PART I: PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF IR

Class 1 (Monday, June 25): Class Orientation

* Orientation

* Assign Debate Groups

Class 2 (Wednesday, June 27): Understanding IR

* Map Quiz: Latin America

* IR, Chapter 1, “Understanding IR,” pp. 1-44.

* Pb Fisher, A Step Back Excerpts: Kathmandu and Blue Mountains, Australia

* James Traub, “The Statesman: Why, and How, Bono Matters,” New York Times Magazine (Sept. 18, 2005)

Class 3 (Friday, June 29): Power Politics and Realism

* Map Quiz: Europe

* IR, Chapter 2, “Power Politics,” pp. 45-76.

* IR, Chapter 3, pp. 77-102.

Class 4 (Monday, July 2): Alternative IR Theories

* Map Quiz: Africa

* IR, Chapter 3, “Alternatives to Power Politics,” pp. 102-120.

* Barnett, Michael, “Social Constructivism,” pp. 251-269 (reserve)