Category: International Politics Sort by: visit | title   Introduction to International Politics by Marquette University   URL: http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/060Barrington.htm   This course provides an introduction to international politics. We will focus on the relations among states (what in common language we call countries or, worse, “nations”) and between states and non-state actors, as well as look at some contemporary international problems and consider the link between domestic politics and international politics. The course will also provide you with the means to analyze and understand these relations and problems. The issues addressed in the course include the reasons for conflicts between states; economic, political, and military “regionalization”; the role of international organizations in world politics; and cooperation (or the lack of it) on weapons proliferation, terrorism, human rights, population growth, the environment, and illicit economic activities. These issues will be discussed theoretically (using general explanations developed in political science) as well as analyzed by looking at examples from specific cases. Various “levels of analysis” will be examined to understand better the particular decisions related to these issues.   683 visits has been made through our site.     International Politics by Rollins College   URL: http://fox.rollins.edu/~tlairson/intro/syllabus.html   The importance of a basic understanding of international relations cannot be exaggerated in the contemporary world. We live in a situation where events in one part of the world can have immediate and dramatic consequences for people across the globe. There is no longer any place to hide. This intense interdependence can easily be seen in the possibility of nuclear terrorism and in the reality of global finance. Achieving peace in one area of the world has life or death consequences for millions, including those who live thousands of miles away. Economic instability for one part of the world has rapid and substantial effects on much of the rest of the world. The most important political and economic fact of the early 21st century is that our security and prosperity depends on the actions of people in other societies. This means we need to learn about these people and societies.   634 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS by Colorado State University   URL: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/PoliSci/fac/ds/ds739.pdf   This is a research seminar in international environmental politics. Under this rubric fall a wide array of direct and indirect transboundary interactions and relations affecting the environment. The readings have been organized along major theoretical themes--there is no effort to make this a comprehensive review seminar. Moreover, substantive areas are dealt with only as they illuminate theoretical propositions. Lecturing will be limited to some guiding comments. Collective discourse is central to this seminar.   628 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL POLITICS by Georgetown University   URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/shambaug/govt006.htm   This course provides an introduction to the theoretical concepts used to describe and explain the behavior of states and non-state actors in world politics. The first section provides an overview of international relations theories drawn from three levels of analysis. The dynamics of the international system, bureaucratic politics and the political process, and individual decision making are evaluated. Next, the means and ends of statecraft will be examined. Building from this foundation, particular issues of historical and current significance including the causes of war, the nature and use of force, morality in foreign policy, international political economy, and the environment are presented and analyzed.   617 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Politics by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   URL: http://www.unc.edu/~toatley/poli86/86syllabus.html   This course is designed to achieve two objectives: to introduce you to some of the most important issues of international politics; to introduce you to some analytic concepts that can be used to study these issues. To achieve these objectives the course is divided into four sections. In the first two sections we focus on what has long been considered the central problem of international politics—war and peace—and develop the realist and the liberal perspectives on the problem of war. In the third and fourth sections we focus on a few less-traditional concerns of international politics—the international economic system and globalization, economic development, over population, and environmental degradation.   593 visits has been made through our site.     Advanced International Politics (The Future of Sovereignty) by University of Denver   URL: http://www.du.edu/%7Ejdonnell/syllabi/4910_f00.htm   This course attempts to provide a context for integrating work in the field of international politics by exploring "The Future of Sovereignty." Sovereignty has been a central organizing concept of international relations for the past two or three centuries. Changes over the past two or three decades, however, have led many to argue that a new international order with a greatly reduced place for sovereign states is emerging. This course seeks to evaluate such claims -- although without explicitly discussing "globalization," the central topic of at least two other courses taught at GSIS. The first half of this course focuses on theory and an historical examination of some of the alternatives to, as well as the rise of, the sovereign territorial state, with special attention to the transition from medieval to modern politics. The second half addresses the question of international institutions and transnational governance structures, both public and private, in the contemporary world.   583 visits has been made through our site.     INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL POLITICS by Linfield College   URL: http://www.linfield.edu/polysci/ip.html   The purpose of this course is to enhance your understanding of the international political system, its structure and processes. Consideration will be given to different ways of interpreting international relations, perspectives of the system's major actors, the nature of international conflict and war, how countries cooperate and why, the globalization of the economies and its relationship to international politics, and the political problems of the global ecological system.   555 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Politics by University of North Carolina   URL: http://www.uncc.edu/jwalsh/iip/home.html   This course is an introduction to contemporary and historical patterns in international politics. The course is divided into three parts. The first introduces and defines the major concepts of the field—sovereignty, anarchy, power, interdependence, and the state—and analyzes the history of international politics in the twentieth century. The second part analyzes international security issues, including why states go to war, the role of military force, how states devise and implement their foreign policies, and how international organizations and law influence these policies. This part of the course uses three case studies to examine these issues--the outbreak of the Second World War, competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the cold war, and military and humanitarian intervention during the post-cold war era. The third part uses the same concepts to examine issues of international political economy, including finance and trade, supranational institutions such as the European Union, the relationship between international politics and the environment, and how the international economy influences poverty and economic development.   