A combination of lecture, discussion, and group projects is employed. Course Objectives 1. To present the basic concepts of international relations and theories of decision-making. To employ the approaches of international policy analysis to understand current and recent historical problems of international relations. This course is taught through lecture, discussion, student reports, projects and reading assigned texts.
Occasional use is made of videotapes.
Reading assignments are based on the 5th edition and will be updated when the new edition appears. Oxford University Press, 2001. Students are expected to read international news in the New York Times daily. If a print subscription is available, it will make for quicker reading than the web-based edition. Due October 18.