A state of the discipline approach to teaching and learning in Politics and IR including contributions which discuss the most cutting-edge approaches, techniques, and methodologies for tutors. This book discusses the themes and challenges in teaching and learning whilst also exploring these in the specific context of political science and IR.

A unique collection of seventeen essays which cover teaching, learning and assessments in politics and international relations

Introduction; S.Lightfoot & C.Gormley-Heenan Teaching and Learning in Politics: Thinking about Teaching Politics Revisited; P.Welch What (If Anything) is Different about Teaching and Learning in Politics?; J.Craig Can Politics Be Benchmarked?; L.Harrison Enhancing Politics Teaching Through Active Learning; C.Leston-Bandeira Teaching Politics to Small Groups; J.Briggs How Relevant Are Other Ways To Learn?; S.Curtis Issues and Controversies Associated With the Use of New Technologies; S.Thornton Developing Assessment Practices in Politics; A.Blair & S.McGinty The Importance of Being Theoretical: Analysing Contemporary Politics; L.Marsden & H.Savigny Teaching Politics and Political Bias; C.Gormley-Heenan Contemporary Politics: Using the 'F' Word and Teaching Gender in International Relations; C.Rowley & L. J.Shepherd Teaching the 'Contested Concepts': International Terrorism Taught To Undergraduate Students in a Multi-Cultural Environment; K. Roder Teaching Race and Ethnicity: Towards an Engaged, Anti-Racist Pedagogy; S.Spencer Developing Research Literacy in Students; S.Lightfoot Supervising a Doctoral Dissertation in Politics; C.Roulston The Loneliness of the Long Distance Student: Supervising Students You Rarely See; D.Middleton From Politics Past to Politics Future: Addressing the Employability Agenda Through a Professional Politics Curriculum; M.Wyman, J. Lees-Marshment & J.Herbert