Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; writ- ten work, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: POSC 020; upper- division standing or consent of instructor
Description: An in-depth consideration of the major theories of contemporary international relations. Focuses on core issues in inter- Political Science national security affairs, such as the causes of war and peace, cooperation and conflict, alliances, per- ception and misperception, ethnic conflict, and the link between democracy and war.
Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 124 or POSC 124S.