POL 377 - Seminar on International Security

FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
When Offered: Winter

Counts toward the politics major’s global politics field requirement. This course introduces students to the basic problems and proposed solutions in the field of international security. Students become familiar with the basic scholarly approaches to understanding the causes of war and peace in the international system - Realism, Liberalism, Socialism and Constructivism - and test the explanatory power of each of these approaches on historical and contemporary security problems in international relations. Through case studies, students also get a detailed understanding of the complex histories of major conflicts in international relations. Lastly, students learn the art of writing analytical research papers on international relations questions.Zarakol.

Note: May not be taken for credit by students who have taken POL 295 by the same course name.