Module course for POL7024_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Politics and International Studies (ORG:POLS)
Convenor name: Hagar Kotef
Convenor email: hk11@soas.ac.uk
Office room: C207 MB
Office hours: Mon 11:30-12:30
Appointment booking link: https://calendar.app.google/vzia7cnBSGvTbJ34A
Intended learning outcomes:
| LO1 | Analyse key foundations of political thought concerning questions of violence, and evaluate how these can inform further independent research. |
| LO2 | Apply advanced analytical skills and employ appropriate reading strategies to engage in depth with theoretically sophisticated and challenging texts on violence. |
| LO3 | Critically assess recent scholarly work on violence across a wide range of global contexts, and compare how different approaches conceptualise and explain violence. |
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 35%
Assessment 1: Due date: 13/11/2026
Assessment 1: Format: 1200 words essay
Assessment 2: Name: presentations
Assessment 2: Weighting: 20%
Assessment 2: Due date: ongoing
Assessment 2: Format: in class presentations to also be submitted online
Assessment 3: Name: exam
Assessment 3: Weighting: 45%
Assessment 3: Format: examinations
Page template: On campus 2026/27
