pol5cir contemp internat relations
CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
POL5CIR
2014
Credit points: 30
Subject outline
This subject provides an introduction to the structures, issues and powers of the contemporary international system and surveys the academic and policy debates about these issues. The subject is a graduate level survey course on contemporary issues and institutions in international affairs. The subject begins with an examination of the foundational components of the international system: the state and globalization, the role of war and the balance of power in the international system, and the global economy with focus on recent economic crises. The subject then examines America's distinctive global role and the prospects of structural change in world politics caused the rise of new powers. The subject then considers a number of issues and cases. It examines growth of peace operations and humanitarian intervention, the place of nationalism, the growth of democracy, and changes in the natural environment; international law and population movement.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points30
Subject Co-ordinatorRobin Cameron
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Enrolment in the Master of International Relations (AMIR/AMIRL/AMIRH/AMIRS), Graduate Diploma of International Relations(AGIR) or Graduate Certificate of International Relations (ACIR).
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects POL4CIR
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Core subject for the Master of International Relations (AMIR/AMIRL/AMIRH/AMIRS), Graduate Diploma of International Relations(AGIR) and Graduate Certificate of International Relations (ACIR)
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Contemporary debates on nationalism, | Recommended | Ozkirimli, U. | PALGRAVE 2005 |
| Readings | Contemporary security studies, | Recommended | Collins, A. | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2007 |
| Readings | Globalization of world politics, | Recommended | Baylis, J. and Smith, S. | 4TH EDN, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2008 |
| Readings | Special providence: American foreign policy and how it changed the world, | Recommended | Russell Mead, W. | KNOPF 2002 |
| Readings | Taming American power: the global response to US, | Recommended | Walt, S. M. | NORTON 2005 |
| Readings | Understanding international relations, | Recommended | Brown, C. | PALGRAVE 2005 |
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorRobin Cameron
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| One 1,250-word book review | 15 | |
| One 1,250-word world event brief | 15 | |
| one 6,500-word essay | 70 |