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Political Science

Debating International Relations

When:

11 January - 05 February 2021

School:

University of Edinburgh Online Winter School

Institution:

University of Edinburgh

City:

Edinburgh

Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Credits:

10.0 EC

Fee:

2 GBP

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About

Debating International Relations will introduce you to the major concepts, theories, and actors of the global system. You will be shown how to apply a wide range of approaches to contemporary and historical cases, giving you a critical understanding of both the cases we study and the approaches we apply to them.

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, you will examine a number of theoretical approaches drawn from different intellectual traditions in the discipline, including varied schools of thought in both realism and liberalism, post-colonialism, feminism, constructivism, and a range of other critical theories of IR, along with contemporary debates on key concepts such as power and globalisation.

These theories will be understood and assessed through engagement with case studies including China-US relations and the Asia-Pacific region more generally, the current Covid-19 pandemic, the causes of major conflicts including the first and second world wars, and United Nations conferences on climate change.

The second part of the course focuses on key issues in international politics including the changing character of warfare and global terrorism, international political economy, world trade and finance and global economic governance, international law, the EU and the growth of regionalisation, and global warming and the environment.

Course leader

The four-week online Debating International Relations course at a Top 20 university (QS World Uni Rankings 2020) provides at least 72 hours of core academic teaching, along with development sessions to make the most of your international experience.

Target group

This course will appeal to any student interested in politics, international relations, and international legal and political systems, especially those who are planning a career or academic research in these fields.

Course aim

The course is divided into two parts. In the first part, you will examine a number of theoretical approaches drawn from different intellectual traditions in the discipline, including classical and contemporary realism, liberalism, and radical approaches to international relations, as well as contemporary debates on power and globalisation.

Interested?

When:

11 January - 05 February 2021

School:

University of Edinburgh Online Winter School

Institution:

University of Edinburgh

Language:

English

Credits:

10.0 EC

Fee:

2 GBP, The fee for this course is £2,500. This fee includes: -Tuition fees for the four-week course -Course materials and

Fee:

2 GBP, The fee for this course is £2,500. This fee includes: -Tuition fees for the four-week course -Course materials and

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