Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | 22 Hours. 1 x 2 hour seminars per week |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Essay: 1 x 2,000 words | 40% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours | 60% |
| 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
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- A critical awareness of the contending ethical theories
- Reflecting upon key issues from a range of theoretical perspectives and concepts in contemporary international politics
- Promoting an analytical approach to the study of power and sites of resistance
- The identification of the principal encounters between 'first' and 'third' worlds?
- Demonstrate an awareness of the nature and dynamics of the international political economy
- Developing a systematic analysis of the problems of dealing with cultural difference
- Instilling in candidates the confidence to hold their own in relevant academic contexts (seminars, workshops, conferences) for specialists in International Politics.
Brief description
This module provides an analysis of several major issues in contemporary global politics and addresses these from the theoretical perspectives taught in IPM0520.
Aims
- Changing normative landscape
- Sovereignty and intervention
- Globalization
- Changing patterns of war and violence
- International terrorism and criminality
- Democratisation
- Environment, health and welfare
Content
International Politics 2 examines the application of the main IR theories discussed in IMP0520. It addresses a range of issues, from normative questions about identity and obligation, to empirical problems concerning the global distribution of wealth and resources, as well as the role of violence in the contemporary international system. The module begins with an analysis of the principal ethical traditions, and then considers a range of global issues and dilemmas/conflicts. The aim here is to provide a theoretical background to issues that have become increasingly significant in the post-Cold War period; such as poverty, HIV/Aids, environment, democratisation, terrorism, and 'ethnic' / civilizational identities. A second key theme in this part of the course is to examine the institutional order that is being developed in response to these challenges.
Transferable skills
10 ECTS credits
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7