Lectures by Professor Lipson and other University faculty will introduce major analytic issues, such has anarchy, alliances, international institutions, revolutions, nationalism, ethnic conflict, and war. The course is intended mainly for upper level undergraduates. It has no prerequisites. Enrollment is limited to 60.
Graduate students are welcome if space is available.
On Mondays, the class will meet together for lectures on major theories and policy controversies. On Wednesdays, the class will meet in two seminar groupings, led by advanced graduate students, Omar Qureshi and . The course has two main requirements. First, each student will write a one-page memo for each Wednesday's seminar. These memoranda will form the basis for weekly group discussions.