Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; written 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 international security affairs, such as the causes of war and peace, cooperation and conflict, alliances, perception and misperception, ethnic conflict, and the link between democracy and war.
Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 124 or POSC 124S.