Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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None Both the essay and book review can be repeated if not passed at first attempt |
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Description India is today one of the fastest growing economies in the world. It has a nuclear arsenal, a vast professional army and a billion-plus population, of which more than 50% is under the age of 25. A multi-ethnic and multi-religious democracy, the country has emerged as a regional power and global actor. However, more than seven decades of Independence later, the region of South Asia continues to be among the poorest and least integrated in the world; India remains locked in conflict with nuclear rival, Pakistan and the border with China is one of the longest disputed borders in the world. This course will equip students with the knowledge and theoretical tool-kit to analyse the compulsions behind, and constraints to India's foreign policy; the implications of its rise for regional and international politics and the prospects for India in the 21st century. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Evaluate the Role and Power of India at a Regional and International Level 2. Apply Concepts and Theories of Foreign Policy Analysis to India's Foreign Policy 3. Understand the Domestic and External Sources of India's Foreign Policy 4. Compare and Contrast International Relations Theories 5. Describe the key ideas and institutions that inform India's foreign policy thinking and behaviour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Foundations of India's Foreign Policy I: Individuals, Ideas and InstitutionsFoundations of India's Foreign Policy II: Conflict and WarFoundations of India's Foreign Policy III: The Limits to PowerThe Making of India's Foreign Policy I: the EconomyThe Making of India's Foreign Policy II: Nuclearization and the Balance of Power in South AsiaThe Making of India's Foreign Policy III: Enduring Rivalry with ChinaThe Making of India's Foreign Policy IV: Relations with USARegional Power, Global Power I: India and the New Geopolitics of South AsiaRegional Power, Global Power II: India's Contribution to Global GovernanceRegional Power, Global Power III: The Challenge of Strategic Autonomy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||