[BSO] = Baylis, John, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens, eds. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 7th edition. Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN: 9780198739852. [Preview with Google Books]
[BL] = Buzan, Barry, and Richard Little. International Systems in World History: Remaking the Study of International Relations. Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198780656.
There are no readings assigned for Session 15 (the midterm exam) and Session 27 (the final exam).
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Laying the Theoretical Foundations | ||
| 1 | Introduction, Syllabus |
[BSO] Lawson, George. Chapter 2: The Rise of the Modern International Order. [Preview with Google Books] [BSO] Scott, Len. Chapter 3: International History 1990–99. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 2 | Realism | [BSO] Dunne, Tim, and Brian C. Schmidt. Chapter 6: Realism. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 3 | Liberalism | [BSO] Dunne, Tim. Chapter 7: Liberalism. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 4 | Marxism | [BSO] Hobden, Stephen, and Richard Wyn Jones. Chapter 8: Marxist Theories of International Relations. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 5 | Global Political Economy | [BSO] Phillips, Nicola. Chapter 16: Global Political Economy. |
| 6 | Constructivism | [BSO] Barnett, Michael. Chapter 9: Social Constructivism. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 7 |
Poststructuralism Post-colonialism |
[BSO] Hansen, Lene. Chapter 10: Poststructuralism. [BSO] Sylvester, Christine. Chapter 11: Post-colonialism. |
| Re-examining IR Theory and History | ||
| 8 | Challenging IR Theory |
[BL] "Introduction." [BL] Chapter 1: Systems, History, Theory, and the Study of International Relations. [BL] Chapter 2: Competing Conceptions of the International System. |
| 9 | Theoretical Toolkit I & II | [BL] Chapter 4: The Theoretical Toolkit of this Book. [BL] Chapter 5: Establishing Criteria for International Systems. |
| 10 | Pre-international Systems | [BL] Chapter 6: The Origins of Pre-international Systems. [BL] Chapter 7: The Transition from Pre-international to International Systems. |
| 11 | Ancient and Classical Systems I & II |
[BL] Chapter 8: The New Units: City-States, Empires, and Barbarians as the Main Actors of the Ancient and Classical World. [BL] Chapter 9: Interaction Capacity in Ancient and Classical International Systems. |
| 12 | Ancient and Classical Systems III | [BL] Chapter 10: Process in Ancient and Classical International Systems. [BL] Chapter 11: Structure in Ancient and Classical International Systems. |
| 13 | Modern System I & II | [BL] Chapter 12: Units in the Modern International System. [BL] Chapter 13: Interaction Capacity Structure in the Modern International System. |
| 14 | Modern System III | [BL] Chapter 14: Process in the Modern International System. [BL] Chapter 15: Structure in the Modern International System. |
| Actors, Institutions, and Issues in International Relations | ||
| 16 | Postmodern System / World History and IR | [BL] Chapter 16: Outlook: A Postmodern International System? [BL] Chapter 17: What World History Tells us about International Relations Theory. |
| 17 | Environmental Issues | [BSO] Vogler, John. Chapter 24: Environmental Issues. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 18 |
United Nations International Law | [BSO] Reus-Smit, Christian. Chapter 19: International Law. [Preview with Google Books] [BSO] Curtis, Devon E.A., and Paul Taylor. Chapter 21: The United Nations. |
| 19 |
International Organizations NGOs in World Politics |
[BSO] Park, Susan. Chapter 20: International Organizations in World Politics. [BSO] Joachim, Jutta. Chapter 22: NGOs in World Politics. |
| 20 |
War International and Global Security | [BSO] Barkawi, Tarak. Chapter 14: War and World Politics. [Preview with Google Books] [BSO] Baylis, John. Chapter 15: International and Global Security. [Preview with Google Books] |
| 21 |
Human Security Terrorism and Globalization | [BSO] Kiras, James D. Chapter 25: Terrorism and Globalization. [BSO] Donnelly, Jack. Chapter 31: Human Rights. |
| 22 | WMD Proliferation | [BSO] Greitens, Sheena Chestnut. Chapter 26: Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction. |
| 23 |
Human Rights Poverty, Development, and Hunger |
[BSO] Evans, Tony, and Caroline Thomas. Chapter 29: Poverty, Hunger, and Development. [BSO] Donnelly, Jack. Chapter 31: Human Rights. |
| 24 | Global Trade and Finance | [BSO] Watson, Matthew. Chapter 28: Global Trade and Global Finance. |
| 25 |
Race Gender | [BSO] Kirby, Paul. Chapter 17: Gender. [BSO] Shilliam, Robbie. Chapter 18: Race in World Politics. |
| 26 |
Nationalism Culture in World Affairs |
[BSO] Breuilly, John. Chapter 27: Nationalism, National Self-determination, and International Relations. Brueilly, John. "Nationalism." Chapter 25 in The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. 6th edition. Edited by John Baylis, Steve Smith, and Patricia Owens. Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 9780199656172. |