International Relations, MA (Hons)

Course summary

International Relations studies:

• actions and challenges that transcend national boundaries

• the resulting conflicts or attempts at cooperation

How do states cope with our highly complex and interconnected world? How can we tackle problems like climate change, global economic inequality, and interstate war? Do our very ideas about state power, sovereignty, democracy, justice, legitimacy, and order have to change when we think about the international level?Guided by leading academics and researchers in the field, you will explore:

• the origins and evolution of the state system

• the emergence of global non-state actors

• the power of international institutions

• the driving forces behind international cooperation and conflict

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