the negotiation outcome in terms of losses and gains. Along with negotiation theory the styles of mediation and the settlement of crises complete the course’s content.
Strategy
The purpose of the ‘Strategy’ course is to familiarize students with the main issues in strategic analysis, the levels of strategy (tactical, operational, strategic) and the types of strategy (land, naval, air). Students should be able to approach a number of topics in international relations, like the use of force, the causes of war, deterrence, alliance formation, etc.
The course ‘Strategy’, reviews a subfield of International Relations, which emphasizes on the concept of power in the international system. Therefore, the course examines the meaning and typology of power, as well as the ways in which states increase their power, in order to survive. The works of classic and contemporary strategic thinkers is also being analyzed, and case studies are used in order to comprehend past and contemporary international conflicts, wars and defense doctrines.
International Security
To examine international environment within the framework of security The course is both theoretical and practical as it examines the dimensions of security in the national and international environment. The course is part of International Relations and Strategic Studies.
Big Powers: Diplomacy and Strategy
The module covers both the theoretical and empirical pylons of the great powers strategy in international system. According to those two pylons we present and analyze in details the following: first, the systemic theory of studying international relations and especially this of offensive realism introduce by Mearsheimer; secondly we examine case studies of the last two centuries in regard of great powers strategy such as those of the U.S.A. (from 1900 till today), the Soviet Union (from 1917 till 1991), Germany (from 1868 till 1945), Japan (from 1868 till 1945), the Great Britain (from 1792 till 1990) and France (from 1789 till 1945). Moreover, with more advances and special standards, we analyse the balance of power among the great powers, the great powers competition for security, the war among great powers, the term “power” and the factors of power that a great power develop. Additionally, we mention that we suggest the students first, to study carefully the books and article provided for the understanding of the module and second, to attend the classes by participate in the discourse with comments and questions. The research during the whole period of the semester is more than necessary. The text which is proposed for the course is the The Tragedy of Great Power Politics of J. Mearsheimer. Furthermore, we refer in other related with course texts of the previous years, so as to enforce the students with eclectic references in theory and practice. Finally, the written exams are based on the knowledge received from the classes teaching, the discussions take place in the teaching meetings and also the books and articles which are suggested during the semester.
International Business
This aim of the course is the understanding of contemporary international business environment. The international business activity grows increasingly in an international environment highly competitive and complex. The international business climate is determined by several factors which should be studied to understand the strategies of modern enterprises to achieve their goals. The study of foreign direct investments and their effects on both countries to carry out and in the countries of origin and the development process of multinational companies are key issues within the course.
English in International Political Economy, Structures - Systems and Ideologies in World Politics
Heavy emphasis is placed on intercultural communication, cultural elements of some countries, public speaking skills and simulation skills in diplomacy. The second part of the course refers to the language policy in EU and the acquaintance of basic technical EU law terms through translation tasks.
Course Aims:
- To introduce the academic spoken discourse making students able to evaluate, interpret and expand on contemporary areas of interest to them.
- To demonstrate to students techniques of generating ideas and participating in democratic group discussions by sharing their thoughts on global issues which are of interest to them and have many levels of discussion.
- To encourage students to develop critical thinking and open mindedness so as to put global issues into a wider context
- To place heavy emphasis on fluency- the ability to speak easily without unnecessary hesitations- saying the words in groups and allowing a natural pause.
- To help students overcome their error phobia and tailor their message to their competence.
- To develop students’ confidence and communicative power when speaking before an audience.
Greek Diplomacy: Turkey & Cyprus - Seminar
The basic objective of The Greek Diplomacy-Turkey & Cyprus Seminar is the study of Greek foreign policy core issues in the peripheral subsystems and mainly in the Athens-Ankara-Nicosiatriangle, which is characterized by a conflictual-contending natureafter 1974. In this line the course aims to familiarize students with the process and content of Greek foreign policydiplomacy. It is intended to help them acquire a sound to theconceptual and practical understanding of the making and application of Greek diplomatic practice throughout the current era. Furthermore the conjunction between theory and practice, helps students to understand the basic challenges of Greek foreign policy that Greekpolicy-makers face, and the reasons for and implications of their decisions. In this manner students are managed to prepare for the professional world of international relations and diplomacy. The methodological plan of the course is divided in 12 seminar’s, once per week, totaling approaching three hours of contact. The seminar consists partly of lectures, tutoring, studentspresentations and simulations.
