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POLIS UNDERGRADUATE LECTURE LIST 2019-20
This lecture list is static but is regularly updated; check the date in the footer (you may need to clear your browser to see the newest version).
For queries or problems, please contact: ugadmin@polis.cam.ac.uk
(For Part I timetable, see the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos Website )
All lectures run from weeks 1-8 and will be 1 hour long unless otherwise stated.
Please note – entries in red are still awaiting further confirmations. Other highlighted comments relate similarly to room bookings.
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POL3: International Organisation Course Organiser: Dr Giovanni Mantilla
Michaelmas Lent Easter PROF. JASON SHARMAN DR GIOVANNI MANTILLA International Organisation Tu. 11 New Museums Site, Student Services Centre/Arts School, Lecture Room A Th. 11 weeks 1-9 New Museums Site, Student Services Centre/Arts School, Lecture Room A
PROF. JASON SHARMAN DR GIOVANNI MANTILLA International Organisation Th. 11 weeks 1-2 Sidgwick Site, Little Hall Lecture Theatre Tu. 11 week 1-2 Sidgwick Site, Little Hall Lecture Theatre Stream 1 DR MAJA SPANU International Organizations in History: Between Hierarchy and Equality Th. 10 weeks 3, 4, 5 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 7 Tu. 10 weeks 3 & 4 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 1 Stream 2 DR KARI DE PRYCK Global Climate Governance Th. 10 weeks 3, 5 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 8 Tu. 10 week 3 & 4 Mill Lane Lecture Block, Room 4
PROF. JASON SHARMAN Revision Lecture Tu. 10 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1+2
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Tu. 10 week 5 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Stream 3 MR IAN SHIELDS The NGO Sector in Global Governance Th. 10 weeks 3, 4, 5 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Tu. 11 weeks 3, 4, 5 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Seminars GROUP 1 - MR IAN SHIELDS F. 12-13.30 week 3 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 M. 16-17.30 week 6 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 9 GROUP 2 - DR MAJA SPANU Tu. 12-13.30 weeks 3 & 6 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 GROUP 3 - DR KARI DE PRYCK Tu. 16-17.30 weeks 3 & 6 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 GROUP 4 - DR MAJA SPANU Tu. 16-17.30 weeks 3 & 6 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 9 GROUP 5 - DR KARI DE PRYCK M. 16-17.30 week 3
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Alison Richard Building, Room S2 W. 16-17.30 week 6 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 GROUP 6 - MR IAN SHIELDS M. 16-17.30 week 3 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 11 W. 16-17.30 week 6 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 2
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POL4: Comparative Politics Course Organiser: Dr Christopher Bickerton
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR CHRISTOPHER BICKERTON Introduction Lecture F. 13 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1/2 MODULE A Dr Glen Rangwala The Middle East: Saudi Arabia and Iran F. 11 weeks 3-8 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1/2 (week 4, 6, 7) Sidgwick Site, Little Hall Lecture Theatre (weeks 3, 5) Venue to be confirmed (week 8) MODULE B Dr Benjamin Chemouni Africa: Burundi and Rwanda Th. 14 weeks 3-8 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 MODULE C Dr Harald Wydra Eastern Europe: Poland and Russia M. 15 weeks 3-8 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
DR CHRISTOPHER BICKERTON Lectures Th. 15 weeks 1-4 and 6-8 Sidgwick Site, Lady Mitchell Hall Lecture Theatre W. 11 week 4 Sidgwick Site, Lady Mitchell Hall Lecture Theatre M. 11 Sidgwick Site, Lady Mitchell Hall Lecture Theatre
MODULE A Dr Glen Rangwala Revision W. 11 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1/2
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MODULE D Dr Tomas Larsson South-East Asia: Burma/Myanmar and Siam/Thailand in comparative perspective Th. 15 weeks 3-8 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 4 MODULE E Dr James Wood The United States and the United Kingdom: exploring the diversity of modern capitalism W. 10 weeks 3-8 Mill Lane Lecture Block, Room 9 MODULE F Dr Pedro Mendes Loureiro Brazil and Bolivia F. 15 weeks 3-8 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 (weeks 4, 6, 7, 8) Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 3 (weeks 3, 5) MODULE G Dr Pieter van Houten Western Europe: France and Germany M. 14 weeks 3-8 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
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POL5: Themes and Issues in Politics and International Relations Course Organiser: Prof. Brendan Simms
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR Glen Rangwala Introduction to POL5 and HSPS POL/IR Wed 9th Oct 11.00 – 12.00 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1/2
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POL6: Statistics and Methods in Politics and International Relations Course Organiser: Dr Pieter van Houten
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR PIETER van HOUTEN Statistical methods in Politics and International Relations W. 14-16 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 DR PIETER van HOUTEN Practical Sessions F. 9–11 Alison Richard Building, Room 138 (weeks 1–6 & 8) David Williams Building, Moot Court Room, G28 (week 7) F. 11-13 (2 hours) week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 F. 13-15 (2 hours) week 3 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 9
DR PIETER van HOUTEN Statistical methods in Politics and International Relations W. 14-16 weeks 0&2 Alison Richard Building, Room 138 (week 0) Alison Richard Building, Room S2 (week 2) DR PIETER van HOUTEN Introduction to projects W. 14-16 week 3 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 DR PIETER van HOUTEN Practical Sessions F. 14-16 weeks 1& 3 Alison Richard Building, Room 119
DR P. van HOUTEN Revision Session
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POL7: The History of Political Thought to c.1700 (Paper 19)
Course Organiser: Dr Tom Hopkins Student must check the History Faculty website at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate for current information regarding this paper. All lectures
are held in the History Faculty Building unless otherwise stated. On arrival, please check the noticeboard in the foyer for the lecture room.
