International Conflict and Cooperation

Yonsei University

International Conflict and Cooperation Summer 2010

11:00-12:40 Professor Ajin Choi 107 New Millennium Hall Email: [email protected] Office Hour: 2:00---4:00Monday Phone: 2123-6298 or by appointment

Course Description The purpose of the course is to provide students with theoretical tools, historical cases, and current issues they need to understand the causes of international conflicts and the conditions for international cooperation. This course will, therefore, introduce students to the wide range of issues that make up the study of international conflict and cooperation, including basic theoretical and methodological concepts, the causes of wars, the role of international institutions, conflict and cooperation in the international political economy, nuclear proliferations, environmental issues, and so on.

Course Requirements Your performance in this class will be evaluated on the following bases:  Mid-term Exam: 20%  Final Exam: 30%  Research Paper (double-spaced 12-5 page paper): 20%  Paper Presentation, Discussion Participation, and Class and Conference Attendance: 30 %

Course Schedule

Week 1-1: Introduction Week 1-2: Three Theoretical Traditions: Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism Nye, Understanding International Conflicts, Ch1 Art and Jervis, International Politics, Part I: Waltz, Grieco Ikenberry, After Victory Ch 2 Week 1-3: Discussion 1

Week 2-1: Three Levels of Analysis Systemic Level, State Level, and Individual Level Nye Ch 2 Rousseau, “Assessing the Dyadic Nature of the Democratic Peace, 1918-88” 90/3 (1996) Chiozza and Choi, “Guess Who Did What,” Journal of Conflict Resolution 47/3 (2003) Week 2-2: Discussion 2 Week 3-1: Research Methods in International Relations Quantitative Methods vs. Qualitative Methods How to write your paper King, Kohane and Verba, Inquiring Social Science, Ch1 Week 3-2: The Causes of Wars The Balance of Power and World War I The Failure of Collective Security and World War II Nye Ch3-4 Kissinger, Diplomacy, Ch 7, 12, and 16 Week 3-3: Discussion 3 Week 3-4: Midterm Exam

Week 4-1: The Cold War / Paper Topics Due The Korean War and The Vietnam War Arms Race and Arms Control Nye Ch 5 Art and Jervis Part II: Mueller, Jervis Week 4-2: The End of the Cold War The Causes of the End of the Cold War The Gulf War Nationalism versus Transnationalism Continuity or Changes Nye Ch 6-7 Ambrose and Brinkley, Rise to Globalism, pp.381-428. Week 4-3: Discussion 4

Week 5-1: International Political Economy I Cooperation and Competition among the Advanced Industrial States EU, G7, and WTO Art and Jervis Part III: Gilpin, “The Nature of Political Economy,” Lairson and Thomas, International Political Economy, pp.95-156 Week 5-2: International Political Economy II North and South in the World Economy Ikenberry and Grieco, State Power and World Markets, pp.245-326 Week 5-3: New Issues in World Politics Economic Interdependence and Crises Environment and Migration Ikenberry and Grieco, State Power and World Markets, pp.204-43 Art and Jervis Part IV: Hardin, Simon, Homer-Dixon, Bodansky . Week 5-4 Discussion 5

Week 6-1: Presentations Week 6-2: Final Exam and Papers Due