Understanding Global Politics. M11005/M11155/M11012 (10/15/20 credits) Level 1. Autumn Semester. Module Convenor: Dr Sabine Carey

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1 Title Understanding Global Politics M11005/M11155/M11012 (10/15/20 credits) Level 1 Taught Autumn Semester Module Convenor: Dr Sabine Carey Contact details: Room C14a Law and Social Sciences Building Tel: ext sabine.carey@nottingham.ac.uk Office Hours: Tue 11am-12pm & Wed 1-2pm

2 CONTENTS Page Summary of Content:...3 Educational Aims:...3 Learning Outcomes:...3 Module Evaluation:...4 Lecture Titles:...4 Week 1: NO LECTURE...4 Week 2: Introduction: the Study of Global Politics...4 Week 3: Realism I...4 Week 4: Realism II...5 Weeks 5 & 6: Liberalism I & II...6 Week 7: Social Constructivism...8 Week 8: Marxist Theories of IR...9 Week 9: Ethics and IR Week 10: Feminist IR Week 11: International History Week 12: Revision: Iraq War and IR Theory Method and Frequency of Class: Method of Assessment: Reading Information: Coursework Support: Guidance to Essay Writing: Assessed Essay Titles: Exam:

3 Summary of Content: This module introduced global politics through the major theoretical, historical and empirical ways of seeing international relations. Different claims, about, for example, human nature, power, war, peace, the state, society, law and politics are offered by thinkers who exercise a major influence on our contemporary understanding. These claims contribute to different approaches to politics in a global context. Educational Aims: By the end of the module you will: Be able to appreciate the nature and complexity of global politics Have been introduced to the theoretical underpinnings of the major approaches to global politics Have a good working knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the major approaches to global politics Be familiar with the core concepts and controversies in analysing global politics Learning Outcomes: These will be: i) Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of foundations of the definition and explanations of global politics ii) Intellectual skills: ability to critically read primary and secondary material and use it selectively in essays and in examinations iii) Professional/Practical skills: ability to give oral presentations and to contribute to discussions and debates in tutorial groups iv) Transferable & Key skills: ability to critically read primary and secondary material and use it selectively in essays and in examinations v) IT skills: 3

4 Module Evaluation: Evaluation and feedback are crucial to the success of any module. The School wants students to have their say on Politics modules. Therefore modules are formally evaluated on a biennial basis, so please use this opportunity to have your say. If you have any other comments or queries regarding this module, please contact the Module Convenor. Lecture Titles: The weekly lecture titles are as follows: Week 1: NO LECTURE Week 2: Introduction: the Study of Global Politics (Lecture given by Dr Sabine Carey) Essential Reading: Snyder, Jack, 'One World, Rival Theories', Foreign Policy 145 (November/December 2004): Walt, Stephen M., 'International Relations: One World, Many Theories', Foreign Policy 110 (Spring 1998): Supplementary Reading: Baylis, John and Steve Smith (2008), The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations, Chapters 1-4 Burchill, Scott (2005) Theories of international relations, chapter 1. Doyle, Michael (1997) Ways of War and Peace: realism, liberalism, and socialism, chapter one. Jackson, Robert and Georg Sørensen (2003) Introduction to international relations: theories and approaches, chapters one and two. Week 3: Realism I (Lecture given by Dr Xiaoke Zhang) Essential Reading: Steven Forde (1995) International Realism and the Science of Politics: Thucydides, Machiavelli, and Neorealism, International Studies Quarterly 39(2): Michael W. Doyle, Ways of War and Peace, New York: W. W. Norton, Part I on Realism (Introduction, Chapters 1-3). 4

