Module: Statehood & Recognition in World Politics

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Statehood & Recognition in World Politics
Module Code	LG5051 (ITS) / POL1066 (Banner)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Gëzim Visoka
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination

Description

This module aims to develop students analytical and policy-relevant knowledge and skils for studying statehood and recognition in world politics.

Learning Outcomes

1. 1) To help students understand the theory and practice of statehood and recognition in the international system.
2. 2) To explore and discuss a broad range of case studies of territorial conflicts, contested statehood, and transnational disputes.
3. 3) To advance students' critical abilities to understand diplomatic practices of states in the international system.
4. 4) To develop analytical and policy-relevant skills for assessing and identifying solutions for resolving statehood-related disputes in world politics.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Seminars	22	No Description
Independent Study	228	No Description
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Essay	Annotated theory essay	40%	Week 6
Project	Policy assessment report	60%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Gëzim Visoka, John Doyle and Edward Newman: 2019, Routledge Handbook of State Recognition, 1, 36, Routledge, London,
• Gëzim Visoka: 2018, Acting Like a State: Kosovo and the Everyday Making of Statehood, 1, 7, Routledge, London,

Other Resources

None