Montgomery College
Rockville Campus
History and Political
Science Department
International Relations
Syllabus
Spring 2009
PS 203
MWF 12:00-12:50pm
Room: SW 040
Professor: Jonathan Delaney
Email:
Jonathan.Delaney@montgomerycollege.edu
Phone:
Department phone:
Office Hours: W 1:00-2:00pm, HU
270
Course Textbook:
Joshua S. Goldstein &
Jon C. Pevehouse, International Relations
(eighth edition)
Brief Course Information:
This course focuses on the
global developments that have led to the contemporary world. We will begin with the Napoleonic Wars and
the subsequent Congress of Vienna, and progress through to today’s current
events.
Course Objective:
This course will provide a
critical insight into the international system.
It will familiarize students with the strengths and weaknesses of
national sovereignty and supranationalism, how these concepts cooperate and
compete with each other and how today’s trends may influence future developments. Theory will be applied with particular focus
on the EU, NATO, the UN and the WTO.
Attendance Policy:
Attendance is required. Students are allowed to miss as many classes
as the class meets per week for unexcused reasons. Excessive absence will result in withdrawal
from the course.
Academic Dishonesty:
Of any kind (cheating,
plagiarism, etc) will not be tolerated and will result in an F for that
exercise and possibly an F for the course.
When quoting, paraphrasing or using facts, statistics, etc, cite
sources.
Disability:
Any student who may need an
accommodation due to a disability, please make an appointment to see me. A letter from Disability Support Services
authorizing your accommodation will be needed.
Make-up Policy:
If exceptional circumstances
require your absence on the day of the mid/final exam, you must contact me
prior to the exam. Doing otherwise will
result in an F for that exercise.
Assessment:
This is primarily a lecture
course but class participation is also vital, so please come to class having
completed the reading assignment and ready to discuss the topic. Several movies will be watched and discussed
in class.
Course grades will be
determined by class participation (5 points), a two-page essay (15 points), one
test (20 points), a mid-term exam (30 points) and a final exam (30 points).
Grading is as follows:
A=90-100
B= 80-89
C=70-79
D=60-69
F= 59 or less
Important Dates:
Feb. 23 Essay due
Mar. 11 Mid-term exam
Mar. 16 MC Spring Break – no class
Mar. 18 MC Spring Break – no class
Apr. 22 Test
May 11 Final exam
Finally, please feel free to
contact me by email or phone with any questions or comments during the course
of the semester.
Course Schedule
Jan. 26 Introduction to PS 203
Lecture class
Jan. 30 The Unification of Italy
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/1871/section3.rhtml
Feb. 2 The
Unification of Germany
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/1871/section4.rhtml
Feb. 4 The Evolving
International System
Goldstein, chapter 1, pp. 26-37
Feb. 6 The Evolving
International System (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 1, pp. 26-37
Feb. 9 Power and
the Nation State
Goldstein, chapter 1, pp. 12-15
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 45-62
Feb. 11 Power and the Nation State
(cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 1, pp. 12-15
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 45-62
Feb. 13 Theories of International
Relations
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 42-45
Goldstein, chapter 3, pp. 82-99
Feb. 16 Theories of International
Relations (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 42-45
Goldstein,
chapter 3, pp. 82-99
Feb. 18 Foreign Policy
Goldstein, chapter 4
Feb. 20 Foreign Policy (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 4
Feb. 23 Military Force and
Terrorism
Goldstein, chapter 6
Essay
due
Feb. 25 Military Force and Terrorism
(cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 6
Feb. 27 War
Goldstein, chapter 5
Mar. 2 War (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 5
Mar. 4 Supranationalism
Goldstein, chapter 10, pp.
350-354
Mar. 6 European Union
Goldstein, chapter 10, pp.
354-368
Mar. 9 European
Union (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 10, pp.
354-368
*Additional reading assignment
Mar. 11 Mid-term
Exam
Mar. 13 North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 62-71
Mar. 16 MC
Spring Break – no class
Mar. 18 MC Spring
Break – no class
Mar. 20 North Atlantic Treaty
Organization (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 2, pp. 62-71
*Additional reading assignment
Mar. 23 European Security and
Defense Policy
* Reading assignment
Mar. 25 African Union
* Reading assignment
Mar. 27 United Nations
Goldstein, chapter 7, pp. 230-252
Mar. 30 United Nations (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 7, pp. 230-252
Apr. 1 International Law
Goldstein, chapter 7, pp.
252-260
Apr. 3 Human Rights
Goldstein, chapter 7, pp.
263-271
Apr. 6 International Trade
Goldstein, chapter 8
Apr. 8 International Trade
(cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 8
Apr. 10 International Trade (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 8
Apr. 13 Money and Business
Goldstein, chapter 9
Apr. 15 Money
and Business (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 9
Apr. 17 Environment and Population
Goldstein, chapter 11
Apr. 20 Environment and Population
(cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 11
Apr. 22 Test
Apr. 24 The North-South Gap
Goldstein, chapter 12
Apr. 27 The North-South Gap (cont.)
Goldstein, chapter 12
Apr. 29 International Development
Goldstein, chapter 13
May 1 International Development (cont.) Goldstein,
chapter 13
May 4 Post-democracy and New Challenges
*Reading assignment
May 6 Post-democracy and New Challenges (cont.)
*Reading assignment
May 8 Revision Class
May 11 Final
Exam, 12:30-2:30pm