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166-103 Global Politics | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | To be advised |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject introduces students to the study of international politics, and provides a foundation for the department's 'international' offerings at second/third year. It deals with issues such as human rights, the environment, North-South relations, inter-civilisational relationships, gender politics, war, proliferation of nuclear weapons, terrorism, nationalism, citizenship, humanitarian intervention amid ethnic conflict, regionalism, and the global political economy. The issue topics will be used to introduce and demonstrate the relevance of the conceptual frameworks of liberal idealism, realism, feminism, transnational democratic theory, critical theory, constructivism, and postcolonialism. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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