KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name INCM 9002/International Conflict Management
Department College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Degree Title (if applicable) Ph.D. in International Conflict Management
Proposed Effective Date Fall 2010
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Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
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GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
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Course Title
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Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number INCM 9002________________________________
Course Title International Relations: Theory, System and Practice
Credit Hours 3-0-3
Prerequisites Admission to the Ph.D. program
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course examines the major concepts, theoretical approaches, and
dilemmas inherent to the study of international relations. In particular the
course seeks to provide the basis for better understanding globalization
and its consequence within the context of various policy sub-areas such as
trade, human rights, migration, cross-border issues, and security. It also
examines evolving attitudes toward the role of the state and sovereignty
within a rapidly globalizing environment. What role does the international
system have in shaping the global economy and ensuing interactions
among states, transnational actors, and civil society? This seminar will
focus on power, strategic bargaining, security, and other influences on
international conflict management in order to answer this question.
III.
Justification
This course provides the theoretical and conceptual foundations for the
degree and will help the student understand the current era, one marked by
intensification of globalization, the impact of technology, and deepening
interconnection of people and institutions. Fulfillment of this course will
also provide the student with a thorough grounding in the fundamental
concepts of the contemporary study of international conflict and
resolution.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor: Volker Franke, Ph.D.
Text:
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. Program
Objectives:
 Comprehend and be able to apply the major theories of international relations that
have been employed to analyze world developments;
 Understand the structural and institutional building blocks of the international
system;
 Recognize the complex realities of relations between an expanding array of actors
(e.g., states, organizations, corporations, groups, individuals) who shape the
international system;
 Be aware of critiques to traditional paradigms to the study of international
relations and be able to employ new approaches to understand and explain global
developments;
 Engage in critical thinking about the future of the international system and their
own place and role in the world community.
Instructional Method
-Class discussion
Method of Evaluation
-Reading summaries,
V.
essays, research paper, participation
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
The costs are included in the overall cost for the new Ph.D. program and are not separate.
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
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Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
INCM
9002
International Relations
3-0-3
Fall 2010
Regular
APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee __
VII Attach Syllabus
INCM 9002: International Relations: Theory, Systems, and Practice
Ph.D. Program in International Conflict Management
Kennesaw State University
I. Professor Contact Information
Volker Franke, Associate Professor of Conflict Management
Department of Political Science and International Affairs, MD 2205, Bldg. 22, Rm. 3002
Phone: 678-797-2931, Email: vfranke@kennesaw.edu
II. Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
Admission to the Ph.D. program
III. Course Description
This course examines the major concepts, theoretical approaches, and dilemmas inherent to the study of
international relations. In particular, this course seeks to provide the basis for better understanding
globalization and its consequence within the context of various policy sub-areas such as trade, human
rights, migration, cross-border issues, and security. It also examines evolving attitudes toward the role of
the state and sovereignty within a rapidly globalizing environment. What role does the international system
have in shaping the global economy and ensuing interactions among states, transnational actors, and civil
society? This seminar will focus on power, strategic bargaining, security, and other influences on
international conflict management in order to answer this question.
IV. Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should:
 Comprehend and be able to apply the major theories of international relations that have been employed to
analyze world developments;
 Understand the structural and institutional building blocks of the international system;
 Recognize the complex realities of relations between an expanding array of actors (e.g., states,
organizations, corporations, groups, individuals) who shape the international system;
 Be aware of critiques to traditional paradigms to the study of international relations and be able to employ
new approaches to understand and explain global developments;
 Engage in critical thinking about the future of the international system and their own place and role in the
world community.
V. Textbooks and Materials
The following books will be assigned in full or significant excerpts:
Barber, Benjamin. Jihad Vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism are reshaping the World, New York:
Random House, 1996.
Brewer, Anthony. Marxist Theories of Imperialism: A Critical Survey. 2nd. ed., London: Routledge, 1990.
Collier, Paul. The Bottom Billion: Why the poorest Countries are failing and what can be done about it. Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2007.
Enloe, Cynthia. Globalization and Militarism: Feminists make the Link. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007.
The Human Security Report Project, mini Atlas of Human Security, October 2008.
Handelman, Howard. The Challenge of Third World Development. 5th ed., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2008.
