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Overview
Introduction
Why do states go to war? Why do nations sometimes co-operate and obey international law? What is the role of institutions like the UN and the EU?
International relations are becoming ever more complex due to geopolitics, migration, war and other diverse factors. This programme analyses the functioning, history and theory behind the international system and the changing relationships between nations. You’ll look at the character of different states, examining the implications of the uneven distribution of power, money, welfare and knowledge on foreign policies and international order.
At LSE, you’ll be studying in an international university, located in an international city – close to the UK House of Commons and Parliament. You’ll learn with students from many nationalities, bringing a range of perspectives. When you graduate, you’ll have all the skills needed to embark on a career in politics, finance or the third sector.
There’s an opportunity to add a language specialism to your degree certificate and transcript – see the programme structure and courses section for details.
Preliminary readings
If you wish to gain further insight into the subject we suggest that you look at one or more of the following books:
- C Alden and A Aron Foreign Policy Analysis: new approaches (Routledge, 2011)
- J Baylis, S Smith and P Owens (eds) The Globalization of World Politics: an introduction to international relations (7th edition, Oxford University Press, 2016)
- C Brown, with K Ainley Understanding International Relations (Macmillan, 2009)
- B Buzan and G Lawson The Global Transformation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015)
- B Buzan and R Little International Systems in World History: remaking the study of international relations (Oxford University Press, 2000)
- R Shilliam International Relations and Non-Western Thought: imperialism, colonialism and investigations of global modernity (Routledge, 2010)
- J Steans Gender & International Relations (Polity Press, 2013)
- T G Weiss and R Wilkinson (eds) International Organization and Global Governance (Routledge, 2014)