Module Information
Module Identifier
IP32320
Module Title
CLASSICAL THEORY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 11 Hours. (11 x 1 hour) |
Lecture | 11 Hours. (11 x 1 hour) |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Semester Assessment | Seminar Performance Students may, subject to Faculty approval, have the opportunity to resit this module, normally during the supplementary examination period. For further clarification please contact the Teaching Programme Administrator in the Department of International Politics. | 10% |
Semester Assessment | 2,000 word essay | 30% |
Semester Exam | 2 Hours Exam | 60% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
The objectives of this module are to teach students to evaluate classical writers in political theory and to deliberate for themselves on the issues raised by these writers.
Brief description
This module looks at the work of earlier political thinkers on international relations from the standpoint of contemporary international problems. The theorists discussed will vary from year to year but may include Hobbes, Grotius, Kant, Marx, Clausewitz, Gramsci and Lenin. Emphasis will be placed on Kant's Perpetual Peace, Hobbes's Leviathan and Lenin's theory of imperialism.
Aims
The aims of this module are:
- To develop in students an awareness of the classical antecedents of the contemporary debates in international relations.
- To develop an understanding of the contribution of classical political thinking to the understanding of domestic and international politics.
- To introduce the students to the study of the history of political thought.
Content
1. The nature of political theory
2. Debating the Leviathan
3. Sovereignty
4. Kant's philosophy
5. Cosmopolitanism
6. Imperialism
2. Debating the Leviathan
3. Sovereignty
4. Kant's philosophy
5. Cosmopolitanism
6. Imperialism
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6