International relations

Offered by the School of Political and Social Inquiry

Telephone: +61 3 9905 2991

Email: sue.stevenson@arts.monash.edu.au

Research programs in international relations at Monash are designed to enable students in politics or related disciplines to explore, at an advanced level, the many issues raised by the rapidly changing nature of contemporary world politics. What kind of world order, or disorder, is emerging in the aftermath of the declaration of a ‘war on terror’? How are security issues to be understood in a fluid international system? How is globalisation affecting the sovereignty of states and the economic policies which governments pursue at home and abroad? What is the significance of issues such as human rights and the environment in contemporary international politics? How far can the consideration of ethical, normative and cultural issues contribute to the understanding of politics across state boundaries?

The graduate coursework programs at Monash analyse these and related questions with particular attention to relationships among major powers, developments in Australia’s region and the principal theoretical approaches in international relations. The programs are particularly suitable for students interested in pursuing careers in such areas as government, diplomacy, business, NGOs, teaching and journalism.

Politics staff are active researchers. For students who wish to undertake research in international relations at masters or doctoral level, we are able to provide supervision in a wide variety of sub-fields, including, but not limited to, the following: Australian foreign policy; US foreign policy; international relations in East and Southeast Asia; arms control and strategic studies; the ‘war on terror’; globalisation; international political economy; development; international law; nationalism; international relations theory; ethics and international relations; and international history. Refer also to www.arts.monash.edu.au/about/.

For further information on the following courses, contact the postgraduate administrator, School of Political and Social Inquiry.

Relevant course groups

Doctor of Philosophy

Masters degree by research

Masters degree by research and coursework

Masters degree by coursework

Postgraduate Diploma

Graduate Certificate

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