Stephanie Holmsten

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

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This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

 IRG 320F Foundations  Intl Rels/Global Stds

T/Th 11 – 12:30pm, UTC 3.132 

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers key debates in global studies including economic development, foreign aid, democratization, international organizations, gender and immigration.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, 2013. eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2^nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.

Repak, Terry. 1995. Waiting on Washington: Central American workers in the nation's capital. Temple University Press.

Barany, Zoltan, and Robert G. Moser, eds. 2009. Is democracy exportable?. Cambridge University Press.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

GOV 365N Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective

MTWTHF 10-11:30am, CLA 0.112

While women's representation in politics has improved in recent years, the representation of women, and particularly minority women, still lags behind the representation of men in political institutions. This course will study the patterns of women's representation over time, and in different regions of the world. We will consider what explains the difference between women's and men's representation, as well as variation in the election of women across country cases. We will ask why is it important to have gender equality in political institutions, tracing the evolution of feminism over time. We will then consider historical and cultural obstacles to women' representation. Tackling a few country case studies, we will also learned about institutional responses to women's representation, and ways that electoral rules can affect women's representation.  Finally, we will ask whether women behave any differently than men once elected.  To what extent do women affect policies and how? Throughout the course we will also keep in mind other forms of social division, particularly religion and ethnicity, and the interaction of various forms of identity with gender.

The course grade will be based on team-based assignments that propose policy solutions to real-life challenges, individual writing assignments, and one essay. 

Required Texts: 

Paxton, Pam and Melanie Hughes. 2016.  Women, Politics and Power: A Global Perspective. 3^rd Ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Adichie, Chamamanda. 2015. We Should all be Feminists. New York: Anchor Books.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

GOV 365N/WGS 345 Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective

#38790/46905 T/Th 12:30 – 2

While women's representation in politics has improved in recent years, the representation of women, and particularly minority women, still lags behind the representation of men in political institutions. This course will study the patterns of women's representation over time, and in different regions of the world. We will consider what explains the difference between women's and men's representation, as well as variation in the election of women across country cases. We will ask why is it important to have gender equality in political institutions, tracing the evolution of feminism over time. We will then consider historical and cultural obstacles to women' representation. Tackling a few country case studies, we will also learned about institutional responses to women's representation, and ways that electoral rules can affect women's representation.  Finally, we will ask whether women behave any differently than men once elected.  To what extent do women affect policies and how? Throughout the course we will also keep in mind other forms of social division, particularly religion and ethnicity, and the interaction of various forms of identity with gender.

The course grade will be based on team-based assignments that propose policy solutions to real-life challenges, individual writing assignments, and two exams. 

Required Texts: 

Paxton, Pam and Melanie Hughes. 2016.  Women, Politics and Power: A Global Perspective. 3^rd Ed. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

Adichie, Chamamanda. 2015. We Should all be Feminists. New York: Anchor Books.

IRG 320F Foundations  Intl Rels/Global Stds

#40130 T/Th 11 – 12:30pm

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers key debates in global studies including economic development, foreign aid, democratization, international organizations, gender and immigration.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, 2013. eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2^nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.

Repak, Terry. 1995. Waiting on Washington: Central American workers in the nation's capital. Temple University Press.

Dahl, Robert A. and Ian Shapiro. 2015. On Democracy: Second Edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

IRG 378 Capstone Research

#40140 Wednesday 3- 6

This upper-level research seminar is designed to create a Global Classroom experience in which our classroom at UT in Austin is joined with a research class at the Pontificia Universidad de Catolica in Lima, Peru to complete our capstone research projects. This class fulfills the capstone research requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major by supporting students in producing a significant paper of independent research focused on a contemporary, global issue. IRG students from all tracks and regions are invited to register for this class. Unique to this section, together with students in Lima, we will explore inter-cultural and international issues in the environment of a global classroom. While still requiring the same capstone assignments (a project proposal, first draft, final draft and oral presentation), students will gain valuable insight into their topics through virtual meetings and other forms of collaboration in a global setting.

Required Text: 

Turabian, Kate. 2013 L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8^th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Summer 2017

IRG F301 #83535

GAR 3.116

MTWThF 10 – 11:30am

Book:

Introduction to International and Global Studies (2011) Shawn Smallman & Kimberley Brown, ed. 2^nd edition. University of North Carolina Press.

ISBN: 978-1-4696-2165-4

IRG 320F #40075

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2^nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

• Repak, Terry. 1995. Waiting on Washington: Central American workers in the nation's capital. Temple University Press.

• Dahl, Robert A. and Ian Shapiro. 2015. On Democracy: Second Edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.

