POLT 121 - Introduction to International Relations

Semester Offered: First and Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 SS

The first semester 2007 offering of POLT 121 is canceled. This course surveys the major theories and concepts of international politics, and applies them to the discipline’s enduring questions. Topics include: the evolution of state sovereignty; causes of war and peace; inequality and the politics of the global economy; the emergence of non-state actors; changing norms of intervention; and the effects of globalization on the modern state system.
Instructor: K. Mani