IP32320 - CLASSICAL THEORY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Module Identifier	IP32320
Module Title	CLASSICAL THEORY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Professor Howard Williams
Semester	Intended for use in future years
Next year offered	N/A
Next semester offered	N/A
Course delivery	Lecture	11 Hours 11 x 1 hour
	Seminars / Tutorials	11 Hours 11 x 1 hour
Assessment	Essay	1 x 1,500 - 2,000 word essay	30%
	Exam	2 Hours	70%

Aims

The aims of this module are:

To develop in students an awareness of the classical antecedents of the contemporary debates in international relations.

To develop an understanding of the contribution of classical political thinking to the understanding of domestic and international politics.

To introduce the students to the study of the history of political thought.

Objectives

The objectives of this module are to teach students to evaluate classical writers in political theory and to deliberate for themselves on the issues raised by these writers.

Brief description

This module looks at the work of earlier political thinkers on international relations from the standpoint of contemporary international problems. The theorists discussed will vary from year to year but may include Hobber, Grotius, Kant, Marx, Clausewitz, Gramsci and Lenin. In 1999/2000 emphasis will be placed on Kant's Perpetual Peace.