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Create and test a supervised map(using ArcGIS program) Use the two files SPOT.PNG(will be uploaded in zip file) and Assigmentpoints.PNG ( will be uploaded as well). Clip your image around your allocated point so you have a 5km by 5km (approximately) subimage (call it yourname.tif) Using the methods from this course create a supervised classified […]

I will attached the assessment brief. This is not a description of the markets of China and India but a comparison of the economic/financial, political/legal and cultural environments: How are they similar? More important: How are they different? Based on this analysis look at the implications for marketers: What do these similarities and differences mean […]

The increased importance of human rights and their protection over the last 20-30 years has raised questions about how international society should react in the face of gross violations of human rights. Do other states and international organisations have a right and a duty to intervene when a state fails to protect the human rights […]

The individual as a subject of international relations has until relatively recently received limited attention from scholars. The state-centric paradigm relegates individuals to the periphery of international politics. Attention to human rights and normative issues in world politics has not only brought increased attention to the importance of the individual it has also challenged some […]

In the previous week, we explored anarchy and the causes of war. It was discussed that states are taken by many theorists to be primarily concerned with their security. But what is security? How is it measured and how is it achieved? In this seminar we explore the concept of security and also examine international […]

The traditional focus of the discipline of International Relations has been on the questions of war and peace and the security of states. Within the traditional formulation, International Relations is about war and peace. Traditional approaches such as realism conclude that conflict and war are the inevitable products of a system of independent political communities […]

Within contemporary international life economic issues are central. The aim of this seminar is to identify the principal features of the global economy, different theoretical approaches within the discipline of International Political Economy, and the contending approaches to understanding the relationship between international politics and international economics. Seminar Questions: a). To what extent are global […]

The term ‘governance’ has recently been used to describe the ways in which states and other actors manage political, social and economic processes. We will explore the concept of governance and the theoretical debate over the meaning of global governance and international order. We will also discuss the role of formal international organizations, and non-governmental […]

Perhaps no term is more widely used in discussions of contemporary international relations than the term, ‘globalisation’. It is thus vital that attention is given to the debates concerning the meaning and impact of globalisation. In this seminar we will critically evaluate debates on globalisation, including those regarding its significance and impacts. We will attempt […]

In this seminar we explore the development of international relations since 1945. We will examine the principal developments in world politics through the lens of the Cold War. The Cold War dominated international politics between 1945 and 1990 and its end has also ushered in major structural change. Indeed, several scholars have suggested that the […]