Category: International Relations Sort by: visit | title   INTRODUCTION TO THEORY IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by American University   URL: http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~osifub/Syllabi/KINSELLA98-IRI-......   This course is survey of contemporary international relations theory. We examine concepts, theoretical traditions, and debates in IR broadly defined: international with your instructor's training -- virtually all of the theoretical frameworks we consider have been influenced by one or more of the other social sciences (e.g., economics, sociology, psychology), and some by the humanities as well (e.g., philosophy, historiography, literature). Theoretical perspectives are grouped into four broad categories. State-centric theories are those that attempt to explain some dimension of state behavior, interests, or identity. Non-state-centric theories are concerned with international phenomena which transcend the sovereign state -- community, class, ethics. Theories of foreign policy examine the decision-making environment within the state. The fourth category consists of perspectives which, along with critical theory, fundamentally challenge not only the core assumptions of mainstream IR theory, but also the field's ontological and epistemological foundations.   866 visits has been made through our site.     INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by University of Cincinnati   URL: http://ucaswww.mcm.uc.edu/polisci/harknerj/homerjh.htm   This is a lecture course supplemented by discussion and readings. Attendance will be taken and serve as a basis for the participation grade. Absence from lectures will prove highly detrimental to one's understanding of the material and should be avoided. The professor should be notified in advance, when possible. There will be NO makeup examinations or quizzes given. In the case of extraordinary circumstances (medical), the professor should be informed PRIOR to the test about the student's impending absence. In approved cases ONLY, performance on other tests will be weighed to compensate for the missed test. A grade of zero (0) will be given in all other instances. Students should review the student code of conduct and be aware of those activities defined as academic dishonesty. Grades represent non-negotiable assessments of a student's comprehension of course material. The last day to officially withdraw is Nov 18th. Those students wishing to withdraw from the class after the mid-term will receive a "W-withdraw" if they are passing the course at the time of withdrawal. Those failing the course at that time will receive "F-withdraw."   684 visits has been made through our site.     CONTEXTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Florida State University   URL: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel/Teaching/inr5934.html   Most political scientists study international relations "in a vacuum," without reference to the geographic and historical context in which events and phenomena take place. The central goal of this course is to consider the impact of geography and history, and to study the many ways that such contextual forces can influence national and international processes. This goal will be pursued through a variety of theoretical and empirical readings on the impact of geography and history, in-class presentations on weekly topics, and a term paper dealing with contextual effects in international relations.   666 visits has been made through our site.     Geography, History, and International Relations by Florida State University   URL: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel//Teaching/inr3005.html   Most political scientists study international relations "in a vacuum," without reference to the geographic and historical context in which events take place. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the impact of geography and history on international relations, and to re-examine traditional international relations phenomena such as trade or military conflict with a consideration for the influence of historical and geographic factors. Indeed, a more technically accurate title might be "Geographic and Historical Influences on International Relations." Upon completion of this course, students should have a better understanding of how geographical and historical forces influence international relations, and should be able to apply these concepts in following world events. The course will require a range of readings, regular attendance, two essay exams, and two research papers. It should be noted that this is NOT a course in geography or history, but rather a course on the ways that geographic and historical factors can influence international relations. The topics covered in this course are traditionally seen as political science topics, and most of the readings and lecture materials are drawn from political scientists and political science journals. Students interested in a more geographic perspective are urged to take a complementary course from the geography department, such as GEO 4471 (Political Geography) or GEO 4480 (Military Geography). Additionally, this course uses history as a theoretical explanation for decision-making, events, and interactions in international relations, rather than as a separate subject of study; specific historical events or episodes will only be used to illustrate general theories. Students interested in history are urged to take coursework from the history department.   648 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Colorado State University   URL: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/PoliSci/fac/sc/syllabi/po232/......   The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts, facts and theories of international relations at the end of the 20th century. Although this is not a course in either history or current events, it will draw on both to illustrate the general conceptual material. A central goal of the course is the acquisition of skills and perspectives that enable us to move beyond the dominant interpretations of international events and problems found in the United States. We should try to analyze complex events from more than one point of view and even see them through the eyes of our adversaries. You will be expected to understand and argue positions very different from those you bring into the course   642 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations- Theory and Practices by University of Central Florida   URL: http://www.reach.ucf.edu/~inr2002b/schedule1.html   This course is designed to introduce students to international relations, an interdisciplinary field, which embraces concepts and theories from a variety of disciplines, including business, economics, geography, history, law, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology. This course will cover the basic concepts, theories, and methods, which are the necessary tools for analyzing and understanding events and issues in the contemporary world. The emphasis of the course is to make bridges between the theoretical and practical aspects of the field. Another purpose of this class is to stimulate critical analyses of events and issues in international affairs. This course will help students improve their communication skills, gain an ability to translate knowledge from one context to another, and apply theory to practice. Gaining this knowledge is important not only for students, but also for government and business employees and those who realize the impact of global affairs on everyday life in an increasingly interdependent world.   