Last modified: 31 May 2022 13:05
While the discourse over the transfer of power from West to East is gaining momentum, this course provides a rethink of global power shifts throughout history on the one hand, and explores the relations between hegemony and knowledge on the other.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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As the global economic centre of gravity is shifting from West to East, this course this course provides a rethink of global power shifts throughout history on the one hand, and explores the relations between hegemony and knowledge on the other. The course aims at exploring the main theoretical debates through a historical engagement with different phases of global power shifts and critically analysing how hegemonic powers have risen and fallen. It addresses topics like the ongoing debates on the production of hegemonic knowledge, power transitions and the rise of non-Western great powers, non-Western perspectives on international relations, and global governance.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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1000 words |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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| Feedback | Word Count | 3500 | ||
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Reflection | Evaluate | Evaluate the historical and contemporary practices of hegemonic states in global politics; |
| Reflection | Apply | Apply a range of conceptual and empirical tools to assess arguments for and against the theories of hegemonic production of knowledge in global politics. |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand of the various theories and arguments underpinning IR theories of hegemony, knowledge and great power politics; |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand the various theories and arguments concerning the hegemonic production of knowledge and global governance; |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Evaluate the historical and contemporary practices of hegemonic states in global politics; |
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