17 448 - Cyberpolitics in International Relations

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Description:

Focuses on cyberspace and its implications for private and public, sub-national, national, and international actors and entities. Focuses on legacies of the 20th-century creation of cyberspace, changes to the international system structure, and new modes of conflict and cooperation. Examines whether international relations theory accommodates cyberspace as a new venue of politics, and how cyberpolitics alters traditional international politics. Students taking the graduate version are expected to pursue the subject in greater depth through reading and individual research.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: Permission of instructor

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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