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intrel 611 Theories of International Relations +
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This course provides students with an introduction to the major explanatory theories and core concepts that define international relations as a field of study. It identifies key agents, examines the historical evolution of international systems, and describes processes and institutions that contribute to various forms of international conflict and its resolution. This course provides a foundation for more specialized course in international relations. More Info
Offered in:intrel 612 Issues in World Politics +
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This seminar focuses on contemporary policy problems relevant to world politics. A critical examination of these global policy problems permits the application of key concepts and theories of international relations from a variety of different perspectives at the domestic, national, and international levels. Typically, this course focuses on selected regions or issues as illustrations of broader themes in world affairs. More Info
Offered in:intrel 613 International Relations Research Methods +
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This course introduces basic concepts and skills necessary for students to carry out research and to interpret the research of others in the field of international relations. It discusses the stages of research, from identifying appropriate questions and assessing existing literature; the challenge of framing questions in researchable fashion identifying the best research approaches for those questions; the problems associated with creating and evaluation data, whether quantitative or qualitative; and strategies for drawing defensible conclusions and identifying further areas for research. More Info
Offered in:intrel 614 International Political Economy +
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The course engages students in a study of the relationship between economics and politics in global affairs, applying interdisciplinary scholarship to explore the problem of scarcity and the development and functioning of international markets. Topics may include the behavior of institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization; non-governmental organizations such as multinational corporations, local business partnerships, and workers unions; and other political entities situated at the domestic, national, regional, and global levels. More Info
Offered in:intrel 621 International Development +
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This course examines the major concepts and theories necessary for a critical understanding of the social, political, and economic problems and possibilities facing countries in their quest for development. While exploring the domestic determinants of development, the course also considers the role of international institutions and the most powerful countries in shaping the policy options of developing countries, with particular attention to the process of globalization as a recent contributor to the problem of underdevelopment. More Info
Offered in:intrel 635 Foreign Policy Analysis +
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This course examines the way countries make their foreign policy. It considers the international, domestic, and even interpersonal settings in which policymakers pursue their goals in different countries. Understanding these goals and the constraints on their pursuit helps to explain why policymakers sometimes choose policies that, in retrospect, turn out to be unproductive or even damaging to their own or their country's interests. This course explores the ways that seemingly irrational policies can nevertheless be explained in rational terms, but it also encourages students to view the temptation to ''rationalize'' critically in their own analyses of foreign policy.Students may not receive credit for both POLSCI 435 and INTREL 635. More Info
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intrel 638L Global Governance +
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''Global governance'' refers both to something empirical -- ''what (limited) world government we have'' -- and to an approach to the study of global problems, one that highlights the economic and cultural contexts of political globalization and foregrounds the questions of whether and how current processes can be made more effective. Students will become familiar with the variety of theoretical approaches to global governance and knowledgeable about its context, including the globalization of industrial capitalism in which global governance emerged, and about its empirics, what it is today. Students' final papers and in-class presentations will investigate the prospects for reform of global governance in an issue area of their choice. More Info
Offered in:intrel 691 Capstone in International Relations +
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Supervised by the capstone advisor, students complete a major research paper exploring a scholarly, policy-relevant theme in the field of international relations. More Info
Offered in:intrel 695 Independent Study +
intrel 696 Independent Study +
intrel 697 Special Topics in International Relations +
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This is an advanced course offering intensive study of selected topics in international relations. Course content varies according to the topic and will be announced prior to the advance registration period More Info
Offered in:- TBA
intrel 699 Master's Thesis in International Relations +
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Supervised by a major advisor and thesis committee, students complete a major research project that makes a substantive contribution to critical understanding of salient issue in contemporary international affairs. The thesis is expected to advance knowledge in the field of international relations and is publicly defended before a faculty committee. More Info
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