The course is composed of several introductory sessions followed by four two-week modules, on War and Peace; International Political Economy; States, Regimes and Rights; and Cultures and Identities. The weekly requirements, including the reading assignments, the plenary session and seminar-style sections form an integral whole. All students are required to attend the Monday plenaries and to do the assigned readings before their section (6804) each week because the readings, lectures, films and panels form the basis of the sections. For each module there will be an assignment which will constitute one quarter of the final grade; the remaining quarter will be based on participation in section.
Required Texts
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The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: a Debate, Scott Sagan and Kenneth Waltz |
| U6800 Conceptual Foundations of International Politics Course Pack (Fall 2000) |