Statsvetenskap (STATSV)

Contemporary European Governance, 7.5 hp

This course covers the development of the European integration process from the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community in 1957 to the creation of the European Community, with an emphasis on the present situation. On this course major in...

Europe in the World, 7.5 hp

This course deals with the relations between Europe (and the European Union) and the rest of the world. The aim of the course is to provide an overview and understanding of Europe's role in the world, past and present. European nations have influe...

The Swedish Model, 15 hp

The aim of the course is to offer its participant students fundamental knowledge of the history and structure of the Swedish state and related institutions like so many other aspects of the contemporary Swedish political, economic, institutional a...

History of European Identity, 7.5 hp

This course deals with the question of European Identity. Does it exist, how did it develop, what is the role played by geographical conditions, economy, religion, tradition, culture and politics? A guiding thought is that the history of Europe ca...

International and European Law, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: European integration, as expressed in the EU- and EC Treaties, and the rule of law; main features of the Common Market and its impact on the European integration; important areas of community competence, ...

European Democratic Culture, 7.5 hp

The overarching theme of the course is European Democratic Culture and European Politics, or, how to understand Europe's democratic historical development, and the democratic forms and thoughts of today, especially within the frame of the European...

Contemporary European Institutions, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: institutional theories as applied to the EU; theories of integration and multi-level governance; policy-making in the EU; the development and characteristics of the EU system of institutions; prospects ...

Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Analysis, 7.5 hp

Modern diplomacy is a variable field of actors, objectives, resources and strategies of international politics. This course offers an overview as well as deepened perspectives on the roles and forms of diplomacy in the contemporary international s...

International Governance and Civil Society, 7.5 hp

International Organisations: Theory and Practice, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: theories of international organisation and international institutions; international regimes; international norms and norm formation;  the significance of international organisation in global politics. 

Contemporary Issues in International Governance, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: the application of theories and concepts of international and European relations on contemporary issues in international governance; the practice of international governance. 

International and European Security, 7.5 hp

The aim of this course is to provide an advanced introduction to the fields of international security studies in general, and issues of European security specifically. The first part of the course focuses on the development of security studies, th...

Europe's Relations with the World, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: divisions of the world and the politics of identity; EU as a global actor; EU development policies; EU and other regions; foreign policy of the EU. 

The Politics and Economics of International Relations, 7.5 hp

The course will cover topics such as international trade, the global financial system and global environmental change. The perspective is empirical: we want to know what the major issues are and what the drivers for change are. We want to know abo...

International Relations Theory, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: main disciplinary trends and controversies since c. 1980: neo-realism and neo-liberalism as dominant modes of analysis; advent of post-positivism in International Relations; significance of the end of the ...

Research Design and Methods, 7.5 hp

The central themes of the course are: an introduction to the philosophy of science; research traditions in the social sciences; the design of social and political research; conceptual, procedural and ethical considerations in research; adva...