Module Identifier IP39220  
Module Title THE THIRD WORLD IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS  
Academic Year 2005/2006  
Co-ordinator Dr Ayla Gol  
Semester Semester 2  
Course delivery Lecture   (14 x 1 hour)  
  Seminars / Tutorials   (14 x 1 hour)  
Assessment
Assessment TypeAssessment Length/DetailsProportion
Semester Exam2 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. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module you will be able to:


Brief description

This module investigates the changing position of the Third World within the contemporary international system.

Aims

This module investigates the changing position of the Third World within the contemporary international system, examining both the Third World's relations with the developed North, and the various ways in which these relations influence and structure Third World states, societies and economies.

Content

The module is divided into three main sections. We begin by exploring the place of the Third World within the global economy, first by overviewing contending liberal and Marxist approaches to the subject, and thereafter by considering a range of issues - trade and investment, debt, aid, the role of international financial institutions - that are of central importance to the Third World and North-South relations.

In the second section we focus on questions of culture, enquiring whether and how Western cultural representations of the Third World affect North-South relations, and also examining cultural and ethno-nationalist conflicts within the Third World.

In the final section we turn to more directly political matters, exploring North-South relations both during and since the Cold War, and examining whether the changing nature of international politics has transformed Third World politics and societies.

Transferable skills

You will have the opportunity to develop, practice and test a wide range of transferable skills on this module. Throughout the course you will be able to practice and enhance your reading, comprehension and thinking skills, as well as basic numeracy and time management. In lectures you will be able to practice listening and note taking abilities as well as analytical skills. Preparation for seminars will encourage your research skills, with particular reference to making use of information technology. In seminars opportunities will be provided to practice analytical, listening, explaining, debating and problem solving skills. There will also be many occasions to develop team-working and presentation skills. The essay will encourage you to exercise your abilities in independent research, writing and use of IT, while the examination will assess these skills under conditions of limited time.

10 ECTS credits

Reading Lists

Books
** Recommended Text
Caroline Thomas (2000) Global Governance, Development and Human Security Pluto
Nassau Adams (1992) Worlds Apart: The North-South Divide and the International System Zed
** Supplementary Text
Thomas, Caroline Pluto P. 074531421X
Hoogvelt, Ankie M.M. Globalisation and the Postcolonial World edition 2r.e.. Palgrave 333914201
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Globalization and Its Discontents edition n.e.. Penguin 014101038X
Haynes Politics in the developing world Malden, MA ; Oxford: Blackwell Publishers 631225560
Chossudovsky The globalization of poverty London; Zed Books Malaysia 1856494020
Cammack, Paul A. Third World Politics edition 2r.e.. Macmillan 333594681
Clapham, Christopher Third World Politics edition n.e.. Routledge 041503003X
Haynes Third World politics Cambridge, Mass ; Oxford : Blackwell 631197788
Adams Worlds apart London ; Atlantic Highlands, N.J : Zed Books 1856491668
Ankie Hoogvelt (2001) Globalization and the Postcolonial World: The New Political Economy of Development Palgrave

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 6