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166-064 International Studies: Theories and Futures | |
Note | Formerly available as 166-450. Students who have completed 166-450 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Availability | 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Phillip Darby |
Prerequisites | Admission to fourth year Honours in Political Science. |
Semester | Not Offered (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour seminar per week |
Subject Description | The object of the subject is to think about Third World futures - how we might approach them and how others have. This involves critically examining three broad approaches to global politics - international relations, globalisation and postcolonialism - and enquiring into their assumptions and silences. We will then focus on particular issues and questions which stand as topics in their own right, but also reflect back on the three key discourses. Cases in point are modernity hybridity and agency. Students who complete this subject should be able to: interrogate postcolonial theory and assess its utility; evaluate alternative conceptions of Third World futures; critically analyse the contribution of the discipline of international relations to thinking about Third World issues. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words. |
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