Huntington, Samuel. The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order. New York: Simon & Schuster,
1996.
Jarvis, Daryll. International Relations and the ”Third Debate:”Postmodernism and its Critics. Westport, CT:
Praeger, 2002.
Kaldor, Mary. Human Security. London: Polity Press, 2007.
Lechner, Franke J. and John Boli (eds.). The Globalization Reader. 3rd ed., Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2007.
Reiter, Dan and Allan Stam. Democracies at War. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002.
Sen, Amatrya. Development as Freedom. New York: Random House, 2000.
Tickner, Ann J. Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era. New York: Columbia
University Press, 2001.
United Nations Development Programme. Human Development Report. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994
and most recent edition.
Waltz, Kenneth. Theory of International Politics. McGraw-Hill, 1979.
Zakaria, Fareed. The Post-American World. London: Norton, 2008.
In addition to these reading, students will also read excerpts from the following classics:
Hobbes, Thomas. Leviathan.
Kant, Immanuel. Perpetual Peace.
Lenin, V. I. Imperialism as the highest Stage of Capitalism.
Macchiavelli, The Prince.
Marx, Karl. The Communist Manifesto and The German Ideology.
Ricardo, David. The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.
Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations.
Thucydides. History of the Peleponnesian War.
Additional readings may be assigned as current events suggest classroom discussion on specific topical issues.
VI. Course Outlines
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Course Overview & Why IR Matters?
Read: Zakaria
Classical and Modern Realism.
Read: Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli (excerpts), Waltz (all)
Idealism & Democratic Peace Theory
Read: Kant, Reiter & Stam.
Marxism
Read: Marx, Lenin, Brewer (parts).
Post-Modernism & The Third Debate
Read: Jarvis.
Gender & Feminism
Read: Tickner, Enloe, Handelman (part V).
Liberalism & Structuralism
Read: Smith, Ricardo, Lechner & Boli (part I), Sen (parts).
Modernization & Dependency
Read: Brewer (parts), Lechner & Boli (parts II & IV).
Globalization
Read: Barber, Lechner & Boli (parts V & VI)
The Clash of Civilizations
Read: Huntington, Lechner & Boli (part VII)
Structural Imperialism
Read: Brewer (parts), Galtung, “A Structural Theory of Imperialism”
Human Development
Read: UN Development Reports, Handelman (parts 1 & 9), Sen (parts).
Human Security
Read: Kaldor, Human Security Report, Handelman (part 8)
Week 14
Week 15
Resources and Conflict
Read: Collier
Student Presentations
VII. Grading Policy
Grades will be calculated as follows:
Propositional Inventories:
Application Essays:
Research Paper:
Participation:
20%
30%
40%
10%
Students will be asked to develop two propositional inventories on required or additional readings summarizing
the main argument in terms of theses and supporting propositions and lead class discussion based on their summary
(10% each). In addition, students will write two short application essays (5-6 pages each) in which they will
employ a particular theory discussed in class to explain a current event of interest to them (15% each). Finally, each
student will write a research paper (20-25 pages) in which s/he will render predictions based on the application of
at least two theoretical schools of thought for the future of an issue relevant to the study of international relations
(e.g., an actor, a country or particular region, a theory or ideology, an issue area (e.g., balance of power, economic
interdependence, human rights, peacekeeping, environment, terrorism) or a specific social, political, economic,
cultural, etc. phenomenon.
VIII. Academic Integrity
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy
on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University
materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or
destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of
student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established
procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member,
resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's
minimum one semester suspension requirement.
IX. ADA Statement
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet the
course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange the necessary accommodations.
Students should present appropriate verification from KSU disAbled Student Support Services. No requirement
exists that accommodations be made prior to completion of this approved University process. Accommodations are
arranged on an individualized, as-needed basis after the needs and circumstances have been evaluated. The
following individuals have been designated by the President of the University to provide assistance and ensure
compliance with the ADA. Should you require assistance or have further questions about the ADA, please contact:
Carol Pope, Asst. Dir. for disAbled Student Support Services
770-423-6443, 770-423-6667F, 770-423-6480TTY
cpope@kennesaw.edu
disAbled Student Support Services Website
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