IRG 378 #40080

Capstone Research, Monday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8^th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 378 #40085

Capstone Research, Wednesday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text: Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8^th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 320F #39935 Course Description:  

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

IRG 320F #39940 Course Description:  

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

IRG 378 #39945, Capstone Research, Wednesday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text: Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 378 #39960, Capstone Research, Monday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 320F #39325

Course Description:  

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

IRG 378 #39340

Capstone Research, Wednesday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text: Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 378 #39345

Capstone Research, Monday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. This course will also support projects focused on science, technology and the environment. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

Course Description:  

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

Capstone Research, Wednesday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text: Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

IRG 378 #40255

Capstone Research, Monday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultations, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a contemporary global issue relating to science, technology and the environment (STE). While focused on STE, this course will also serve students in all tracks of IRG, as we will consider STE through questions concerning security, political economy and culture. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:Turabian, Kate L. Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses and Dissertations. 8th Edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2013.

Summer 2015

IRG F301

PAR 1

Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies. Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world including: How has the modern international relations system come into being? What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization? To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today? We will cover material in international security, international political economy, culture, science and technology. Students will be graded on reading response papers, group work and exams.

Book:

Introduction to International and Global Studies (2011) Shawn Smallman & Kimberley Brown, ed. University of North Carolina Press.

ISBN: 978-0-8078-7175-1

IRG 320F #39275

Course Description:  

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in key topics related to international relations and global studies and serve as a link between the introductory source (IRG 301) and the capstone project (IRG 378). The scope and theme of the course covers the four major tracks within the major: international political economy, international security, science, technology and the environment; and culture, arts and the media.

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts relating to the IRG major and develop critical thinking skills in our analysis of these topics. Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology and area studies, we will apply these critical thinking skills to become engaged in the scholarship of global studies.

The second is to help students conceive a project topic for their capstone seminar. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process students will become familiar with the contemporary academic debates surrounding their topics, and identify their own voice in the scholarship.

Required Texts: 

• Haas, Peter M. and John A. Hird, eds., Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches in International Relations. 2nd ed.Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press, 2013.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

IRG 320F: Foundations in International Relations and Global Studies

This course is designed to provide foundational knowledge in a particular subject area related to international relations and global studies, providing a link between the introductory course (IRG 301) and capstone seminar (IRG 378) for IRG majors. The scope and the theme of the course cross-cut the broad subject areas the major’s four tracks: international security; international political economy; science, technology, and the environment; and culture, media, and the arts. 

There are two over-arching objectives of this course. The first is to examine in some detail ideological concepts related to the IRG major, especially “internationalism,” “globalism,” and “regionalism.” Using insights from history, political science, economics, geography, anthropology, and area studies, we will ask how these “-isms” shape our view of contemporary global affairs. What they can tell us about the nature of today’s international system/systems, the possibility of political and economic global governance, as well as international civil society?

A second, related objective is to help students conceive a project for their capstone seminar, normally taken soon after the completion of IRG 320F. Students are required to select a topic of global or regional importance and write a literature review of scholarly articles related to that subject. Through this process, students are exposed to the contemporary academic debates surrounding that subject, and thus are better prepared to complete a capstone project in IRG 378.

Texts (subject to amendment):

• Haas, Peter H. and John A Hird, eds. 2013. Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks: CQ Press.

Grading breakdown (subject to amendment):

1. Attendance (5 percent)
2. Response papers (10 percent)
3. First exam (20 percent)
4. Second exam (20 percent)
5. Third exam (20 percent)
6. Literature review (25 percent)

IRG 378 #40250

Capstone Research, Wednesday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts; or science, environment, and technology. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Flags:

Independent Inquiry

Writing

IRG 378 #40255

Capstone Research, Monday

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to international political economy, world markets, international organizations and state sovereignty. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Flags:

Independent Inquiry

Writing

Course Description:

This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies. Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world including: How has the modern international relations system come into being? What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization? To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today? We will cover material in international security, international political economy, culture, science and technology.

Grading Policy:                   

Students will be evaluated based on attendance, reading response papers, an essay and exams.               

Reading:

Title: Controversies in Globalization: Contending Approaches to International Relations

Author: Petter M. Haas, John A. Hird, editors

Publisher: Sage publication, CQ Press: Thousand Oaks, California

Year: 2013 

ISBN: 978-1-60871-795-8

This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies.  Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world, including:  How has the modern international system come into being?  What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization?  To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today?  Finally, are we entering a “post-American world,” and if so, what global repercussions might this entail?  This course will attempt to transcend the disciplinary boundaries of social sciences—whether political science, economics, geography or anthropology—and instead ask students to take a more holistic view of global issues, rooted in historical inquiry. 

Class time will be divided between lecture material (most Mondays and Wednesdays) and discussion (most Fridays).  Students will be evaluated based upon their performance on weekly reading responses, three exams, and a final essay.

Texts include: 

• Introduction to International and Global Studies
• Selected articles.

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts; or science, environment, and technology. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Flag: Independent inquiry; writing.

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to international political economy, world markets, international organizations and state sovereignty. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Flag: Independent inquiry; writing.

