Course Description
The relationships between domestic political competition and international behavior. The sources of foreign policy and the international sources of domestic political structures and change.
Athena Title
DOM POL & INTL REL
Prerequisite
INTL 3200 or INTL 3300
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
In this course you will learn: § To identify the primary actors, institutions, and societal forces responsible for shaping foreign policy in democracies and non-democracies § To recognize the sources of these actors’ political interests, and thus to analyze the potential motives underlying their policy preferences § To use evidence to evaluate theories and arguments about how each of these actors matter and about how they interact with each other § More generally, to evaluate the persuasiveness of empirical claims using evidence § To become a more informed consumer of news media and foreign policy debates
Topical Outline
IR Theory and Domestic Politics Political Institutions and the Policy Apparatus Pressure Groups Public Opinion and the Media International Influences on Domestic Politics The Democratic Peace Audience Costs The Sources of Public Consent for War The Conduct of War Case studies of International Conflict and Security: U.S. in WWII, Humanitarian Intervention Domestic Politics of International Trade The International Financial Institutions Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid Allocation