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Learning Requirements:
Students intending to take this course should already have successfully completed Level one modules in Politics including INRL10040 - Introduction to International Politics or INRL...

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Learning Requirements:
Students intending to take this course should already have successfully completed Level one modules in Politics including INRL10040 - Introduction to International Politics or INRL10010 - Foundation of Political Theory and IR.

Other courses may be substituted but only with permission.
In this case, a request should be sent to the module coordinator with (a) a list of relevant courses already taken and (b) GPA to date.

Learning Recommendations:
Students intending to take other courses in International Relations at Levels 2 or 3 should take this course.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Equivalents:
International Relations (POL20040)

Expand+INRL20040 Theories and Concepts in International Relations
Academic Year 2021/2022
This course explores the main theoretical strands in the contemporary study of international relations. Students are introduced to several key approaches in the stud...

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Academic Year 2021/2022
This course explores the main theoretical strands in the contemporary study of international relations. Students are introduced to several key approaches in the study of international relations, including realism, neorealism, Marxism, liberalism and interdependence theory and democratic peace theory, and to the central empirical questions these seek to address: Are states the only significant actors in world politics? Is the international system constituted in a way that makes war sometimes inevitable? Is the international conduct of many states guided more by economic objectives than by the quest for military security? Are democracies set never to go to war against one another? Is war partially rooted in human psychology? What are the political consequences of growing social and economic interaction between states and societies? What is the role and relevance of international institutions?

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students should: grasp the major contemporary theoretical approaches to international relations; know how to evaluate different approaches with respect to their theoretical consistency and empirical applicability; be able to identify different levels of analysis in international relations; be familiar with key empirical issues in international relations.