PSCI247

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International Security

Political Science College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

PSCI

Course Number

247

Status

Active

Course Attributes

BSS: GenEd-Breadth/Social Science, CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, EMCR: Major-Cybersecurity Elective, EMPO: Major-Political Sci Elective, MCYB: Major-Cybersecurity, MINT: Major-International Relations, MPOL: Major-Political Science, ENPO: Minor-Political Sci Elective, NINT: Minor-International Relations, NPOL: Minor-Political Science

Course Short Title

International Security

Course Long Title

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Course Description

One of the main subfields of International Relations. Uses the main theories of international relations to understand historical and current debates in this field of study. Examines traditional security issues such as balance-of-power politics, alliance formation, the significance of weapons of mass destruction, the validity of the democratic peace thesis, the link between economic interdependence and war, and the role of intergovernmental organizations in managing interstate competition. Also explores how new security concerns (i.e. civil wars, humanitarian crises, terrorism, insurgencies, and environmental degradation) have challenged mainstream theories of international relations and forced scholars to adapt these constructs or develop new ones to make sense of contemporary debates in this field of study.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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