641 visits has been made through our site.     Ethics and International Relations by University of Puget Sound   URL: http://www.ups.edu/faculty/lferrari/ethics_home.htm   Our job this semester is twofold. First, we will examine several views on how, if at all, questions of ethics apply to international relations. We will begin by considering major theoretical approaches to the study of international ethics. After investigating contending assertions about the origins and imperatives of international ethics, we will formulate some initial hypotheses about the origins, value, scope, substance, and utility of potential ethical standards for international relations. Then we will an in-depth study of two broad international issues -- human rights and war -- in order to test our hypotheses. Meanwhile, you will each be researching a more specific issue area for us to consider through your semester project and presentation.   628 visits has been made through our site.     Theories of International Relations by Florida State University   URL: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel/Teaching/inr3603.html   The primary purpose of this course is to examine theoretical efforts to understand the core concepts, issues, and processes of international relations. This is not a course in current events, although a working knowledge of current events will add substance to some of the readings and topics, and several short assignments will require students to read a newspaper that covers international events. The first segment of the course considers what a "theory" is and how we evaluate theories. Later sections of the course apply this general knowledge to a number of theories of foreign policy-making, international conflict, and international economics. The theories covered are based on a wide range of levels of analysis, and reflect multiple world views. Upon completion of this course, students should have a strong basic knowledge of theories of international relations and an ability to understand and evaluate theories. The course will require a range of readings, regular attendance and class participation, and efforts to understand and evaluate theories through quizzes, three short papers, and two exams.   591 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Lehigh University   URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~ininr/SYL125-1.F00.htmv   [1] To demonstrate that many contemporary international phenomena make it impossible to distinguish foreign policy from domestic policy and unwise to separate politics from economics. [2] To give students a general understanding of the most important phenomena of contemporary international political economy so that they may better understand the meaning, the causes, and the consequences of ongoing events and trends. [3] To acquaint students with the basic concepts and theories of international political economy, allowing them to pursue further study of international politics, economics, and political economy. (The course is a prerequisite for further IR courses in IPE.)   574 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Yale University   URL: http://www.american.edu/kinsell/ps111f00.html   International Relations provides an overview of the fields of international security and international political economy. It is neither a review of contemporary international history nor a discussion of current events. Rather, we survey a variety of perspectives, frameworks, theories, and hypotheses which help to make sense of both history and contemporary world affairs. Topics to be covered include state sovereignty, foreign policymaking, armament and disarmament, war and morality, international law, international trade and finance, and global ecology.   572 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by University of Hawaii   URL: http://www.hawaii.edu/intlrel/pols320/ps320.html   This introductory course is about the theory and contemporary history of international relations. Subjects include the nature of personal leadership, nature of politics, political power and decision making, causes of war and peace, national (in)security, domestic political (in)stability and development, trade (mis)management, technology, and the global revolution in communications and interdependence. Grades for the course will be based upon 4 exams, 12 quizzes, and 4 essays connected to participation in foreign policy simulation, all using computers, email, and the Internet. All students will have group leaders (including me) to assist them.   570 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to Comparative Politics and International Relations by California State University, Los Angeles   URL: http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/faculty/tclim/W01202_syllab......   This course focuses on the study of international or world politics. The study of world politics, I should stress at the outset, require us to engage in a process of self-conscious theorizing. While this may sound abstruse and difficult, it is really not, for we all theorize about the world, all the time. Most of you, for example, already have a sense of who the main international players are, what sort of issues and events are important, why certain countries are rich and powerful while others are poor and weak, and so on. Deciding who or what matters and why necessarily involves theorizing, although for most students such theorizing generally takes place implicitly. In this course, you will learn to be more explicit, more systematic, and more thoughtful about the theoretical assumptions you make. At a more specific level, our course will begin with an examination of the two dominant theories of IR: Realism and Liberalism . These two theories have not only had a profound and concrete impact on the world, but they have shaped the thoughts and perceptions of almost all Americans. Indeed, in an important sense, almost all of you are (often unwittingly) realists and liberals. Realism and Liberalism, however, are not the only important theories in world politics. Another important perspective–but one that has very negative connotations in the United States–is Marxism (or more broadly, historical structuralism). In this course, we will learn about this perspective and about a contemporary variant of Marxism called World-System theory. Following our examination of these major perspectives, we will examine a number of "dissident" approaches, all of which are helping to reshape the field on international relations. These include a broad category of reflectivist theories: normative theory, critical theory, post-modernism, and feminism. As we shall see, these dissident perspectives are extremely diverse and often times incompatible. They do, however, share a common bond: a deep skepticism of theories that purport to tell us a "single" or objective truth about the world in which we live. To help you learn the various theoretical perspectives , many of your readings and most of your writing assignments will be structured around case histories–i.e., actual events or issues in world politics. Through an analysis and discussion of these various case histories , you will be able to apply the (abstract) theoretical concepts we study to the "real world." The analysis of case histories, I must emphasize, constitutes an integral part of this class and will require a relatively high degree of focused effort.   