Academic Support

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Academic support - external links

• Academic conferences, journals, research design, teaching materials

Books

• Leonhardt van Efferink: review of the "best" geopolitical books
• International Centre for Geopolitical Studies: recommended geopolitical books

Conferences

• Durham University: Critical Geopolitics (2008)
• Goethe Universität Frankfurt a.M.: Political Geography-Critical Geopolitics (2012)
• International Boundary Research Unit: The State of Sovereignty (2009)

Courses - Master programs

• Amsterdam University: Territories, identities and conflict in a changing world order
• National University of Ireland, Galway: MA in Environment, Society and Development
• King's College London: MA in Geopolitics, Territory and Security
• Royal Holloway (University of London): MSc in Geopolitics and Security
• Newcastle University: MA in International Politics (Critical Geopolitics)
• Radboud University Nijmegen: Conflicts, Teritories and Identities

Courses - other

• ICGS Geneva: Geoeconomics and Competitive Intelligence
• ICGS Geneva: Geopolitical Analysis of International Relations (2009)
• ICGS Geneva: Geopolitical Analysis of International Relations (2011)
• Maastricht University: Country Risk Analysis

Research design

• Leonhardt van Efferink: Geopolitical scripts and the (de)legitimisation of ISAF

Teaching materials

• David Criekemans: Georgia-Russia - Model UN Simulation Exercise (2008)
• David Criekemans: Kosovo - Model UN Simulation Exercise (2007)
• David Criekemans: North-Korea - Model UN Simulation Exercise (2009)

Introduction and recent updates

Introduction

The Academic Support section provides information about geopolitical courses, books, other websites and so on.

The 20 contributions to this section address questions such as:

• Where can you do a master program in geopolitics?
• What are the main lessons of past seminars?
• Which case studies are useful for teaching purposes?
• How could one structure a PhD proposal?

Country Risk Analysis Summer School

May 2012

In this skills-training you will write a report in which you compare two countries to each other with respect to their country risk:

Maastricht University: Country Risk Analysis

Critical Geopolitics Preconference 2012

May 2012

The conference "Spatialising the (Geo)Political: Political Geography and Critical Geopolitics Preconference 2012" will provide a forum for moving forward research agendas:

Goethe Universität Frankfurt a.M.: Political Geography-Critical Geopolitics (2012)

ICGS Summer University 2012

February 2012

The program, registration form and 2011 review:

ICGS Summer University 2012 - Overview (174 kB)

ICGS Summer University 2012 - Registration form (31 kB, Word document)

ICGS Geneva: Geopolitical Analysis of International Relations (2011)

Master program and PhD project

December 2011

Two new contributions about a geopolitical Master's and a PhD project:

Royal Holloway (University of London): MSc in Geopolitics and Security

Leonhardt van Efferink: Geopolitical scripts and the (de)legitimisation of ISAF

ICGS Summer School 2011 - review

November 2011

Erwin Langewis (MSc in Economics from the University of Amsterdam) works as a macroeconomist with NIBC Bank in the Netherlands. In this review, he talks about his experiences during the ICGS Summer School:

ICGS Geneva: Geopolitical Analysis of International Relations (2011)

"What I really appreciated about the course convenors was that they encouraged looking at geopolitical problems from basically every angle. In other words, ‘out of the box’ thinking was continually stimulated."

Recommended contributions

Geopolitical book recommendations

February 2011

To celebrate the 30th Geopolitical Passport, the editor has compiled a ranking of the most popular geopolitical works. Moreover, Exploring Geopolitics publishes a list of books that are recommended by ICGS:

Leonhardt van Efferink: review of the "best" geopolitical books

International Centre for Geopolitical Studies: recommended geopolitical books

Simulation Exercise North Korea

October 2009

Dr. David Criekemans (Assistant Professor in ‘Belgian and Comparative Foreign Policy’ at the University of Antwerp) publishes his third Model UN simulation exercise, this year about North Korea:

David Criekemans: North-Korea - Model UN Simulation Exercise (2009)

"North Korea is bringing the region and the world 'to the brink' of war and disaster, and nothing seems to stop them. Furthermore, dangerous ‘cat and mouse’ games between the North Korean fleet and the naval fleets of the US, South Korea and Japan might even provoke incidents which would lead to war eventually. The Security Council meets to stave off potential disaster."

IBRU conference report

August 2009

In a brief report, the editor speaks of his experiences during the conference and the opportunities that the conference provided. He focuses on the two main functions of any conference: meeting people and gaining knowledge:

International Boundary Research Unit: The State of Sovereignty (2009)

"The State of Sovereignty conference offered an invaluable combination of passionate people, thought-provoking presentations and an informal atmosphere. As a result, the conference was inspiring, fruitful and challenging."

Geoeconomics and Intelligence

July 2009

International Centre for Geopolitical Studies gives course about Geoeconomics and Competitive Intelligence. Economic warfare, influence and disinformation are among the discussed topics:

ICGS Geneva: Geoeconomics and Competitive Intelligence

"The course seeks to explore the influence of geoeconomic strategies on the distribution of international power relations and examine the role of information in the context of competitive intelligence strategies."

Critical Geopolitics conference

October 2008

The editor wrote a brief report about Durham University's conference about Critical Geopolitics that took place in 2008:

Durham University: Critical Geopolitics (2008)

"Critical Geopolitics and Human/Physical Geography are not integrated. This would be difficult due to their different methodologies. The main focus of Critical Geopolitics is the artificiality of constructed spaces."