The course attempts to provide answers to questions such as: Why do the various national governments develop the policies that they do? Why do countries facing similar problems respond with different public policies? The course also considers a wide range of issues such as housing, health, education, environmental, macroeconomic, and social policies across advanced industrial and developing countries. Additionally, the course assesses competing explanations for the patterns of cross-national similarities and differences in policy formulation and implementation. |
The aim of the course is to develop students’ expertise in the often-unique political life of particular regions and sub-regions. The course also seeks to complement and deepen their foreign language training and comprehension. |
The course examines the concept of foreign policy environment: internal and external: the natural-material basics of Ghana; social structure, social forces and the foreign policy public. It also focuses on themes and instruments of foreign policy; economic and leadership factors; the bureaucracy, contingency and situational factors. Furthermore the course looks at the regimes; realists and idealists; continuity and change; trends and prospects.
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The course examines Ghana’s relations with her neighbours; the West African sub-region; Africa, the Commonwealth; the Non-Aligned Movement; Trade and Technology Transfer; the OAU and the UN. The course also explores the topical foreign issues of vital interest to Ghana.
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The course examines Africa’s place and role in the conduct of international affairs. The socio-historical path, trodden by the continent in an effort to be part of the global system is assessed. Special emphasis is placed on the kind of impact the global system has on Africa at every turn in the continent’s history. Consequently, issues such as colonialism, neo-colonialism, the Cold War and its demise, the Debt Crisis, Structural Adjustment and Globalisation challenges are stressed. |
The course focuses on the impact of dynamic interaction of internal and external environments on foreign policy. Areas include moving forces in international politics: nationalism, race, ideology, colonialism, imperialism, neo-colonialism, trade, strategic, religious and idealist concerns. Liberal/Industrial states (USA, Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Japan etc.) in the world: totalitarian/industrial states (former USSR and China) in the world; developing countries and radical-revolutionary states in the world.
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This course examines the structure, processes and challenges of the contemporary international system; the UN, world peace, development, and crisis resolution. There are seminars on at least three topical issues in the international system.
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The course covers the Law of Treaties; Diplomacy and Diplomatic Law; International Institutions – classification, common problems; UN Systems; African Regional and Sub-regional Organisations; Use of Force and Peacekeeping; War, Neutrality and Disarmament.
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History, Theory And Practice |
World order based on the rule of law has always been one of mankind’s dreams. The course examines the theory and practice of international law in the UN. It covers legal problems relating to the organisation, functions and powers of the main organs of the UN. The emphasis is on the problem of financing peacekeeping operations, the exercise and the threat of force in international relations. |