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR T. HOPKINS Introduction to POL7 and POL8 F. 13 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1+2 DR M. RYAN Plato’s Republic W. 9 weeks 1-4 DR M. RYAN Romans and Christians M. 11 weeks 1-4 DR M. RYAN Spiritual and temporal powers in medieval political thought M. 11 weeks 5-8
DR M. RYAN Roman law in medieval and Renaissance political thought F. 10 weeks 1-4 DR M. RYAN Calvinist political thought F. 10 weeks 5-8 DR R. SERJEANTSON Machiavelli, More and Renaissance Humanism Tu. 9 weeks 1-4 PROF. A. BRETT Sovereignty, reason of state and the origins of international law W. 9 weeks 1-6 PROF. A. BRETT Medieval reception of classical thought W. 9 weeks 7-8
DR A. BRETT Aristotle Tu. 10 weeks 1-4 DR A. BRETT Hobbes and early seventeenth-century political thought Th. 11 weeks 1-4
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POL8/POL10: The History of Political Thought from c.1700 to c.1890 (Paper 20 and Paper 4) Course Organiser: Dr Tom Hopkins
Student must check the History Faculty website at for current information regarding this paper. All lectures are held in the History Faculty Building unless otherwise stated. On arrival, please check the noticeboard in the foyer for the lecture room.
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR T. HOPKINS Introduction to POL7 and POL8 F. 13 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1+2 DR C. MECKSTROTH German political thought from Kant to Marx M. 12 MISS S. TOMASELLI Natural law, sociability and luxury M. 10 weeks 1-4 MISS S. TOMASELLI Wollstonecraft; Gender and political thought in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries M. 10 weeks 5-8 PROF. R. BOURKE Montesquieu and Rousseau Tu. 12 weeks 1-4 DR C. MECKSTROTH Bentham and Mill
DR T. HOPKINS Political thought of the French Revolution (Two lectures, weeks 1-2) W. 12 DR T. HOPKINS Constant (Two lectures, weeks 3-4) W. 12 DR T. HOPKINS Socialism before 1848 (Two lectures, weeks 5-6) W. 12 DR T. HOPKINS Tocqueville (Two lectures, weeks 7-8) W. 12 PROF. R. BOURKE Hume and Smith Tu. 12 weeks 1-4 PROF. R. BOURKE Burke Tu. 12 weeks 5-6
DR C. MECKSTROTH Topics in nineteenth-century political thought M. 12 weeks 1-2 PROF R. BOURKE Topics in the eighteenth-century political thought Tu. 12 weeks 1-2
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Tu. 12 weeks 5-8
DR R. SCURR Social science and political thought M. 12 weeks 1-2 DR A. LEBOVITZ The political thought of the American Revolution. (Two lectures, weeks 3-4) M. 12 PROF. D. BELL Nationalism and the state M. 12 weeks 5-6 PROF. D. BELL Empire and civilization M. 12 weeks 7-8
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POL9: Conceptual Issues and Texts in Politics and International Relations Course Organiser: Dr Chris Bickerton
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR GLEN RANGWALA Introduction to POL9, POL19 and Part IIB Wed 9th Oct 12:00-13.00 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
Classes – students will be assigned to one of the following groups: GROUP 1 DR JEREMY GREEN M. 13-15 weeks 1, 3, 5, 7 Alison Richard Building, Room 119 (weeks 1, 3 & 7) The Faculty of Divinity, Room 2, (week 5) GROUP 2 DR CHRIS BICKERTON Tu. 14-16 weeks 1, 3 ,5, 7 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 GROUP 3 DR CHRIS BICKERTON Th. 16-18 weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 GROUP 4 DR JEREMY GREEN Tu. 14-16 weeks 2, 4, 6, 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S1
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POL11: Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought Since c.1890 (Paper 5) Course Organisers: Professor Duncan Kelly (Michaelmas Term); Dr Sam Zeitlin (Lent and Easter Terms)
Student must check the History Faculty website at http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate for current information regarding this paper. All lectures are held in the History Faculty Building unless otherwise stated.
