Introduction to International Relations
Course materials, syllabus, and other resources.
- Course syllabus (updated 10-Mar-03)
- Discussion sections
Course Materials
- John Mueller. 1995. Expanding Deterrence.
- Gregory F. Treverton. 2000. Framing Compellent Strategies.
- Thomas C. Schelling. 1966. The Art of Commitment. [SCH-1 in the syllabus]
- Thomas C. Schelling. 1966. The Manipulation of Risk. [SCH-2 in the syllabus]
Additional Readings
- Review sheets: midterm and final
- Cold War events for self-study
- Previous exams and essay topics
- Winter 2003: midterm (key), final essay, final in class (key)
Exam Preparation
- Problem Set No. 1 (due 22-Jan-03) and answers
- Problem Set No. 2 (due 5-Feb-03) and answers
- Problem Set No. 3 (due 5-Mar-03) and answers
Homeworks
- The Strategic Choice Approach to International Relations
- Theory and Evidence: The Scientific Method
- Traditional Structural Approaches: Neorealism and Liberalism
- Preferences, Rationality, and Expected Utility
- Best Responses and Equilibrium
- Conflict, Cooperation, Coordination, Communication
- Sequential Moves and Credibility
- Bargaining Power and Dynamic Commitment
- The Competition in Risk Taking
- Deterrence and Compellence
- Crisis Bargaining and Mutual Alarm
- Social Choice and Spatial Models of Policy
- Two-Level Games and the Principal-Agent Problem
- The Democratic Peace and the Causes of War
- Military Alliances and Intervention
- Spontaneous Cooperation under Anarchy
- Institutions and International Organizations