Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

4505BCIRDL-JAN-PAR

Aims

1. To study the historical origins of the modern international system.
2. To critically evaluate the dynamics of social development, such as Reformation, Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution and their impacts on states and nations.
3. To understand the historical evolution of modern international order.
4. To analyse the benchmarking events, such as the Great Wars, of international history and their legacies.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Module topics will likely include the following:
• The importance of the State in international relations
• What was the Thirty Years War and why was it important?
• Westphalia 1648 and its aftermath
• What did Napoleon ever do for us? The Concert of Europe and managing the state system
• Turning the European state system into a universal project: the case of imperialism
• WWI and its aftermath
• WWII and its aftermath
• Constructing and managing the international system after WWII
• The state, international system and the Cold War
• How do weak states cause problems?
• Upturning Westphalia: R2P and its revision of what a state can and cannot do


Module Overview:
The state in international affairs is an essential component to the study ofInternational Relations. This module will guide you through its development inEurope from the 17th Century to the present day. We will explore how the stateoperated during this period, and question why it has been so resilient an entity forhuman organisation. We will also examine the impact of the end of the Cold Waralong with subsequent thinking have led to significant changes in how the state andits power are understood by the international community. A skills specific session willbe incorporated in this module.

Assessments

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