PLT2960

Seeking a new world order? Washington and world politics

(ART)

Andrew Butfoy

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prohibition: COS2960

Synopsis: Major contemporary issues include the way in which the US is responding to the challenges of globalisation and interdependence; US attempts to stabilise international order (both within and outside of the context of the United Nations); and the factors which help shape decision making in Washington. A central theme is the playing out of the relationship between the /politics of principle0 and the /politics of power0.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + Examination (3 hours): 50%