Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2020: Contemporary Theories of World Politics

This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Core:

  • Dunne, T., Kurki, M., and Smith, S. (eds.), International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010).
  • McGlinchey, S., Walters, R., and Scheinpflug, C. (eds.) International Relations Theory: A Practical Introduction. (Bristol: E-IR, 2017) (free download)

Recommended:

  • Brown, C. and Ainley, K., Understanding International Relations (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010).
  • Brown, C., Nardin, T., and Rengger, N. J. (eds.), International Relations in Political Thought (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002)
  • Roach, S., Critical Theory and International Relations: A Reader (Abingdon: Routledge, 2006).