| Unit name | The Foreign Policies of Developing States |
|---|---|
| Unit code | POLIM2038 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Reverend. Martin Gainsborough |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit is concerned with the formulation of foreign policy throughout the post-colonial world. The unit will look at the foreign policy of developing states throughout the Cold War, and since the collapse of bipolarity and the rise of the war on terror. Do post-colonial states have specific foreign policy agendas? Do domestic issues, such as ethnicity and political representation, play a key role, or are such states dominated by the international economic orders represented by the Bretton Wood institutions and the World Trade Organisation along with the economic interests of the &+core &* countries in an era of so-called globalisation? Can the specific needs of these states be addressed without revising the international order? Although the unit will be comparative, the main emphasis will fall upon Pacific-Asia, with particular reference to China, Japan and South East Asia. This unit is only available to students registered for MSc/Diploma degrees in the Department of Politics and students registered on the MSc in Socio-Legal Studies. Please note available spaces on this unit are severely constrained, and it is not possible to guarantee inclusion on a unit of study. The Department does not permit the auditing of any of its units.