5 Week 4: Realism II (Lecture given by Dr Xiaoke Zhang) Essential Reading: Kenneth N. Waltz (1990) Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory, Journal of International Affairs 44(1): Paul Schroeder (1994), Historical Reality vs. Neo-realist Theory, International Security, 19(1): Supplementary Reading: Burchill, Scott (2005) Theories of international relations, Chapter 3. Baylis, John and Steve Smith (2008) The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations, Chapter 5. Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth, 'Power, Globalization and the End of the Cold War: Reevaluating a Landmark Case for Ideas', International Security 25, no. 3 (Winter 2000/2001): Robert English, 'Power, Ideas and New Evidence on the Cold War's End: A Reply to Brooks and Wohlforth', International Security 26 no. 4 (Spring 2002): Art Robert J. and Jervis Robert, International Politics, fifth edition (New York: Longman, 2004). Brooks S. G., Dueling Realisms, International Organization, Volume 51, Number 3, 1 July 1997, pp Carr E.H., The Nature of Politics, in Viotti and Kauppi, International Relations Theory, pp Crawford Robert M.A. (2000), Idealism and Realism in International Relations, Beyond the Discipline, Routledge. Donnely Jack (2000), Realism and International Relations, Cambridge University Press. Feaver P. D. et al., Correspondence : Brother, Can You Spare a Paradigm (Or Was Anybody Ever a Realist?), International Security, Volume 25, Number 1, January 2000, pp (29). Hobson John M. (2000), Realism, in Hobson John M., The State and International Relations, Cambridge University Press, pp Legro J.W.; Moravcsik A., Is Anybody Still a Realist?, International Security, Volume 24, Number 2, Summer 1999, pp. 5-55(51). Morgenthau Hans J., The Future of Diplomacy, in Art and Jervis, International Politics, pp

6 Morgenthau Hans J., The Moral Blindness of Scientific Man, in Art and Jervis, International Politics, pp Nye Joseph S., Jr., Understanding International Conflicts, third edition (New York: Longman, 2000, Chapter 1. Viotti Paul R.and Kauppi Mark V., International Relations Theory, third edition (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1997). For current academic debates and papers on Realism and Sovereignty, see On Realism and the End of the Cold War: 'Special issue: Ideas, International Relations and the End of the Cold War', Journal of Cold War Studies 7, no. 2 (Spring 2005). Glaser Charles (1994/95). "Realists as Optimists." International Security, 19, 3, Winter, pp Kapstein Ethan (1995). "Is Realism Dead? The Domestic Sources of International Politics," International Organization, 49/4, Autumn, pp Lebow Richard Ned (1994), "The Long Peace, the End of the Cold War, and the Failure of Realism, International Organization, 48, 2, Spring, Wohlforth William (1998), Reality Check: Revising Theories of International Politics in Response to the End of the Cold War, World Politics, 50, 4, July, Wohlforth William C. (1994/95), "Realism and the End of the Cold War," International Security, 19, 3, Winter, Weeks 5 & 6: Liberalism I & II (Lectures given by Dr Xiaoke Zhang) Essential Reading: Baylis, John and Steve Smith (2008) The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations, Chapters 6 & 7. Dunne, Tim, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (2006) International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity. Oxford University Press, Chapter 5. Jackson, Robert and Georg Sørensen (2006) Introduction to international relations: theories and approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3 rd edition, Chapter 4. Owen, John M., How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace, International Security 19, no. 2 (Fall 1994):

7 Supplementary Reading: Hawthorn, G. (1999) Liberalism since the Cold War. Review of International Studies, December. Burchill, Scott (2005) Theories of international relations, chapter three. Deudney D. and G. Ikenberry (1999) The nature and sources of liberal international order. Review of International Studies, April. Baldwin, David A. (2005) Power and International Relations, in Walter Carlsnaes. Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons (eds) Handbook of International Relations (London: Sage). Devetak, Richard (1995) Incomplete States: Theories and Practices of Statecraft, in John Macmillan and Andrew Linklater (eds) Boundaries in Question: New Directions in International Relations (London: Pinter). Doyle, Michael (1997) Ways of War and Peace: realism, liberalism, and socialism,1997, part two. On economic interdependence, war and peace: Dale C. Copeland, 'Economic Interdependence and War: A Theory of Trade Expectations,' International Security 20, no. 4 (Spring 1996): Do democracies fight each other? Doyle, Michael (1986) Liberalism and World Politics. American Political Science Review 80, no. 4, December: Sebastian Rosato, The Flawed Logic of Democratic Peace Theory, American Political Science Review 97, no. 4 (November 2003): On international institutions: Keohane, Robert O., After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984), chapters 1 and 6. The classic functional theory of international institutions. Hasenclever, Andreas, Peter Mayer and Volker Rittberger, Interests, Power, Knowledge: The Study of International Regimes, Mershon International Studies Review 40 (1996), Mearsheimer, John J., The False Promise of International Institutions, International Security 19, no. 3 (Winter 1994/95): Keohane, Robert O., and Lisa L. Marten, The Promise of Institutionalist Theory, International Security 20, no. 1 (Summer 1995):

