| Introduction to International Relations |
Liberalism and International RelationsI. Introduction(1) Different from Realism (2) Definition of liberalism: focus on the individual, rights, democratic government, and markets
II. Puzzles that Motivate Liberalism(1) The liberal democratic peace(2) The strong and the weak (3) Why is cooperation so easy (in contrast to realism)
III. The Nature of International Relations(1) Is IR really “life within anarchy?”(2) Similarities between domestic and international politics (3) International Society (4) What does society imply: norms, ideas, and rules
IV. Importance of the Units:(1) What are states really?(2) Unpacking the state |