International Politics Summer School 2010

The International Politics Summer School tackles questions and problems that shape politics in the modern world. Participants will have the opportunity to study in depth the politics of key countries and regions outside Western Europe and North America, and they will be encouraged to relate their knowledge of these regions to the discussion of broader issues that affect all parts of the globe.

Participants take one course. Each course consists of seminars which meet five times a week for two hours. Classes are kept small, and will usually contain no more than 12 participants. This small-group teaching is a special feature of Oxford University programmes.

The programme consists of study in small seminars with a specialist tutor as well as general discussion groups. Daily lectures will also be given by leading scholars and speakers, including distinguished members of St Antony’s College such as Professor Archie Brown and Professor Rana Mitter.

The programme provides a minimum of 45 contact hours, comprising:

• 15 hours of lectures (10 lectures lasting c1.5 hours)
• 20 hours of seminar meetings (10 per week)
• 10 hours of discussion group sessions (5 discussions per week, each lasting 1 hour)

Participants are expected to:

• undertake preparatory reading in advance of the programme
• attend all lectures and relevant seminar sessions
• be actively engaged with their seminar topics
• undertake private study during the programme (elements of private study will include: reading and other preparation between seminar meetings, work in libraries, writing one paper of 2,000 words etc)
• attend all discussion sessions (essential for those taking the course for credit).