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Course Level: Graduate

Topics vary by section, may be repeated for credit with different topic. Theoretical and methodological approaches to comparative and cross-national studies, with emphasis on the systemic context for political activity and how this is manifested in public and international policy. Literature drawn from several social sciences, with attention to policy and political systems in different types of countries. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: admission to the Ph.D. in International Relations.

Course Level: Graduate

Social Theory in Comparative and International Perspective (3)

Social Theory Approaches to International Relations

This course explores a social theory approach to international studies. It examines the potential of social theory and interdisciplinary, cross-regional research to enrich knowledge in the field and probes classical and contemporary theories and present orientations to different kinds of research problems. Each session on contemporary theory takes up the issue of continuities and discontinuities with precursor theories.