Govt 1817 - Department of Government at Cornell University
Govt 1817 - Department of Government at Cornell University Govt 1817 - Department of Government at Cornell University
Course ScheduleWeek 1: August 29-September 3Thursday: Introduction, Course Overview, and Some Key ConceptsTuesday: Explaining International RelationsReadings:Kagan, Origins of War, pp. 81-144Morgenthau, “Six Principles of Political Realism,” in A&JMorgenthau, “The Future of Diplomacy,” in A&JWeek 2: September 10-12Tuesday: Crime of the Century? The First World WarThursday: Too Many Suspects – The Causes of World War IReadings:Kagan, Origins of War, pp. 145-214Jervis, “Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma,” in A&JWeek 3: September 17-19Tuesday: The Inevitably Bloodier Summer Sequel – World War IIThursday: Force of Evil? Explaining World War IIReadings:Kagan, Origins of War, pp. 281-97, 334-417Doyle, “Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs,” in A&JWalt, “Alliances: Balancing and Bandwagoning,” in A&JWeek 4: September 24-26Tuesday: The Origins and Course of the Cold WarThursday: Explaining the Cold WarReadings:Stern, The Week the World Stood Still, pp. 11-76Waltz, “The Anarchic Structure of World Politics,” in A&JWendt, “Anarchy is What States Make of It,” in A&JWeek 5: October 1-3Tuesday: Who Knew? The End of the Cold WarThursday: In Class MidtermReadings:Stern, The Week the World Stood Still, pp. 119-98Jervis, “The Era of Leading Power Peace,” in A&J
Week 6: October 8-10Tuesday: Strategy and GamesThursday: Nuclear Weapons in World PoliticsReadings:Schelling, “The Diplomacy of Violence,” in A&JArt, “The Four Functions of Force,” in A&JArt, “The Fungibility of Force,” in A&JWaltz, “Peace, Stability and Nuclear Weapons,” [Blackboard]Posen, “A Nuclear Armed Iran,” in A&JWeek 7: October 17Tuesday: Fall Break, No ClassThursday: Theories of CooperationReadings:Keohane, “Hegemony in the World Economy” [Blackboard]Keohane, “International Institutions: Can Interdependence Work?” in A&JFrieden, Global Capitalism, pp. 28-55, 105-23Week 8: October 22-24Tuesday: The Expansion of the International EconomyThursday: International Political Economy: Liberalism and its DiscontentsReadings:Frieden, Global Capitalism, pp. 127-54, 173-215Frankel, “Globalization of the Economy,” in A&JGhemawat, “Why the World Isn’t Flat,” in A&JNaím, “What Globalization Is and Is Not,” in A&JWeek 9: October 29-31Tuesday: The Rise and Fall and Rise of International TradeThursday: International Money: What is it Good For?Readings:Frieden, Global Capitalism, 253-300Rodrik, “Trading in Illusions,” in A&JMicklethwait, et al., “Why the Globalization Backlash is Stupid,” in A&JWeek 10: November 5-7Tuesday: Politics and the International Monetary SystemThursday: Explaining Choices about MoneyReadings:Frieden, Global Capitalism, pp. 339-412
Course ScheduleWeek 1: August 29-September 3Thursday: Introduction, Course Overview, and Some Key ConceptsTuesday: Explaining Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Rel<strong>at</strong>ionsReadings:Kagan, Origins <strong>of</strong> War, pp. 81-144Morgenthau, “Six Principles <strong>of</strong> Political Realism,” in A&JMorgenthau, “The Future <strong>of</strong> Diplomacy,” in A&JWeek 2: September 10-12Tuesday: Crime <strong>of</strong> the Century? The First World WarThursday: Too Many Suspects – The Causes <strong>of</strong> World War IReadings:Kagan, Origins <strong>of</strong> War, pp. 145-214Jervis, “Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma,” in A&JWeek 3: September 17-19Tuesday: The Inevitably Bloodier Summer Sequel – World War IIThursday: Force <strong>of</strong> Evil? Explaining World War IIReadings:Kagan, Origins <strong>of</strong> War, pp. 281-97, 334-417Doyle, “Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs,” in A&JWalt, “Alliances: Balancing and Bandwagoning,” in A&JWeek 4: September 24-26Tuesday: The Origins and Course <strong>of</strong> the Cold WarThursday: Explaining the Cold WarReadings:Stern, The Week the World Stood Still, pp. 11-76Waltz, “The Anarchic Structure <strong>of</strong> World Politics,” in A&JWendt, “Anarchy is Wh<strong>at</strong> St<strong>at</strong>es Make <strong>of</strong> It,” in A&JWeek 5: October 1-3Tuesday: Who Knew? The End <strong>of</strong> the Cold WarThursday: In Class MidtermReadings:Stern, The Week the World Stood Still, pp. 119-98Jervis, “The Era <strong>of</strong> Leading Power Peace,” in A&J
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