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Re-Thinking the World (Dis) Order: Anthropological perspectives on Geopolitics and Diplomacy (L6301A)

30 credits, Level 6

Autumn teaching

On this module, you'll examine key debates in the anthropology of geopolitics, exploring how geopolitical projects are expressed across space and time. You'll analyse their spatial, cultural, political and social characteristics, as well as the lived experiences of people in affected regions.

Key topics include:

• informal diplomacy and how communities navigate world (dis)order
• the lasting impact of colonialism, the Cold War and China’s Belt and Road initiative
• the geopolitics of humanitarianism and international development
• the diplomatic agency of migrants

The module equips you with skills relevant to careers in international development, journalism, government and migration policy.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 30 hours of contact time and about 270 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.