Keio International Relations Course Outline 1. Introduction: Development of the International System •
Course outline, lectures, discussion, assessment
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History of state development §
Westphalian system
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Cold War
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Post-Cold War
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Beyond Europe
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International system
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USA, China, Japan, UK
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Europe
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References: (Bayly 2004) (Baylis, Smith et al. 2011) (Calvocoressi and Calvocoressi 2009)
2. States and Other Actors •
Sovereignty
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Nationalism
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States, IGOs, TNAs
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Territory, borders and regions
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European integration
3. Global Issues •
Globalisation
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International trade, internationalization of companies
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Internet, E-Commerce
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Climate change
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Health
• Wealth, Poverty and Development •
Facts about inequality
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Why does it matter?
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Relief, development, aid
4. Foreign Policy •
Power, competition and cooperation
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Diplomacy
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Domestic politics and the outside world, public opinion
5. International Institutions •
United Nations, Security Council, General Assembly, UN agencies
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World Bank / IMF
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Regional organisations: NATO, ASEAN
6. War …. •
What causes wars? •
Inter-state wars:
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Case: start of WW1
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Security dilemma
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Nuclear weapons
Intra-state war o
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Inequality, weapons, ethnicity, resources, borders, regional issues, state fragility
Terrorism and guerrilla insurgencies
7. Intervention •
Crisis response, stabilisation
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Iraq, Afghanistan
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Human rights, Humanitarian intervention, R2P
8. … and Peace •
How is peace maintained?
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Negative/positive peace
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Conflict settlement
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Conflict prevention
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Post-conflict consolidation, state-building, ’liberal peace’
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Peacebuilding
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Reconciliation, apology, TRCs
9. The Relevance of International Relations Theory •
IR as an academic field
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Sub-fields covered in lectures: Intl History, FPA, ICR, Intl Security
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Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Social Constructivism
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Structure or Agency?
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Later theoretical developments
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Relevance to Current Issues
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Rise of China
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Russia, Europe and Ukraine
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Middle East, Israel and Palestine
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Radical religion
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Arab Spring, Egypt, Libya, Syria
Keynote Lecture BIBLIOGRAPHY
Baylis, J., S. Smith and P. Owens (2011). The globalization of world politics : an introduction to international relations. Oxford, Oxford University Press. Bayly, C. A. (2004). The birth of the modern world, 1780-1914 : global connections and comparisons. Malden, Mass. ; Oxford, Blackwell. Calvocoressi, P. and P. W. p. Calvocoressi (2009). World politics since 1945. Harlow, Longman.
