Political Science (PS) |
936 Prince Lucien Campbell, 346-4864
College of Arts & Sciences
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W - Computer based/online course; requires access to the web
w - World politics
z - Independent study; obtain course syllabus at distanceeducation.uoregon.edu
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Course Data
| PS 205 Intro Intl Relations >2 |
4.00 cr. |
| Introduction to theoretical and methodological tools for the analysis of world politics. Cramer, Mitchell, Skalnes. |
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14977 |
42 |
100 |
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WEB |
Smith C |
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Academic Deadlines
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| September 28: |
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| October 4: |
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| October 4: |
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| October 5: |
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| October 5: |
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| October 7: |
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| October 7: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 11: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 18: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 25: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 15: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
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Expanded Course Description
| From the Trojan and Peloponnesian Wars in ancient Greece through the wars among Native American tribes to recent conflicts in Iraq and Bosnia, nations have gone to war. The question is why? Several explanations have been offered, and the course discusses a variety of such explanations. For instance, some argue that wars are more likely when nations are equally powerful, whereas others think that an imbalance of power leads to war. Other explanations find the main causes in the characteristics of the states making up the system, arguing that it matters whether states are democratic, capitalist, domestically unstable, and so on. Finally, some believe that the characteristics of leaders are what matters the most, or that the fundamental cause of war is found in our human nature. The course also deals with conflict and cooperation in other areas of international politics. Thus, it discusses economic issues such as the gap between rich and poor countries, the political underpinnings of international economic relations, and the likely success of international attempts to tackle international environmental problems. |
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