Universiteit Antwerpen (UA) • internationale betrekkingen en diplomatie

Lecture notes from all lectures of International Economics and International Economic Organizations at Universiteit Antwerpen. The course is divided into two parts: international finance (taught by Danny Cassimon) and international trade. The notes on international finance are very comprehensive and complete! the notes on international trade are more limited as the prof said very little that wasn't on the ppt. For the exam, I studied these notes together with the ppts and got a 19/20 fi...

Document containing all the key terms for the course International Economics and International Economic Organizations. The document contains all terms with accompanying explanations in English. I myself had the first seat 19/20.

Summary of the Diplomatie course at Universiteit Antwerpen covering foundational concepts and historical development of diplomatic practice. Topics include the introduction to diplomacy as an engine of international relations, pre-modern diplomatic systems in the Ancient Near East and Greece, Renaissance diplomatic innovation, and the formalization of diplomacy post-1648. This structured summary covers key lessons, definitions, and the 10-point framework for understanding diplomacy as an evolvin...

All the information of the lectures, notes and articles are integrated in this document. This information will provide you with valuable arguments to pass the exam whereby you need to write 3 essay questions, using arguments from the authors in this document. Goodluck!

all powerpoints, personal notes, and important articles have been merged into a clear whole to study for the exam.

all in all: detailed lesson notes + book summary. I got a 16/20 for this course!

exam tool

This is an elaboration of possible interpretations of the Issues of International Relations lessons that can help you write the exam.

Concise and well-structured summary of the course History of International Relations. Covers key concepts such as historical legacies, political memory, international systems, and Eurocentrism, as well as in-depth case studies on China, East Asia, India, Islamic empires, and global power dynamics. A summary on the lectures outside the Ringmar's book is also included. (Colonialism, League of Nations, United Nations...)

Summary of History of IR, both a second-year course and a master's course. The professor's slides are very minimalistic, so I have incorporated all my notes from class into this summary, so that everything can be learned properly from a single document. Only the guest lecture on women in diplomacy is not included, but that is not part of the exam material.