Michaelmas Lent Easter PROF. D. KELLY Introduction to political philosophy and the history of political thought. Th. 12 week 1 DR M. SIEGELBERG States and Citizenship W. 2 weeks 2-7 DR D. VALDEZ German political thought from Weber to the Frankfurt School in a global context. W. 12 weeks 1–4 MISS S. TOMASELLI Feminist political theory Th. 3 (Two lectures, weeks 1-2) PROF. D. KELLY Visions of modern politics Th. 12 weeks 2–8 Attention is drawn to the other lectures hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy, and these are listed on the MOODLE course website
DR E MacKinnon Postcolonialism, international relations, and global justice Th. 12 weeks 2–8 MISS S. TOMASELLI Morality, punishment and politics M. 9 weeks 1–4 DR B. TURNAOGLU Republicanism in a global context and the contemporary debates M. 9 weeks 5-6 DR M. SIEGELBERG Theories of international politics and justice in historical perspective W. 2 weeks 5-8 DR L. RUBINELLI Plebiscitary Democracy W. 10 weeks 5-8 Attention is drawn to the other lectures hosted by the Faculty of Philosophy, and these are listed on the MOODLE course website
DR E MACKINNON AND DR M SIEGELBERG Revision. M. 10:00–11:30 weeks 1-2
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POL12: The politics of the Middle East Course Organiser: Dr Glen Rangwala
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR G. RANGWALA Introduction to the course Th. 16 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 (weeks 1–6) Venue to be confirmed (weeks 7&8) DR F. SHEIKH The politics of Islamism Tu. 16 weeks 1–7 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 DR G. RANGWALA The Politics of the Middle East W.10 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
DR G. RANGWALA International politics and conflict in the Middle East W. 10 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 DR F. SHEIKH The politics of Islamism F. 12 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 DR A. ZARAKOL Turkey: A ‘model’ or an exception? Tu. 16 weeks 1–4 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminars DR G. RANGWALA GROUP 1 Yemen: crisis to conflict Th. 15–16:30 week 5
DR G. RANGWALA Revision Session
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Alison Richard Building, Room SG2 DR J. MARTINEZ GROUP 2 Politics of the everyday Th. 15–16:30 week 6 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2
POL13: British and European Politics Course Organiser: Dr Peter Sloman
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Michaelmas Lent Easter DR PETER SLOMAN British Politics M. 12 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 W. 12 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 DR JULIE SMITH The Politics of the European Union M. 9-11 (Two hours) (week 2) Alison Richard Building SG2, then SG1 for second hour M. 10 (weeks 3–8) Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
DR JULIE SMITH The Politics of the European Union M. 10 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 DR PETER SLOMAN British Politics Tu. 9 weeks 1-4 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2
DR PETER SLOMAN British Politics Revision DR JULIE SMITH The Politics of the European Union Revision
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POL14: US Foreign Policy Course Organiser: Dr Mark Shirk
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR MARK SHIRK DR DANIEL LARSEN Lectures M. 13 weeks 1-6 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 W. 13 weeks 1-6 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminar Tu. 13 week 3 Alison Richard Building, Room S1
DR MARK SHIRK DR DANIEL LARSEN Lectures F. 13 weeks 1–6 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 W. 13 weeks 1-6 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminar M. 12 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
Revision Lecture Revision Seminar
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POL15: The politics of Africa Course Organiser: Dr Sharath Srinivasan
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR SHARATH SRINIVASAN Lectures Tu. 9 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2 W.11 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Seminar Th. 14-16 week 5 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2 Th. 16-18 week 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S1
DR SHARATH SRINIVASAN Lectures W.11 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Seminar: Th. 14-16 weeks 5 & 8 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 3
DR SHARATH SRINIVASAN Revision Lecture
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POL16: Conflict and Peacebuilding Course Organiser: Dr Devon Curtis
