Political Enquiry in International Relations
Year 2
2018 – 2019
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
LECTURE 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 7
SEMINAR 1: ONTOLOGY, EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
THEORY........................................................................................................................................... 12
LECTURE 2: REALISM ...................................................................................................................... 16
SEMINAR 2: THE REALIST PARADIGM ............................................................................................ 21
LECTURE 3: LIBERALISM ................................................................................................................. 34
SEMINAR 3: THE LIBERAL-INSTITUTIONIST PARADIGM ................................................................. 40
LECTURE 4: THE ENGLISH SCHOOL AND CONSTRUCTIVISM .......................................................... 48
SEMINAR 4: THE INTERPRETIVIST PARADIGM ............................................................................... 55
LECTURE 5: CRITICAL PARADIGM I – MARXISM, HISTORICAL MATERIALISM AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 65
SEMINAR 5: MARXISM AND CRITICAL THEORY .............................................................................. 71
LECTURE 6: CRITICAL PARADIGM II – FEMINIST THEORY .............................................................. 84
SEMINAR 6: FEMINISM .................................................................................................................. 89
LECTURE 7: CRITICAL PARADIGM III – POSTSTRUCTURALISM ....................................................... 99
SEMINAR 7: POSTSTRUCTURALISM ............................................................................................. 104
LECTURE 8: RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH DESIGN ...................................................... 112
SEMINAR 8: TERM SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 118
SUMMATIVE ESSAY ...................................................................................................................... 120
LECTURE 1: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ............................................. 128
LABORATORY 1: USING SPSS FREQUENCIES AND CROSSTABS .................................................... 131
LECTURE 2: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – INFERENTIAL STATISTICS............................................. 134
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LABORATORY 2: CREATING SPSS CHARTS AND HISTOGRAMS .................................................... 138
LECTURE 3: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LINEAR REGRESSION I ................................................. 140
LABORATORY 3: LINEAR REGRESSION WITH TWO VARIABLES IN SPSS ....................................... 144
LECTURE 4: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LINEAR REGRESSION II ................................................ 145
LABORATORY 4: LINEAR REGRESSION WITH MORE VARIABLES IN SPSS ..................................... 149
LECTURE 5: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LOGISTIC REGRESSION ................................................ 150
LABORATORY 5: SIMPLE AND MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ........................................ 154
LECTURE 6: QUALITATIVE METHODS – INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS ................................ 156
SEMINAR 6: TYPES OF INTERVIEWS FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................. 161
LECTURE 7: QUALITATIVE METHODS – DISCOURSE AND CONTENT ANALYSIS ........................... 165
SEMINAR 7: ANALYSING DISCOURSE AND CONTENT .................................................................. 170
LECTURE 8: QUALITATIVE METHODS – PROCESS TRACING ......................................................... 174
SEMINAR 8: PROCESS TRACING AND ONE-ON-ONE DROP-IN SESSION ...................................... 182
LECTURE 1: PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 191
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, POLITICAL ENQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International Relations Theory
5
, POLITICAL ENQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Year 2
2018 – 2019
,POLITICAL ENQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
2
, POLITICAL ENQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LECTURE 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 7
SEMINAR 1: ONTOLOGY, EPISTEMOLOGY AND METHODOLOGY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
THEORY........................................................................................................................................... 12
LECTURE 2: REALISM ...................................................................................................................... 16
SEMINAR 2: THE REALIST PARADIGM ............................................................................................ 21
LECTURE 3: LIBERALISM ................................................................................................................. 34
SEMINAR 3: THE LIBERAL-INSTITUTIONIST PARADIGM ................................................................. 40
LECTURE 4: THE ENGLISH SCHOOL AND CONSTRUCTIVISM .......................................................... 48
SEMINAR 4: THE INTERPRETIVIST PARADIGM ............................................................................... 55
LECTURE 5: CRITICAL PARADIGM I – MARXISM, HISTORICAL MATERIALISM AND INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS...................................................................................................................................... 65
SEMINAR 5: MARXISM AND CRITICAL THEORY .............................................................................. 71
LECTURE 6: CRITICAL PARADIGM II – FEMINIST THEORY .............................................................. 84
SEMINAR 6: FEMINISM .................................................................................................................. 89
LECTURE 7: CRITICAL PARADIGM III – POSTSTRUCTURALISM ....................................................... 99
SEMINAR 7: POSTSTRUCTURALISM ............................................................................................. 104
LECTURE 8: RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND RESEARCH DESIGN ...................................................... 112
SEMINAR 8: TERM SUMMARY ..................................................................................................... 118
SUMMATIVE ESSAY ...................................................................................................................... 120
LECTURE 1: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ............................................. 128
LABORATORY 1: USING SPSS FREQUENCIES AND CROSSTABS .................................................... 131
LECTURE 2: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – INFERENTIAL STATISTICS............................................. 134
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LABORATORY 2: CREATING SPSS CHARTS AND HISTOGRAMS .................................................... 138
LECTURE 3: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LINEAR REGRESSION I ................................................. 140
LABORATORY 3: LINEAR REGRESSION WITH TWO VARIABLES IN SPSS ....................................... 144
LECTURE 4: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LINEAR REGRESSION II ................................................ 145
LABORATORY 4: LINEAR REGRESSION WITH MORE VARIABLES IN SPSS ..................................... 149
LECTURE 5: QUANTITATIVE METHODS – LOGISTIC REGRESSION ................................................ 150
LABORATORY 5: SIMPLE AND MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ........................................ 154
LECTURE 6: QUALITATIVE METHODS – INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS ................................ 156
SEMINAR 6: TYPES OF INTERVIEWS FOR QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................. 161
LECTURE 7: QUALITATIVE METHODS – DISCOURSE AND CONTENT ANALYSIS ........................... 165
SEMINAR 7: ANALYSING DISCOURSE AND CONTENT .................................................................. 170
LECTURE 8: QUALITATIVE METHODS – PROCESS TRACING ......................................................... 174
SEMINAR 8: PROCESS TRACING AND ONE-ON-ONE DROP-IN SESSION ...................................... 182
LECTURE 1: PROJECT .................................................................................................................... 191
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, POLITICAL ENQUIRY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International Relations Theory
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