College of Social Sciences and International Studies
International Relations: Power and Institutions
Module POLM502 for 2018/9
Module POLM502 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM502: International Relations: Power and Institutions
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The philosophical origins of contemporary IR
- Imperialism and colonialism in an Age of Empires
- Intra-imperial rivalry and a world in crisis: from anarchy to the League
- The Second World War and the origins of ‘realism’
- The management of Cold War bipolarity
- The resilience of institutions and the revival of liberalism
- The renaissance of critique: Feminism and Critical Theory
- The end of the Cold War and the rise of constructivism
- Poststructuralism and the discursive construction of world politics
- Race and world politics revisited
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 276 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 24 hours | 12 x 2 hour per week Seminars: Small group work, presentations, discussion, reflection |
| Guided independent study | 200 hours | Reading for and writing essays |
| Guided independent study | 76 hours | Reading for seminars |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
