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Monday/Wednesday/Friday, TBA

The course introduces students to the main issues and actors in contemporary international relations. It will focus on current debates around global topics such as human rights, economic interdependence, nationalism, the global environment, and developmental disparities. Students are encouraged to explore and discuss how states, international institutions, and non-state actors shape current international affairs and future forms of global governance.

Download: course syllabus (.pdf)

Required reading: Henry R. Nau 2008, Perspectives on International Relations. Power, Institutions, and Ideas, 2nd edition, CQ Press, 978-0-87289-924-7.

Learning objectives:

introduction to basic perspectives and theories on global affairs;
evaluation of the role of states, intergovernmental organizations, and non-state actors in world affairs;
development of students' critical and creative skills in formulating and articulating solutions to global problems;
development of tools to carry out independent research related to international topics.

Introduction to International Relations (PSC 124.200)

Learning objectives:

introduction to basic perspectives and theories on global affairs;

evaluation of the role of states, intergovernmental organizations, and non-state actors in world affairs;

development of students' critical and creative skills in formulating and articulating solutions to global problems;

development of tools to carry out independent research related to international topics.