Introduction to International Relations: A Critical Perspective

Introduction to International Relations: A Critical PerspectiveInstructor: Dr. Behar Sadriu Date times: April 20 June 22, Sundays 10 AM 12 PM US Eastern Standard Time Main objectives: Prepare students to think critically about international relations with the end goal of generating ummah centric thinking that can lead to new concepts, theories and ideas more broadly Give students a university level understanding into the main ideas in International Relations (IR) Besides the main approaches like Realism,

covering readings in both primary and secondary texts

Paper subjects will be provided in the first half of the semester

primary sources can be academic or university publishing houses

Organic elite theory (Ibn Khaldūn)

a policy deemed “Pan-Islamic” by the Western European powers

The end to Ottoman Fratricide

Zionist diplomacy and the role of Zionist institutions to create a Jewish National Home in Palestine

The Hadith of Ja’far with Najashi

Building on this foundation

and statecraft (Siyasa) to reconcile Islamic governance with modernity

Imad al-Din Zengi

capitalism - that emerged from a specific place and a specific history