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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POL3069: Globalisation and the Politics of Resistance
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 6 | ||
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| Credits | 30 | ECTS Value | 15 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module will run during term 1 (11 weeks) and term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Dr Bice Maiguashca (Convenor) | ||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||
| Co-requisites | None | ||
| Available via distance learning | No | ||
In this module you will critically examine the state of the art in IR theory and the extent to which it speaks to and from contemporary forms of resistance politics such as trade union movements, women’s movements, ecological movements, youth movements, indigenous peoples movements, anti-capitalist activism, black power and anti-racist movements, religious fundamentalisms, human rights campaigns etc. More specifically, it asks the following questions: What purpose does IR theory serve? Whom does it represent? What do we mean by resistance politics? Second, it aims to empirically map these forms of activism, examine the conditions under which they emerged and explore their interconnections. What, if any, common ground do these movements share? What tensions separate them? What do we mean by progressive movements?
| Module created | 01/10/2006 | Last revised | 26/01/2022 |
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