International
Relations
"beyond the
headlines..."
© Kit Eves 2011
School of Global Studies
Anthropology
Geography
International
Relations
International
Development
The Sussex IR Department
• One of only 5 UK IR departments
• Research-led teaching (7th out of 59)
• Critical scholarship - change the world
• 150+ intake on 11 degrees, many international
Today's Talk
• What is International Relations?
• Going 'beyond the headlines'
• So what? Recruitment points
What is
'International Relations'?
A world divided…
…but interconnected
BA International Relations
Beyond the
headlines #
1:
What is Ken
nedy saying
?
• Criticism of
Obama: no gr
and strategy
• But does th
e US need on
e? (3 reasons
• The US is b
etter off just 'd
)
rifting'
"...drifting lazily
downstream,
putting out boat
hooks to avoid
an occasional
collision"
(1877)
3rd Marquess of Salisbury
1830-1903
Beyond the
headlines #
2:
How to use
the IR degre
e
• History - pro
blems with the
• Theory - sho
uld great pow
• Political Eco
nomy - is the
comparison?
ers just 'drift'?
picture mislea
ding?
So What? Recruitment Points
• Critical thinking = free thinking
• Transferable skills/career destinations
• IR - the 21st century degree subject!