College of Social Sciences and International Studies
The West, Civilisations and World Order
Module POLM144 for 2024/5
Module POLM144 for 2024/5
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM144: The West, Civilisations and World Order
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is however envisaged that the syllabus will cover most or all of the following topics:
Part I: The Transatlantic Relation and the West
- Introduction
- What and Who’s ‘West’?
- Transatlantic Relations: History and Theory
- Transatlantic Security Relations and NATO
- The West and Civilizational Analysis
Part II: The West and World Order
- The West and (Liberal) World Order
- Western-Centrism in International Relations
- Human Rights: Universal Norms or Western Standard of Civilization?
- The Future of the West and World Order: Rising Powers and Authoritarianism
- The Future of the West and World Order: Populism and the Far-Right
- Final Seminar and Reflections
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour per week seminars including small group work, presentations, discussion, reflection and simulations |
Guided independent study | 278 | Reading (150 hours), preparation for seminar and presentations (50 hours), essay writing (78 hours). |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).