College of Social Sciences and International Studies

Becoming an Actor in World Politics: International and Transnational Recognition
Module POL3261 for 2021/2

Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL3261: Becoming an Actor in World Politics: International and Transnational Recognition

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

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:

State recognition in international law and politics
Secessionist movements and unrecognised/contested/de facto states
Recognition in social and political theory
Interstate recognition in IR: (mis)recognition or ‘disrespect’ as driver for state behaviour and cause of war
Interstate recognition in IR: mutual recognition as respect/status between states, case of rising powers
Recognition of governments: coups d'état, civil wars, decolonisation conflicts, foreign occupation
Transnational recognition of non-state actors: social movements, civil resistance movements, national liberation movements, rebel movements, parties to civil wars
(Mis)recognition in identity conflicts
Recognition in conflict resolution/peacebuilding: ‘thick recognition’ in transformation of intractable conflicts, reconciliation and just peace
Case studies (term 2) to be determined by class

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
44	256

...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	44	22 x 2-hour seminars
Guided independent study	88	Reading for seminars
Guided independent study	144	Completion of coursework
Guided independent study	24	Preparation of case study presentation

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).