Political Science 170-- International Relations
Dickinson College: Spring 2012
Professor Bova 
Course Outline (part II)

II. The Quest for Order in World Politics

Week 6. Searching for Order: The Historical Record (Feb 28, March 2)

            ......Bova- pp. 39-66
           .......Paul Schroeder- "Historical Reality vs. Neo-Realist Theory" (pp. 43-48 in Bova Reader)

Week 7. International Law & Organization: The Promise of Liberal Institutionalism (March 6, 9)

            ......Bova- pp. 135-147
            ......Robert Keohane- International Institutions: Can Interdependence Work? (pp. 133-139 only in Bova Reader)
            ......Anne Marie Slaughter, "Leading Through Law" (pp. 142-148 in Bova Reader)

Spring Break

Week 8. Case Study: The United Nations (March 20, 23)
March 22, 7:00 pm. Attend Dan Drezner lecture on Zombies & IR Theory (Stern Center)

            .....Bova- pp. 147-164       
            .....M. Glennon- "Why the Security Council Failed" (pp. 148-159 in Bova Reader)
            .....Thomas Weiss- "The Illusion of UN Security Council Reform" (pp. 159-168 in Bova Reader)
Week 9. The Human Rights Revolution: Constructing International Norms (March 27, 30)

Bova- pp. 167-195
HotLink: "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" (skim this document)
K. Sikkink- “Transnational Politics, IR Theory & Human Rights” (pp. 172-78 in Bova Reader)
 Oona Hathaway- "Making Human Rights Treaties Work" (pp. 192-195 in Bova Reader)

Week 10. Summary (April 3) and Exam # 2 (April 6)
           
            .....James Kurth-- Humanitarian Intervention after Iraq" (pp. 196-206 in Bova Reader)

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