READINGS: HarperCollins publishers have bound two of its textbooks together specially for this class, and is selling the two books together for the price of one. The books are Joshua Goldstein, International Relations; and Joseph Nye, Understanding International Conflicts. The two books bound as one are available in the ASUA bookstore. I also highly recommend that you subscribe to and read the New York Times. Student subscriptions are available, with distribution sites on campus. Your participation will require a knowledge of current events, and reading the local newspapers will not prepare you adequately. Please consult this list of news sources available on the Internet for more options.

Exam I : 20%

Exam II: 30%

Final Exam: 40%

Class Participation: 10%

Final grades will be assigned according to the percentage of correct answers using the following scale: 90% or higher guarantees an A ; 80% - 90% is a B ; 70% - 79% a C ; 60% - 69% a D; and below 60% an E.

PARTICIPATION: Participation is the one area where you may demonstrate your grasp of class material and apply terms and concepts to actual international events. Towards that end, I would like each of you to "adopt" a country for the duration of the class. You many choose any country, with two provisos: you may not choose the U.S.; and, you may not choose a country that has already been chosen by another student. I will expect you to keep a "country journal" to be turned in at the end of the semester. This country journal paper will reflect your thoughts and analysis of your adopted country in terms of the concepts we discuss in class. You may relate and analyze examples from current events or historical examples. The length and detail of your paper is entirely up to you. I will provide you with some initial Internet resources to help get you started. I've also scheduled time in the Instructional Computer Lab to ensure your access to Internet resources.

INSTRUCTOR: My office is located in 134 Social Sciences (621-5509) and my office hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 11 -12, and by appointment. You may leave mail or messages in my mailbox in the Political Science Department office, 315 Social Sciences (621-7600).

E-mail: joeld@U.arizona.edu

CLASS POLICIES:

1. Class Attendance: this is not formally recorded but students who miss class tend to do poorly on exams.  Also keep in mind that 10% of your final grade is based on participation in class. I welcome questions and encourage you to visit me during my posted office hours.

2. Missing Exams: You must provide me with twenty-four hour previous notice if you are going to miss an exam. Medical emergencies or other dire events constitute valid excuses. If an exam is excused you have two options: you may take a make-up exam, or have your other scores re-weighted to compensate for the missed exam. No extra-credit assignments or compensatory work will be accepted to change grades.

IMPORTANT DATES

Exam 1: Monday, Sept. 30

Exam 2: Monday, Nov. 4

Paper due: Monday, Dec. 9

Final Exam: Wed, Dec 18

WEEK ONE

Aug 26 Introduction and Overview

        Levels of Analysis (Goldstein, Chapter 1)

        Starting the Country Journal: An Overview & Handout

        Internet Resources: 

• The Library of Congress Country Studies Area Handbook

• CIA World Factbook: Country Listings

Sept 2 Labor Day NO CLASSES

Sept 9 Levels of Analysis (Nye, Chapters 1 & 2)

        Realism & Liberalism (Goldstein, Chapter 2)

        Internet Resources: 

• Hans J. Morgenthau, "Six Principles of Political Realism," Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace, Fifth Edition, Revised, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, pp. 4-15
• E.H. Carr, The Twenty Years Crisis, Chapter 4, "The Harmony of Interests"
• Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War, Book II, Pericles' Funeral Oration
• Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Political Realism
• Modern History Sourcebook: Adam Smith:  The Wealth of Nations, 1776
• Modern History Sourcebook: David Ricardo: The Principles of Political Economy, 1817
• John Stuart Mill On Liberty, 1859

Sept 16 International Conflict (Goldstein, Ch. 4)

        Balance of Power & (Nye, Chapter 3)

        World War I

        Internet Resources

• World War 1: Trenches on the Web
• The World War 1 Document Archive
• Woodrow Wilson, "The Fourteen Points" Speech, January 8, 1918

Sept 23 Liberalism (Goldstein, Ch. 6)

        World War II (Nye, Ch. 4)

        Internet Resources:

• World War Two In Europe Timeline
• The History Place: US Troops in the Pacific
• Winston Churchill, "Blood, Sweat and Tears," May 13, 1940
• President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presidential Address to Congress Asking for Declaration of War, Dec. 8, 1941
• World War Two Statistics
• The History Place: Holocaust Timeline
• World War Two Links

Sept 30 Exam 1

WEEK TWO

Oct 7 Foreign Policy (Goldstein, Ch. 3)

        Intervention/Regional Crises (Nye, Chapter 6)

        Internet Resources:

• The Korean War Veterans National Memorial Museum & Library
• Vietnam Veterans' War Stories

Oct 14 The Cold War (Nye, Chapter 5)

        Nuclear Doctrine (Goldstein, Ch. 5)

        Internet Resources:

• Winston Churchill, "Iron Curtain" Speech, Westminster College, Fulton, MO, March 5, 1946
• John F. Kennedy, Presidential Address to the Nation, October 22, 1962
• Kennedy in Berlin, 1963
• The History Place: The Vietnam War Comprehensive Timelines with Quotes and Analysis
• Vietnam War Statistics
• CNN: The Cold War

Oct 21 Interdependence (Nye, Ch. 7)

        International Economic Order (Goldstein, Ch. 8)

        Internet Resources:

• Bretton Woods - An Experiment in Fixed Exchange Rates
• The World Bank
• The International Monetary Fund

Oct 28 International Finance (Goldstein, Ch. 9)

        International Integration (Goldstein, Ch. 10)

        Internet Resources:

• The European Union
• NAFTA

Nov 4 Exam 2

WEEK THREE

Nov 11 Veteran's Day NO CLASSES

Nov 18 Problems of Development (Goldstein, Ch. 12)

        Internet Resources:

• United Nations Development Program
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

        Gender in IR (Goldstein, Ch. 7)

        Internet Resources:

• The United Nations and the Status of Women

Nov 25 International Development (Goldstein, Ch. 13)

        The Environment (Goldstein, Ch. 11)

        Internet Resources:

• Greenhouse Warming
• EPA: Global Warming

Dec 2 The Post-War Era and The Future (Goldstein, Ch. 14; Nye, Ch. 8)

        Internet Resources:

• President George Bush Announcing War Against Iraq, 1991
• The World Future Society
• Which World: Scenarios for the 21st Century

Dec 9 Review & Class Evaluation

Dec 18 Final Exam