World politics

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WORLD POLITICS
2024 2025
Every Wednesday, 12.00–16.00 in lecture room FDV18.
Study degree: Undergraduate
Language: English
Semester: Second semester
Teachers: prof Ana Bojinović Fenko (lectures),
teaching assistant Ajda Hedžet, MA (tutorials)
ajda.hedzet@fdv.uni-lj.si

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Agenda
1.
Introductio
ns
2.
Information
about the
course
4. My FDV,
DIKUL,
Zebra,
Referencing
(APA 7. gen
referencing
style).
3. Intro
discusion
(in pairs)
about world
politics

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Who are you?
Where are you from?
INTRODUCTION
S
What do you like to do in your
free time?
What international news story
that caught your attention
most in 2025 or 2024?

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Step 1: Write down: the event you picked;
the countries and actors involved; why
they think it matters for world politics.
Step 2: Small Group Discussion (5-10 min)
In small groups (2-3), share your stories
and discuss how your events connect to
broader themes like power, diplomacy,
conflict, or global governance.
Step 3: Class Debrief (5-10 min)
Share key takeaways.
Focus on:
• patterns in global events?
• different perspectives that shape our
understanding of world politics
• actors that have the power in shaping
the international narrative

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Objectives and outcomes
Course objective: is to introduce students to the
phenomenon of world politics and to provide an
analytical apparatus for thinking about, analysing and
presenting the results of events in world politics.
Learning outcomes: Students identify and define the
phenomenon of world politics, classify and compare the
characteristics of the structure of the globalised
international community in the 21st century, and are
able to apply the conceptual framework of the structure
of the international community to the analysis of
(current) events in world politics.

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Reading list
1.
Baylis, J., Smith, S., &
Owens, P. (eds.). (2023). The
Globalization of World
Politics. An Introduction to
International Relations, 9th
ed. Oxford University Press.
(in Web Office, selected
chapters only)
2.
Kinsella, D. T., Russett, B.
M. and Starr, H. (2016). World
politics: the menu for choice.
10th ed. Cengage Learning. (in
Zebra, selected chapters only)
3.
Literature from the below
weekly plan.
All course materials will be
available in MY FDV ►Courses
World Politics ► Materials.

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Student
obligations

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Assessment method and
structure of the final mark
oral and written work in tutorials: 50 % of the
final mark,
written mid-term exam: 50 % of the final mark.
You must register for the mid-term via the web
office!
Dates for the mid-term:
take 1: Wednesday, 23 April 2025 from 16.00 to
17.00
take 2: Wednesday, 7 May 2025 from 16.00 to
17.00
take 3: Wednesday 28 May 2025 from 16.00 to
17.00

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Student Obligations for Earning Credit Points
from Tutorials
• 1) Written Assignment
Students (working in pairs) must analyze and present the role and
significance of different elements of the international community
through a selected case from global politics, that is related to
crisis of human rights, international order or the environment. The
assignment must incorporate prescribed readings for lectures and
tutorials, supplemented by at least ten additional sources
(including at least three academic sources on a similar topic and
at least five sources in a foreign language).
The list of sources must be properly formatted in accordance with
the Faculty of Social Sciences (FDV) guidelines.
Length: 1,200–1,500 words (excluding references and footnotes).
The assignment must include:
1.
A properly formatted title page
2.
Authorship statement
3.
Introduction (approx. 100–200 words): Explanation of the selected event and its
relevance to global politics.
4.
Main body, consisting of: a) Summary of the selected event (approx. 300–400 words).
b) Analysis from the perspective of international community structures (600–800
words).
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Conclusion (100–200 words): Key findings of the analysis.
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Reference list: Minimum of 10 sources (excluding course materials), at least 5 of

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2) Oral Presentation of the Written Assignment
• The aim is a clear and fluent presentation
without reading, utilizing audiovisual and
digital tools (e.g., Mentimeter, Mindmap, Miro,
etc.).
• Duration: 10–15 minutes
• Discussion: After the presentation, students
facilitate a discussion on the topic.
• Handout: A written handout with visualized key
data and a list of sources must be provided to
all participants.

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• 3) Short Written Report on Attendance at an
External Event
By the end of the semester, students must submit
a brief report (350 words) on an external event
they attended (can be student conference, FA
event, etc).
The report should describe the event and connect
it to global politics.
Submission deadline: No later than May 28.

