This programme draws on the Department of Politics' established expertise in democratisation (especially in post-communist states), international political theory, international political economy, feminist politics, and West European (including the European Union), Asian and US politics. It is designed to break down barriers between comparative politics and international relations, between the 'domestic' and 'international', and between theory and practice in the study of politics.
Content
Three compulsory courses
* Challenges in international politics
* International theory
* Qualitative or quantitative research methods.
Plus three choices from a range of specialist courses normally including:
* Contemporary Chinese politics
* Democratisation in Central & Eastern Europe
* EU in international politics and development
* The foreign policy of the United States
* Freedom of expression
* Gender, rights and international law
* Human rights and global politics
* The internet and civil society
* The political economy of Greater China
* Political legitimacy: contemporary perspectives
* The politics of gender in development
* Social justice.