Optional
Optional
Seminar on Greek Foreign Policy
Theory of War in International Relations
The principal aim of the course is to build on knowledge taught during three years studying international relations. Teaching goes deeper by examining the single most important issue of history, that is, war. We focus on the relation between war, politics and strategy, contemporary issues as regards the proliferation of nuclear weapons, intervention and the related issues of non-state actors. We refer to great thinkers on war, inter alia, Thucydides, Maciavelli, Clausewitz, Aron, Bull, Κονδύλης, Wight, Waltz and Mearsheimer.
Business Policy and Strategy
The course examines the formulation and implementation of business strategy to achieve corporate objectives. Coping with opportunities and threats arising from changes in the company’s environment, matching strategy and corporate capability and creating organization with appropriate structures, processes and systems. The course not only examines the influence of the market place, cultural and political environment on decision making within the firm, but also encourages the perception of creative response and innovation.
Seminar on Contemporary International Politics
This class chooses two or three geographical regions every year, and then covers in depth the political and economic developments in the, For the academic year 2012-13 the regions will be the greater Middle East, North America and SE Asia. Presentations are required.
Environmental Energy, Economics and Diplomacy
Environmental and Energy Economics and Diplomacy through three pillars.
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Fundamental principles of environmental science and technology. Ecology and ecosystems. Hydrosphere and water pollution. Lithosphere, basic concepts of soil science and soil erosion. Atmosphere and air pollution. Urban heat island. Energy, greenhouse effect and global climate change.
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: Basic concepts of environmental ethics. Concept and levels of development, per capita income and purchasing power parities. Trends of world population and global economy. Poverty and hunger in the north and south hemisphere. Ecological, social and economic aspects of sustainable development. External cost and methods of its internalization into traditional markets. Optimal level of pollution. The four E’s: Economy, energy, environment and exponential growth. The IPAT equation. Environmental Kuznets curves. Agenda 21. Motives and signaling. Non market valuation techniques: contingent valuation, travel cost, hedonic cost pricing, benefit transfer. Ecological Footprint Analysis. Quality of life indicators.
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY AND POLICY: bilateral, regional and global problems of transboundary pollution. Strategic games in international energy and environmental negotiations.
Language Skills
French for International Relations
1. The C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages [CEFR].
The C1 level “proficient user”:
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
2. Authentic documents regarding:
- European Union
- United Nations
- World Trade Organisation
- French’s foreign policy
German Language - Methodological Approach of Special Texts
The syllabus of the eighth semester includes special texts with content related to the main cognitive fields of the Department. The texts refer to the European integration, the institutions of the European Union, the European Community law, the EU Treaties, the European economic and monetary policy and international and European institutions. Grammar / syntax: derivatives, compound words, participial determinations, relative sentences, gerund, final, temporal, deductive, oppositional and comparative sentences, passive voice, intentional verbs, vocabulary
Arabic Language VIII
A general course revision is done in class. Students also work on current issues from the Press both of cultural and political nature. Great emphasis is placed on the discussion skill.
Rhetorical Communication and Persuasion - Seminar
The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the phenomena of rhetoric and persuasion, introduce them to using communication as a means to attain goals and to develop communication skills. In the context of the course rhetoric communication and persuasion are related to modern expressions of strategic communication while stress is placed on the development of argumentation. Stress is also placed on the rhetoric composition of narratives and persuasion strategies relating to international politics.
The students who will participate in group projects will acquire an operating knowledge of the methodology of qualitative content analysis.
- Rhetoric as a form of Communication
- The Historical and Ideological Framework of Rhetoric
- Rhetorical Genres, Analysis of Rhetorical Topoi
- Process of Persuasion (Ethos, Logos, Pathos).
- Introduction to Argumentation theory.
- Attack and Negativity in Domestic and International communication
- Questions and Interview Strategies
- Persuasive Definition and Terminsitic Control
- Frames and Framing as tools for Message Formulation
- Metaphors in International Politics
- Attribution Theory and the Rhetoric of Blame Game
- Apology and Image Restoration Strategies. Collective and International Apologies.
- Speech Writing Techniques.
Optional
Optional
Ομάδα Διεθνών Σχέσεων
W: Winter - S: Spring
The purpose of the course is to examine aspects of Russian-Soviet and Russian history and the mutations of the social and political ideologies that occurred the last 120 years and have affected the Russian state of nowadays and its foreign policy. The way Russia defines its national interest is thoroughly analysed. The core of the course deals with the changes taking place in the modern world and their effect on the Russian foreign policy. The foreign policy of Russia evolves around and is analysed through three thematic topics:
- Globalisation, the international system and the modern world.
- The powers surrounding Russia.
