College Notes (Tutorials) International Relations (5182V8IR) Global Politics, ISBN: 9781403989826

International Relations
compilation document
Content
Tutorial 1 – 18-2 – International Relations.............................................................................................2
Tutorial 2 – 11-3 – International Relations.............................................................................................9
Tutorial 3 – 15-4 – International Relations...........................................................................................13
Tutorial 4 – 6-5 – International Relations.............................................................................................17




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,Tutorial 1 – 18-2 – International Relations
Today

- Introduction
- Workgroup guidelines
- Discuss Griffiths
- Next session

Introductions

 Who are we and why are we here?

Topics

- In response to one of the general questions (Document on Brightspace).
- You select one of the thematic questions (max 2 students).
- Strongly advise you to choose region of study in BAIS.
- You should modify general thematic question to better fit with your region/research but you
must remain within theme!

General thematic questions

- Tutorial 2
o Cold war
o Cold war legacies
- Tutorial 3
o Regionalism
o (humanitarian) intervention
o Rogue states/nuclear proliferation
- Tutorial 4
o Sustainable development/global governance
o Rise of new global/regional actors/order
o Terrorism/non-state violence

Regions of focus

- Europe
- North-America
- Latin America
- Russia and Eurasia
- Middle East
- Africa
- East Asia
- South and South-East Asia

P2P

 10%
 What are the required content elements?
- Production of a four to eight minute video including preliminary research on their chosen
question.

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, - Deadline: five (5) full days before the day of the tutorial on Brightspace (if tutorial
presentation is on Friday, the deadline is the Sunday before your tutorial at 23.59)
- Creativity encouraged but the required content elements need to remain clear.
- This way, you will receive (productive) feedback on your question and (provisional)
argumentation than can be used to improve your essay.
- Must have
o Required structure
 General introduction on the content of the theme (team work)
 Presenter 1 (individual)
 Presenter 2 (individual)
 General conclusions that can be drawn on issue based on content of the
presentation (team work)
o The Pitch2Peer also needs to contain the following information for the individual
student
 The specific question coming forth from the general question
 A clear thesis statement (answer to the question)
 IR theoretical lens that will be used (final essay requires a
‘counterargument’)
 The general outline of argumentation that supports the answer to this
specific question
 Grading criteria can be found on Brightspace
 The presentation cannot be a slide show or voice over. You have to be visible
 Group assignment, but grade is INDIVIDUAL
 Submission
o Brightspace
 Tutorials  Pitch2Peer

Pitch2Peer feedback

 10%
- Specific P2P(s) will be assigned for feedback, only for the two tutorial sessions that you do
not upload your own P2P
- The review will evaluate
o the formulation of the specific question/thesis statement
o the structure and content of the (provisional) argumentation
o the theoretical approach that is proposed
- Submission
o Assignments  P2P Review Tutorial X
o Use the P2P Feedback Form available on Brightspace
 Mandatory
o Use one form per P2P presenter
 If you were assigned two videos, you have to submit two forms
o Include written comments to show your engagement
 Mandatory
o Upload under Assignments (tutorial 2/3/4) two full days (before 23:59) before your
tutorial
o The peer feedback form will be used during the tutorial for discussion, with the goal
to provide constructive suggestions for improvement


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