POLI 2108 - Foreign Policy and Sites of Global Governance
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Course Details
| Course Code | POLI 2108 |
| Course | Foreign Policy and Sites of Global Governance |
| Coordinating Unit | School of History & Politics, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 (Not offered in 2013) |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 3 |
| Contact | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Prerequisites | At least 12 units of undergraduate study |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | POLI 2081 or POLI 3081 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Not applicable |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | This course examines the changing politics of foreign policy in the post-Cold War era. Until recently, dominant discussions in International Relations centered on issues related to the structure of the international system such as the decline of the bipolar order and the implications of a unipolar or multipolar order. The growth of global terrorism, the rise of new powers and institutions and the increasing prominence of new actors, however, has focused attention on the need to understand the decisions taken by states and other actors. The course has two key objectives. The first is to introduce students to various theoretical approaches to understanding foreign policy, with a focus on the relevance to foreign policy of the three main IR theories, realism, liberalism and constructivism. Second, students will use this theoretical knowledge to analyse a number of empirical issues, including ethics and responsibility in foreign policy, the impact of structures of global governance, such as the United Nations, on states’ foreign policies, the rise of the media as an actor in international politics, the foreign policies of the rising powers, India and China, and the role of non-state actors like Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). |
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Course Staff
Dr Priya Chacko
School of History & Politics
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Room 309
Napier Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 5088
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Consultation Hours: TBA
