POL41940 Geopolitics of Brexit

Academic Year 2017/2018

The goal of this module is critically to assess the geopolitical implications of the decison of the UK to negotiate its withdrawal from the European Union. These implications include, but are not limited to, the impact on intra-island relations across the UK/RoI border (including its effects on the peace process), relations between the Republic of Ireland and the UK (long conditioned on a shared EU membership), the effect of 'Brexit' on the constitutional architecture and domestic politics of the United Kingdom, and the associated geopolitical implications for the European Union as a whole and Irish membership thereof. The module will apply an interdisciplinary approach to its analysis, encompassing historical context, politics, international relations, law, political theory and international political economy will profit from a number of guest lectures, curated by the UCD SPIRe module co-directors.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Following this module, students will have an understanding of the roots of British debates on Europe, encompassing imperialism and its legacies as well as a broad appreciation of the range of contested and constructed nationalism(s) on these islands. They will be in a position to explain the rise and success of Euroscepticism in a UK context and to evaluate the arguments of its critics. Centrally, students will be able critically to assess the implications of the political and economic fragmentation implied by Brexit for the constituent nations of the UK, for British-Irish relations, for the European Union and Ireland's membership of the EU. They will be able offer well-substantiated and evidence-based arguments on the future of relations among these islands and their engagement(s) with the European Union.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Seminar (or Webinar)

0
Total

0
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.



 
Description % of Final Grade Timing
Examination: Essay-type examination

70

 3 hour End of Trimester Exam
Group Project: Scenario Presentation

20

 Coursework (End of Trimester)
Attendance: Engagement and participation

10

 Week 12

Compensation

This module is not passable by compensation

Resit Opportunities

In-semester assessment

Remediation

If you fail this module you may repeat, resit or substitute where permissible.