Dear AoiRs, This migbht be of interest to some of your students - please bring it to their attention Places available on the new MA programme in International Relations and Global Communicaitons which will start at Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) this Autumn Course details are here http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/2014/12261/ ***************** This programme combines the study of contemporary international relations with that of key developments in global communications and ICTs. In so doing it adds an extra dimension to the study of international relations which provides graduates with deeper insights and a wider range of knowledge and skills than those doing traditional MAs in International Relations. We live in a communications-saturated world where 24-hour news coverage, access to the internet and the use of social media have become the norm for millions of people. Global events are instantly reported by the news media and analysed and interpreted by them and millions of ordinary citizens. These developments challenge the traditionally secretive practices of international diplomacy and the ability of governments to control information whilst also creating powerful new tools for propaganda; they enhance the importance of cultural or `soft’ power in international relations and they have also transformed the nature of warfare. The objective of this exciting new programme is to equip students with a sophisticated understanding of contemporary international relations and key developments in ICTs and of the impact of the latter upon the former along with the skills to analyse those developments effectively. --- Dr. Adi Kuntsman Lecturer in Information and Communications Manchester Metropolitan University Geoffrey Manton, Room 437 Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6LL http://adi.kuntsman.googlepages.com