567 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by University of Virginia   URL: http://www.people.virginia.edu/~sdb9f/gfir101.html   In recent years world politics has been shaken by profound changes. Most significant is the disintegration of the Soviet Union, one of the world's two “superpowers.” Many world leaders and scholars have declared a new world order, and as changes in East Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and East Asia show, the end of the Cold War has had broad consequences. Yet, certain features of international relations remain constant: wars, trade disputes, human rights violations, and disparities in wealth are still with us. GFIR 101 provides a framework for understanding these changes and continuities by giving a broad introduction to world politics. The course helps students understand different theoretical approaches and analyzes such basic concepts as power, national interests, and international institutions. Among the topics discussed are the nature of the international system, causes of conflict, conditions for international cooperation, diplomacy and decision making, and the role of international law and organization in controlling conflict.   567 visits has been made through our site.     Proseminar in International Relations by University of Connecticut   URL: http://spirit.lib.uconn.edu/~mboyer/syl311.htm   This course is designed to be an introduction to the study of international relations at the graduate level. We will survey many of the theoretical and methodological approaches used in international relations research and attempt to evaluate critically the strengths and weaknesses associated with each. As a result, one of the central goals of this course is to provide the student with the beginnings of a set of analytical tools for use in rigorously and systematically examining the problems of international relations. Put more simply, this course aims to teach you how to think about international relations in innovative, unusual, and more rigorous ways than you have in the past.   561 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by The University of Arizona   URL: http://www.u.arizona.edu/ic/dixonw/202/index.phtml   The general goal of this course is to acquaint students with the general knowledge and analytical tools necessary to understand, evaluate, and respond to an increasingly complex array of international problems. Students achieving this overall goal are expected to fulfill a series of learning objectives listed on the syllabus page. POL 202 is a tier two general education course fulfilling the Individuals and Societies study area. The course is organized around two lecture sessions and smaller discussion section meetings each week. Lecture topics are designed to elaborate or complement those in the assigned readings. Although this is not a course in current events, it is always helpful to think about how the lecture and reading material contribute to your understanding of international affairs. Toward this end students are encouraged to develop a working knowledge of contemporary international issues.   556 visits has been made through our site.     Diplomacy and Foreign Policy by Suffolk University   URL: http://www.cas.suffolk.edu/royo/CAS765/syllabus.htm   This graduate course is a survey of the field of International Relations, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy. It seeks to introduce students to the field of international relations and illuminate what diplomacy and foreign policy are. The first part of the course will be a broad introduction to the field of International Relations. In this part of the course we will analyze the ways in which the art of diplomacy has created the world we live in. Students will study the different approaches to international politics, and examine war theories, international regimes, state cooperation, and international trade.. In the second part of the course we will examine the role of domestic institutions and ideas in foreign policy-making.   555 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations Theory: Representations of the Other by University of Massachusetts Amherst   URL: http://www.umass.edu/polsci725/Syllabus.html   This course is about historical and theoretical encounters of otherness in International Relations. It will focus on the representation of identities (including ethnic, nationalist, gendered, social, and cultural identities) rather than the contest of interests, to provide a more comprehensive account of how historic alienations of identity and negotiations of difference have defined International Relations. Offering a historical, philosophical, and legal study of these transnational and cross-cultural encounters, this course will provide a much broader and deeper theoretical framework than the discrete levels of analysis (ëmaní, state, and system) that structure traditional IR theory. The content and method of the course will draw but go beyond the so-called 'British' or classical approach to International Relations, which emphasizes philosophical, historical and juridical inquiries into the creation and expansion of an international society. It will borrow from it, in the sense that realist ('Machiavellian'), rationalist ('Grotian'), and irenist ('Kantian') traditions will be used to understand historical representations of otherness. It will go beyond it, however, in the sense of offering revolutionist ('Marxist') and revaluationist ('Nietzschean') anti-traditions of thought for late modern forms of alienation that often seem to resist comprehension through the traditional paradigms. The failure to anticipate the end of the cold war, as well as the lack of a vision after it, testifies to this resistance. Contemporary challenges to the traditions, like alternative security regimes, feminism, the accelerated flows of information, capital, and refugees, critical social movements, environmentalism, and media politics - all topics which have been neglected by the traditional classical approaches, will also be explored in the context of other encounters. We will go beyond the classical concern with interests, and present identities as powerful and constitutive forces in world politics. How national, religious, cultural, social, gendered, political and other identities are formed, accommodated, or alienated will be the underlying theme of the course. In other words, the general orientation of the course will be towards the kind of ethical, critical,and historical reasoning that makes the reader a normative producer rather than a neutral consumer of knowledge.   554 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by Florida State University   URL: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel/Teaching/inr2002.html   This course is meant to acquaint students with the core concepts, processes, and issues of international relations. The first segment of the course details the actors in international relations, how foreign policy is made, and the role of power. The second section of the course examines contemporary and future problems in the international system, including military conflict, economics, demography, and the environment. Upon completion of this course, students should have a strong basic understanding of international relations and a foundation for taking upper-division courses on the subject.   