Political Geography and Geopolitics

1. define key terms, concepts and theories within political geography, geopolitics, critical geopolitics and geostrategy in International Relations perspectives.
2. use methodology of contemporary geopolitical and geostrategic analysis.
3. develop intellectual and research capacities in identifying and analyzing contemporary geopolitical phenomena and processes.
4. identify and analyze geographical and geopolitical background in documents, strategic studies and political decisions of modern states from the critical geopolitics point of view.
5. analyze political processes and decision making processes within areas connected to geopolitical and geostrategic studies, for instance international relations and national security.
6. analyze geopolitical position of any given country as well as apply knowledge of influence of geographical factor on bilateral and multilateral relations.
7. interpret security and contemporary security issues throughout geopolitical point of view.
8. apply given knowledge on analysis of geopolitical discourses, public perception/public diplomacy and mass media.

30 lectures

15 hours of practical work

15 hours of practical work

Included in seminars and exercise

Mentoring work for seminars and excercise

1. Lectures: Introduction to Political Geography, Geopolitics and Geostrategy. Territory in Politics. Seminar: Metodology in geopolitical position analysis. 3 G position. Metodology of contemporary analysis Exercises: World of cartography, perception and power 1
2. Lectures: Subjects and Objects. Divides in space. Geostrategy. Global Geostrategy. Geography and Geostrategy. Seminar: Metodology in geopolitical position analysis. 3 G position. Metodology of contemporary analysis Exercises: World of cartography, perception and power 2
3. Lectures: Geopolitical position of Republic of Croatia Seminar: Documentary/Propaganda film The Nazis strike - analysis in context of imperial discourses Exercises: World of cartography, perception and power 3
4. Lectures: Imperial Geopolitics 1 Seminar: Documentary/Propaganda film The Nazis strike - analysis in context of imperial discourses Exercises: Halford J. Mackinder: The Geographical Pivot of History
5. Lectures: Imperial Geopolitics 2 Seminar: Metodology of Crtitical Geopolitics. Contemporary catography. Analysis and interpretations of statistical data Exercises: Halford J. Mackinder: The Geographical Pivot of History
6. Lectures: Cold War Geopolitics Seminar: Metodology of Crtitical Geopolitics. Contemporary catography. Analysis and interpretations of statistical data Exercises: Geopolitics and discourse: Practical geopolitical reasoning in American foreign policy
7. Lectures: 1 st mid term exam Seminar: Documentary film Holy wars - analysis in context of culture and religion influence on security Exercises: Geopolitics and discourse: Practical geopolitical reasoning in American foreign policy
8. Lectures: Contemporary Geopolitics, contemporary geopolitical analysis, Globalization, Deteritorijalization, Reteritorijalization Seminar: Documentary film Holy wars - analysis in context of culture and religion influence on security Exercises: Thomas P. M. Barnett: The Pentagon New Map
9. Lectures: Popular Geopolitics Seminar: Documentary film Blood in the Mobile - analysis in context of contemporary security Exercises: Thomas P. M. Barnett: The Pentagon New Map
10. Lectures: Global geopolitics. Discourse of The West. Contemporary geostrategy. Geopolitical flashpoints. Geostrategy of NATO enlargement Seminar: Documentary film Blood in the Mobile - analysis in context of contemporary security Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 1
11. Lectures: Geopolitics and/versus Geoeconomy Seminar: Preparation of the Workshop Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 1
12. Lectures: Geopolitics of global challenges to world security - Globalization of humanitarism and Geopolitics Seminar: Preparation of the Workshop Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 2
13. Lectures: The Geopolitics of Clima Change Seminar: Workshop Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 2
14. Lectures: Geopolitics of War and Peace, Flashpoints, Deconstruction of world order, failed states and rogue states Seminar: Workshop Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 3
15. Lectures: 2 nd mid term exam Seminar: Workshop Exercises: New geopolitical flashpoints-case study 3