GOVT-551 Fundamentals of International Relations

Professor Bennett

This course broadly surveys the main theoretical literature of the international relations field. Doctoral students who intend to major or minor in International Relations should take this course at the outset of their graduate programs. The purposes of the course are to lay a foundation for more advanced course work in international relations, to set out the subfield's main lines of investigation and research and to assist doctoral students in preparing for the comprehensive exams, and to grasp the "history" of the subfield --not only its chief contributions and controversies, but also its lineage and some of the more colorful members of its cast of characters. The course demands regular and extensive reading and regular, albeit brief, critical writing assignments.

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