INTS10001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: International Relations Theory, Nations Of Nineteen Eighty-Four, Humanitarian Intervention
28 Jul 2018
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Structure for today: the overall structure of the course, history, theory, issues. Lms site: where to find required and recommended readings, where to find study skills advice, information on plagiarism, faqs, tutorials, what is expected, assessment. Early and early modern international relations: hunter gatherer bands and the invention of the state". Examines different kinds of international political systems, and discusses how modern international politics came into being. Examines theoretical approaches/analytical frameworks for studying international politics. Contemporary issues in global politics, including poverty and uneven/uneven development, warfare, human rights, humanitarian intervention, refugees, climate change and nuclear weapons. Week one: introduction and early international system (re, from westphalia to modern international relations (re) Week two: the rise and fall of empire (re, the cold war and its end (re) Politics after 1989 (dm: from international to world society (dm) First assignment: 750 word essay due thursday 17 august by 5pm.
