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HIS42480

Academic Year 2024/2025

War, Peace, and Globalisation (HIS42480)

Subject:
History
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
History
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Professor William Mulligan
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Does globalisation sustain international peace? Or does globalisation contribute to escalating international tensions, leading to conflict? This issue, of major contemporary importance, has a long history. That history is the subject of this module, which examines the relationship between commercial integration of states and societies and international politics between the 18th century and the end of the Cold War. We will analyse the ebb and flow of economic interdependence, political perspectives, the impact on grand strategy, and intellectual engagement with this question.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
1) understand the varied relationships between economic interdependence, war, and peace in an historical context;
2) interpret relevant primary sources and data;
3) assess relevant historiographical debates and writings from cognate disciplines.

Indicative Module Content:

This module will address the following topics: 1) Globalisation, war, and peace in contemporary debate; 2) Montesquieu, Kant, and commercial peace in 18th century; 3) Cobden, free trade, and international politics, 1840-1870; 4) Commercial rivalries and interdependence in the late 19th century; 5) The two world wars and the collapse of globalisation; 6) The Cold War and interdependence.

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

22
Specified Learning Activities

100
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Total

222

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a small-group, seminar-based module. It is taught a weekly two-hour seminar. The seminar will involve a combination of close readings of sources and important secondary texts and student presentations on particular topics. Students will write one general essay on the questions raised by the module and a research paper, on a topic agreed with the module supervisor.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Students will write one research paper, about 4,000 words long. Week 15 Graded No

50

 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Students will write an essay, about 2,000 words, choosing from a selection set out in the module handbook. Week 7 Graded No

30

 No
Participation in Learning Activities: Student participation in weekly seminars is assessed and requires students to demonstrate a knowledge of the weekly readings and sources. Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12 Graded No

20

 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The module coordinator will provide written feedback on the essay and project. The student can also meet the module coordinator to discuss written feedback.

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