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This course examines the theory and history of intervention in international relations. A variety of contemporary examples of humanitarian intervention are studied in order to shed light on the ongoing difficulty of using military force for the promotion of human rights.
On completion of this course students will have a deeper appreciation of the complexities of humanitarian intervention and a knowledge of how contemporary debates on the subject are connected to a long history in international relations practice. They will also have a consolidated understanding of the key points of debate in international relations theory more broadly. In terms of transferable skills, students will have gained further experience in historical and theoretical research, analysis and essay writing. They will also understand how to ask the right critical questions when approaching difficult debates and complex theories in international relations.
Subject to the approval of the Programme Director.
POLS422, DIPL425 before 2014; POLS404; ILAP651
POLS404
Jeremy Moses
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Essay boxes are located on the 5th floor Locke, outside the POLS office, Locke 501.
Domestic fee $845.00
International Postgraduate fees
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .