Identify and address deficits and gaps in contemporary international relations theory

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Engage with theories of international relations in substantive, methodological and epistemological terms

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to identify deficits and gaps in contemporary international relations theory.

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to critically examine the claims made in respect of competing theories of international relations

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to explore the relation between contemporary international relations theories and broader debates in the social sciences

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to engage the key debates regarding the purpose of international relations theory

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to provide students with a thorough and comprehensive introduction to contemporary theories of international relations

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identify and employ the concepts and categories employed by critics of grand theory

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understand the key claims of individualist, statist and systematic theories in international politics

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analyse these traditions in terms of their core normative problems, unit of analysis, world image, and mood

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