PLT2960

Seeking a new world order? Washington and world politics

(ART)

Andrew Butfoy

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: A first-year sequence in Politics or the permission of the head of school + Prohibitions: COS2960, COS3960

Synopsis: This subject is an exploration of the foreign policy of the world's only superpower. The major issues looked at include the way in which the US is responding to the challenges of globalisation and interdependence; US policy regarding international order; and the factors which help shape decision making in Washington. A central theme is the playing out of the relationship between the 'politics of principle' and the 'politics of power'

Assessment: Essay (2500 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 50%