Course Details
Country:
Israel
Institution:
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC)
Course Title:
Introduction to International Politics
Course Number:
273
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the academic discipline of International Relations (IR) or International Politics. In the first part of the course, we will discuss the following issues:
What is international politics?
The actors in international politics: nation-states, international organizations, NGOs
and others
The meaning and purpose of theory in the social sciences and in International Politics, and its limitations
The major theoretical approaches or schools of thought in International Politics
We will devote most of the course to exploring two of the three major theoretical schools of thought in IR: Realism and Liberalism.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 132
Attachment Files:
Introduction to International Politics_1.pdf
