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Min-Hyoung Kim
POL S 426
Seattle Campus
The nation-state system and its alternatives, world distributions of preferences and power, structure of international authority, historical world societies and their politics. Offered: jointly with JSIS B 426.
Class description
Description: This course is intended to expose you to many of the problems and issues of world politics and the primary theoretical explanations for state behavior in the international system. As such, it will focus on the nature of the international system, the causes of international conflict, the challenges to establishing international cooperation, and political dimensions of the international economy. The purpose of this course is to provide a theoretical and historical basis for analyzing and understanding world politics. Current and historical events will also be discussed as we assess the utility of various theoretical approaches.
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Class assignments and grading
Class assignments and grading: two midterm exams (20 % each), final exam (30 %), class performance (30 %).
