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 Aims
This module introduces students to the study of transatlantic relations, the West and world order in international relations (IR). It aims to provide students with a firm grasp and a critical perspective on the key historical developments, theoretical approaches, policy debates, and political controversies on the transatlantic community and the West, and their relationship to world order. The module will familiarise students with the histories and theories of American-European relations, the processes and politics of Western identity formation, controversies surrounding the notion of the West as a civilization, the role of the West in shaping the contemporary (liberal) world order, critiques of Western-centrism in the social sciences and world politics, debates about the Western or universal character of global governance institutions, democracy and human rights, and the future of the West and the contemporary (liberal) world order in an era of rising powers and populism.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. discuss the histories, theories, and case studies about the transatlantic relation and the West in international relations; 2. evaluate the internal dynamics and external influences of the transatlantic relation and the West in world politics; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate an understanding of the debates and theories about the transatlantic relation and the West as a field of academic knowledge and its applicability to a range of case studies and empirical situations; 4. exercise informed judgment concerning the internal dynamics and external influence of the transatlantic community on world order; 5. exercise informed judgment concerning the role of the concept of the West in scholarly, policy and public debates in world politics; |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. exercise informed judgment concerning the role of the concept of the West in scholarly, policy and public debates in world politics; 7. write and present complex arguments clearly and persuasively; and 8. demonstrate critical judgment and confidence in articulating and defending your opinions. |