Syllabus data

授業科目名
International Political Economy
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
事前学習
Reading:
          D’Anieri, Chapter 1
事後学習
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
事前学習
Readings: D’Anieri, pp.237-240 / pp.61-72 (para.1) / pp.78-88  
       *Read the pages in the order noted above.
事後学習
[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
事前学習
Same as class 2
事後学習
Review the class

5回
Orientation of research project
事前学習
List up your research themes.
事後学習
Design your research project.

6回
International Organizations: United Nations and its challenges (Case: the Rwandan Genocide; WTO)
事前学習
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)
事前学習
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)
事後学習
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
事前学習
Same as Class 7
事後学習
Review the class

9回
Conflicts and Global Business (Case: Blood Diamond)
事前学習
TBD
事後学習
Review the class

10回
Global Supply Chain and Political Risk
事前学習
Readings: (1) Rice and Zegart, Political Risk, Chapter 3
(2) Economist “Message in a bottleneck”
事後学習
Review the class

11回
Student presentation
事前学習
Prepare for presentation.
事後学習
Complete the research paper.

12回
Student presentation
事前学習
Prepare for presentation.
事後学習
Complete the research paper.

13回
Tentative conclusion & Final paper submission
事前学習
Complete the research paper.
事後学習
Review the course

14回
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15回
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16回
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17回
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18回
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19回
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20回
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21回
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22回
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23回目
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24回
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25回
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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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