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• My FDV (our literature, messages
from us, grades),
• DIKUL (all articles, e-lib)
• Zebra (obligatory readings for
classes)

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Referenci
ng: APA
7. gen
• guidelines-for-writing-and-editingprofessional-and-scientific-works-at-fdv.pdf
• Navajanje po pravilih FDV (APA7)

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Where to look:
- Navodila za pisanje in oblikovanje strokovnoznanstvenih del FDV , 4. dop. Izdaja (2023):
navodila-za-pisanje-in-oblikovanje-strokovnoznanstvenih-del-fdv.pdf (uni-lj.si)
- Guidelines for writing and editing professional
and scientific works at the Faculty of Social
Sciences, 4th, revised ed., (2023)
https://www.fdv.uni-lj.si/docs/defaultsource/dodiplomski-studij-1-stopnje/guidelinesfor-writing-and-editing-professional-andscientific-works-at-fdv.pdf
- Library guide? Twitter/Instagram - APA Citation
Style, 7th edition - Research Guides at George
Washington University (gwu.edu)
- APA 7. Gen Handbook (7 th edition of the
Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (2020)) – lib gen.
- Google?

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APA 7. gen
• Foreign students who submit their works in
English can find original citation rules, intext citation examples, and reference examples
in the 7th edition of the Publication manual of
the American Psychological Association (2020),
available at the Central Social Sciences
Library, Zebra? and on the official web page.
• Key examples of citation style can also be
found on library or APA webpage:
• https://plus.si.cobiss.net/opac7/bib/search/exp
ert?c=ID%3D%2812673353+or+36644701%29&db=cobib&
mat=allmaterials
• https://apastyle.apa.org/

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Referencing manager(s)

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Referencing manager
(Zotero) – can be
used as:
- personal library
- referencing tool
(enables one to
swiftly and
automatically
change referencing
style or use more
than one, for
example Erasmus
exchange)
- tool for making
and saving notes,
because it offers
annotations
(literature review
and exams
preparation)

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How To Use Zotero For Reference Management (An Illustrative Guide) Resourceful Scholars' Hub (resourcefulscholarshub.com)

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To add a bibliography at the
end of the document:
• Open the word document in
which the citation will be
added.
• Click the Zotero icon on
the word document.
• On the left-hand side,
select the second icon
named “add/edit
bibliography.”
• Zotero will automatically
add the corresponding
bibliographies for all the
in-text citations.

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• It is important to note that while Zotero will
do a pretty good job at automatically adding
in-text citations and bibliographies, it is the
responsibility of the student(s) to identify
and correct any errors made in the citations
and bibliographies. (e.g. adding str./ p.)
• Also, to correctly cite all used primary
sources!
• Most common errors are in the placement of
brackets, italicising the references, placement
of commas etc.
• Hence making reference to the reference style
guides should be done each time the student is
editing his/her work.

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• Library Search: Library Search is the library catalog. Use it to look for
books, articles, and other materials owned by the Library.
Library Search includes information on both paper and electronic materials: ODKJG
(uni-lj.si):
• Digitalna knjižnica (uni-lj.si): Naš izbor e-virov
• GVIN (dostop samo z lokacij FDV)
JSTOR
SAGE Journals
EBSCOhost
Taylor & Francis Online
ProQuest
SpringerLink
ScienceDirect
Emerald Insight
Warc
Wiley Online Library
Scopus
Web of Science
Faktor vpliva revij iz baze podatkov Source Normalized Impact per Paper
(SNIP)
Faktorji vpliva revij v Journal Citation Reports - (JCR)
Ulrichsweb
• Google Scholar: Google Scholar: Google Scholar is a useful source for
finding how many times articles have been cited and tracking the
citations. It is also useful for expanding a search.
• Search by Subject (Browzine) -Search journals by subject/collection.
• Search for JournalsSearch for journals by title and subject.
Browzine Subject Search:
https://browzine.com/libraries/416/subjects?query=journal%20of%20politics;

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Discussions in
pairs
Three key questions – 20 minutes for
discussions in pairs – add answers
in white board – discussion.
a)
What is world politics, and how
does it differ from
International Relations?
b)
Who are the main actors in world
politics today, and how have
they changed over time?
c)
What are the biggest challenges
in world politics today, and how
do different perspectives
approach them?
WB: world politics 2025 | Microsoft
Whiteboard (send via my FDV)