Module Identifier | IP39220 | ||
Module Title | THE THIRD WORLD IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Dr Jan E Selby | ||
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 | 70% |
Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 2,000 words | 30% | |
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. |
- describe the main theories of Third World Development.
- assess the impact on Third World economies of their inclusion in the global economy.
- analyse the role of global institutions in Third World development.
- assess the position of the Third World in global politics during and following the Cold War.
We then turn to an examination of the role and influence of the Third World in international politics. The module investigates the role of these countries in various international organisations, like the United Nations, and also examines issues relating to non-alignment and the call for a New International Economic Order.
The final section of the module deals with the Cold War and its aftermath. It explores the way in which many Third World countries were perceived as pawns in a complex game of ideological chess between the superpowers, discusses how and why the West during this period bolstered the power of brutal Third World dictators in the name of anti-communism, freedom and democracy, before finally focusing on the consequences of the end of the Cold War for the Third World.
10 ECTS credits