Books:
Goldstein, Joshua S., and Jon C. Pevehouse. International Relations, current edition.
Rourke, John T., ed. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in World Politics, current edition.
An additional book on a specific IR issue; used for the book analysis assignment.
Grade Breakdown:
Course Content:
Test 1 15% + 5% OR Test 2 15% + 5% Test 3 (Final Exam) 20% Book analysis 15% Research paper 25% Participation 5% TOTAL 100%
HOW DO COUNTRIES GET ALONG?
How We Investigate World Politics
-Competing theories of
international relations
-Why studying foreign affairs is
important
-Explaining war and peace
How
Countries Participate in World Politics
-Which people are important?
-Creating and implementing
foreign policy
How the World was Changed by 9-11
-The
September 11 attacks and America's War on Terror
-Is Iraq part of the War on
Terror?
CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Conflict: Inevitable?
-The causes of war: past, present
and future
-How we fight: conventional and
unconventional warfare
-Current hotspots and hopes for
resolution
Cooperation: Possible?
-The United Nations and "world
government"
-Economic integration and the
prospect of political integration to follow
"NEW" CHALLENGES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
International Economic Order
-The international monetary
system
-Trade pacts and regionalism
-MNCs: wielding influence from
Columbus to Cameroon
The North-South Divide
-Neocolonialism and its consequences
-Making development work
Earthly Matters
-Does an integrated culture help
or hinder our world?
-Health concerns in a
crowded world
-Energy consumption and
environmental destruction
-Green politics goes global