Teaching Responsibility

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LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

7503IRUIC-SEP-PAR

Aims

Develop a comprehension of the theory, practice and historical development of the War/Peace Cycle Demonstrate an understanding of the strategic significance of the War/Peace cycle in international relations over the course of the last 200 years Build in-depth knowledge of a particular problem in the War/Peace cycle during the last 200 years.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically understand and evaluate the War/Peace cycle theory in international relations
2.
Critically analyse how the War/Peace cycle is applicable to particular cases
3.
Analyse and reflect on scholarly arguments relating to the War/Peace cycle

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:In this module students will examine the interplay between two of the most important driving forces in humankind’s recent history: the pursuit of war and the desire for peace. This module will be presented within an international history framework, and will focus on some of the key strategic, humanitarian and military histories of the period from the early nineteenth century to the present day. It will be comprised of three thematic and chronological sections, each of which will contain lectures and seminars covering elements of history and historiography, as well as international relations theory, strategic studies and the war/peace cycle theory. This last element will provide the central theoretical framework for the module.
Additional Information:Concert of Europe Origins of WWI Development of international conference regimes Interwar crises Origins of WWII Strategic implications of new weapons technology Nuclear diplomacy War, propaganda and the media post 1945

Assessments

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