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. 

GRADES: Your grade will depend on three exams and class participation. This is the breakdown of the grading scheme used to determine your final grade:

Exam I : 20%

Exam II: 30%

Final Exam: 40%

Class Participation: 10%

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 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. We will meet at least twice in the department's computer lab to familiarize you with Internet resources.

INSTRUCTOR: My office is located in 134 Social Sciences (621-5509) and my office hours are Wednesday, Friday 11-12, and by appointment. E-mail: joeld@u.arizona.edu. You may leave mail or messages in my mailbox in the Political Science Department office, which is 315 Social Sciences (621-7600).

CLASS POLICIES:

1. Class Attendance: this is not formally recorded but students who miss class tend to do poorly on exams. Since this is a summer class, our class meetings will be much more intensive than a class held in a regular semester, which makes attendance all the more important. Also keep in mind that 10% of your final grade is based on participation in class. If you do miss a class, get the notes from a friend; I do not lend out my notes or recount the lectures in office hours. However, I do 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: Friday, May 17

Exam 2: Friday, May 24

Paper due: Friday, May 31

Final Exam: Friday, May 31

WEEK ONE

May 13 Introduction

        Overview

        Levels of Analysis in International Relations (Goldstein, Chapter 1)

May 14 Levels of Analysis (Nye, Chapters 1 & 2)

        Realism & Liberalism (Goldstein, Chapter 2)

May 15 International Conflict (Goldstein, Ch. 4)

        Balance of Power & (Nye, Chapter 3)

        World War I

May 16 Liberalism (Goldstein, Ch. 6)

        World War II (Nye, Ch. 4)

May 17 Exam 1

        Computer Lab Available Time TBA

WEEK TWO

May 20 Foreign Policy (Goldstein, Ch. 3)

        Intervention/Regional Crises (Nye, Chapter 6)

May 21 The Cold War (Nye, Chapter 5)

        Nuclear Doctrine (Goldstein, Ch. 5)

May 22 Interdependence (Nye, Ch. 7)

        International Economic Order (Goldstein, Ch. 8)

May 23 International Finance (Goldstein, Ch. 9)

        Integration (Goldstein, Ch. 10)

May 24 Exam 2

        Computer Lab Available, Time TBA

WEEK THREE

May 27 Memorial Day NO CLASSES

May 28 Problems of Development (Goldstein, Ch. 12)

        Gender in IR (Goldstein, Ch. 7)

May 29 International Development (Goldstein, Ch. 13)

        The Environment (Goldstein, Ch. 11)

May 30 The Future (Goldstein, Ch. 14)

        (Nye, Ch. 8)

        Review

May 31 Final Exam