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Jahangirnagar Univesity
Department of International Relations
Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) Syllabus
For Students Admitted to the PhD Class in the Sessions 2010-2011,
2011-2012, 2012-2013 and onwards
The PhD course is scheduled for one year. A candidate will be offered two courses during the
period. A written examination on the courses offered will take place at the end of the year.
Course Code
Title of the Course
IR701 Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts
IR702 Nationalism and Nationalist Movements
IR703 Issues in International Relations
IR704 South Asian Affairs
IR705 West and Central Asia
IR706 International Politics of Contemporary Latin America
IR707 Security Studies
IR708 Russia and the CIS
IR709 Contemporary Africa
IR 710 Foreign Policy of Bangladesh
IR701: Ethnicity and Ethnic Conflicts
Study of ethnicity in international relations
Nature and scope of studying ethnic issue in contemporary world
Theories and problems of ethnicity
Ethnic conflicts and its typology
- Theoretical perspective
- Empirical observation
Resolution of ethnic conflicts
Mapping ethnic conflicts
Outlook for the future
IR702: Nationalism and Nationalist Movements
Nationalism as a theoretical concept
Growth of nationalism – historical perspective
Thoughts, doctrines and philosophies with respect to nationalism
Nationalism and nation building
Mapping various nationalist movements
Nationalism in contemporary world and the outlook for the future
IR703: Issues in International Relations
Current debate over the nature of international system
Globalization
Terrorism
Environment
Gender issues
Poverty, development and hunger
Marks
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
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Nationalism
Regional cooperation in contemporary world
Culture as an issue in international relations
Arms control, disarmament and nuclear proliferation in contemporary world and the outlook for the future
Communication and the internet revolution
IR704: South Asian Affairs
A brief history of South Asia
Geopolitical, economic, social and cultural matrix of South Asia
Role of India as a regional power in South Asia and the prospects for its rise as a global power
The role of the smaller South Asian nations in regional politics
India-Pakistan relations
Indo-Bangladesh relations
India’s relations with Nepal and Bhutan
Conflicts and disputes in South Asia (with emphasis on Indo-Pak pole)
Terrorism and extremism in South Asia
Human security review in South Asia
Big powers’ involvement in South Asia (with emphasis on Sino-Pakistan relations, Indo-US
strategic partnership and US-Pakistan strategic cooperation)
Regional and sub-regional cooperation in South Asia
South Asia and Indian Ocean
IR705: West and Central Asia
Geopolitical, economic, social and cultural matrix of West Asia
Arab nationalism
Emergence of West Asian state system
West Asia during the period of Cold War
Conflicts in West Asia with emphasis on Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Arab-Israeli peace process
Oil politics in West Asia
Regional organizations in West Asia (Arab League, OIL, GCC)
West Asia in post 9/11 period
Iran in West Asian politics (emphasis on nuclear controversy)
Democracy and human rights in West Asia
Central Asia in Contemporary World
Country wise study of Central Asia
Central Asia and the external power
Central Asia in regional Politics
IR706: International Politics of Latin America
Geopolitical, social and cultural matrix of Latin America
The US and Latin America
The genesis of Western hemisphere idea in the continent
Cuban revolution and impact
Latin America during the Cold War and its aftermath
Disputes and conflicts in Latin America
The issue of drug trafficking in Latin America
Latin American powers and the superpowers
Foreign policies of few major Latin American countries
The Rio treaty and OAS
Contemporary regional pacts and organizations
Leftist movement in Latin America, its present form and future outlook
Latin American in the age of globalization
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IR707: Security Studies
Security as a concept in international relations, its origin and history
Traditional security (state centric)
Non-traditional security (this would include a wide range of themes including human security)
Maritime security
- Traditional
- -Non-traditional
Security dilemma and the means to overcome it
Security approaches of the nations in contemporary world
IR708: Russia and the CIS
Break-up of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Russia
Analysis of Russian foreign policy in post-Cold War period
Reemergence of Russian power
Formation of CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
CIS vis–a-vis Russia
Recent events in CIS (with focus on disputes, conflicts and cooperation)
Security and Economic organizations in CIS
Internal politics and foreign policies of few major countries in CIS
CIS and its links with the Central Asia
IR709: Contemporary Africa
A brief history of colonization and decolonization of Africa
Geopolitics of Africa (segment wise, i.e., East Africa)
Pan- Africanism
The foreign policies of few major African countries (Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria etc)
Africa as the theatre of multifarious conflicts
The Role of UN Peacekeeping forces in Africa (with allusion to Bangladesh’s role where
applicable)
Africa and the external powers – Anglophonic Africa, Franco-phonic Africa
Africa and Globalization
Current problems in Africa with emphasis on poverty, epidemics and environmental degradation
A future outlook for the continent
IR 710: Foreign Policy of Bangladesh
Background, ideology and assumptions of the Bangladesh Liberation War
The Big power diplomacy in the Bangladesh Liberation War
The nature and the objectives of Bangladesh’s foreign policy
Foreign policy making process in Bangladesh
Economic and political bases of Bangladesh foreign policy
Bangladesh and its South Asian neighbours
Bangladesh’s relations with the US, Russia and China and the EU
Bangladesh and the Islamic World
Bangladesh and international institutions
Bangladesh and the SAARC
Note:
Each course contains 100 marks.
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