IR227 Seminars

Welcome — this is where you’ll find each week’s seminar slides, worksheet, and the shared briefing document for your case group.

Each case briefing document is shared and editable by everyone at once — please add your group’s section rather than starting a new file.

Assignments

In-class assignment - This exercise builds the analytical skills the final examination rewards, and shows you how an exam question is structured before you sit the exam.

Week 01 — Introduction & Transitions

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 02 — Policy Process: Streams

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 03 — Policy Process: Institutions

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 04 — Governance Theories

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 05 — Power, Politics & Change

Seminar slides

Worksheet

In-class assignment

This exercise builds the analytical skills the final examination rewards, and shows you how an exam question is structured before you sit the exam.

Week 06 — Industrial Welfare State

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 07 — Environmental Governance

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Essay Writing Guide

Week 08 — Digital Revolution

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 09 — Climate Transition

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 10 — Demographic & Migration

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 11 — AI & Automation

Seminar slides

Worksheet

Case briefing (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.

Week 12 — Synthesis: Polycrisis

Seminar slides

Frameworks Summary Table (shared document)

Everyone in your case group edits the same document — add your section, don’t create a new file.