AssessmentOverviewAssessment for this subject comprises:Assessment
\nAssessment
\nOverview
\nAssessment for this subject comprises:
\nAssessment type Weighting Due Date 28 March ,2022
\n2 x 1000 word theory-to- practice critical analysis essay
\n20% each Essay 1: To cover one theoretical topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) of your choosing from weeks 2, 3, or 4; due
\nMonday of Week 5 (28 March 2022).
\nEssay 2: To cover one theoretical topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) of your choosing from weeks 5, 6, or 7; due
\nMonday of Week 8 (25 April 2022).
\n3000 word research essay 60% Monday 6 June 2022 (first day of examination period)
\nAssessment one: 2 x 1000 word Theory-to-Practice Critical Analysis
\nEssays (20% each); first due Monday 28 March, second due Monday 25
\nApril.
\nFor the first essay, choose ONE of the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)s from Weeks 2-4, and for the second essay
\nchoose ONE of the topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service)s from Weeks 5-7. Critically analyse the theoretical arguments
\nadvanced in (one or both of) the assigned extension readings for your chosen week\/topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service),
\nby applying them to a case study of a contemporary problem in international politics of
\ninterest to you personally. Your critical analysis should incorporate answers to the
\nfollowing questions:
\n1. what are the key theoretical claims \u2013 advanced in the extension reading(s) you
\nhave chosen to examine \u2013 which you will critically analyse in your essay?
\n2. What are the key arguments the author(s) offer in support of their theoretical
\nclaims?
\n3. What contemporary international political case (event, problem, or controversy)
\nwill you examine as evidence for and\/or against these theoretical claims and
\narguments \u2013 and why is it relevant to the theory you are analysing?
\n4. What empirical facts (for weeks 2-4) or normative judgments (for weeks 5-7)
\nabout this case count in favour of the theoretical claims and arguments you are
\nanalysing?
\n5. What empirical facts (for weeks 2-4) or normative judgments (for weeks 5-7)
\nabout this case count against the theoretical claims and arguments you are
\nanalysing?
\n6. What conclusions should we draw about the veracity of key theoretical claims you
\nare examining, given your above analysis?
\nThe purpose of this assessment task is to develop your skills in critical engagement with
\ntheoretical arguments about world politics, and critical analysis of their applications to
\ninternational political practice. This should help you develop more sophisticated
\nconceptual and analytic tools for application in the subsequent research essay assessment
\ntask, as well as in your own engagements in international political practice.
\nNote that this is not a research assignment, so you are not required to do any theoretical
\nreading beyond the assigned introductory\/extension texts, and nor are you expected to
\nresearch your chosen case study. While real-world cases do often involve much empirical
\ncomplexity, it is acceptable for this task to offer a simplified and \u2018stylized\u2019 description of
\nyour case, to make its analysis more manageable for the purpose of this task; you don\u2019t
\nhave a lot of words to use here, so brevity will be key. To minimize the need for
\nbackground research, you can choose to focus on a case addressed in an article assigned
\nfor class, or on the longer recommended reading lists \u2013 or alternatively draw on your own
\nbackground knowledge gained from other MIR subjects, newspapers, etc.
\nNote also that we will not judge your paper by whether we agree with its conclusion. In
\nfact, we may not agree amongst ourselves about what the correct conclusion is. But we
\nwill have no trouble agreeing about whether you do a good job arguing for your
\nconclusion. More specifically, well be asking questions like these:
\n\u2022 Do you clearly state what youre trying to accomplish in your paper?
\n\u2022 Do you offer supporting arguments for the claims you make? Is it obvious to the
\nreader what these arguments are?
\n\u2022 Is the structure of your paper clear? For instance, is it clear what parts of your
\npaper are expository, and what parts are your own positive contribution?
\n\u2022 Is your prose simple, easy to read, and easy to understand?
\n\u2022 Do you illustrate your claims with good examples? Do you explain your central
\nnotions? Do you say exactly what you mean?
\n\u2022 Do you present other theorists\u2019 views accurately and charitably? Do you engage
\nwith counterarguments or opposing evidence?
\n\u2022 Is your writing well edited and polished, with correct punctuation, appropriate
\nparagraphing, and correct spelling?
\nThe more we answer \u2018Yes\u2019 to these questions, the better your grade will be.
\nWeek Two (7 \u2013 11 March, 2022):
\nTopic: Realism versus Liberalism: Competing rationalities
\nThis week we examine the two most well-established theoretical \u2018traditions\u2019 of IR theory:
\nRealism and Liberalism. Although both traditions have intellectual roots dating back well
\nbeyond the modern historical period, their development during this era has been shaped
\nby their divergent visions of the character and limits of individual and collective
\n\u2018rationality\u2019, and of the opportunities and risks that these bring for international politics.
\nWe will discuss both similarities and differences between Realist and Liberal
\nunderstandings of the character and role of \u2018strategic\u2019 rationality in international
\npolitics, as well as their contrasting views on the role of \u2018moral\u2019 reasoning in
\ninternational decision-making. We will focus predominantly on two phases of theoretical
\ndebate \u2013 between \u2018classical\u2019 Realists and Liberals in the first half of the twentieth
\ncentury, and so-called \u2018neo-realists\u2019 and \u2018neo-liberals\u2019 in its latter decades. Through this
\nanalysis, we will illuminate competing Realist and Liberal views of the possibilities for
\nachieving international peace, order, cooperation, and justice.