- The “neighbouring” postsoviet space.
Special value is assigned to the relations of Russia with the Balkans and especially with Greece and Cyprus.
The course considers the principles and rules that regulate ranging state jurisdiction in the various maritime zones, which, according to the 1982 law of the sea convention, are: the internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the international straits, the continental shelf, the exclusive economic zone, the high seas and the international deep seabed area.
W - Current Topics in Bioethics
The course explored the moral, legal, and political implications of recent advances in bioethics, bio-environment and biotechnology at international and European level. Topics included death, euthanasia and assisted suicide, abortion, embryonic stem cell research, human cloning, sex selection, genetic engineering, eugenics, genetic discrimination and insurance, bioterrorism, environmental ethics, telemedicine, tobacco regulation, rights to have and refuse medical care, genetic privacy, and reproductive health. Aim of the course was to promote reflection on the ethical and legal and political issues raised by research in the life sciences and their applications and to encourage the exchange of ideas and information, particularly through education. It also aspired to promote action to heighten awareness among professionals involved in bioethics and bio-environment.
The objective of this course is to familiarize students with the study of the means of communication (Media), their function and the way they contribute to the composition of the international environment. The course is developed on the following axes: structure and function of the media, content theories with emphasis on news making process, theories of Media effects, globalization and communication, consolidation of new media as the carriers of new conditions in the field of communication. The specialization of the function of media in the international political environment is effected through the study of issues such as: the effect of technological developments in the continuous transfiguration of the field of communication; the internationalization of Media; imbalances in the global flow of information; the local and global dialectic in the production and consumption of Media content (glocalization); the analysis of specialized Media effects in foreign policy, such as the CNN-effect and the evolution of pan-Arabic communication channels. The students who will participate in group projects will acquire an operating knowledge of the methodology of quantitative content analysis.
The purpose of the course is to inquire the causes of rise and fall of the hegemonic powers into the international system and the various behaviors observed throughout history. The mechanisms that led a country of leading technology, strong organization and apt bureaucracy to decline and the circumstances of its rehabilitation are analyzed through a flashback to the five thousand years of China’s history. The mechanisms through which China was thrusted aside during the period of internationalization and its comeback in the period of globalization are examined. We analyze the factors of emergence of China in the global economy and how it affects the global economic structures. We examine the network of economic relations of China with Southeast Asia and Africa. We study the energy policy of China. The consequences of the rise of China in the modern global system are pinpointed in parallel with the morals that can be drawn out of the case of China and applied for Europe and Greece. The politics in the era of Mao (as Great steps ahead, “let a thousand flowers blossom”, Cultural Revolution) is compared to the era of modernization reforms during the last thirty years. The relations of People’s Republic of China with the USA, the EU, Russia, India and Japan and the special national affairs of China (Taiwan, Tibet, Muslim populations, Inner Mongolia) constitute a core subject of the course.
First, Turkey’s internal politics and its changes over the role of the army. Second, Pan-Turkism and Kemalist Nationalism. Third, Islamism and its variations within Turkey, Turkey as a metropolitan state as well as the Turks outside Turkey. Fourth, the Kurdish rebellion and its suppression within Turkey, as well as the suppression of other minority groups. Fifth, the course deals with the Turkish foreign policy and the relation of the state with third parties (USA/Russia/Europe). Six, with the historical background of the Turkish foreign policy and its future perspectives (as a regional power / Greece – Turkey relations / Cyprus Problem). There is no relevance with other course.
The course aims to present and analyze key aspects of U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy since the establishment of the United State until today. The course is based on two historical pillars. The first is referred from the establishment of American state until the end of World War II and the second from 1945 until today. Specifically, in the light of the central questions of international relations theory, the course examines the way of the American state, which led to the subsequent enlargement of its borders, the strengthening of central government power, the factors that shaped the unique policy of 'isolation' and the factors that led to a more active participation in international politics culminating with participation in the first and second World Wars. Next, in the light of the same basic central questions the course examined the route of U.S. strategy in the postwar period. More specifically, the subjects are examined are as followed: the U.S. alliance after 1945, American nuclear doctrine and its evolution from the Hiroshima until today, the Cold War and the U.S. strategic relationship with the other superpower, the postwar geopolitical and geostrategic considerations of U.S. national strategy and its transformation, the strategic requirements of the Euro-Atlantic axis before and after the Cold War, the Atlantic Alliance and the strategic doctrines as well as the evolution and promotion of American national strategy from 1990 until our days on the Atlantic Alliance. Finally, within the historical reference to the American presidencies the course analyzes the American strategic doctrine after World War II.
