GAIC: Updated syllabus

Date	GAIC
08-ago	Introduction
09-ago	Presentation
10-ago	Thinking theoretically
11-ago	Realism
12-ago	Liberalism
15-ago	Radicalism
16-ago	Constructivism
17-ago	Levels of analysis
18-ago	INTEGRATION
19-ago	Individuals & States
22-ago	International System
23-ago	Security and Insecurity
24-ago	Human and collective security
25-ago	War: Causes and law
26-ago	Religion and War
29-ago	Economics and War
30-ago	Peace & Pacifism
31-ago	Case study: The African World War
01-sep	Case study: The Syrian Civil War
02-sep	INTEGRATION
05-sep	REVIEW
06-sep	PARTIAL EXAM
07-sep	EXAM REVIEW
08-sep	Economics as a tool for social science: Macroeconomic indicators
09-sep	International trade: Free trade vs. Fair trade
12-sep	Economic integration
13-sep	International economic institutions
14-sep	Case study: Brexit
15-sep	INTEGRATION
16-sep
19-sep	Health: Life and death
20-sep	Types of poverty
21-sep	Wealth: Material wellbeing
22-sep	How to help those left behind
23-sep	Case study: Programa Oportunidades
26-sep	Demographics as a tool of social science
27-sep	Ethnicity and race
28-sep	Racism
29-sep	Nation, State, and Nation-State
30-sep	Immigration
03-oct	Nationalism
04-oct	Gender and gender inequality
05-oct	LGBT rights
06-oct	Language and Religion
07-oct	Human Geography
10-oct	Case study: Ukraine
11-oct	Case study: Bathroom Bills in the USA
12-oct	INTEGRATION
13-oct	INTEGRATION
14-oct	What is neoliberalism?
17-oct	How did neoliberalism happen?
18-oct	REVIEW
19-oct	PARTIAL EXAM
20-oct	EXAM REVIEW
21-oct	The neoliberal state
24-oct	Winners and losers
25-oct	Privatization, marketization, financialization
26-oct	Managing economic crises
27-oct	Environmental and social consequences
28-oct	Case study: NAFTA
31-oct	INTEGRATION
01-nov	Globalization as a historical process
02-nov	Globalization as a policy choice
03-nov	Actors in globalization
04-nov	Case study: Chinese involvement in Latin America
07-nov	INTEGRATION
08-nov	What is corruption?
09-nov	Understanding corruption control and measurement
10-nov	Determining control of corruption
11-nov	The role of domestic institutions
14-nov	The role of international agencies
15-nov	Understanding contemporary achievers
16-nov	Policy conclusions
17-nov	Case study: The road to Denmark
18-nov	INTEGRATION
21-nov
22-nov	Final review
23-nov	Feedback session