551 visits has been made through our site.     Great Books in International Relations and Foreign Policy by University of Notre Dame   URL: http://www.nd.edu/~dlindley/govt545-667/govt545-667GradUSFPS......   This course examines a range of books that are at the heart of a number of debates in the political science sub-fields of international relations and U.S. foreign policy. These books cover theories across levels ranging from the system to the state, organizational, and psychological; across subjects from the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam to NAFTA and the European Monetary System; and across causal mechanisms working in the democratic peace, military culture, and feminism   551 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Kenyon College   URL: http://www2.kenyon.edu/Depts/PSci/psci51vh.htm   This course provides a brief introduction to the study of international relations. It focuses on three major themes: 1) theoretical underpinnings of the study of international relations; 2) the development of the modern international system during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; and 3) recent developments in the international arena, such as the shift from politics based on military power to more complex relations rooted in economic interdependence, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the resurgence of nationalism and ethnic conflict in the post-Cold War world. Although the focus of the course is primarily analytical, such analysis will be grounded in historical examples and case studies. Other topics, such as nuclear deterrence and proliferation, human rights, and global environmental issues will also be covered. The course ends by considering recent changes in the international system and their implications for the study and practice of international politics.   549 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Florida State University   URL: http://garnet.acns.fsu.edu/~phensel/Teaching/inr5007.html   The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with some of the broad themes in the study of international relations, in preparation for advanced training, research, or qualifying examinations in this area. The course is organized around points of common interest to scholars of international relations, such as the underlying nature of the international system, the causes of conflict between states, and possible sources of cooperation between states. The focus is on scholarly research, not current events or policy formulation   548 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   URL: http://csf.colorado.edu/isa/sections/fp/syllabi/lickli~2.htm   We have several different goals for this course. (1) You should acquire the knowledge and intellectual skills necessary for more specialized courses in international relations at the 300 and 400 level within the political science department, as well as a sense of the variety of topics and approaches in such courses. (2) You should understand the distinctive social science approach to gaining knowledge. (3) You should be able to understand and participate in the ongoing public debate about the major issues in the international community. We all use different materials and techniques, but we agree on what we want to accomplish. These goals sound impressive but they are rather vague.   547 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Syracuse University   URL: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/faculty/sherman/psc124/s......   This course is an introduction to contemporary international relations. Topics to be covered include: • the major international conflicts and processes of the 20th century • analytical approaches to international conflict and cooperation • economic and political globalization • some emerging issues in international politics, especially slavery   542 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Loyola University New Orleans   URL: http://www.loyno.edu/~rwhite/98_s.htm   It is by now a truism that the world changed dramatically during the 1990s. What is more, many experts now predict that the changes we experienced during the past decade are tiny compared to the ones just around the corner. One thing is certain, for traditional nation states, the times ahead will be turbulent. You and I will be individually influenced, as well, in ways that we can only begin to imagine. By the end of this course, we will better understand why. Our job during the next eight weeks is to get a firmer grasp of the forces driving these changes, to identify them, and to see how they interact. I will ask you to pay special attention to the interplay of culture and economics, which I will attempt to give working definitions of in class. I concentrate on economics and culture because the current explosion in information technology brings both together in a startling encounter. The fact that this meeting occurs at a global level makes it even more spectacular. Rather than argue that either economics or culture is the primary cause of current world events, I will encourage us to stop and take a closer look at both of those forces as they play themselves out on today's world stage, a stage that has been so conveniently lit up for us by the Internet. The wonders of the Web will be used in the assignments for this course, as you will see in the next section of the syllabus.   541 visits has been made through our site.     INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by University of Wisconsin   URL: http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/users/mbarnett/275syll.htm   The course has four sections. Section One provides an overview of the historical background and current characteristics of the modern state system. Section Two, "Organizing for Global Security," provides a survey of state responses to the problems associated with maintaining security; here we explore various unilateral and multilateral responses to global security dynamics. Section Three, "Organizing for Global Wealth," examines the international political economy, with particular focus on North-South issues and Third World development. Section Four, "Organizing for Ideology," examines a series of post-cold war issues that represent an attempt to promote a new agenda for world politics.   540 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations in Theory and Practice by University of Pennsylvania   URL: http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/polisci/psci150/150MAIN.HTM   In this course we will address a number of important questions or puzzles which will determine the balance between progress and disaster. How should the West approach the states of the former Soviet Union? How should the United States respond to Russia if it reverts to a more authoritarian political system? Should NATO be expanded to include former members of the Warsaw Pact? How and when should Eastern Europe be incorporated into the European Union? Will the future of Japanese-American relations be characterized by conflict or cooperation??Will the rise of China trigger a new cold war??Were the military interventions in Kosovo and Indonesia successes??The purpose of?this course is to provide you with the tools necessary to answer these important questions.?   