Contemporary Theories of World Politics (POL2020)

This module provides an in-depth, critical, and historical examination of contemporary theoretical approaches to world politics. The study of conceptual frameworks in International Relations (IR) is crucial for how it can allow us to move beyond mere description and instead provide genuine analysis of international events. Theory has always been the centre of gravity of IR as a field or discipline, providing points of collaboration and contestation between scholars on the nature of international...