Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Dr Govand Azeez
Level 2 The Australian Hearing Hub
TBA
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MIntRel or PGDipIntRel or MIntCommMIntRel or MIntBusMIntRel or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or MTransInterMIntRel or MAppAnth or MDevCult or MPPP or MIntPubDip or MGlobalHlthDevStud or GradCertPP or GradDipPP or GradCertIntRel or GradDipIntRel or MDevStud
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
Convenor
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an introductory overview of global politics focusing on the changing role of sovereign states and the international state system from a world historical perspective and in the context of globalisation. The unit examines different forms of international systems, including empires; issues such as war, peace and diplomacy; ideas about culture, world order and international society, and current developments in globalisation and regionalisation.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Class participation | 10% | No | November 6 |
In-Class Exam | 40% | No | Week 7 11th of September |
Major Essay | 50% | No | Week 11 26th of October |
Due: November 6
Weighting: 10%
All students are expected to do the required reading for each week in preparation for the lectures and seminars. Active and informed participation is expected in each week’s seminar from all students.
External students will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on each week topic through posting comments on a forum on blackboard; a specific question will be posted to start the discussion each week and this will correspond to the 10% class participation.
Due: Week 7 11th of September
Weighting: 40%
For the in-class exam students will be expected to write an essay. The exam question will be based on the material covered in the first 6 weeks of the course. The test will take place in week 7 during the lecture (11th of September). The students will have an hour to complete the exam. This is an open book exam but students will only be allowed to bring 15 pages of A4 notes. No electronic devices (laptops, tablets, kindles, phones, etc.) will be allowed. No exceptions will be made in this regard.
External students will complete the exam online. These students will have 1hr to complete the exam from the moment of opening the link. The link will be available from Monday the 11th (after the lecture) to the 15th of September (11.59 pm AEST). Note: students will only be able to log in once.
Due: Week 11 26th of October
Weighting: 50%
ASSESSMENT
Students will be assessed as follows:
The major essay is due Thursday 26th of October (4.00 pm). The essay length is 2800 words.
Late Penalties: note that late papers will receive a penalty of 3% per day.
Other Penalties: Word limit of 10% above and below allowed. Anything less than 2000 or more (2800+10%) will be penalised accordingly. The word limit includes footnotes and bibliography.
Format Requirements
Questions:
1. How can we explain the relationship between power and the international system today?
2. Which theoretical perspective offers a better explanation for examining and making sense of the current global political order?
3. Critics of the current order have long argued that the synthesis of capitalism and the state in the hands of a class or "powerful elite" will inevitably lead civilisation to destruction (mass inequality, environmental crises, catastrophic wars, etc.) and "barbarism" (chronic state of apathy, excessive individualism, commodification of life, chauvinism, tribalism, xenophobia, etc) . Examine and interrogate the accuracy of this argument.
4. Does world-systems analysis provide a persuasive explanation for the disparities in wealth and power in the current global order? What are the major criticisms of this approach and, are they valid?
5. What role does identity (gender, race, culture) play in determining and shaping global politics today?
Submission of Essays
All essays are to be submitted on Thursday 26th of October (4.00 pm) via turn-it-in on the ilearn website.
There will be strictly NO extensions on submission deadlines for essays other than on certified medical grounds. Late submissions of essays will be penalised at the rate of 3% a day. For example, if you submit your essay 3 days late, and if the paper would have normally been awarded a 75 (out of 100), then 9 marks will be deducted, resulting in 66 as the final grade for the paper.
All work submitted for this course will be graded according to the guidelines issued by the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations which are attached at the end of this course guide.
This course has 1x 2hr Lecture each week on Mondays from 9.00-11.00am. Students also attend 1x 1hr seminar as timetabled. The class locations and times are as follows:
The first lecture is on July 31st. The first tutorial will be held on Monday July 31st.
Lectures: Monday 9.00 am -11.00 am in Room E3B-217
Tutorial 1: Monday 11.00 am -12.00 pm in Room E3B-217
Tutorial 2: Monday 1.00 pm -2.00 pm in Room W5C213
Each week required readings will be set from a variety of journal articles, research reports or news articles. There is no set text book or course reader for this subject.
Week 1 | July 31st | Introduction to the course and preliminary remarks. |
Week 2 | August 7 | Introducing the International System |
Week 3 | August 14 | The International System through the Problem Solving Theories : Mercantilism, Liberalism and Neoliberalism |
Week 4 | August 21 | The International System through the Critical Theories: Marxism, Dependency and World Systems Theory |
Week 5 | August 28 | Creating the International System Part 1: 1492-1815 |
Week 6 | September 4 | Creating the International System Part 2: 1815-1945 |
Week 7 | September 11 | Creating the International System Part 3: 1945-onwards |
Sept 18- Oct 1st Mid Semester Break | ||
Week 8 | October 2 | No Classes |
Week 9 | October 9 |
The Globalized International System
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Week 10 | October 16 | Gender, Race and Culture in the International System |
Week 11 | October 23 |
Reading Week (no lectures or tutorials) Thursday 26th of October (4.00 pm AEST). Essay must be submitted via turn-it-in |
Week 12 | October 30 | Neoliberalism and its Discontents |
Week 13 | November 6 | Resistance, Revolution and Change in the International System |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
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