553 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Politics by Vanderbilt University   URL: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/psci/barbieri/psci102/psci102.html   This course is designed to introduce you to the academic field of international relations (IR). My primary objective is to provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to analyze contemporary and historical events in international relations. This involves teaching you about the theories, concepts, events, and actors central to the field. In addition, you will learn more about the manner in which social scientists, in general, conduct research. You will have an opportunity to employ these skills in your own research projects.   542 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS by University of Wyoming   URL: http://www.uwyo.edu/pols/courses/438001963nh.html   As international environmental policy only is enacted by sovereign states, conserving the global environment is a problem of international cooperation. However, first we must understand the nature of the problem and propose solutions, then we must find a solution that is acceptable to more than 190 countries of different sizes, levels of development, and productive and organizational capacities. Thus, international environmental politics is affected by knowledge, learning, and science; contends with equity, ethics, development, and human rights; and requires internationally legally binding agreements that states will honor. So, the course is designed to familiarize you with the most commonly applied theories of international cooperation in environmental issues. The bulk of the course consists of case studies of international environmental policy making that will make clear the diverse conditions under which international environmental policy must be forged and the weakness of most theory. Cases studied include stratospheric ozone, acid rain, fisheries, ocean mining, and population.   531 visits has been made through our site.     World Politics by SUNY at Stony Brook   URL: http://www.sunysb.edu/polsci/syllabi/pol101.html   World Politics is a core course (Social and Behavioral Sciences, Category F) covering the themes of global thinking, cultural perspectives, and future society. The course is designed to achieve these objectives by introducing students to the academic study of international relations and foreign policy. The first part of the course will discuss the major concepts and theoretical arguments used to explain the behavior and interactions of actors in the contemporary international system. We will consider explanations of behavior at three levels of analysis: the international system, the nation-state, and the individual. The second part of the course will apply these ideas to issues of current importance, including war, nuclear strategy, arms control, international cooperation, political economy, and the environment.   523 visits has been made through our site.     International Politics of Europe by Marquette University   URL: http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/173Barrington.htm   This course examines international politics in one of the most important and dynamic regions in the world: Europe. It will cover the countries of Western Europe, as well as their Central and Eastern European counterparts. A heavy emphasis will be placed on the dominant international organizations in the region—NATO and the EU—as well as those less familiar to Americans but potentially crucial to future security arrangements on the continent: OSCE and the WEU. The EU has become a powerful actor in international politics, sometimes acting as a single entity, sometimes showing clearly that is it is made up of various member states with often conflicting agendas. One question we will examine in the course will be the extent to which the EU has, or even can have, a coherent foreign policy. We will also spend time on the ongoing expansion of the EU and NATO to include new members, including some of the post-Communist states. International politics of one of the post-Communist states not being considered for NATO or EU membership in the near future—Russia—will be a focus of the latter part of the semester. Russia has challenged NATO expansion, though a fair question (especially in light of its economic problems recently) is whether it is too weak to challenge the West on issues such as NATO.   507 visits has been made through our site.     Introduction to International Politics by University at Buffalo The State University of New York   URL: http://wings.buffalo.edu/soc-sci/pol-sci/courses/psc102/syll......   This course provides an introduction to key contemporary international problems and the means to analyze them. Major parts of the course cover such topics as the dynamics of conflict and cooperation, the processes of foreign policy decision making, and major international economic issues. The course also provides an overview of the primary perspectives and analytical approaches for studying world politics. The overall objective is to give students sufficient awareness of the interaction of political, technological, economic, and social factors to permit a critical appreciation of the contemporary international environment and ways of thinking about the future. Also, a special controversy section will focus on current debates in the field of international relations.   506 visits has been made through our site.     INTERNATIONAL POLITICS by Marquette University   URL: http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/060Friman.htm   This course covers the basic problems and principles and the major themes, theories, and concepts of political science in the subfield of international politics. In its narrowest sense, international politics deals with relations between countries. The events of the past several years, however, suggest that we are living in a unique time of change and consistency. Among policy makers and scholars seeking to analyze and conduct international politics there is a sense that the old models for looking at the world may no longer be entirely valid. Yet, at the same time, it is not entirely clear what the new models will or should be. The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the international and domestic sources of cooperation and conflict found in the political-military and political-economic relations between countries. The course seeks to do so by introducing students to the major substantive and theoretical issues that characterize the field of International Relations. Such an introduction will prove vital both for the continued study of international politics and for becoming an informed citizen in a world where international dynamics increasingly hold sway.   504 visits has been made through our site.     International Politics by Marquette University   URL: http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/060LeBlanc.htm   This course covers the basic problems and principles, and the major themes, theories, and concepts of political science in the subfield of international politics. Throughout the semester, we shall be concerned with relations among states (or “countries”) and other actors (e.g., international organizations, individuals, transnational corporations) in the international system in the post World War II period. The course aims to put contemporary international issues and problems into a historical framework or perspective which will help students comprehend future developments in international relations.   493 visits has been made through our site.     International Politics of Asia by Marquette University   URL: http://www.marquette.edu/polisci/175McCormick.htm   While the next century may yet be the Pacific Century, the Asia Pacific region remains one of the world's most volatile regions. In this course students will learn about the conflicts and common interests that unite and divide the peoples and states of Pacific Asia. We will consider histories and cultures, points of conflict, security arrangements and organizations, international political economy, internal sources of strength and instability, human rights, and transnational environmental concerns. In the tradition of liberal arts, students will have frequent opportunities to develop their skill in critical reasoning in both written and oral forms.   478 visits has been made through our site.     © 2000 The Chinese University of Hong Kong