PL52168: The politics of Asia and the world
[Page last updated: 16 August 2024]
| Academic Year: | 2024/25 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EXCB 70%, EXIC 30% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Open-book written examination (EXIC 30% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
- Closed-book written examination (EXCB 70% - Qualifying Mark: 50)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
Upon completion of the unit, you will be able to
- Demonstrate an ability to analyse contemporary challenges concerning the Asian continent.
- Show an understanding of the role of Asia in contemporary world politics.
- Demonstrate an ability to apply Political Science (and cognate) theories to issues and cases of Asian domestic politics and international relations.
- Show an appreciation of the relevance of Asian security-related challenges and cases for studying global security.
- Develop an understanding of the international relations between Asian states as well as sub-regions.
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| Synopsis: | Study some of the most significant political, social and security challenges concerning the Asian continent.
Asian politics-related concerns are becoming increasingly significant, so a thorough and comprehensive understanding of global politics is not possible without studying the continent of Asia.
You'll apply a variety of conceptual and theoretical lenses to cases from the sub-regions of Southern Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia.
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| Content: | - The first two lectures will look on setting the conceptual and theoretical ground for the study of the Asian continent. Theoretical approaches from a variety of social science areas will be utilised to prepare students to study the continent.
- The students will study each sub-region of Asia for two weeks making it a comprehensive module covering the entire continent.
- The issues concerning the continent will include environmental crises, resource curse, foreign-aid dependence, civil society resistance movements, geopolitical tensions and great power rivalry for control over Asia.
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| Course availability: |
PL52168 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2024/25.
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