8 Conversations with History: International Studies, UC Berkeley offers Theory and International Institutions: Conversations with Robert Keohane (9 March 2004), which outlines this thinker s contributions on international institutions, trade policy, and globalisation. Week 7: Social Constructivism (Lecture given by Dr Vanessa Pupavac) Essential Reading: Martha Finnemore (1996) Norms, Culture, and World Politics: Insights from Sociology s Institutionalism International Organization 50(2): Emanuel Adler (1998) Seizing the Middle Ground: Constructivism in World Politics, European Journal of International Relations 3(3): Supplementary Reading: Baylis, John and Steve Smith (2008) The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations, Chapter 9 Hopf, Ted, The promise of constructivism in IR Theory, International Security, Vol. 23, No. 1, pps , Reus-Smit, Christian, Constructivism in Scott, et. al. Theories of International Relations, 3rd. ed. Palgrave MacMillan, pps Wendt, Alexander, Anarchy is what states make of it: the social construction of power politics, International Organisation, Vol. 26, No. 2, pps , Adler, Emanuel (1997). Seizing the Middle Ground: Constructivism in World Politics, European Journal of International Relations 3(3): Please note: this article is kept as a short loan photocopy. Chandler, David (2004) Constructing Global Civil Society: Social Movements in World Politics. Palgrave, chapter one. Checkel, Jeffrey T. (2004). Social constructivism in global and European politics: a review essay, Review of International Studies 30(2): Fierke, K. M. Constructivism, in Dunne, Tim. et. al., eds. International Relations Theory: Discipline and Diversity, Oxford University Press, pps , Guzzini, Stefano (2000). A Reconstruction of Constructivism in International Relations, European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 6, No. 2, pps Steans, Jill and Lloyd Pettiford, Internatiional Relations: Perspectives and Themes, Longman, 2001, Chapter 7. 8

9 Wendt, Alexander (1999). Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge, Cambridge U.P. Bickerton, Christopher, Philip Cunliffe and Alexander Gourevitch (2007). Politics without Sovereignty: A Critique of Contemporary International Relations. London: Routledge. Martha Finnemore (1993) International Organizations as Teachers of Norms: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization and Science Policy, International Organization 47(4): Week 8: Marxist Theories of IR (Lecture given by Dr Vanessa Pupavac) Essential Reading: Baylis and Smith (2008) The Globalisation of World Politics, Chapter 8 Linklater, Andrew, Marxism, in Burchill, Scott et. al. 3 rd ed. Theories of International Relations, pps , Supplementary Reading: Burnham, Peter (1998) The Communist Manifesto as International Relations Theory, in Mark Cowling (ed.) The Communist Manifesto: New Interpretations (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press). Marx, Karl and Frederick Engels (1998) The Communist Manifesto, intro. Eric Hobsbawm (London: Verso). Gamble, Andrew, Marxism after Communism: beyond Realism and Historicism, Review of International Studies, Vol. 25, pps , Marcuse, Herbert (1972) Foundations of Historical Materialism, in Herbert Marcuse (ed.) Studies in Critical Philosophy. Fine, Ben and Alfredo Saad Filho (2003) Marx s Capital (London: Pluto Press), Chapter 1: History and Method. Teschke, Benno (2004) The Origins and Evolution of the European States-System, in William Brown, Simon Bromley and Suma Athreye (eds) Ordering the International: History, Change and Transformation (London: Pluto Press). Simon Bromley (1999) Marxism and Globalisation, in Andrew Gamble et al., (eds) Marxism and Social Science (London: Macmillan/Palgrave). Smith, Hazel, Marxism and International Relations Theory, in Groom, A. J. R. and Light Margot, eds. Contemporary International Relations: A Guide to Theory, Pinter: London and New York, pps ,

