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Course ID: | INTL 6200. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Pre-Seminar in International Relations | Course Description: | Realist, idealist, and institutionalist approaches to the study of International Relations. Special emphasis on applications to both historical and contemporary cases. | Oasis Title: | PRESEM INTERL REL | Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6200 | Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | The central purpose is to develop an understanding of the basic
theories and approaches to the study of interstate politics. It
also lays the foundation for further, more advanced study of
international relations and serves as the cornerstone for the
doctoral examination in the subfield. Students will gain a
deeper understanding of realistm, liberalism and rationality in
international relations. They will have learned the logic of
game theoretic approaches, of how cognitive processes affect
decision making and the utility of political economy approaches
in understanding international politics. | Topical Outline: | Foundations: realism(s)
Foundations: liberalism
Foundations: rationality, anarchy, and preferences
Approaches: game/formal theory
Approaches: Cognitive
Approaches: Constructivism/norms
Conflict
Democratic Peace
Cooperation
Political Economy
Hegemony | |
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