Political Science 121H - World Politics

Introduction to the principles and practices of international relations in the political, military, economic, and environmental realms. Traces the development of the contemporary system to explore how relations among states are affected by the structure of the international system, the institutions through which states conduct their relations with each other, the internal characteristics of states, and contemporary tensions between traditional norms of state sovereignty and new norms of human rights and democratic governance. (Gen. Ed. SB)