10 Bieler, Andreas/Morton, Adam David (2004) Globalisation, the State and Class Struggle: A Critical Economy Engagement with Open Marxism, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Vol.6. Jakubowski, Franz (1990) Ideology and Superstructure in Historical Materialism. London: Pluto. Lenin, Vladimir. Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism. London: Pluto. Lukacs, Georg (1974) History and Class Consciousness. London: Merlin. Marx, Karl. Capital. London: Penguin. Marx, Karl. (1974) The German Ideology. Students Edition. London: Lawrence & Wishart. Meszaros, Istvan (1970) Marx s Theory of Alienation. London: Merlin. Reed, John. Ten Days That Shook the World. London: Penguin. A close reading of the text of Karl Marx's Capital Volume I in 13 video lectures by David Harvey Counter-theories e.g. W.W. Rostow s The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non- Communist Manifesto. Week 9: Ethics and IR (Lecture given by Dr Vanessa Pupavac) Essential Reading: Goodhart, Michael (ed.) (2009) Human Rights: Politics and Practice. Oxford: OUP, Chapters 4 & 7. Supplementary Reading: Charles Jones (2001) Global Justice: Defending Cosmopolitanism, Oxford University Press, Chapter 2. Baylis and Smith (2008) The Globalization of World Politics, Chapter 11 Charles Jones (2001) Global Justice: Defending Cosmopolitanism, Oxford University Press, Chapter 3. Mark R. Amstutz, International Ethics (Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999). Oversize JZ1306.A5 William Frankena, Ethics (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1973). BJ1012.F7 10

11 Stanley Hoffmann, Duties Beyond Borders (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1981). JX1255.H6 Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars, 3rd edition, (New York: Basic Books, 2000). HM214.W2 (short loan) Samantha Power, A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide (New York: Harper Perennial, 2003). HV P6 Terry Nardin and David Mapel, eds., Traditions of International Ethics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992). JX1255.T7 Joel H. Rosenthal, Ethics and International Affairs, Georgetown University Press, Baker, Gideon (2002) Problems in the Theorisation of Global Civil Society. Political Studies, Vol. 50, No. 5, December, pp Chesterman, Simon. (2001) Just War or Just Peace? Humanitarian intervention and international law. Oxford : Oxford University Press. Chandler, David (2001) The Road to Military Humanism: How the Human Rights NGOs Shaped a New Humanitarian Agenda. Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp Chomsky, Noam (2000) The New Military Humanism: Lessons from Kosovo. Monroe: Common Courage Press. Colas, Alejandro (2002) International Civil Society: Social Movements in World Politics. Polity Press. Crawford, Neta (2002) Argument and Change in World Politics: ethics, decolonization, and humanitarian intervention. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Duffield, Mark (2001) Global Governance and the New Wars: The Merging of Development and Security. London: Zed Books. Duffield, Mark (2007) Development, Security and Unending War: Governing the World of Peoples. Cambridge: Polity. Hammond, Philip (2007) Framing Post-Cold War Conflicts. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Hammond, Philip (2007) Media, War and Postmodernity. London: Routledge, especially chapter two on The Humanitarian Spectacle. Held, David (1995) Democracy and the Global Order: From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance. London: Polity. Kaldor, Mary (2003) Global Civil Society: An Answer to War. Cambridge: Polity. 11

