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British Foreign Policy
Module POL2115 for 2020/1
Module POL2115 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL2115: British Foreign Policy
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Geopolitical contexts and foreign policy theory: Britain in the world, the world in Britain
- Historical contexts, 1707-1989: Empire and After
- Britain in Europe: the EU, Brexit and beyond
- The UK and US: what ‘special relationship’?
- Britain and the rising powers – Russia and China: opportunity or threat?
- London as a world city: cosmopolis, Londongrad or Londonistan?
- The unfinished Empire? The commonwealth, overseas territories and postcolonies
- Is Britain still a military power? The arms trade and the nuclear deterrent
- Aid, intervention and small states: do British values and interests coincide?
- Scenarios for the future: Global Britain, ‘Brown Britain’ or Broken Britain?
This syllabus is illustrative and cannot be guaranteed year-on-year. Most seminars will include simulations of parliamentary select committee hearings.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
22 | 128 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
---|---|---|
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hours seminars |
Guided independent study | 63 | General reading and preparation (4-5 hours per seminar); Familiarisation with Foreign Affairs Committee (reading reports and viewing evidence sessions, 5-10 hours); Email and visits to lecturer in office hours (2-3 hours). |
Guided independent study | 40 | Reading, writing and consultation with peers and lecturer |
Guided independent study | 25 | Reading, writing and consultation with peers and lecturer |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/foreign-affairs-committee/
- International Affairs, https://academic.oup.com/ia
- RUSI, https://rusi.org/publications
- Henry Jackson Society, https://henryjacksonsociety.org/
- Foreign Policy Centre, https://fpc.org.uk/publications/
- ELE – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages