Spring 2013

Basic concepts of world affairs for non-majors. Development of competency to understand and critically evaluate global relations and international events, stressing empirical approaches. Not available for major credit.

Comprehensive introduction to contending theoretical andanalytical approaches; development of critical, evaluative,cognitive, and analytical competencies regarding historical andcontemporary issues. (Required for all IR majors.)

Introduction to theoretically oriented research approaches and designs, emphasizing the logics of argumentation involved. Required of all IR majors.

Introduction to historical research methods, emphasizing historical texts and modes of discourse.

Economic concepts necessary to understand modern global economy. Topics include transition economies, global inequality, environmental issues, international political economy, trade and the international financial system.

The role and evolution of espionage and intelligence as tools of statecraft are examined. Open, covert, clandestine, counterintelligence programs and oversight processes are considered.

Examines the strategies for managing global issues in the post Cold War period. Explores ways that international institutions, national governments and non-state actors work separately and together to provide order and control over complex international issues areas. Issues that will receive attention could include financial and monetary relations, trade and foreign investment, preservation of the environment, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, population and migration, terrorism and ethnic strife.

Recent events, forces, and conditions in the international political system. Basic organizing concepts used in the analysis of the data of international politics.

People, money, things, information, and ideas flow across national borders. How can we understand globalization, its consequences, and how to manage it? Multimedia training is involved.

Ethnic identity and nation formation in the global society of states; nation-states; conflict or political accommodation within multinational states; impact of dispersed nations on interstate relations.

An examination of the role women have played in world politics focusing on issues of war and peace, the environment and the global economy.

Processes of conflict, violence, change, integration, stability, and peace in world society, analyzed primarily through the literature of the peace research movement.

Examines the politics of managing the global environment. The nature of ecosystems, commons problems, population and resource utilization problems along with biodiversity and global governance are emphasized.

Political implications of interactions between different types of multinational enterprises and all levels of U.S. government, other industrial nations, and less-developed countries.

Dynamic inequality in relations between rich and poor; contending views on causes; legacies of imperialism; ameliorative strategies of poor states; responses of richer states.

The international financial and monetary regime, its evolution and the problems facing it today

Introduction to the relationship between political and economic development and ideas concerning the origins and behavior of capitalism and its impact on international relations.

Economic reform, the open door, and China's changing role in the international system. Relations with the United States, Japan, and other key powers in Asia. Tensions between the interests of American business and the human rights community over China policy.

Analysis of U.S. foreign policy since 1945 as a basis for understanding significant new trends. Explanation of contemporary issues in U.S. relations with other nations.

Origin, concepts, realities, and ideals of the non-aligned movement, focusing on the United States' role in the developing world.

Overview of Soviet and Russian foreign policy in the 20th century. Review of the diplomatic history of the period and introduction to models of foreign policy used to analyze Soviet and Russian behavior.

Political, economic, military, and territorial issues in East Asia and the Pacific and the role of the United States, Russia, China, and Japan.

Introduction to problems and issues in the Middle East today: religio-ethnic rivalries, conflicting nationalisms and ideologies, the Arab-Israeli conflict, Middle East oil.

The main economic development themes and strategies in Latin America over the past century. The interplay between domestic and international variables, and the resulting dynamic changes.

European interstate conflict and cooperation since 1945; history of West European integration during the Cold War; the European Union in post Cold War Europe.

Examination of diplomatic and moral relationships between sovereign states and transnational non-state actors, both benevolent (humanitarian groups and philanthropies) and malevolent (mercenaries, pirates and terrorists).

Alternative conceptions of security; evolution of nuclear strategy; efforts to control the development and spread of nuclear and conventional weapons; current security issues.

Modern and post-modern perspectives on changes in the inter-state system, relations among cultures and civilizations, the conditions of ecologically sustainable human development.

Origins, intensity, management and/or resolution of regional conflicts in developing countries and the role and intervention of great powers.

Examination of the nexus of terrorist threat and governmental response. Specifically, the class analyzes both terrorism's effectiveness as a means to achieve political change and the challenges faced by the liberal democratic state in responding to international terrorist campaigns.

(Paris Semester only) Historical overview of interactions between Muslims and Europeans. Islam: origins, history and circumstances that led to its revival. France's immigration policy.

Theories of war tested in historical cases; The obsolescence of war as rational choice; problems that still result in war.

Addresses unfinished question of public policy. Provides experience in interviewing and field research, oral presentation and collective discussion and deliberation. Open to juniors and seniors only.

Should environmental issues be treated as threats to security? Survey of recent literature explores global environmental politics using a security framework.

China's rise in the international political economy raises policy research questions, including an analysis of how this trend relates to U.S and Latin American relations. Recommended preparation: IR 210 and a course in both micro and macro economics at the high school or college level.

Critical issues surrounding China's economic rise and the implications for international relations; the unique strengths and vulnerabilities of China's political-economic model; prospects for change. Recommended preparation: IR 210 and a course from IR, Political Science, or History with a strong China component.

A hands-on analysis of the contemporary US Foreign policy towards East Asia through lectures, policy paper writing and an exchange visit to Singapore.

Why the world is organized into sovereign nation-states. The challenges to nation-states in the 21st century from globalization, democratization, revolution, technology, and new forms of cultural identity.

Provides a critical introduction to scholarship on international political economy (IPR), the interaction of states and markets in a global context.

Focus on current politics in Latin America. Address a range of themes: electoral democracy, citizenship, political inclusion, human rights, corruption, economic inequality.

Research on the European Union's role in European international relations; internal EU developments since 1985 as an actor in the world economy.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

Local, national, and international internships. Not available for graduate credit.

Selected topics in various special areas within international relations, which may vary from semester to semester or within semesters.

Causal inference and modeling in international relations and political science; assumptions and problems of multivariate regression analysis in both cross-sectional and time series cases.

Survey of principal theoretical and empirical approaches to foreign policy analysis; bureaucratic politics, cybernetics, game theory and options analysis, comparison, design theory, simulation.

Advanced seminar in international conflict, crisis and war. General perspectives on factors that bring about war and promote peace, with priority given to ethnopolitics. Open only to graduate students.

Political analysis of international monetary and trade relations; emphasis on interactions among industrialized nations.

Seminar generates and tests theories of democratization. Readings will focus on Europe, Latin America , Soviet Eurasia emphasizing core theoretical and methodological aspects. Open only to Master and Doctoral Students.

Research leading to the Master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Study of contemporary institutions in selected regions of the world. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department.

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Thesis. Graded CR/NC.

Subjects specifically relevant to an international relations field, sometimes conducted as intensive short-courses.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Subjects specifically relevant to an international relations field; conducted for Ph.D. students, sometimes conducted as intensive short courses.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of Dissertation. Graded CR.NC.