532 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by University of Connecticut   URL: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/~mboyer/syl132.htm   This course is an interactive overview of international relations. During the semester, you will discuss a variety of topics ranging from the history of the international system to the contemporary problems facing international actors. You will also participate in a variety of active learning exercises to provide you with a hands-on grasp of the way international relations works and the choices that you have to make as you participate in the world political-economic system.   530 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by   URL: http://www.sit.wisc.edu/~lmkellam/375.htm   This is an introductory course in International Relations design for juniors and seniors who have not taken PS 275. I will teach this class with three groups of students in mind. The first is potential political science graduate students, the second, is potential political science majors and the third is none of the above. I suspect the last group is the largest in the class and is made up of future leaders in their respective fields interested in international relations. I hope that all of you take from this class sufficient background and understanding that you will be prepared to advance in whatever group you are in.   523 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Virginia Commonwealth University   URL: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~wnewmann/syllabi/sylfal00105.htm   This course is intended to be an introduction to the concepts of international relations theory and the realities of world politics. Don't worry if you haven't taken any courses on international relations before. If you haven't this will get you up to speed on anything you might want to know about international politics. As a required course for the Political Science degree and the core course for the International Studies Minor, this course is introductory by nature. If you have taken other international relations related courses this won't be boring: I try to make the discussions we have as relevant to the present world situation as possible. So much has changed within world politics over the past decade that scholars are still trying to understand what it all means. We'll join that discussion over the current state of world politics and the future of the international system. The course will be broken up into three sections. The first section deals with some of the more theoretical aspects of international relations: the nature of the international system, the basic concepts of realism and idealism, the forces of nationalism and transnationalism, national power, and international law. These are mostly theoretical issues, but we need to get a firm grounding in some theory before we venture out into the world and its problems. Essentially, here we lay the groundwork for the substantive discussions to come. The second section is more issue oriented, dealing with issues of international security. First we'll look at various theories on the causes of war and peace, the basic security dilemma, nuclear weapons, arms races, arms control, nuclear proliferation, international organizations, the role of the United Nations, the current problem of ethnic conflicts, and the issue of human rights. The third section deals with several issues that have particular relevance to international politics after the Cold War. We will examine international political economy, trade, economic competition, the economics of both the industrialized North and underdeveloped South, the concept of interdependence, the struggle between globalism and regionalism (forces that are pulling nations together or pulling them apart), and the global environment. The internet has become an excellent resource for information on international affairs. Your simulation paper requires a bit of research and use of the internet in that research. In order to help you with that research and introduce you to international affairs resources on the web I will provide a brief run down on the types of websites that exist. From the syllabus on the web you can jump to a number of sites. Play around with this. You'll be surprised at what is out there now. To get to a list of useful internet sites click here: IR Links In addition, we will discuss any major international events as they happen. Though we certainly have a lot to do (the entire world in one semester), we can change the plan of the syllabus as needed. There's no better way to deal with these issues than to watch history happen and discuss its relevance to the issues we deal with in class and readings.   522 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by McKendree College   URL: http://faculty.mckendree.edu/brian_frederking/syllabi/irsyl.......   This course introduces students to the major theoretical approaches to the study of international relations and international political economy. We will discuss the dominant tradition of realism as well as contending traditions of idealism, neoliberalism, dependency theory and other critical approaches. We will learn basic concepts and tools to analyze current events and global issues. To make these concepts more concrete, we will simulate the United Nations General Assembly where each student plays the role of a particular country   520 visits has been made through our site.     International Public Relations by American University   URL: http://www.soc.american.edu/~zaharna/ipr-syl20.htm   In order to take advantage of the wealth of knowledge on how to reach culturally and politically diverse publics, we will use an interdisciplinary, case-study approach. We examine the various types of international public communication that are used to reach an audience. This interdisciplinary approach will draw case studies from a range of study, including, international public relations, integrated marketing communication (international advertising), international social marketing, development and participatory communication, public diplomacy and propaganda, international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international crisis / humanitarian response. While these various approaches appear very different, they all share the common goal of communicating with a targeted audience with the intent to inform, educate or persuade in an international context. I have selected this wide variety of approaches because each approach has grown out of a different academic discipline. As a result, each approach has strengths that are missing in the other approaches. International public relations, for example, is very strong in the communication and management area of campaign design and implementation -- but it is weak in cultural adaptation. The approach that has the strongest cultural component is Participatory communication. Social Marketing balances communication and cultural. Public Diplomacy and propaganda are interesting in that they are idealogically-based in cultural myths of one culture and yet they are intended to pursuade people of another culture. This is why some "power propaganda" can seem pretty ridiculous to non-native audiences. You will be encouraged from the first class to focus on a specific geographical region. As the class develops, you will want to focus on a particular public communication approach (i.e., public relations, social marketing, participatory communication or public diplomacy). For the final project, you will be asked to prepare a profile and analysis of an international public communication case study.   