International Relations

How and why states act as they do in their contemporary international relations. Continuing factors, such as power, war, ideology, and governmental organizations, and recently emerging influences, including supranational organizations, multinational corporations, and natural resource allocation analyzed. Diverse approaches and theories examined.

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Problems in International Relations

Selected current or otherwise important problems in international relations. Content varies but may include such subjects as weapons and security policies, human rights, multinational corporations, ideologies, etc.

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Conflict and Conflict Resolution

Core course for minors in conflict and conflict resolution. Introduction to the study of the biological, economic, political-historical, and cultural bases of war and group conflict.

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Causes of War and Peace

Leading theories on war and peace, highlighting the causes and consequences of WWI, WWII, the Korean War, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.

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Threats to World Order

Variety of global crises and challenges that pose threats to world order. Population growth; scarcities of food, energy, and non-fuel minerals; vulnerability of industrial states to resource scarcities; nuclear proliferation; arms racing; and terrorism.

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Challenges to the State

Challenges to the state related to human rights and gender issues. How growth of non-state actors affects individuals and groups and their rights. Gendered notions of the state, national security, women’s rights and humanitarian intervention.

  
Understanding World Politics

Advanced concepts and theories central to understanding world politics, including dependency, hegemony, geopolitics, regional integration, multilateralism, transnationalism, nationalism, and ethnic conflict.

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The United Nations and World Politics

Analysis of the role and influence of the United Nations in international relations. Comparison of the UN with the League of Nations and with regional international organizations such as the Organization of American States and NATO. Attention to UN programs concerning security, human rights, economic development, and environmental protection.

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United States Foreign Policy

Major domestic factors affecting how US foreign policy is made and the resulting patterns of policy. US foreign policy in four issue-areas: security, human rights, economics and ecology.

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International Political Economy

Interface of politics and economics in the international arena. Political dimension of international economic issues emphasized. Includes: liberal, mercantile, and radical approaches; theories of imperialism; dependency and interdependency; distribution of the global product; the global division of labor; the political aspects of markets; the politics of trade, aid, investment, multinational corporations, food, and energy.

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Security in the Post-Cold War Era

Emerging trends in security studies. The claim or hope that military force is no longer important in the post-Cold War era. The continued utility and effectiveness of war as evidenced throughout the world. New threats, environmental problems, population growth, and non-governmental organizations, as threats to the international system.

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Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific

International relations of the Asia-Pacific. Security, economics, and interaction between China, Japan, the United States, and other regional powers.

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Pro-seminar in International Relations I

Open to students with an interest in international relations. Topics vary.

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Pro-seminar in International Relations II

Open to students with an interest in international relations. in international relations. Topics vary.

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Organizing World Order

Structures and forces relevant to creation of order in world politics. Topics include but are not limited to: trends within the United Nations system; transnational economic integration; patterns in arms control and disarmament; prospects for a United States of Europe; human rights and international violence; the United States' response to terrorism and guerrilla warfare; the management of conflict; economic development and world order.

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International Law

Rules and principles accepted by the members of the community of nations as defining their rights and duties, and the procedure employed in protecting their rights and performing their duties.

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International Human Rights

Development of international norms on human rights and attempts to implement those standards. Emphasis on political process, with attention to law, philosophy, economics, and culture. Coverage of the United Nations, regional organizations, private agencies, and national foreign policies.

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Problems in International Law and Organization

Selected issues in international law and organization. Topics include but are not limited to: : US Senate's treatment of treaties, use of customary law by US courts, current cases before the World Court, and leading legal issues handled by the UN Security Council and General Assembly.

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