Module POL1045 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL1045: International Politics of the Global South
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual reading summary | 5 minutes | 1-7 | Oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 50 | 1,500 words | 1-8 | Written |
| Examination | 50 | 1.5 hour | 1-8 | Written |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | Essay (1500 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Exam | Exam (1.5 hours) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
Basic reading:
- Acharya, A. (2014) Rethinking Power, Institutions and Ideas in World Politics: Whose IR? (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Acharya, A. and B. Buzan (eds.) (2010) Non-Western International Relations Theory: Perspectives On and Beyond Asia (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Alejandro, A. (2018) Western Dominance in International Relations? The Internationalisation of IR in Brazil and India (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Ayoob, M. (1995) The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System (London: Lynne Rienner).
- Bergamaschi, I., P. Moore and A.B. Tickner (2017) South-South Cooperation Beyond The Myths: Rising Donors, New Aid Practices? (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Betts, A. (ed.) (2011) Global Migration Governance (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
- Braveboy-Wagner, J.A. (ed.) (2003) The Foreign Policies of the Global South: Rethinking Conceptual Frameworks (Boulder/London: Lynne Rienner).
- Braveboy-Wagner, J.A. (ed.) (2009) Institutions of the Global South (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Braveboy-Wagner, J.A. (ed.) (2016) Diplomatic Strategies of Nations in the Global South: The Search for Leadership (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Burnell, P., L. Rakner and V. Randall (eds.) (2017) Politics in the Developing World (5th ed.) (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
- Chan, S. (2017) Plural International Relations in a Divided World (Cambridge: Polity Press).
- Chimni, B.S. and S. Mallavarapu (2012) International Relations: Perspectives for the Global South (New Delhi: Pearson).
- Cox, R.W. (ed.) (1997) The New Realism: Perspectives on Multilateralism and World Order (Tokyo/Hampshire: United Nations University Press/Macmillan).
- Fanta, E., T.M. Shaw and V.T. Tang (eds.) (2013) Comparative Regionalisms for Development in the 21st Century: Insights from the Global South (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- McMahon, R.J. (ed.) (2013) The Cold War in the Third World (Oxford: Oxford University Press).
- Nagar, D. and C. Mutasa (eds.) (2018) Africa and the World: Bilateral and Multilateral International Diplomacy (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Peters, I. and W. Wemheuer-Vogelaar (eds.) (2016) Globalizing International Relations: Scholarship Amidst Divides and Diversity (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Sabaratnam, M. (2017) Decolonising Intervention: International Statebuilding in Mozambique (London: Rowman & Littlefield).
- Seth, S. (ed.) (2013) Postcolonial Theory and International Relations: A Critical Introduction (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Tickner, A.B. and Ole Wæver (eds.) (2009) International Relations Scholarship around the World: Worlding Beyond the West (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Tickner, A.B. and K. Smith (eds.) (2020) International Relations from the Global South: Worlds of Difference (Oxon/New York: Routledge).
- Warner, J. and T.M. Shaw (eds.) (2018) African Foreign Policies in International Institutions (New York: Palgrave Macmillan).
- Wright, S. (ed.) (1999) African Foreign Policies (Boulder: Westview Press).