518 visits has been made through our site.     DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Georgetown University   URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/shambaug/govt269.htm   Dynamic change and continuity exist side by side in world politics. This course is designed to acquaint the advanced student with various methods for analyzing change and continuity in the interaction of states and non-state actors in world politics. Attention will be given to the use of competing theoretical arguments to explain and predict international behavior during and prior to the post-Cold War era. Issues to be discussed include the continued usefulness and limitations of Realism, the increased reliance on multilateral means to address global problems, the increasing role of domestic politics in international affairs, the use of force and the changing nature of war, and the dynamic interaction of economic wealth and power.   518 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by College of the Holy Cross   URL: http://sterling.holycross.edu/departments/political_science/......   This course, as the name suggests, is a broad introduction to the major issues, themes, and debates in the study of international relations and global politics. Among the topics we will be addressing are: the structure of the international system and the role of various actors and events in shaping it, different interpretations of and approaches to the problem of war, the dynamics of imperialism and postcolonialism, the role of international organizations and international law, the possibilities of and constraints upon ethical action in the international sphere, and the implications of several recent and contemporary trends for the future course of international politics. One goal of the course is to enable students to identify interconnections between various recurrent modes of thought in international politics, and to place current debates in historical and intellectual context.   515 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations Theory by Virginia Tech University   URL: http://www.majbill.vt.edu/polisci/corntassel/syl3615_00.html   This is the first semester of a two-semester sequence examining prevalent theories of world politics. Since this course is taught at an advanced level, prior knowledge of the major paradigms of world politics is expected. Given the demanding nature of the course material, seriously consider whether you can devote the time and energy necessary to succeed in this class.   512 visits has been made through our site.     Approaches to the Study of International Relations by Acadia University   URL: http://plato.acadiau.ca/COURSES/POLS/Grieve/4383/~4383.html   In this course we survey a variety of approaches and theories in the field of international relations. Since a distinctive feature of IR is the resolution of disputes by force, we will spend some time on theories of the international system and state structures that purport to explain the origins of violence in IR. Subsequently, we will study theories that suggest increasing international integration and organization act as a disincentive to violent disputes. Our overall objective is to gain an understanding of the historical and current developments in thinking about IR.   509 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by University of New Orlean   URL: http://www.uno.edu/~bprins/pls6990.html   The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with many of the broad themes in the international relations research literature, in preparation for advanced training, research, or qualifying examinations in this area. The course is organized around points of common interest to scholars of international relations, such as the underlying nature of the international system, the causes of conflict between states, and possible sources of cooperation between states. The focus is on scholarly research, not current events or policy formulation.   508 visits has been made through our site.     Graduate Seminar in International Relations: Theories and Approaches by Georgetown University   URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/shambaug/courses/govt724/g......   This seminar is designed to prepare students to carry out methodologically sound research at the cutting edge of international relations theory. To achieve this purpose, the course begins with an examination of philosophies of science and alternative research methods used in international relations scholarship. We will then explore four core debates in IR theory with reference to both definitive works and recent contributions. We will focus on critiquing these works systematically and assessing the next steps in the research program they represent. The course presumes that you are already familiar with the key works and paradigms in the field as presented in Govt 551: Foundations of IR Theory. Greater understanding of the core works in the field is a positive externality in this course, but it is not the focus. Its goal is to teach you to evaluate the literature, assess its merits and limitations, and make progressive contributions to the field. We will analyze contributions to ongoing debates and research programs using a set of research design questions as a guide. Students are expected to apply the same critical skills when writing and presenting their own research in class. Student presentations and papers will be evaluated using the same research design criteria.   506 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by University of Oregon   URL: http://www.uoregon.edu/~polisci/syllabi/PS205W01.htm   This course is about anarchy, war, pollution, free trade, prosperity and starvation. It is an introduction to the analysis of international politics. Are wars an inescapable feature of international relations, or can states learn to resolve conflicts short of war? Will the recent rapid spread of democracy and free trade and the growth of international organizations promote lasting peace and prosperity? Is the recent increase in international cooperation among states a significant and lasting development, or is this post-Cold War period simply a transition to a new balance-of-power arrangement? Have nuclear weapons made the world a safer place or a more dangerous place? Will the further spread of weapons of mass destruction make the world a nasty place to live in the next few decades? What is “globalization” and why are so many people upset about it—why were huge crowds of people protesting the WTO (World Trade Organization) in Seattle at the end of 1999? Is the world capable of managing the increasing threat of international pollution problems and global climate change? We will review the major schools of thought on the causes of war and peace, and examine the sharply contrasting perspectives on how to limit and avoid conflict in the 21st century. We will focus on the history and role of nuclear weapons in the world today. We will also examine the international political economy and the major perspectives on how it should be managed. We will look at the European Union, North-South conflicts and interdependence. We examine a number of case studies and analyze current issues throughout the quarter.   