Government 341is - Seminar in International Politics: International Security
Sem-IR: International Security
Fall
2021
01
4.00
Jon Western
M 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
Smith College
GOV-341is-01-202201
Seelye 105
jwestern@smith.edu
This course examines major theories of war, conflict, and political violence and theories of international cooperation and governance. We will explore these theories, and their relationship to current trends in globalization and global governance, in the context of major international security challenges such as great power competition, nativism and irredentism, threats to democracy, proliferation, terrorism, insurgency, ethnic and racial conflict, failing states, environmental degradation, resource scarcity, demographic stress and migration, and global inequality and poverty. We will study the mechanisms and institutions designed to identify and manage these threats and the challenges of integrating and coordinating multiple international actors such as international organizations, NGOS, states, and domestic actors in an era of dynamic complexity.
[CE] JR/SR only