This course, like any other course of international relations, is complementary to all other and often overlapping with teaching fruitful way.
Application of games in everyday life, sports, economics and business, political science and international relations. Terminology and fundamental concepts of the theory of strategic games.. Players, moves, strategies, payoffs. Simultaneous move games and game tables. Constant and zero-sum games. Atomic games: the cooperation game, the battle of the sexes, the game of chicken and the prisoner’s dilemma. Dominant strategy equilibrium, Nash equilibrium, Schelling or focal point equilibrium. Sequential move games and game trees. Subgame-perfect Nash equilibrium and credibility of promises and threats. Game theoretic analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962). Examples of games in films. Applications of games in global environmental polities. Deviations from perfect rationality, social response mechanisms, influence science, intuitive judgment and body language.
The course ‘International Conflicts and Multilateral Diplomacy’ examine s the causes of international conflicts and the policies regarding conflict resolution. After defining the nature of international conflicts, the goal will be to analyze several means and policies that are applied to resolve international conflicts. Cases of diplomacy, mediation, sanctions, humanitarian interventions and peace operations will be examined. The course will probe into the legal, ethical and practical dilemmas regarding ‘humanitarian’ interventions, the effectiveness of ‘smart’ sanctions and the emergence of new asymmetrical threats for international security. In order to analyze the above, example of international conflicts that took place both before and after the end of the Cold War, will be used. Case studies will involve conflicts in Europe (Balkans), the Middle East and Africa. In particular we will examine the cases of Iraq, Somalia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Libya.
This course, which requires from students the writing of essays and class presentations, covers the contemporary international political and economic developments in South Eastern Europe.
Topics include
- The New Macedonian Question and the Name Dispute.
- The Role of the US in SE Europe.
- The Role of Russia in SE Europe.
- The Role of Turkey in SE Europe.
- The Role of Serbia in SE Europe.
- The European Union and SE Europe.
- The Kosovo Issue.
- The issue of Bosnia.
- The Albanian Factor in SE Europe.
- Organized Crime in SE Europe.
- Greece and SE Europe.
Theoretical and applied knowledge derived from the scientific fields of Political Communication, International Communication and International Relations are presented in order to examine the phenomenon of International Political Communication. The following shall be developed:
- Definition of Political Communication, Introduction to a Systems Analysis.
- Domestic Political Communication and its Interplay with International Political communication.
- Political Communication at the E.U. Level; Effects on European Integration
- Typology and Models of Propaganda
- International Communication and Propaganda
- Images of Nations
- Image of Leader and Image of Country: From Personalization Functions to Re-branding Processes.
- Rhetorical Presidency and the “Going Public” Strategy in the USA.
- Rally Around the Flag Effect.
- Public Diplomacy and Soft Power.
- Commodification of Nation Image: The Nation Branding Approach.
- International Public Opinion: The Case of Armed Conflicts.
- Image Making and Media Management in Armed Conflicts
- The Home Front Management and the Communication Element of Finlandization
The students who will participate in group projects will acquire an operating knowledge of the methodology of quantitative content analysis.
To acknowledge the purpose of NATO throughout its history The course examines the process of the euroatlantic relations from the end of the WWII till the present days. The course is part of International Relations, International Security and Strategic Studies.
Ομάδα Διεθνούς Οικονομικής
W: Winter - S: Spring
S - Diplomacy and Economics
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Analysis and Management of International Economic Crises
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - International Cooperation for Development
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - Financial Statement Analysis
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - International Marketing
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Enterpreneurship
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - International Systems (Measurement of Economic Activity)
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - Economy and Democracy
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - World Distribution of Work Growth and Social Prosperity
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Ομάδα Ευρωπαϊκών Σπουδών και Θεσμών
W: Winter - S: Spring
W - Processes of Policy Formation and (Policy) Supervision in the EU
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - The Political Economy of European Union
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Education and R&D in the EU
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - EU competition and business law
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - Planning, Administration and Implementation of European Programs
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Theories of State, of Law & Economy : Fundamental Texts
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - The EU in the World Politics and Economy
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Political Sociology
ADD_CONTENT_HERES - International Law and Policies of Environment
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Deterrence and Greek Strategy
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Ομάδα Γλωσσών Κ.Λ.Π.
W: Winter - S: Spring
W - Translation for the EU Institutions / Policies and the World Organizations
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Communication Skills in French Language
ADD_CONTENT_HERES -Teaching Skills
ADD_CONTENT_HEREW - Mass Media English
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