Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2012
• Summer Quarter 2012
• Autumn Quarter 2012

Karen T Litfin
POL S 521
Seattle Campus

International Relations I: Theory and Method

Part one of the core course in the field of international relations. Reviews contemporary theory, research, and methodology in the study of world politics.

Class description

This course offers a survey of the field of international relations as it has been defined in the past two decades. We will read classics in the field, as well as more recent literature that explores the impact of "new security" issues, such as terrorism and climate change, on both theories and the practice of world politics. We will also study the ethical assumptions and implications of the range of IR theories.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

Recommended preparation

Texts. Among the authors we will read are Wight, Rosenau, Waltz, Keohane, Krasner, Ruggie, Haas, Peterson, and Wendt.

Class assignments and grading

Assignments. Two papers (8-10 pages each)

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