12 Kennedy, David (2005) The Dark Side of Virtue: Reassessing International Humanitarianism. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Slim, H. (1998) Sharing a Universal Ethic: The Principle of Humanity in War. International Journal of Human Rights 2: Stockton, N. (1998) In Defence of Humanitarianism. Disasters, Vol. 22, No.4, pp Vaux, Tony (2001) The Selfish Altruist. London: Earthscan. Wheeler, Nicholas (1997) Humanitarian Intervention and World Politics, in John Bayliss and Steve Smith (ed.) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp Berman, Paul (2007) Power and the Idealists W.W. Norton & Co. Week 10: Feminist IR (Lecture given by Dr Vanessa Pupavac) Essential Reading: J. Ann Tickner, Gender in World Politics, Chapter 15, in John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owen (eds) The Globalization of World Politics, Oxford: OUP, 4th edition, 2008, pp Youngs, Gillian, Feminism and International Relations: A Contradiction in Terms? Or: why women and gender are essential to an understanding of the world we live in, International Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 1, pps , Supplementary Reading: Zalewski, Marysia, Do We Understand Each Other Yet? Troubling Feminist Encounters With(in) International Relations, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Vol. 9., No. 2, pps , Enloe, Cynthia, Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, (updates edition) University of California Press, True, Jacqui, Feminism, in Burchill, Scott, et. al. Theories of International Relations, 3rd. ed. Palgrave MacMillan, pp , Steans, Jill and Lloyd Pettiford, International Relations: Perspectives and Themes, Longman, 2001, Chapters 6, Feminist Perspectives. Steans, Jill, Gender and International Relations: An Introduction. Cambridge: Polity, Sylvester, Christine, Feminist Theory and International Relations in a Postmodern Era, Cambridge University Press,

13 Tickner, J. Ann and Sjoberg, Laura, Feminism, in Dunne, Tim. et. al., eds. International Relations Theory: Discipline and Diversity, Oxford University Press, pps , Elshtain, Jean (1987) Women and War. New York: Basic Books. Elshtain, Jean (1981) Public Man, Private Woman: Women in Social and Political Thought. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Einhorn, Barbara, Cinderella Goes to Market: Citizenship, Gender and Women s Movements in East Central Europe (London: Verso, 1993). Enloe, C. (1993) The Morning After: Sexual Politics at the End of the Cold War (Berkeley: California UP) Mohanty, Chandra (1991) Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourse and Cartographies of Struggle: Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism, in C. Mohanty, A. Russo & L. Torres (eds.) Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism (Bloomington: Indiana University Press). Parpart, Jane L. and Marysia Zalewski (ed.) (2008) Rethinking the Man Question: Sex, Gender and Violence in International Relations. London: Zed Books. Shepherd, Laura J. (2008) Gender, Violence and Security. London: Zed Books. Steans, J. (1999) The Private is Global: Feminism Politics and Global Economy in New Political Economy 4 (1) Sylvester, C. (2002) Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). Sylvester, C. (1987) Some Dangers in Merging Feminist and Peace Projects, Millennium 19: Tickner, J. Ann, International Relations: Post-Positivist and Feminist Perspectives, in R. Goodin and Hans-Dieter Klingemann (eds.), A New Handbook of Political Science (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1996). Tickner, J. A. (2001) Gendering World Politics (New York: Colombia University Press) Ch 1. Weber, C. (1994) Good Girls, Little Girls and Bad Girls: Male Paranoia in Robert Keohane s Critique of Feminist International Relations, Millennium 23:2. Zalewski, M. (1998) Where is Woman in International Relations? To Return as a Woman and Be Heard Millennium 27 (4) Special journal issues e.g. Alternatives (1993) Special Issue: Feminists Write International Relations, 18:1. e.g. Millennium special issues on Feminist IR: 1988, 1998 and

14 Week 11: International History (Lecture given by Dr Vanessa Pupavac) Essential Reading: The following articles from the 'Special Issue' on International History/International Relations, in International Security - available 'online' vol. 22 Summer 1997: Stephen H Haber, David M Kennedy, Stephen Krasner, 'Brothers under the Skin. Diplomatic History and International Relations', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Paul W. Schroeder, 'History and International relations Theory. Not Use or Abuse, but Fit and Misfit', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) J. L. Gaddis, 'History, Theory and Common Ground', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Supplementary Reading: On the differences (or not) between international history and international relations: Colin Elman and M.F. Elman, 'Diplomatic History and International Relations Theory: Respecting Differences and Crossing Boundaries', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Jack S Levy, 'Too Important to Leave to the Other. History and Political Science in the Study of International Relations', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Jeffrey Record, 'The use and abuse of history', Survival 49 (Spring 2007), Alexander L George, 'Knowledge and Statecraft. The challenge for Political Science and History', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Edward Ingram, 'The Wonderland of the Political Scientist', International Security, 22 (Summer 1997) Colin Elman and Miriam Fendius Elman (eds.), Bridges and Boundaries: historians, political scientists and the study of international relations (Cambridge MA: MIT Press, 2001). Useful essays, building on the views debated in the International Security special issue four years earlier. Ian Clark, International Relations: divided by a common language, Government and Opposition, 37/1 (2002), pp useful critique of the Elmans Bridges & Boundaries collection On the use of theory in international history: Odd Arne Westad (ed.), Reviewing the Cold War. Approaches, Interpretations, Theory (Cass: London, 2000) chs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 D840.N62 14

