Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Rising Powers & Global Order
School	Government
Department	Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code	08 36026
Module Lead	Marco Vieira
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1
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Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-10 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module enables students to gain an understanding of the international behaviour of the so-called ‘rising powers’, and their impact upon the governance issues in contemporary international politics. The concept of ‘rising power’ is problematised and examines those states engaged in the BRICS, IBSA, the G20 and BASIC.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Define and critically reflect upon the role of the domestic, regional and international determinants of the foreign policies of key rising powers Analyse critically how the rising power states impact upon key contemporary themes of climate change, UN reform, global security, global economic governance and normative change Assess critically the impact of non-state actors on global politics Situate theoretically and empirically the different ways of conceptualising ‘rising power’ in light of changes at local, national, regional and global levels
Assessment	36026-01 : 1000 Word Assessment : Coursework (25%) 36026-03 : 3000 Word Assessment : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 1000 word essay (25%) 1 x 2500 word essay (75%) Reassessment by failed component
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