Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - The Origins of International Relations

POLI 2306  The Origins of International Relations

Antirequisites:

POLI 2305

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course is an historical and theoretical consideration of the major events and philosophies that characterize the interaction of states. We will explore the fundamental divisions between war and peace; conflict and cooperation; as well as the international and the domestic. Foundational thinkers such as Thucydides, Sun Tzu and Machiavelli will be read alongside contemporary theorists. This course may be credited towards History.