15 Michael J Hogan & Thomas G Paterson (eds.), Explaining the History of American Foreign Relations (Cambridge, 2004), 2nd edn. E183.7.E9 Marc Trachtenberg, The Craft of International History. A Guide to Method (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006). Week 12: Revision: Iraq War and IR Theory (Lecture given by Dr Sabine Carey) Essential Reading: Lawrence Freedman, 'The age of liberal wars', Review of International Studies 31 (December 2005) Michael Howard, 'A Long War?', Survival 48 (Winter ), 7-14 Supplementary Reading: Michael J Boyle, 'The War on Terror in American Grand Strategy', International Affairs 84 (March 2008), Barry Buzan, 'Will the global war on terrorism be the new Cold War?', International Affairs 82 (November 2006), Tutorial discussions will be based on readings listed above, please ensure that you have familiarised yourself with the relevant required readings before the tutorials. Please note that registers will be taken in tutorials, which take place fortnightly unless you take the M11012 (20 credits), in which case the tutorials take place every week. Should you be unable to attend, please the Module Convenor. The lectures and tutorials will start on time, and it is expected that you will be present for the start of the session. Method and Frequency of Class: Activity Number of Sessions Duration of a Session Lecture 11 1h Tutorial 5 1h Location of Lecture: Day: Time: Law & Social Sciences B62 Monday 11am-12pm Lecture notes etc are available via WetCT. 15

16 Method of Assessment: The 20 credit module (M11012) will be assessed on the following basis: Assessment Type Weight Requirements Exam 1 30% Answering two questions, 1hr Coursework 1 35% 2,000 word essay Coursework 2 35% 2,000 word essay The 15 credit module (M11155) will be assessed on the following basis: Assessment Type Weight Requirements Exam 1 30% Answering two questions, 1hr Coursework 1 35% 1,500 word essay Coursework 2 35% 1,500 word essay The 10 credit module (M11005) will be assessed on the following basis: Assessment Type Weight Requirements Exam 1 50% Answering two questions, 1hr Coursework 1 50% 1,500 word essay The deadline for the first essay is Tuesday, 10 th November at 4pm. The deadline for the second essay, where applicable (i.e. for the 20 credit and 15 credit module) is Friday, 11 th December at 4pm. PLEASE NOTE: Students who take this module for 10 credits need to submit only one essay, for which the deadline is 10 November You must submit an electronic copy of your essay via the module s WebCT site, taking note of the individual ID number that will be generated once you have successfully uploaded it. This process is self-explanatory. After you have done that and only then - you must submit one hard copy of the essay to the School Office. A submission sheet should be completed and attached to the essay. You are required to enter the WebCT ID number on the cover sheet, as proof that you have already electronically submitted the essay. The submission sheet and the top of page of your essay should then be date stamped, and submitted via the First year filing cabinet situated in the School foyer by the lift. Essays handed in after 4pm will be stamped as late and the usual University penalties will be applied. Failure to complete either process ie electronic and/or hard copy submission will result in late penalties being applied. The electronic copies will be scanned to detect plagiarism. It is therefore imperative that you consult the Student Handbook, which outlines what is counted as plagiarism and advises you how to avoid it. Failure to submit an electronic copy even if you submit two hard copies on time will mean that the essay will be counted as having not been submitted. 16

