Reference no: EM132632742
Assessment: Essay
The objectives of this assignment are to help students learn how to put together a coherent and convincing argument about one or more theories of international relations. The assignment combines skills in research and writing that have been foreshadowed and/or practised in the bibliographic assignment
Please choose one or the essay questions below.
The modern state system emerged from the Treaty of Westphalia Discuss
The United Nations plays a central role in reducing and eliminating conflict. Evaluate this statement using one of the theories explored in this unit.
Why do states want nuclear weapons?
Critically discuss this questions applying a neorealist analysis
How does feminist IR approach questions of power? Outline one issue in IR using a feminist approach.
Flow does a constructivist understanding or institutions explain state actions? Illustrate your response using an example from contemporary IR.
What is poststrustructuralist international relations. and does it afford a better understanding of power in International relations than the other approaches?
(This question can be answered by choosing a contemporary issue and demonstrating the power of poststructuralism, or by comparing poststructuralism to alternative theories).
We will grade the Essay according to the following criteria.
• Relevance - contextualization of the issue and links to (Course !earnings
• Analysis of subject. critical thinking skills and argumentation
• Depth of research. Note. this does not mean the more references the merrier. There is no fixed lower limit for the number of sources you will need to consult. Keep going until you are confident that you have enough to write a good essay
• Organisation of arguments
• Clarity of academic writing
• Compliance with academic referencing and bibliographical standards