College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics
Module POLM084 for 2020/1
Module POLM084 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM084: Conflict, Security and Development in World Politics
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Aims
By the end of this module you will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the processes by which conflict, security and development have come to occupy, by the 21st century, a single field of international policy-practice directed towards postcolonial and postconflict states. Furthermore, you will analyse and evaluate the effectiveness of these policies and practices in specific post-Cold war cases. Students will exhibit this knowledge in the form of extended essays and group presentations.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate substantive knowledge of the evolution of the concepts of conflict, security and development, their inter-relationships, the context in which they have developed and the major critical positions adopted towards them; 2. Analyse specific historical and contemporary cases of global governance and international intervention in the name of conflict, security and development; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. Identify and discuss the key theoretical debates in International Relations regarding the analysis and evaluation of conflict, security and development as fields of global governance in states subject to international intervention; 4. Exercise informed judgement concerning the practical implications of these debates 5. Demonstrate the ability to locate arguments within an historical context 6. Exhibit an understanding of the relationship between context and theory; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Conduct independent research 8. Exercise critical judgment in the form of cogent and persuasive writing 9. Make rigorous and persuasive arguments in the form of a well-designed presentation |