17 Any essay handed in after the deadline will have 5% of the original mark deducted per working day, unless an extension has been approved in advance. Applications for extensions will not normally be considered retrospectively. Any student wishing to apply for an extension should collect and complete the necessary forms from the School Office and submit these to the relevant Year Tutor together with any necessary documentary evidence. Reading Information: General Reading Books, journals etc ** = Essential text * = Important text ** Brown, Chris with Kirsten Ainley (2005) Understanding International Relations. Palgrave, Macmillan, third edition. ** Jackson, Robert and Georg Sørensen (2006) Introduction to international relations: theories and approaches. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3 rd edition. Accompanying Online Resource Centre at ** Baylis, John and Steve Smith (2008) The globalization of world politics: an introduction to international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4 th revised edition. Accompanying Online Resource Centre at ** Burchill, Scott, et al. (2005) Theories of international relations. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. * Daddow, Oliver (2009) International relations theory. SAGE Publications. This book also contains a useful study guide. * Doyle, Michael (1997) Ways of War and Peace: realism, liberalism, and socialism. New York : W.W. Norton. * Steans, Jill. (2005) Introduction to international relations: perspectives and themes. Harlow : Pearson Prentice Hall. * Weber, Cynthia. (2004) International relations theory: a critical introduction. London: Routledge. * Young, John (2004) International relations since 1945: a global history. Oxford: Oxford University Press. * Dougherty, James E., Robert L. Pfaltzgraff (2001). Contending Theories of International Relations: A Comprehensive Survey. Longman 17

18 In addition you will benefit from regularly reading recent issues of international relations journals. Examples include International Affairs, International Peacekeeping, International Studies Quarterly and the Review of International Studies. Many journals are now available to read electronically such as the American Political Science Review and International Security. Always check that a journal is available electronically through electronic collections such as JSTOR. Coursework Support: The Hallward Library and Halls of Residence have a number of networked PCs to facilitate access to information on holdings. As Module Convenor please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any difficulties with the module or assessed work. I will be available without appointment during my office hours. Appointments to meet at other times can be made via . My contact details together with office hours are noted at the front of this module outline. Guidance to Essay Writing: A short guide for students on essay writing skills and an outline of the marking criteria used by staff is available from the School Intranet. 18

19 Assessed Essay Titles: Students taking the 10-credit version of this module must choose one essay from the following set of titles: 1. How 'realistic' is realism? 2. Discuss the difference between realism and neo-realism by referring to Morgenthau and Waltz respectively. 3. Is international co-operation possible? 4. Explain how feminist theories criticise International Relations for marginalising women and gender. 5. To what extent do Marxist theories of International Relations follow or differ from Realist theories? 6. International Ethics enjoyed renewed attention in the 1990s. To what extent has International Ethics retained significance since the War on Terror? Students taking the 15-credit version of this module must choose one essay from Section A and one essay from section B: Section A 1. How 'realistic' is realism? 2. Discuss the difference between realism and neo-realism by referring to Morgenthau and Waltz respectively. 3. Is international co-operation possible? Section B 1. Explain how feminist theories criticise International Relations for marginalising women and gender. 2. To what extent do Marxist theories of International Relations follow or differ from Realist theories? 3. International Ethics enjoyed renewed attention in the 1990s. To what extent has International Ethics retained significance since the War on Terror? Students taking the 20-credit version of this module must choose one essay from Section A and one essay from section B: Section A 1. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of either realism or liberalism in explaining the War on terror. 2. Is the practice of international politics realist? 3. Is neo-liberal thinking useful in trying to explain and understand the globalisation process? Section B 1. How compelling are feminist theories associating women with peace and men with war? 2. Analyse how Marxist theories of International Relations explain international conflict. 3. Could International Relations dispense with the concept of sovereignty? 19

20 Exam: In the exam, you will be given two of the following questions and you will need to answer both of them. 1. How does the neo-realist approach advance our understanding of global politics? 2. In what important respects does neo-liberalism address the weaknesses of liberalism? 3. Is neo-liberal institutionalism a synthesis of neo-realism and liberalism? 4. How do feminist theories challenge traditional security approaches? 5. Assess Marxism s contribution to International Relations theories. 6. How compelling is the social constructivist critique of a state-based international order? 7. How has International Relations moved away from International History and does it matter? 8. To what extent do International Ethics approaches address the problem of power in International Relations? Reminder: Submission date for the first coursework is 4pm on 10 November 2009, for the second coursework, where applicable, the deadline is 4pm on 11 December