Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Synopsis The nature and purpose of the study of international relations has been keenly contested in recent years as approaches to the field continue to diversify. Traditional perspectives such as realism and rationalism have been restated in this period; neo-liberal and Marxist perspectives have been formulated in greater detail; and a new literature which applies developments in recent social theory to international relations has begun to appear. This subject analyses these new intellectual developments in the study of international relations. It concludes with an assessment of such recent developments as critical theory, postmodernism and feminist emancipatory theory in international relations.
Assessment Essay (6000 words): 60% + Examination (3 hours): 40%