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR DEVON CURTIS, DR DENYER-WILLIS, DR OZCELIK and DR PEARCE Lecture M. 11 WEEKS 1–6 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Tu. 11 weeks 1–5 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 8 Tu. 11–13 week 6 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminars: GROUP 1: M. 15–17 weeks 2 & 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 GROUP 2: Tu. 15–17 weeks 2 & 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
DR DEVON CURTIS Lecture Th. 11 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 M. 11–13 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room S3 M. 11 weeks 2–5 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 Seminars: GROUPS 1&2: F. 15–17 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room S3 GROUP 1: M. 15–17 week 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 GROUP 2: F. 15–17 week 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S3
DR DEVON CURTIS Revision Lecture M. 11 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 Revision seminars: GROUP 1 M. 11–13 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 GROUP 2 M. 14–16 week 2 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
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POL17: Law of Peace: The Law of Emerging International Constitutional Order Course Organiser: Prof. Marc Weller
Michaelmas Lent Easter PROF. MARC WELLER Introductory Seminar Wed 9th Oct 15:30 – 17:00 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 PROF. MARC WELLER Lecture Th. 9 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 F. 9 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2 (weeks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8) Finley Library, Lauterpacht Centre (weeks 3, 5) Seminars: M. 9-11 Alison Richard Building, Room S2 (week 1) Alison Richard Building, Room 138 (weeks 3,4, 5,7)
PROF. MARC WELLER Lecture Th. 9 (weeks 1–7) Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 F. 9 Alison Richard Building, Room SG2 (weeks 1, 3, 4, 6) Finley Library, Lauterpacht Centre (weeks 2, 5, 7) Seminars: M. 9-11 Alison Richard Building, Room 138 (weeks 1,3,5, 7) Revision seminar M. 9-11 Alison Richard Building, Room 138 (week 8)
PROF. MARC WELLER Revision Location TBC
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POL18: Politics and Gender Course Organiser: Prof. Jude Browne
Michaelmas Lent Easter PROF. JUDE BROWNE Lecture F. 14-16 weeks 1-4 Alison Richard Building, Room S1
DR LAUREN WILCOX Lecture M. 16-17 (weeks 1-8) Alison Richard Building, Room SG2
PROF. JUDE BROWNE 2-hour Revision Lecture
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POL19: Themes and issues in Politics and International Relations Course Organiser: Prof. Brendan Simms
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR GLEN RANGWALA Introduction to POL9, POL19 and Part IIB Wed 9th Oct 12:00-13.00 Alison Richard Building, Room SG1
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POL20: The politics of the future, 1880-2080 Course Organiser: Prof. Duncan Bell
Michaelmas Lent Easter PROF. DUNCAN BELL Lecture Th. 11 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminars– students will be assigned to one of the following groups: PROF. DUNCAN BELL Seminar Group 1 Tu. 11-13 weeks 4 & 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminar Group 2 M. 15-17 week 4 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 M. 14-16 week 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S1
PROF. DUNCAN BELL Lecture Th. 13 Alison Richard Building, Room S1 Seminars– students will be assigned to one of the following groups: PROF. DUNCAN BELL Seminar Group 1 Tu. 11-13 weeks 4 & 8 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 10 Seminar Group 2 M. 14-16 weeks 4 & 7 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 10
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POL21: China in the International Order Course Organiser: Dr KC Lin
Michaelmas Lent Easter Dr K.C LIN Lecture Th. 9 (except for week 3) Alison Richard Building, Room S1 M. 14 (week 2 only, 21 October) Alison Richard Building, Room S2 F. 12 weeks 5-8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
Dr K.C Lin Lecture T. 13 weeks 1–2 M. 13 weeks 3–8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
Dr K.C Lin Revision Lecture
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DISS-POL: Dissertation Course Organiser: Dr Devon Curtis
Michaelmas Lent Easter DR DEVON CURTIS Workshop 2 W. 16-18 week 1 Sidgwick Site, Lecture Block, Room 2 Workshop 3 M. 13-15 week 8 Alison Richard Building, Room S2
DR DEVON CURTIS Workshop 4 M. 17-18:30 week 1 Alison Richard Building, Room S2