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Global Politics: The Globalisation of World Politics - POLS5120
PoliticsIntlRelationsSpec1

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/politics/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Examines different and competing perspectives on international relations; analyses the key structures and processes of global politics and explores selected current issues. The course provides an examination of theoretical traditions in International Relations, and a survey of the historical evolution of the global system. It also examines the role of the nation-state, the nature of conflict in contemporary world politics, global governance, the global economy, the importance of identity in world politics, human rights, and globalization.

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