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POLISCI 101: Introduction to International Relations

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Project description

This course introduces students to the systematic study of international politics with a focus on causes and consequences of international conflict and cooperation. The course examines questions falling in five major areas: the structure of international politics and state system, patterns and causes of war and peace, the differences in the foreign policies of democracies and non-democracies, challenges to international cooperation and how they may be overcome, and the implications of economic growth for great power politics.