PSCI 420
Senior Seminar in International Relations: The Liberal Project in International Relations
Spring 2014
Division II
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Class Details
The most powerful actors in the international system are liberal ones, and a liberal project around open trade and investment, international organizations and democratic states dominates the global agenda. This course is an investigation into this liberal international relations project, engaging both theory and practice. We will discuss signature liberal theorists both classic and current (e.g. Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, John Rawls, Anne-Marie Slaughter) as well as their critics (e.g. Karl Marx, Carl Schmitt, Hans Morgenthau). We will also attend to empirical evaluations of signature liberal efforts around peace promotion, economic growth and development, and democratic governance as well as discuss the successes and failures of transnational liberalism as a global social movement.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 3435
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 16
Expected: 16
Class#: 3435
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
student presentations, two/three 4-6 page papers, one 15-20 page final research paper, class participation
Prerequisites:
senior Political Science major or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
senior Political Science majors concentrating in International Relations
Distributions:
Division II
Attributes:
PSCI International Relations Courses
PSCI Research Courses
PSCI Research Courses
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PSCI 420 - 01 (S) SEM Sr Sem: Liberal Project
PSCI 420 - 01 (S) SEM Sr Sem: Liberal ProjectDivision IIMR 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
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