{"ModuleCode":"PS4882I","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: International Society","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"International society is classically defined as a group of states that are associated in respect of common norms, values, and institutions. This module explores the historical development of international society, from its Christian and European origins to its gradual expansion into a genuinely global political arrangement. It also explores fundamental institutions, such as war, diplomacy, international law, great powers, and the balance of power. Particular attention will be given to the role of culture in international society (western and non-western), theories of empire, the revolt against the west, and alternatives to a society of states.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"Lecturers":["William Bain"],"IVLE":[{"Announcements":null,"Forums":[],"Workbins":[],"Webcasts":[],"Gradebooks":[],"Polls":[],"Multimedia":[],"LessonPlan":[],"ID":"4ac1011f-370f-4324-ba0c-4d788ac7a9c5","CourseLevel":"1","CourseCode":"PS4882I","CourseName":"TOPICS IN IR: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY","CourseDepartment":"","CourseSemester":"Semester 2","CourseAcadYear":"2014/2015","CourseOpenDate":"/Date(1419523200000+0800)/","CourseOpenDate_js":"2014-12-26T00:00:00","CourseCloseDate":"/Date(1433001540000+0800)/","CourseCloseDate_js":"2015-05-30T23:59:00","CourseMC":"0","isActive":"N","Permission":"S","Creator":{"UserID":null,"Name":"William Bain","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"852cc835-7997-48cd-a4d2-24230539d896","AccountType":null},"hasGradebookItems":false,"hasTimetableItems":true,"hasGroupsItems":false,"hasClassGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasGuestRosterItems":false,"hasClassRosterItems":true,"hasWeblinkItems":false,"hasLecturerItems":true,"hasDescriptionItems":true,"hasReadingItems":false,"hasAnnouncementItems":false,"hasProjectGroupItems":false,"hasProjectGroupsForSignUp":false,"hasConsultationItems":false,"hasConsultationSlotsForSignUp":false,"hasLessonPlanItems":false,"Badge":0,"BadgeAnnouncement":0,"WebLinks":[],"Lecturers":[{"ID":"790c11a8-2bf7-4253-be07-2abde8d1ed9e","User":{"UserID":null,"Name":"William Bain","Email":null,"Title":null,"UserGuid":"852cc835-7997-48cd-a4d2-24230539d896","AccountType":null},"Role":"Lecturer ","Order":1,"ConsultHrs":null}],"Descriptions":[{"ID":"6e5f053b-8835-4692-be49-41f07234cfff","Title":"Syllabus","Description":"
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek Beginning | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSeminar Topic | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tComments | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 1 \n\t\t\t\t\t12 Jan | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tOrigins and Outlook | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 2 \n\t\t\t\t\t19 Jan | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMethod: the Classical Approach | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 3 \n\t\t\t\t\t26 Jan | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Three Traditions | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 4 \n\t\t\t\t\t02 Feb | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tThe ‘Grotian’ Tradition | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 5 \n\t\t\t\t\t09 Feb | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSystem, Society, Order | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 6 \n\t\t\t\t\t16 Feb | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNo Seminar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tRecess Week \n\t\t\t\t\t21 Feb | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tMake-up Seminar \n\t\t\t\t\tExpansion of International Society | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPrecise date/time to be confirmed \n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\tEssay 1 Due | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 7 \n\t\t\t\t\t02 Mar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tSovereignty and Quasi-States | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 8 \n\t\t\t\t\t09 Mar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tLaw | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 9 \n\t\t\t\t\t16 Mar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tNormative Theory | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 10 \n\t\t\t\t\t23 Mar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tPluralism and Solidarism | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 11 \n\t\t\t\t\t30 Mar | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tWorld Society | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 12 \n\t\t\t\t\t06 Apr | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tInternational Society Beyond the West | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tEssay 2 Due | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tWeek 13 \n\t\t\t\t\t13 Apr | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\tDebates and Agendas | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\tReading Week \n\t\t\t\t\t18 Apr | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek Beginning | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSeminar Topic | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tComments | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 1 \n\t\t\t\t12 Jan | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tOrigins and Outlook | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 2 \n\t\t\t\t19 Jan | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMethod: the Classical Approach | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 3 \n\t\t\t\t26 Jan | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Three Traditions | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 4 \n\t\t\t\t02 Feb | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe ‘Grotian’ Tradition | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 5 \n\t\t\t\t09 Feb | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSystem, Society, Order | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 6 \n\t\t\t\t16 Feb | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNo Seminar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tRecess Week \n\t\t\t\t21 Feb | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tMake-up Seminar \n\t\t\t\tExpansion of International Society | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPrecise date/time to be confirmed \n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tEssay 1 Due | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 7 \n\t\t\t\t02 Mar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tSovereignty and Quasi-States | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 8 \n\t\t\t\t09 Mar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tLaw | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 9 \n\t\t\t\t16 Mar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tNormative Theory | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 10 \n\t\t\t\t23 Mar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tPluralism and Solidarism | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 11 \n\t\t\t\t30 Mar | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tWorld Society | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 12 \n\t\t\t\t06 Apr | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tInternational Society Beyond the West | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tEssay 2 Due | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 13 \n\t\t\t\t13 Apr | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tDebates and Agendas | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t
\n\t\t\t\tReading Week \n\t\t\t\t18 Apr | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t | \n\t\t