\nEssential Reading:
\n1. Wolforth, W. 2008. \u201cRealism\u201d, in Oxford Handbook of International Relations,
\neds C Reus-Smit and D. Snidal, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
\n2. Arthur Stein. \u201cNeoliberal Institutionalism\u201d, in Oxford Handbook of International
\nRelations, eds C Reus-Smit and D. Snidal, (2008) Oxford: Oxford University
\nPress.
\nExtension Reading:
\n1. Hans Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace
\n(1948, or subsequent editions), Chapter one \u2018A Realist Theory of International
\nPolitics\u2019.
\n2. Andrew Moravcsik, \u2018Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of
\nInternational Politics\u2019 International Organisation 51 (4) 1997, 513-553.
\nSupplementary Reading:
\nRealism
\nAmerican Political Science Review Forum on Neo-Realism (91) (1997): 899-936.
\nRichard Ashley, The Poverty of Neorealism, International Organisation, (38) (1984)
\n225-86.
\nPage 9 of 36
\nDavid A. Baldwin, (ed.) Neorealism and Neoliberalism: The Contemporary Debate
\n(1993)
\nExtracts From Thucydides, \u2018Peloponnesian War\u2019, Machiavelli \u2018The Prince\u2019 and Hobbes,
\n\u2018Leviathan\u2019 in Chris Brown, Terry Nardin, and N.J. Rengger eds. International
\nRelations in Political Thought: Texts from the Ancient Greeks to the First World
\nWar (2002)
\nWeek Three (14 \u2013 18 March, 2022):
\nTopic: Constructivisms: Understanding international action beyond the rationalist
\nparadigm
\nThis week we examine \u2018constructivist\u2019 theories, which challenge multiple aspects of the
\nrationalist thinking underpinning Realism and Liberalism. Some constructivists challenge
\nthe focus on material interests found in realist varieties of rationalism, and emphasize
\ninstead the primacy of ideas in shaping political action. Others challenge the broader
\nrationalist pre-occupation with strategic forms of reasoning as explanations for the
\nbehaviour of states and other international political actors. Instead, they highlight the motivational importance of more complex inter-subjective understandings found in norms and identities \u2013 which are in turn shaped by contextually variable social institutions, cultures, and practices. Central to all these constructivist theories is the claim that political actors\u2019 reasons for action \u2013 including national interests, and sovereign state identities \u2013 are socially constructed rather than naturally determined. By studying the political dynamics of this social construction, constructivists aim to show
\nhow and why states and other actors pursue varying goals in different settings and
\nhistorical periods, and in doing so to deepen theoretical understandings of diversity and
\nchange within international politics.
\nEssential Reading:
\n1. Ian Hurd \u2018Constructivism\u2019, in Oxford Handbook of International Relations, eds C
\nReus-Smit and D. Snidal, Oxford: Oxford University Press: 298-316.
\n2. Adler, Emanuel. -Constructivism in international relations: sources, contributions,
\nand debates.- Handbook of International Relations (Second Edition), Sage, 2013:
\n112-144.
\nExtension Reading:
\n1. Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink. \u201cInternational Norm Dynamics and
\nPolitical Change,\u201d International Organization 52: 4 (1998).
\n2. Alexander Wendt, Anarchy is What States Make of It: The Social Construction
\nof Power Politics, International Organization, (46) (1992) 391-426.
\nSupplementary Reading:
\nAdler, Emanuel. -Seizing the middle ground: constructivism in world politics.- European
\njournal of international relations 3, no. 3 (1997): 319-363.
\nAdler, Emanuel. Communitarian International Relations: The Epistemic Foundations of
\nInternational Relations. Vol. 20. Psychology Press, 2005.
\nBarkin, J. Samuel. Realist constructivism: Rethinking international relations theory.
\nCambridge University Press, 2010.<\/p>\n
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AssessmentOverview Assessment for this subject comprises:Assessment Assessment<\/p>\n
Overview<\/p>\n
Assessment for this subject comprises:<\/p>\n
Assessment type Weighting Due Date 28 March ,2022<\/p>\n
2 x 1000 word theory-to- practice critical analysis essay<\/p>\n
20% each Essay 1: To cover one theoretical topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) of your choosing from weeks 2, 3, or 4; due<\/p>\n
Monday of Week 5 (28 March 2022).<\/p>\n
Essay 2: To cover one theoretical topic (sample nursing essay examples by the best nursing assignment writing service) of your choosing from weeks 5, 6, or 7; due<\/p>\n
Monday of Week 8 (25 April 2022).<\/p>\n
3000 word research essay 60% Monday 6 June 2022 (first day of examination period)<\/p>\n
Assessment one: 2 x 1000 word Theory-to-Practice Critical Analysis<\/p>\n
Essays (20% each); first due Monday 28 March, second due Monday 25<\/p>\n
April.<\/p>\n
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