300 Level Papers

Note: Pre-requisite for one 300-level POLS paper is 36 x POLS points on 200 level, or HoD approval. No more than one 300-level POLS paper may be taken until two POLS 100-level and two POLS 200-level papers have been completed. Specific pre-requisites apply to POLS301, POLS302 and POLS303.

POLS302 Research Methods in Politics

Dr Rudd (18pts 1st semester)

In this course, students will carry out their own research project on some aspect of the forthcoming 2011 election in New Zealand. As part of the research project, students will learn how to conduct interviews, organise and moderate focus groups, and construct and administer a survey.

This paper is 100% internally assessed.

POLS304 International Relations – Peace-keeping

Dr Najib Lafraie (18pts 2nd semester)

The nature and role of the United Nations Organisation as a conflict management system. The second half of this paper deals with case studies of UN and non-UN peacekeeping operations.

POLS308 United States Foreign Policy since 1945

Prof Patman & Dr Tan (18pts 2nd semester)

The formulation and implementation of US foreign policy. Covering key theories, enduring international issues, the strategy of containment and the US role in a post Cold-War world.

POLS310 Turkey and Its Neighbours

Professor William Harris (18pts 2nd semester)

The politics and society of modern Turkey, and the geopolitics of Asia Minor, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. Focuses on the political complexities and tensions at the meeting point of Europe and the Islamic world. Includes consideration of the legacies of the Ottoman and Byzantine empires in their core territories.

 

POLS312 Ethics and International Relations

Professor Nel (18pts 1st semester)

The impact of moral concerns on the norms, institutions and practices of international relations; and normative theory as it is being applied to the interaction of states and other actors across national boundaries.

POLS315 Nationalism and Identity

Dr Jim Headley (18pts 1st semester)

This course explores the major debates and themes in the study of nations and nationalism. The first half of the course examines the notion of identity, the concepts of nation and ethnicity, the origins of nations and nationalism, and the historical development of nationalism from the nineteenth century to the post-Cold War period. The second half of the course examines contemporary debates about nationalism, including the basis and reproduction of national identity, and considers the question of self-determination and secession. A variety of case studies from around the world are used to illustrate.

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POLS318 Chinese Foreign Policy

Dr Khoo (18pts 2nd semester)

This course describes and critically analyzes the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China since its foundation in 1949. It is divided into separate sections that focus on: theoretical perspectives used in the study of China's international relations; Chinese foreign policy during the cold war and post-cold war era; China's behaviour with respect to specific functional issues in the international arena; and China's relations with specific sub-regions on its periphery.

POLS319 Treaty Politicsc

Associate Professor Hayward (18pts 2nd semester)

Examines fundamental and topical Treaty of Waitangi issues. Includes analysis of the Treaty Settlement process; investigation of the partners 'Crown' and 'M?ori'; and considers the implications of constitutional reforms for M?ori.

POLS320 Political Transformation in the Pacific

Dr Iati Iati (18pts 1st semester)

Examines philosophical and practical underpinnings of Pacific Island political systems, and compares these with nation-state and democratic theory. Also compares and contrasts different Pacific Island country political systems, and the ways they have been affected by world powers, globalization, regionalism, economic development, and cultural traditions.

The paper is 100% internally assessed.

POLS331 Summer School

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