Government 349F - The International Politics of Oil

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Hamilton College

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Explores why oil became central to both state power and economic growth by examining how control over oil resources and markets has been used by states and corporations to achieve their often divergent objectives. Looks at how these struggles for order and advantage amidst varying degrees of state and corporate competition have affected international relations and the broader economic structure of the world economy since WWI. Examines whether the world's existing oil-based economic and security relationships is sustainable. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one 200-level course in international relations. Maximum enrollment, 20. Lehmann.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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