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Mandel Content: Theories on the outbreak of interpersonal aggression, theories on group aggression within states, traditional and nontraditional theories about international conflict, theories on crises, ways of controlling conflict. Analysis and integration of theories about causes of conflict at interpersonal, group, and international levels. Prerequisite: International Affairs 100. Taught: Every third year, 4 semester credits.
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Mandel Content: Reconceptualizing national security in the post-Cold War world, with emphasis on military, economic, political, cultural, resource-environmental dimensions of security. Prerequisite: International Affairs 100. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Staff Content: Survey of theoretical works on geography and geopolitics that have influenced the foreign policies of states at critical moments in the history of international relations and world order. Focus on renewed scholarly concern for the role of space in analyzing the international relations of economic globalization, human migration, environmental degradation, resource allocation, political fragmentation since the Cold War. The dynamic nature of spatial change, and the profound and lasting effects of physical and socioeconomic geography on equality and stability in the international system. Prerequisite: International Affairs 100 or consent of instructor. Taught: Every third year, 4 semester credits.
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Smith, Staff Content: The political setting of international law, its changing content, its influence on the foreign policies of states, the special problems of regulating war, and developing and implementing human rights. Focus on insights from social science theories and perspectives, not on technical understanding of international law. Prerequisites: International Affairs 100 and 211. Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Cortell Content: Exploration of the relationship between politics and economics in international relations. History of the modern international political economy, and theories to explain how political factors affect the content and evolution of international economic systems. Trade, monetary, development, production relations. Prerequisites: International Affairs 100. Economics 100. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Cortell Content: Exploration of the elements and conditions that affect whether and how countries promote their industries and economies. Emphasis on the role of globalization and how political forces influence the national economic strategies adopted in the countries studied. Prerequisites: International Affairs 100. Economics 100. International Affairs 340 recommended (but not required). Taught: Alternate years, 4 semester credits.
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Mandel Content: Processes and patterns of intergroup and international perception, views of enemies, perception in foreign policy-making and deterrence, ways of reducing perceptual distortions. Students analyze and theorize about the role of misperception--distortions in one state's perception of other states--in international relations. Prerequisite: International Affairs 100. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Cortell, Staff Content: Advanced research in international affairs. Production of a carefully researched and reasoned thesis, distribution to instructor and other class members for assessment. Oral presentation of thesis; written and verbal comments from instructor and other students. The thesis written in this course requires students to construct, research, write, and present rigorous analysis of some dimension of international relations that the current literature identifies as compelling. Prerequisites: International Affairs 310. One course from the Research Methods list. Taught: Annually, 4 semester credits.
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Staff Content: Field learning experience combining theoretical concepts and skills learned in the classroom with practical work in on-campus and off-campus organizations such as the World Trade Center, World Affairs Council, or U.S. Department of Commerce in Portland. Students must be well prepared prior to enrollment, consult the faculty supervisor about the program in advance, and write a report on the practicum experience. Prerequisites: Junior standing. Consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 2-4 semester credits.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Content: Same as International Affairs 299 but requiring more advanced work. Prerequisites: Junior standing. Consent of instructor. Taught: Annually, 1-4 semester credits.
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