This module will provide you with psychological explanations of criminal behaviour. It covers a wide range of psychological approaches, arranged in a temporal...

This module will provide you with psychological explanations of criminal behaviour. It covers a wide range of psychological approaches, arranged in a temporal sequence from distal to proximal causes of crime, progressing from factors that are present at birth, to factors that influence individuals over their lifespan and to factors that are present at the crime scene. Specific topics in this module are: evolution and human nature; genetics and heredity; brain structures and functions; personality theories; developmental theories; learning theory; cognition; and situational factors.

Environmental Politics|Human Rights|International Relations and Politics|Public Policy|Public Policy and Administration|Security

International institutions|international organisations|United Nations|policy actors

The module provides a conceptual overview and empirical illustrations intended to help students understand and analyse the key challenges, actors, and...

The module provides a conceptual overview and empirical illustrations intended to help students understand and analyse the key challenges, actors, and institutions of contemporary global public policy. Students learn how to think analytically and critically about topics in global governance, how to conceptualise problems, how to think through the incentives and constraints of policymakers, state and non-state actors, and the potential for and limitations of collective action and institutions. We typically cover these foundations in the first part of the course and then spend the second part of the course discussing specific issue areas. The module typically covers topics such as international security, international trade, development, human rights, democracy, and the environment.

Comparative Politics|International Relations and Politics

comparative politics|Middle East|international relations|foreign policy