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Concepts and theories in international relations

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What role do concepts and theories play in the study of International Relations? And what are the key features of each theory? Through a series of narrated mind maps and activities you will be introduced to the purpose and features of concepts and theories in the study of International Relations.This free OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course D322 International relations: people, power and change – making IR theory accessible to everyone. You can find out more about The Open University courses and qualifications, tuition fees and funding options by visiting our online prospectus.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • Concepts and theories in focus
  • 1 Concepts and theories in focus
  • Realism and Marxism
  • 2 Realism and Marxism
  • Constructivism and postcolonialism
  • 3 Constructivism and postcolonialism
  • Liberalism and ecofeminism
  • 4 Liberalism and ecofeminism
  • Poststructuralism
  • 5 Poststructuralism
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements

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