The objective of the course is to provide students with an overview of a wide and intellectually demanding range of IR literature and the ability to use this material to analyze world politics. The course aims to provide a sound basis for studying politics from different theoretical and methodological viewpoints. By the end of the course the students should: (i) have a strong understanding of the origins, historical evolution, and current debates and challenges of the discipline of International Relations, (ii) have an in-depth and systematic knowledge of IR scholarship, and be able to critically evaluate this scholarship and explore new insights and working hypotheses in the study of world politics, (iii) understand the relationship between theory and practice in world politics, (iv) be able to engage in current debates on the analysis world politics.
- Module Supervisor: Brian Phillips
- Module Supervisor: Reed Wood