CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Westminster
Location: London, England
Primary Subject Area: Political Science
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 5PIRS005W
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
DESCRIPTION
This module introduces and explores the concept of Geopolitics and examines its significance for understanding the contemporary international order. The relationship between geography and politics has been a central concern for scholars of International Relations, and this module explores the geopolitical dimensions of International Relations through historical, political and geographical perspectives. It surveys the geopolitics which underpins contemporary dominant power structures, including those at the heart of the (post-) liberal international order, and those which frame the ‘war on terror’. It considers the conceptual assumptions behind geopolitics