| Week |
Topics
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Reading Assignment |
| Aug 21 | Intro to IR-- Theory and Practice |
Ch. 1; film clips: Casablanca & The Quiet American |
| Aug 28 | History of World Systems | Ch. 2 ; Palast--pp250-256; |
| Sep 3-4 | Labor Day break |
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| Sep 6 | Foreign Policy Decision-making: Levels of Analysis | Ch. 3; Video: Trials of H. Kissinger |
| Sep 11 | National versus Global approaches to viewing the world | Chs 4 & 5; NOW: Manji; 60 Minutes --Zion's Christian Soldiers |
| Quiz 1 | ||
| Sep 18 | Democracy Days Lecture: Human Rights Guest Lecturer: Michael Kuelker |
Meet in SC 205 at 9:55am |
| Sep 20 |
Ch. 14; | Deadline to chose which country you will be |
| Sep 25 | International Law | Ch. 9; Video: NOW segment (Unocal); |
| Monitor Quiz 1 | Understanding Muhammad article; NPR article on Iraqi mosque | |
| Oct 2 | Power, Influence & Diplomacy | Ch. 8; NOW: Benjamin Barber interview: Fear's Empire |
| Oct 9 | US Foreign Policy: War & Invasion Quiz 2 |
Ch 10; Fog of War clips & DC 9-11 clip Cheney 1994 C-SPAN Interview |
| Oct 11 | Midterm Exam |
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| Oct 16 | Arms Control, Terrorism & US policy; Frontline: Missile Wars: | Ch. 11; Video clips: & Noam
Chomsky: Terror in our Times; |
| Oct 23 | Trade & Development: Political Economy | Ch. 12 ; Video
clip: Life & Debt:
"Fight
Terror with Bread..." Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Perkins on NOW) |
| Oct 30 | Monitor Quiz 2 | Chua--pp 19-21, 190-197, 244-249 & 258-260; also read Greg Palast (paperback edition) pp143-158 & pp192-200; |
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Capitalism, Democracy and Globalization; |
Ch 13. Chomsky --segment
on Globalization; Video: Globalization: Winners & Losers |
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| Nov 6 | States and International Organizations |
Chs. 6 & 7; Articles: Kiesling: Letter of Resignation; Perle: Thank God For the Death of the UN; |
| Nov 13 | The Future of the EU | |
| Nov 15 | Convention Begins | Constitutional Convention Papers Due |
| Nov 20 | Convention Continues | |
| Nov 21-25 | Thanksgiving Break! NO SCHOOL! |
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| Nov 27 | Quiz 3; finish Convention | |
| Dec 4 | Environment & Sustainable Development (see http://www.developmentgoals.org/) | Ch. 15 ; Video: Privatizing the World; How Ethiopia's Cooking Oil.... |
| Monitor Quiz 3 | ||
| 13 Dec |
Final Exam |
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