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166-103 Global Politics | |
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Availability | 1st year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Robyn Eckersley |
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 and third year. It deals with issues such as human rights, the environment, North-South relations, inter-civilisational relationships, gender politics, war, terrorism, nationalism, the role of the United Nations, humanitarian intervention amid ethnic conflict and the global political economy. The issue topics will be used to introduce and demonstrate the relevance of the conceptual frameworks of liberalism, realism, neoliberal institutionalism, critical theory, feminism, constructivism, and postcolonialism. |
Assessment | Essay and examination work totalling 4000 words. |
Prescribed Texts | A subject reader will be available. |
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