Objectifs pédagogiques

On completion of the seminar, students will be able to :

- Define, contextualize and use key concepts and notions of geopolitics ;

- Understand the social construction of space and borders in global politics ;

- Analyze geopolitical narratives and their strategic, ideological, and symbolic dimensions, drawing on current theories and debates ;

- Identify key actors in international politics (states, IOs, corporations, NGOs, transnational movements, etc.), understand their political agendas and modes of action, and critically assess power asymmetries and their reproduction through institutions and representations ;

- Engage with competing worldviews and post-Western perspectives on global order ;

- Develop reflexive tools for interpreting current geopolitical events, using maps, discourse analysis, and comparative case studies. Form their own opinion and critical thinking to interpret a contemporary international phenomenon, giving attention to how knowledge is produced and to the complexity of situations (intersection of political, ideological, and ethical dimensions…).