Units: 5
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour
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Prerequisites: POSC 020; restricted to class level standing of junior, or senior; 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 one of the following POSC 124S or POSC 124.