PSCI1430-01.World Politics.Sp15.Zhang,Zhenqing

Faculty Name

Zhenqing Zhang

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

PSCI

Course Subject

PSCI

Course Number

PSCI

Course Section

1430

Course Title

World Politics

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

PSCI

Course Description

Goals: To introduce students to major issues in contemporary international relations and varying approaches to studying them, including the role of the state and non-state actors and sources of conflict and cooperation in world politics. Content: Realism (and its variants), Liberalism (and its variants), Marxism, Social Constructivism, Postmodernism, and Feminism; the nature of war and peace, the challenges the “global south” faces, environmental politics, cultural differences and their impact on global politics, state and human security, nationalism and ethnic conflict, international organizations, and transnational crime, including terrorism. Taught: Annually. Credits: 4 credits

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