504 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by West Virginia University   URL: http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/grad/ccampbell/ps160.html   This course is designed to familiarize the student with the basic study of international relations (IR). This course will focus on the major theories used to study IR and their application to issues such as cooperation and conflict, nationalism, international political economy, diplomacy and war, globalization, and development. The goal of this class is not to make the student an expert in this area, but to make the student aware of the issues in IR and the debates that surround them. Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to make informed judgments regarding these issues. The goal will be not to offer one side of each argument as right or wrong, but rather to offer the arguments of both sides of the debate and leave the student to decide on the merits of each side themselves.   504 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Centre College   URL: http://personal.centre.edu/~samhat/GOV24SYL.htm   This course introduces the ideas, institutions and context of the study and practice of international relations. It is not, and should not be construed to be, a course on current events in world politics. We will trace the evolution of thinking about the international system using historical texts and classic writers in the discipline, and proceed to a detailed review of post-World War II international history and challenges to contemporary world politics and global order. At the conclusion of the course students will have become familiar with the core theoretical concepts of IR, with the sense of the historical transformations of relations amongst states, and the challenges to order in the late twentieth century.   502 visits has been made through our site.     International Relations by Central Lakes College   URL: http://www.clc.mnscu.edu/ceriello/pols2450/2450syll.htm   This course is the study of the world community, especially politics between nations. It focuses on political, economic, and environmental issues, including international systems, colonialism, the developing world, international economics and trade, international law and organization, threats to international peace and security, and the future of international politics.   501 visits has been made through our site.     Theories of International Relations by THE MAXWELL SCHOOL of Syracuse University   URL: http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/maxpages/faculty/jbennett/651S01/......   This is a problem-oriented course about contemporary international politics. It suggests some salient redirections in world politics, selects potentially relevant components of international relations theory, and critically appraises our claims for explaining, understanding and shaping the course of events.   494 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by Kirtland Community College   URL: http://www.kirtland.cc.mi.us/socialscience/polisci/syllabus1......   The course attempts to survey the entire field of international affairs, covering the areas of world politics, foreign policy, international organizations and international law. International Relations is the study of the interactions between states and other international actors. These relations may be political, economic, technological, social and cultural. We are basically interested in political relations. In other matters, problems arise and political objectives sometimes dominate; and in all cases these matters are interrelated one with another. Thus International Relations is interdisciplinary. We must study issues which are of prime importance to geography, economics, demography, law, science and technology, ideology and sociology. It is important to a course in International Relations that you have access to an atlas or political maps. Many disputes in international affairs concern territory, and it Increases your understanding of the case studies if you refer to maps.   493 visits has been made through our site.     INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by University of Oregon   URL: http://www.uoregon.edu/~rdarst/205_syll.htm   We will review the major schools of thought on the causes of war and peace, and take a broad view of the evolution of the international politics over time. How can the lessons of the Peloponnesian War of the 5th century BC help us to understand international conflict in the 21st century? How can the failures to prevent the First and Second World Wars help us to understand the promises and limitations of collective security in the post-Cold War era? Are we on the threshold of a new, more peaceful era in international politics, one in which world war will be a thing of the past? Or will we inevitably return to the same dangerous pattern of great power conflict that has always characterized international relations in the past?   491 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relation by Grossmont College   URL: http://grossmont.gcccd.cc.ca.us/mmckenzie/posc130.htm   This class is designed to introduce you to the history, concepts, and problems of international relations. It is a survey course, and we will be discussing a wide array of issues throughout the semester. First, we will be introduced to the central concepts of international relations. We will look at the evolution of the international system to see how we got to the place we are now. And we will grapple with the central question of international relations scholars: "why do states act as they do in the global arena?." Our case studies of seminal events in world politics will help us more clearly understand the choices facing international political decision makers. In our second unit, we will look at specific types of actions that states undertake in the name of security: war-making, diplomacy, alliance building, and arms control to name a few. Third, we will turn to the issues of international political economy. Despite decades of awareness, the gap between the rich and the poor in the world continues to grow, and our natural resources continue to be depleted. What is the best way to solve these problems? Finally, we will look at the emergence of a global civil society, in which the rules of international law and the ethics of humanitarianism are playing a larger role. Throughout, we will be asking what role we can play. By the end of the course, you should have an understanding of the basic concepts which comprise international relations, including some of the different theories which have been proposed to explain them. It is important to recognize that different theoretical arguments have different underlying assumptions; therefore, analysts often come up with different "answers" to the same problem. You will most likely find this to be true in class as well; what is important, then, is your ability