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...international politics if states are democratic or not? And what is the importance of economic change, or gender relations to international politics? In the following seven films, some of the world's leading experts on international relations explore what determines how states and their agents behave in a globalised world and the different theories and analyses ......

...International Relations (IR). You will learn how IR seeks to analyse vital global problems and the key actors and issues involved. In the course you will explore two contemporary case studies: the competition between great powers like the USA and China for access to Africa’s resources; and the global efforts to combat international terrorism. You will come away with an...

...International Relations? And what are the key features of each theory? Through a series of narrated mind maps and activities you will be introduced to the purpose and features of concepts and theories in the study of International Relations...What role do concepts and theories play in the study of International Relations? And what are the key ......

...international relations, takes a critical view of the assumption that 'rights are a good thing' and looks at the problems that arise when they are applied in the international arena...Can the concept of human rights be applied across borders or are rights culturally specific? Is it realistic, or even desirable, to aim at an international system based on universal...

...International Relations (D818), you will be introduced to the idea of international division, focusing on territory. Divisions over territory have often lied at the heart of global problems like conflict, and in the following pages you will learn about the roots of some of the lines on the map we see today...In this short taster course, drawn from part 1 of the MA in...

...International Relations (Part 2), explores why research questions matter and what makes a good research question. Research questions are vital for any academic inquiry, yet writing a good one is not easy. A well-designed question enables you to clearly define and communicate a focused area of research in a way that is manageable within the scope of a research project....

This podcast looks at some of the key developments of the Trump presidency and what they can tell us about international relations, and how we can use international relations theories to make sense of international issues. ...Transcript

...international relations of the Middle East. I suspect my academic background has something to do with the conceptual funk I find myself in when confronted with questions of methodology. My PhD was in Middle Eastern Studies, and the beauty of area studies is the sheer diversity of insight that one can draw upon. You share your academic life with linguists, historians,...