International Political Economy

授業科目名

学年

1Grade

単位数

2.00Credits

実務経験の有無

開講クォーター

semester not specified

担当教員

Endoh Toake

授業形態

授業で主に使用する言語

英語 English

授業方法区分

開講キャンパス

Kioicho Campus

授業の到達目標及びテーマ

This is an introductory course to the field of international relations.
① After completing this course the student will gain a basic understanding of key concepts, theories and issues in the field of international relations.
② After completing this course the student will be able to use main theories from the field of international relations in order to better understand recent developments and issued in the international system.

授業の概要

The course aims at assisting student to familiarize themselves with basic concepts, theories and issues in the field of international relations and politics.

Study of foreign affairs, with particular focus on fundamental theories and concepts and various means of peace building and conflict resolution, both historical and contemporary.

授業計画

1回

Course introduction
Actors of world politics (international, national, and individual) and levels of analysis in international relations

事前学習

Readings:
1. D’Anieri, Chapter 1
2. Nilsson-Wright, 2017 “In North Korea Standoff, What Does Kim Jong-un Really Want?

事後学習

Review the class

2回

Modern Nation-States System and Sovereignty

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Reading:
D’Anieri, Chapter 1

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Review the class

3回

Causes of war and conditions for peace: Realism and liberalism

Key Concepts: realism, liberalism, state of anarchy, balance of power, de-terrence, alliance, international cooperation

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Readings: D’Anieri, pp.237-240 / pp.61-72 (para.1) / pp.78-88
*Read the pages in the order noted above.

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[References]
On Realism:
Hans J. Morgenthau (1978) Power among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace (new York: Alfred A. Knopf).
Kenneth Waltz (1979), Theory of International Politics (New York: McGraw Hill), Chapter 6 (pp. 102-129)

4回

Criticism of realism and liberalism

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Same as class 2

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Review the class

5回

Orientation of research project

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List up your research themes.

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Design your research project.

6回

International Organizations: United Nations and its challenges (Case: the Rwandan Genocide; WTO)

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Readings: (1) D’Anieri, Ch. 7
(2) PBS (2004) The Ghosts of Rwanda
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ghosts/
(3) The Economist (2004) “Rwanda Remembered”
[Reference] Samantha Power (2002): A Problem from Hell, Basic Books

Reading for WTO: TBD

事後学習

Movie: “Ghosts of Rwanda”

Review the class

7回目

Nuclear weapons and non-nuclear proliferation (Case: North Korea)

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Readings: (1) D’Anieri, Chapter 9
(2) David P. Barash　Nuclear Ideology (Aeon. 2018/1/9) (pdf 和訳)
(3) Victor Davis Hanson, Who gets to have nu-clear weapons, and why? (Chicago Tribune 2017/11/2)

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Movie: “Thirteen Days”

[Reference]
Blight Nye, and Welch (1987): “The Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited,” For-eign Affairs
Graham T. Allison (1969) “Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Cri-sis,” The American Political Science Review
http://www3.nccu.edu.tw/~lorenzo/Allison%20Conceptual%20Models.pdf

8回

Same as Class 7

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9回

Conflicts and Global Business (Case: Blood Diamond)

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TBD

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Review the class

10回

Global Supply Chain and Political Risk

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Readings: (1) Rice and Zegart, Political Risk, Chapter 3
(2) Economist “Message in a bottleneck”

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Review the class

11回

Student presentation

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Prepare for presentation.

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Complete the research paper.

12回

Student presentation

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Prepare for presentation.

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Complete the research paper.

13回

Tentative conclusion & Final paper submission

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Complete the research paper.

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Review the course

14回

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23回目

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26回

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試験及び成績評価

The below-noted grading structure remains the same, regardless of the style of class management (e.g., online only or online + conventional inclass lecture).

Research paper: 50%
Oral presentation: 30%
Class engagement: 20 %

課題(試験やレポート等)に対するフィードバック

Feedback will be delivered to student in writing or oral communication.

講義で使用するテキスト（書名・著者・出版社・ISBN・備考）

International Politics: Power and Purpose in Global Affairs

Paul D’Anieri

Wadsworth

978-1133602101

none

Political Risk

Condoleezza Rice and Amy B. Zegart

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

978-1474609821

none

参考文献・推薦図書

1. The New York Times (NYT) website: http://www.nytimes.com
2. The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world
3. Washington Post (WP) website: (Check on the "World" section)
http://www.washingtonpost.com
Other websites indicated in the syllabus or to be assigned by the instructor

研究室

4406

オフィスアワー

S1
M 15:30-17:00
T 15:30-17:00
S2
T 15:30-17:00
R 15:30-17:00
F1
M 15:30-17:00
T 17:30-19:00
F2
T 17:30-19:00
F 15:30-17:00

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