Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Debates in World Politics II
School	Government
Department	Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code	08 37477
Module Lead	Julian Paenke
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	LC Debates in World Politics I - (08 37476)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-15 hours Guided independent study-85 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module aims to provide students with an applied understanding of prominent ideas and debates within current comparative world politics and international relations. It focuses on the latest dilemmas confronting policymakers, experts and activists, including cooperation and conflict, technological change, social forces and movements, institutions, policies and practices. Students will develop a variety of skills, particularly with regard to case studies and comparative analysis, and offers the necessary grounding for further study in politics, international relations and political economy. Debates in World Politics 2 will explore the idea of order and will consider the development of the concept of security, and the shift in discussion from territorial to human security.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the dilemmas facing policymakers in navigating change/changing contexts in current world politics Identify and apply specific case studies to investigate dynamics of global politics on different levels of decision-making Apply key concepts and methods of comparative politics to analyse challenges in world politics and critically engage with scholarly literature and primary sources
Assessment	37477-01 : 2000 word assessment : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment Critical Literature Review (2,000 words) (100%) Reassessment 1 x 2000 word essay
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