IR5053
The First World War and Its Impact on the Global System
2017-2018
30
15
SCQF level 11
2
Academic year(s): 2017-2018
SCOTCAT credits : 30
ECTS credits : 15
Level : SCQF level 11
Semester: 2
Planned timetable:
The 100th anniversary of the First World War gives us a chance to reflect on how that conflict affected the domestic circumstances and the international system of both the contemporary period and since. International scholars often claim the world system fundamentally changed in 1914. This module will explore how that claim has been dealt with by international historians and by students of international order. It will therefore give an opportunity for students to reflect on the links between the history and political implications of a particular event as well as to look at how theorists of international order have built the Great War into their analyses. Students will be encouraged to examine both the War's contemporary (1914 - 1939) impact on international relations as well as the more recent debate on order and international society led by IR scholars from the 1990s and up till now, but also by international historians, looking in particular at the lasting impact of the war on issue areas like the Middle East, European Union and Great Power rivalry
Weekly contact: 1 x 1-hour lectur and 2 x 2-hour seminar.
Scheduled learning hours: 0
Guided independent study hours: 0
As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%
As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 0%
Re-assessment: re-sit and/or re-submission