Colgate University
Political Science 232C
FUNDAMENTALS OF
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Professor Naomi Weinberger
Fall 2008
Class: Tues. & Thurs 1:20-2:35
Room: Alumni 208
Office: Persson 134
E-mail: nweinberger@mail.colgate.edu
Tel.: 315-228-6626
Office hours: Tues. 4-5:30, Wed. 4-5:30, and by appointment
Syllabus December 1
COURSE REQUIREMENTS*
* If you have special needs that affect your ability to complete any of the requirements in this course,
please let Naomi Weinberger know as soon as possible.
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Attendance and participation (10% of your grade).
Each student is expected to attend class regularly, to keep up with assigned readings, and to participate
in class discussion. For a high grade in participation, you are expected to show familiarity with assigned
readings in class discussions.
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Two Essays (each is worth 20% of your grade for a total of 40%).
You will write two brief essays during the semester. Each essay should be up to 1000 words in length.
There is a strict penalty for lateness. You will have over a week to prepare your essay, and have several
topics to choose from. You must indicate your sources with specific page numbers in footnotes. For a high
grade, you must show that you have carefully read the assigned readings. NO ONE WILL PASS THIS COURSE
UNLESS THEY SUBMIT BOTH ESSAYS.
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Final Examination (50% of your grade)
The final exam is cumulative, covering material from the entire course. Sample questions will be
distributed in advance to help you prepare. The exam will be administered as a self-scheduled exam
during exam week.
ASSIGNED READINGS
Please purchase the following three texts, available at the Colgate Bookstore. The texts are also on
reserve at the University Library.
1. Henry R. Nau
PERSPECTIVES ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CQ Press, 2nd ed., 2008.
2. John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens
THE GLOBALIZATION OF WORLD POLITICS.
Oxford University Press, 4d edition, 2008.
3. Robert Art and Robert Jervis,
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
Longman. 89h edition, 2008.
TOPICS AND READINGS
I. THEORETICAL APPROACHES
1. Realism (T 9/2)
Nau, Perspectives, pp. 28-33.
Morgenthau, “Six Principles of Political Realism,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 7-14.
Dunne & Schmidt, “Realism,” in Baylis (Chapter 5).
2. Anarchy (R 9/4)
Waltz, “Anarchic Structure of World Politics,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 29-49.
Mearsheimer, “Anarchy and the Struggle for Power,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 50-60.
Wendt, “Anarchy is What States Make of It,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 61-68.
3. Liberalism (T 9/9)
Nau, Perspectives, pp. 34-43, 536-544.
Dunne, “Liberalism,” in Baylis (Chapter 6).
Lamy, “Neo-realism and Neo-liberalism,” in Baylis (Chapter 7).
Doyle, “Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 83-95.
4. Constructivism and Marxism (R 9/11)
Nau, Perspectives, pp. 44-52.
Barnett, “Social Constructivism,” in Baylis (Chapter 9).
Hobden & Jones, “Marxist Theories,” in Baylis (Chapter 8).
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II. ISSUES AND ACTORS
5. Legacies of Two World Wars (T 9/16)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapters 3-4.
Armstrong, “The Evolution of International Society,” in Baylis (Chapter 2)
Scott, “International History, 1900-1990,” pp. 56-60 in Baylis (Chapter 3).
6. Cold War Legacies (W 9/17):
This is a make-up class!
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 5.
Scott, “International History, 1900-1990,” pp. 60-68 in Baylis (Chapter 3).
Cox, “From the Cold War to the War on Terror,” in Baylis (Chapter 4)
Crockatt, “End of the Cold War,” posted in Course Documents as PDF file.
7. America & the World (T 9/23)
Nye, “Transformational Leadership and US Grand Strategy” see text in Course Documents
Friedberg, “Future of US-China Relations,” see PDF in Course Documents.
Moravcsik, “Europe,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 471-476.
8. Nationalism and Culture (T 9/23)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 7.
Breuilly, “Nationalism,” in Baylis (Chapter 23)
Murden, “Culture in World Affairs,” in Baylis (Chapter 24)
Huntington, “Clash of Civilizations,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 395-410.
9. Non-State Actors (R 9/25)
Willetts, “Transnational Actors and International Organizations,” in Baylis (Chapter 19).
Keck & Sikkink, “Transnational Activists Networks,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 477-483.
Williams, “Transnational Organized Crime and the State,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 491-503.
No class on Tuesday September 30!
10. Terrorism (R 10/2)
Kiras, “Terrorism and Globalization,” in Baylis (Chapter 21).
B. Hoffman, “What is Terrorism?” in Art & Jervis, pp. 174-180.
Pape, “Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 198-216.
Gause, “Can Democracy Stop Terrorism?” in Art & Jervis, pp. 411-418.
