This introduction to international relations course eschews most of the theory, which tends to be too abstract and divorced from the way the world actually operates. Instead, it focuses on history ...

International Relations at LSE is one of a handful of large IR Departments in the UK. Its scale means that the research interests of its staff are wide-ranging, covering most aspects of the subject, ...

The international relations minor helps students to make sense of the world through exploring ideas that have shaped it. Students explore the thoughts of various thinkers and approaches to ...

Why and how did countries emerge from the devastation of the Thirty Years’ War? What was the Concert of Europe and how did it help to preserve order in Europe? Why does China refer to the period ...

Featuring academics from the International Relations Department at LSE, ‘International Relations: an introduction’ is a 10-minute film about the study of international relations, particularly at LSE.