GPIS Concentration:Transnationalism, Interdependence & Power
Transnationalism, Interdependence, and Power Field Seminars
- Students selecting this field as their major or minor must complete Interdependence, Power and Transnationalism (IS 707/807) as their required field course.
- M.A. students must select TWO more courses within the field.
- Ph.D. students must choose FOUR more courses.
- Students are advised to take courses other than those listed below only in consultation with the field coordinator, with one exception. They may take regional courses "With an Appropriate Paper" (WAP). This paper should deal with one of the central themes of the concentration.
- Students are also advised that they have the opportunity to enrich their classroom experience through Independent Study/Directed Research projects with the agreement and under the supervision of the track director.
IS 701/801 Global Change & American Foreign Policy
Seminar, 3 hours. 3 credits. This research seminar examines the transformation of the U.S. role in the world in the global context of the 20th Century and since September 2001.
IS 705/805 The Euro-Atlantic Community
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. An examination of the Euro-Atlantic area as a partial international system since World War II; alignments and patterns within and between the members of the European "community" and the role and attitudes of the United States and leading European states to preserve and strengthen their sovereign prerogatives and influence; and the prospects for a true Euro-Atlantic community that would link the U.S. and Europe.
IS 707/807* Transnationalism, Interdependence and Power
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. This course covers the fundamental concepts, ideas, and approaches to the study of interdependence and transnationalism. It seeks to expose students to the nature, role, and impact of economic, technological, strategic, and cultural interdependence. Cases of interdependence and transnationalism are explored in the post-Cold War era. Some focus is placed on how interdependence and transnationalism are impacting the power of the state.
IS 710/810 Global Environmental Policy
Lecture, 3 hours; 3 credits. This seminar examines the institutions and political actors involved in global environmental policy making with emphasis on the role of the United States. In doing so, it addresses the scientific and political debate concerning the causes, consequences, and proposed solutions of selected worldwide ecological problems, including global climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid rain, and loss of biodiversity among others.
IS 711/811 International Migration
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. A review of current literature and empirical issues concerning transnational migration and refugees.
IS 713/813 Global Political Economy
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. Analysis of the forces shaping national and transnational economic institutions and their policies on a range of contemporary issues, including North-South relations.
IS 714/814 Law in the International System (WAP)
Lecture, 3 hours; 3 credits. An introduction to the principles of international law and to the political and institutional role of law in the relations of states.
IS 717/817 World Population & Development
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. This seminar discusses population processes and their connections to socioeconomic development. A nontechnical course, the goal is to introduce students to the major concerns and issues in population and current debates over the role of population in sustainable development. It will provide students with a systematic but critical review of research findings and issues in various areas of population and development.
IS 721/821 New World Order: Chaos and Coherence
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. The end of the Cold War has ushered tremendous political changes and an equally broad intellectual debate on the meaning of these changes. What will be the basic rules of international politics? Will the future resemble the past or follow new rules of its own? What countries, what groups, and what issues will dominate the future of world politics?
IS 722/822 Democracy and International Relations (WAP)
Lecture, 3 hours; 3 credits. An examination of the relationship between democratic politics, democratic ideals, and international relations. Subjects covered will include trends and processes of democratization and their implications for international relations, the distinctiveness of democratic states in their international behavior, the impact of the international environment on the internal politics of democratic states, and the problems of democracy in global governance.
IS 741/841 Globalization and Social Change
Seminar, 3 hours; 3 credits. This course is intended to first identify the distinguishing characteristics of globalization. It then attempts to examine its implications on a number of critical issues, including the future of democracy, income distribution and ethnic, class, and gender relations.
IS 795/895 Islam and Western Secularism
IS 795/895 Causes of War (WAP)
Lecture, 3 hours; 3 credits. This research seminar will explore the theoretical and empirical literature on the causes of violent conflict between states.
IS 795/895 Women and Globalization
Lecture, 3 hours. 3 credits. Studies systems of global restructuring as they impact women throughout the globe. Migration, international development, and transnational activism will be focal themes, explored across a variety of national contexts.
IS 795/895 Global Media and Culture
IS 795/895 Advanced IS Research Workshop (WAP)
IS 796/896 Emerging Issues in International Security (WAP)
IS 796/896 Energy and Global Interdependence
ECON 752/852 International Trade
*Core Seminar
WAP = "With Appropriate Paper." To count for field credits, these courses must have the paper topic approved by the field coordinator.
