INTR9075 The Modern International System

2015

4.5

1 x 2-hour lecture weekly
1 x 50-minute tutorial weekly

INTR2002 has been successfully completed

Graduate Certificate in International Relations; Graduate Diploma in International Relations; Master of Arts (International Relations)

This topic will examine the development and expansion of the 'modern international system'. It will focus particularly on the following themes: patterns of imperial expansion; 'decolonization' and post-imperial state-making; the relationship between major periods of war (including the Cold War) and postwar territorial and economic settlements; and the growth in the political dominance of the concept of the 'nation-state'.

This topic aims to build on and develop students' understanding of:

the nature of the 'modern international system'
the relationship between 'international system' and 'nation-state'
the expansion of the system from a European to a global scale
the processes of 'new state' creation in the system over the past two centuries

On successful completion of this topic, students should be able to demonstrate:

general understanding of the 'international system' and of the academic 'international relations' stream which is devoted to its analysis
an insight into the relationship between changing patterns of war, state-making and nationalism and the historical development of the 'international system'
approriate research and critical reasoning skills developed through reading and library work relating to tutorials and written assignments
appropriate writing skills demostrated by written assignments and oral communication skills developed through tutorial discussions

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