POL2/3TWP Theories of World Politics
Reading Guide Semester 2, 2013
Subject Coordinator Dr Daniel Bray SS Room 323 d.bray@latrobe.edu.au @DanBrayLatrobe #IRLaTrobe Lectures Monday 12pm – 2pm, Undercroft LT Tutorials Weekly, beginning in Week 1 Sign up on LMS
1. Tutorial Program at a Glance
Week 1 Date 29 July Tutorial Topic 1. Introduction and Admin
Part A: Rationalist Approaches 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 5 Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 25 Aug 2 Sep 9 Sep 16 Sep 2. Realism 3. Liberalism IR Theory 4. The English School 5. Marxist Approaches 6. Foreign Policy Analysis MID- SEMESTER EXAM – NO TUTORIALS RESEARCH ESSAY READING WEEK – NO TUTORIALS
Part B: Post-Rationalist Approaches 9 23 Sep 7. Constructivism
MID SEMESTER BREAK: 30 Sept – 4 Oct 10 11 12 13 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Oct 28 Oct 8. Critical Theory and Post-structuralism 9. Normative Theory 10. Feminist IR Theory TAKE-HOME EXAM – NO TUTORIALS
STUDY VACATION: 4 Nov – 7 Nov EXAMINATION PERIOD: 8 Nov – 28 Nov
2. Tutorial Information
Tutorials begin in Week 1 (week commencing 27 March). You should have already received an email regarding the process for tutorial allocation through the LMS (Moodle). If you have not signed up for a tutorial, please do so immediately. Attendance at all lectures and tutorials is expected. If you are unable to attend a tutorial for any reason, please inform your tutor by email beforehand. If you regularly miss tutorials, and you have not informed your tutor about your circumstances, you may be required to submit additional work in order to pass the subject. Your tutor will keep a record of student attendance. Tutorials play an important role in the university learning process. These smaller onehour discussion sessions serve several purposes. A good tutorial should be a forum of discussion and debate, as well as opportunities to ask questions and clarify the content of the lectures. In this subject tutorials