to base your answers on a rigorous analysis, not on anecdotes or opinions. Second, you should be able to explain some of the problems we see in international relations today. Why is it so hard to forge a peace in the Middle East? Why is Russia stumbling so much on its way toward democracy and the free market? Why do leaders of developiing countries agree with the protests against the IMF and the World Bank? These are not easy questions, but this class should give you the tools to begin to better analyze them. You should be able to use what you've learned to "make sense" of events in world politics today by placing them in their political and historical context. Third, this course should increase your appreciation of the role of international relations in our lives today. This might be especially important as a new Administration comes to power in Washington. A fourth objective of the course is to make you aware of the wide variety of resources available in the area of international relations. These include news sources, the World Wide Web, and academic journals. Finally, this course will ask you to question your beliefs about the way the world works and help you to think critically about international relations so we may look for alternatives to the struggle for power which has been so central to the world's development.   489 visits has been made through our site.     Intro to International Relations by University of Oregon   URL: http://www.uoregon.edu/~rmitchel/ir/syllabus.shtml   This course will review major schools of thought on the causes of international conflicts, and the means of resolving them. It will examine themes of continuity as well as themes of change. We will examine how well lessons from the Peloponnesian War of the 5th century BC hold up when analyzing why Pakistan and India tested nuclear weapons in May 1998. We will also examine how the increasing economic, informational, and ecological interdependence of recent years are likely to change and reshape international relations in the future. The course seeks to develop an understanding of these and related questions, while simultaneously laying a more general foundation for understanding social problems.   487 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by Bowling Green State University   URL: http://personal.bgsu.edu/~msimon/syllabus172spr2000.htm   This class introduces the basic concepts, theories, and issues in international relations. The End of the Cold War, the Gulf War, NAFTA, the Kosovo and Chechnya conflicts, the collapse of East Asian currencies, and other major events of the past few years give us a sense of the importance of studying this subject. We will study recent and historical international events and issues and apply the concepts and theories to explain and understand them. In addition to our theories we also address the role of geography where applicable, in order to broaden students' understanding of the world. The general goal of the course is to make you familiar with important historical and current global issues and to provide a coherent, theoretically based way of analyzing those events.   484 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by University of Wisconsin - Madison   URL: http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/~mlipson/ir.html   This is an introductory course in International Relations. There are no prerequisites, though previous coursework in Political Science is recommended. Political Science 275 (Introduction to International Relations) is open to students with freshman or sophomore standing. Juniors and seniors who have not taken 275 may take Political Science 375 (International Relations). The classes will meet together in the summer session. Readings will be the same, but standards and expectations for the exams and paper will be higher for students enrolled in 375. This course will cover the major concepts and theories of the field of International Relations, as well as significant issues in contemporary world politics. After taking this course, students will be prepared for (and hopefully, interested in!) more advanced courses in International Relations or its subfields. You will also have a better grasp of the problems and events occupying the world stage.   479 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by Southern Illinois University   URL: http://www.siue.edu/POLISCI/dd370f00.htm   This course offers an introduction to the major theories, concepts, and issues in the field of international relations. Its main purpose is to prepare students for upper-division courses in international relations such as American foreign policy, international political economy, and international organizations and law.   474 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Relations by University of Colorado Boulder   URL: http://socsci.colorado.edu/POLSCI/cursyl/Spring2001_2223.pdf   This introductory course is designed to give the student a broad overview of the field of international relations. In addition, the course introduces the student to various theories of how states relate to each other in the international community. The student will have an opportunity to consider contemporary issues in world politics within the context of the contending theories of international politics. Various themes in international relations including the importance of the state, the causes of conflict, the importance of economic factors, and the differences between the developed and developing world will be considered throughout the semester. The course will be divided into three sections. The first section of the course will introduce the main theories and key historical events that comprise the field of international relations. In addition, we will address how political scientists go about studying world issues. We will then examine the main paradigms of international relations – realism and liberalism. In this context, we will identify the main actors in the international community and their role, as well as the issues involved in foreign policy decision making. The second part of the course will examine the causes of war from both the realism and liberalism perspective. In this section we will also examine how change occurs in the international system, democratic peace, international regimes, alliance formation, deterrence, and human rights. The last third of the class will focus on the relationship between economics and politics in the international arena. In this section, we will investigate the history of the field of international political economy and address the issues associated with globalization such as the North-South relations and the environment.   471 visits has been made through our site.     INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS by University of Washington   URL: http://students.washington.edu/turan/fall/syll.htm   This is a discussion section for POLS 203 lectures. The goal of the discussion section is to debate, discuss as well as clarify the class materials and to improve ability of critical thinking regarding international relations. My role is to facilitate the discussions and clarify the concepts and arguments of the class materials and be available for your questions in class and in my office hours.   460 visits has been made through our site.     © 2000 The Chinese University of Hong Kong