Course Details in 2019/20 Session

Module Title	LH Gender in World Politics
School	Government
Department	Political Sci & Intern'tl Stud
Module Code	08 22879
Module Lead	DR. Steans
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	none
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-20 hours Guided independent study-160 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This course is comprised of two inter-linked modules. There are a range of perspectives and related literatures on gender in international politics, which collectively provide novel approaches to and critical insights into a range of issues and areas conventionally regarded as falling within the domain of international relations and international politics. These include the state; citizenship, constructions of identities and boundaries of political community; ethics; war, peace and security; international institutions; political economy and development and human rights. Contemporary constructivist and approaches in IR, including feminist and queer theory have also expanded the field of study to include, for example, the role of emotion in politics and the significance of aesthetics and the visual in understanding the domain of world politics. In this course, an eclectic approach to gender that draws upon out a various strands of contemporary IR scholarship is utilised to interrogate a range of discrete areas and issues within the ambit world politics. There are no lectures on this course. In the first semester, seminars are tutor led. Each week, the tutor will provide a brief overview of the topic under discussion, followed by a focused discussion of key related readings. In the second semester, seminar discussions will be student-led. Each week one or two students (depending on class size) will present a brief introduction and overview of the core readings for that week, followed by focused discussion based around key questions identified by the presenters.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module the student should be able to: Have a deep understanding of the concept of gender and the various ways in which the concept has been employed in the study of international politics Will be able to distinguish between gender as a category within the study of international relations and gender as an approach to the study of international relations. Will be able to locate feminist international relations scholarship within a broader range of constructivist and critical approaches to international relations. Will be able to critically interrogate a range of core concepts employed within the study of international relations and international politics, from the perspective on gender. Will demonstrate in-depth knowledge on one discrete area of study on the syllabus.
Assessment	22879-02 : 1000 Word Book Review : Coursework (25%) 22879-03 : 3000 Word Essay : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: ; 1 x 1,000 word book review (25%); 1 x 3000 word essay (75%) Reassessment: N/A
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