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Course ID: | INTL 2002. 3 hours. | Course Title: | Networks in International Affairs | Course Description: | An introduction to network analysis and methods in international affairs. | Oasis Title: | Networks in Intl Affairs | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | Our globalized world rarely involves unconnected actors.
Instead, the world is full of interconnected actors working in
multiple “networks” of influence. This course will provide an
overview of network theory and methods in international
affairs. At the end of the course, students will be able to
use social network analysis to aid in decision-making.
Although the focus is on data analytics, no background in
statistics is expect or required. The course will provide an
overview of multiple data software tools to help work with
existing datasets and/or create new data for the policy
community. Whenever possible, students will also hear from
policy professionals about their experiences with data in
their careers. At the end of the course, students will be
able to claim a working knowledge of R, Stata, and UCINET for
social network analysis. | Topical Outline: | Introduction to network analysis
What’s a node and a tie?
How networks help us understand international relations – conflict
How networks help us understand international relations – economy
How networks help us understand international relations – advocacy
How networks help us understand international relations – terrorism
Working with data in UCINET
Pictures!
Working with data in Stata (Harry Potter Day)
Videos!
Working with data in R
Creating your own Network
Networks from Archives
Research Presentations | Honor Code Reference: | The academic honesty policy of the university is supplemented (not replaced) by an Honor Code which was adopted by the
Student Government Association and approved by the University Council May 1, 1997, and provides: "I will be academically honest in all of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty of others." All students agree to abide by this code by signing the UGA Admissions Application. | |
Course ID: | INTL 2005. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Pop Culture and World Politics |
Course Description: | Examination of global political events and behaviors through the lens of popular culture, utilizing analytical tools and methods from the social sciences and cultural studies. |
Oasis Title: | Pop Culture and World Politics |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course will examine global political events and behaviors through the lens of popular culture. Throughout the semester, we will study top-down and bottom-up political messaging in popular culture, utilizing analytical tools and methods from the social sciences and cultural studies. Students will gain a clear understanding of the ways in which popular culture both reflects and impacts political phenomena worldwide, and our four case studies will offer a practical overview of global political history from the start of the Cold War until today. |
Topical Outline: | 1. What is pop culture?
2. How can we study/research pop culture and politics?
3. Pathways of influence – top-down approaches
4. Pathways of influence – bottom-up approaches
5. Current case analysis |
Course ID: | INTL(POLS) 2200E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Hot Topics in Public and International Affairs |
Course Description: | Emergent and high-interest topics in international affairs, specific skills in international affairs, and novel approaches to the study of international affairs phenomena. |
Oasis Title: | Hot Topics in Pub and Intl Aff |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 2200 |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do the following: form, express, and judge arguments about international politics and institutions; clearly explain the nuances of topics in international affairs “beyond the headlines”; and, as relevant, demonstrate conversancy with a discrete skill or approach to the study of international affairs phenomena. |
Topical Outline: | Defining features of the topic, problem, or controversy
Historical dimensions of topic
Introduction to relevant skill, methods, or mode of inquiry
Application of skill, methods, or mode of inquiry
Reflection on limitations of knowledge about the topic, skill, method, or mode of inquiry |
Course ID: | INTL 2200. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Hot Topics in Public and International Affairs |
Course Description: | Emergent and high-interest topics in international affairs,
specific skills in international affairs, and novel approaches to
the study of international affairs phenomena. |
Oasis Title: | Hot Topics in Pub and Intl Aff |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 2200E, POLS 2200E |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do
the following: form, express, and judge arguments about
international politics and institutions; clearly explain the
nuances of topics in international affairs “beyond the
headlines”; as relevant, demonstrate conversancy with a discrete
skill or approach to the study of international affairs
phenomena. |
Topical Outline: | Defining features of the topic, problem, or controversy
Historical dimensions of topic
Introduction to relevant skill, methods, or mode of inquiry
Application of skill, methods, or mode of inquiry
Reflection on limitations of knowledge about the topic, skill,
method, or mode of inquiry |
Course ID: | INTL 3200E. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Introduction to International Relations |
Course Description: | Practices and problems of international politics in a global
context, e.g., power, ideology, diplomacy, war, international
organization and law, international economics, and the nature of
independence in an interdependent world. |
Oasis Title: | Intro to Intl Relations |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 3200, INTL 3200H |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S or INTL 1100 or INTL 1100E or INTL 1100H |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do
the following: Describe and critique the major approaches to the
study of international relations. Explain how these approaches
help us understand important aspects of international relations,
including conflict, cooperation, interdependence, and the role
of international institutions, domestic politics, and
international law. |
Topical Outline: | Foundations of International Relations
States and Nations
Anarchy
Conflict
Cooperation
Trade
Interdependence
International Law
International Institutions
Domestic Politics
Human Rights and Environmental Politics |
Course ID: | INTL 3200. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Introduction to International Relations |
Course Description: | Practices and problems of international politics in a global context, e.g., power, ideology, diplomacy, war, international organization and law, international economics, and the nature of independence in an interdependent world. |
Oasis Title: | Intro to Intl Relations |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 3200E, INTL 3200H |
Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S or INTL 1100 or INTL 1100E or INTL 1100H |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do the following:
Describe and critique the major approaches to the study of international relations.
Explain how these approaches help us understand important aspects of international
relations including conflict, cooperation, interdependence, and the role of
international institutions, domestic politics and international law. |
Topical Outline: | Foundations of international relations
States and Nations
Anarchy
Conflict
Cooperation
Trade
Interdependence
International Law
International Institutions
Domestic Politics
Human Rights and Environmental Politics |
Course ID: | INTL 3200H. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Introduction to International Relations (Honors) |
Course Description: | Practices and problems of international politics in a global context, e.g., power, ideology, diplomacy, war, international organization and law, international economics, and the nature of independence in an interdependent world. |
Oasis Title: | Intro to Intl Relations Honors |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 3200, INTL 3200E |
Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to do the following:
- Describe and critique the major approaches to the study of international relations.
- Explain how these approaches help us understand important aspects of international relations including conflict, cooperation, interdependence, and the role of international institutions, domestic politics, and international law. |
Topical Outline: | Foundations of International Relations
States and Nations
Anarchy
Conflict
Cooperation
Trade
Interdependence
International Law
International Institutions
Domestic Politics
Human Rights and Environmental Politics |
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) |
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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 |
Course ID: | INTL 8200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. |
Course Title: | Special Topics in International Relations |
Course Description: | The substance and method of selected topics in international
relations with an emphasis on theory, analysis, and praxis.
Topics selected by the instructor vary from semester to semester. |
Oasis Title: | SPECIAL TOPICS IR |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 8200 |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course will train students in critically analyzing the
central arguments posed in international relations. It will
provide an opportunity to prepare advanced research papers that
are both theoretically as well as methodologically sophisticated
and might serve as a basis for later submission of such papers to
peer reviewed journals in the field. |
Topical Outline: | Topics will vary depending on instructor but may include themes
such as international relations theory, war and peace, origins
and consequences of ethnic conflict, democratic peace, global
environmental politics, and other such topics. |
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