Module Identifier | IP34220 | ||
Module Title | LAND OF GHOSTS? INTERNATIONAL POL IN THE BALKANS SINCE 1919 | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Patrick B Finney | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 16 Hours (16 x 1 hour) | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 8 Hours (8 x 1 hour) | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 50% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 3,000 words | 50% | |
Supplementary Exam | Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. |
- Critically assess the impact of the two world wars upon domestic and international politics in the Balkans
- Demonstrate an awareness of the nature and dynamics of Cold War confrontation in the region
- Describe and analyse the factors that caused the disintegration of Yugoslavia and consequent conflicts
- Discuss competing perspectives on the nature and significance of 'ethnic' and 'national' identities in the Balkans
- Discuss the range of political, economic, social and cultural factors that have shaped foreign policies in and towards the region
- Critically assess historiographical and other representations of warfare and violence in the region across the 20th century