Gordon, “Can the War on Terrorism be Won?” in Art & Jervis, pp. 419-426.
FIRST ESSAY Due Monday October 6
III. GLOBAL SECURITY
11. Uses of Force (T 10/7)
Art, “Four Functions of Force,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 131-138.
Schelling, “Diplomacy of Violence,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 139-152.
Art, “Coercive Diplomacy,” [will be scanned and posted].
No class on Thursday October 9!
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12. Strategies (T 10/14)
Jervis, “Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 153-173.
Art, “Fungibility of Force,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 181-197.
Sheehan, “Changing Character of War,” in Baylis (Chapter 12), pp. 210-225.
13. Nuclear Proliferation (R 10/16)
Howlett, “Proliferation,” in Baylis (Chapter 22), pp. 386-401.
Sagan, “Nuclear Instability in South Asia,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 217-227.
Waltz, “Nuclear Stability in South Asia,” in Art & Jervis pp. 228-238.
Posen, A Nuclear Armed Iran,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 239-254.
14. Intervention (W 10/22):
This is a make-up class!
Baylis, “International and Global Security,” in Baylis (Chapter 13), pp. 297-324
Bellamy & Wheeler, “Humanitarian Intervention,” in Baylis (Chapter 30), pp. 522-541.
IV. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND LAW
15. United Nations (R 10/23)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 16.
Taylor, “The United Nations,” in Baylis (Chapter 18), pp. 314-327.
Keohane, “International Institutions,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 119-126.
Roberts, “The UN and International Security,” in Art & Jervis , 539-547.
16. International Law (T 10/28)
Reus-Smit, “International Law,” in Baylis (Chapter 16), pp. 278-295.
Hoffmann, “Uses and Limits of International Law,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 114-118.
Ratner, “International Law,” in Art & Jervis (Part 4), pp. 523-528.
17. Human Rights (R 10/30)
Howard & Donnelly, “Human Rights in World Politics,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 504-516.
Brown, “Human Rights,” in Baylis (29), pp. 506-521.
Tickner, “Gender and World Politics,” in Baylis (15), pp. 262-277.
18. Peace Operations (T 11/4)
Cockayne and Malone, “The Ralph Bunche Centennial: Peace Operations Then and Now,” Global
Governance [Will be posted]
Acharya, “Human Security,” in Baylis (28), pp. 490-505.
19. Nation Building (R 11/6)
Kaufmann, “Possible and Impossible Solutions in Ethnic Civil Wars,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 435-456.
Dobbins, “Nation-Building by the UN and the US,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 457-465.
Payne, “Deconstructing Nation Building,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 466-470.
SECOND ESSAY Due Monday November 17
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V. INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
20. Perspectives on Political Economy (T 11/11)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 8.
Gilpin, “The Nature of Political Economy,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 263-279.
Hiscox, “Domestic Sources,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 280-289.
Ngaire Woods, “International Political Economy,” in Baylis (Chapter 14), pp. 242-261.
21. Globalization (R 11/13)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 9.
McGrew, “Globalization and Global Politics,” in Baylis (Chapter 1), pp. 14-33.
Ghemawat, “Why the World Isn’t Flat,” in Art & Jervis, p. 319-324.
Abdelal & Segal, “Has Globalization Passed its Peak?” in Art & Jervis, p. 340-346.
Micklethwait & Wooldridge, “Why the Globalization Backlash is Stupid,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 333-339.
22. Trade, Investment, and Finance (T 11/18)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 10.
Frankel, “Globalization of the Economy,” in Art & Jervis, p. 303-318.
Scholte, “Global Trade and Finance,” in Baylis (Chapter 26) pp. 450-467.
Rodrick, “Trading in Illusions,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 325-332.
22. Uneven Development (R 11/20)
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 11-13.
Thomas, “Poverty, Development, and Hunger,” in Baylis (Chapter 27), pp. 468-489.
Scott, “The Great Divide in the Global Village,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 290-302.
VI. PROSPECTS FOR THE PLANET
24. Global Environment (T 12/2)
Hardin, “Tragedy of the Commons,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 347-352.
Kahl, “Democracy, Environment, and Civil Strife,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 353-363.
Nau, Perspectives, Chapter 14.
25. Climate Change (R 12/4)
Volger in Baylis (Chapter 20), pp. 352-368.
Victor, “International Cooperation on Climate Change,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 364-371.
Mankiw, “Answer to Global Warming,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 372-374.
26. Global Governance (T 12/9)
Ikenberry, “Rising Powers and Global Institutions,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 560-566.
Daalder and Lindsay, “Democracies of the World,” in Art & Jervis, pp. 567-576.
Slaughter, “Government Networks,” in Art & Jervis, pp.577-586.
27. Review Session for Final Exam (R 12/11)
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