This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies.  Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world, including:  How has the modern international system come into being?  What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization?  To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today?  Finally, are we entering a “post-American world,” and if so, what global repercussions might this entail?  This course will attempt to transcend the disciplinary boundaries of social sciences—whether political science, economics, geography or anthropology—and instead ask students to take a more holistic view of global issues, rooted in historical inquiry. 

Class time will be divided between lecture material (most Mondays and Wednesdays) and discussion (most Fridays).  Students will be evaluated based upon their performance on weekly reading responses, three exams, and a final essay.

Texts include: 

• Introduction to International and Global Studies
• Selected articles.

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts; or science, environment, and technology. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to international political economy, world markets, international organizations and state sovereignty. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

Course Description

This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies. Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world including: How has the modern international relations system come into being? What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization? To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today? We will cover material in international security, international political economy, culture, science and technology.

Grading Policy

Students will be evaluated based on attendance, reading response papers, an essay and exams.

Texts

NA

This course serves as an introduction to the College of Liberal Arts’ interdisciplinary major, International Relations and Global Studies.  Students will engage with many broad questions relating to the contemporary world, including:  How has the modern international system come into being?  What are the major opportunities and challenges related to the world-wide movement of capital, goods and ideas we have come to define as globalization?  To what extent does the United States dominate the geopolitical, economic and cultural landscape today?  Finally, are we entering a “post-American world,” and if so, what global repercussions might this entail?  This course will attempt to transcend the disciplinary boundaries of social sciences—whether political science, economics, geography or anthropology—and instead ask students to take a more holistic view of global issues, rooted in historical inquiry. 

Class time will be divided between lecture material (most Mondays and Wednesdays) and discussion (most Fridays).  Students will be evaluated based upon their performance on weekly reading responses, three exams, and a final essay.

Texts include: 

• Dani Rodrik, The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011)

• Michael Klare, The Race for What’s Left (Metropolitan, 2012)
• Kwame Anthony Appiah, Cosmopolitanism (Norton, 2006)
• Selected articles.

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to culture, media and the arts; or science, environment, and technology. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

This upper-level research seminar fulfills part of the requirement for the International Relations and Global Studies major.  Through readings, weekly discussions and individual consultation, this seminar provides students the opportunity to produce a significant paper of original research on a topic dealing with a contemporary global issue relating to international political economy, world markets, international organizations and state sovereignty. Globalization will provide the overarching perspective into these related issues.

Required Text:  Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The Globalization Reader, 4th ed. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012).

*Instructor for this course is Dr. Stephanie Holmsten*

This course is restricted to IRG majors and a wait list is in place.  For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the interdisciplinary major of International Relations and Global Studies. Drawing from the diverse scholarly perspectives of history, government, economics, sociology, geography and anthropology, IRG 301 provides an overview of contemporary global issues, and offers students a window into the four thematic “tracks” they can follow as a major: 1) culture, media, and the arts; 2) international security; 3) science, technology, and the environment; and 4) international political economy.

Grading Policy

Lectures and readings will center around a number of questions related to contemporary global concerns, such as: To what extent can the past several decades be described as an “American century,” and to what degree is this no longer the case? What were the fundamental pillars of the international economy after World War II, and how have they shifted since then? To what extent has economic and cultural globalization merely been a mask for Westernization? What are the consequences of the so-called “rise of the rest” – greater peace and prosperity among nations and peoples, or the greater likelihood of conflict and ecological catastrophe?  Class time will be divided between lecture material and discussion.  Students will be evaluated based upon their performance on weekly reading responses, three exams, and a final essay.

Texts

·      Andrew Bacevich, ed., The Short American Century (Harvard 2012)

·      Dani Rodrik, The Globalization Paradox (Norton, 2011)

·      Michael Klare, The Race for What’s Left (Metropolitan, 2012)

·      Kwame Anthony Appiah, Cosmopolitanism (Norton, 2006)

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.

This course is restricted to IRG majors. For IRG program information please contact Dr. Michael Anderson, Director.

The concluding, capstone seminar for the International Relations & Global Studies major is designed to give you an opportunity to draw on your program of studies to prepare a rigorous analysis of a specific aspect of contemporary world affairs.  You have the choice of two formats.  One is a tightly organized research paper; the other is structured as a policy paper directed at a senior decision-maker in a national government or international organization. 

It is profitable to all to set a number of themes for the seminar.  That enhances exchanges and allows for collaborative projects. Still, students will be given reasonable latitude in selecting topics that interest them and/or on which they have acquired specialized knowledge.  We will examine closely the nature of the policy paper and its organization as the semester progresses.  The seminar paper – in either format -  should be viewed as representative of your abilities at this stage in your career and, as such, an effective way of presenting yourself and your abilities.

 The following is a short list of possible themes: democracy promotion as an instrument of foreign policy; the strains among three standards to assess global economic interdependence: growth, equity and stability; the ethical dimensions of the use of force; the interplay of domestic politics and foreign policy process/substance.