PS205: Introduction to International Relations

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PS205: Introduction to International Relations Ronald B. Mitchell

Lecture 1 IR: change and continuity IR as story of changing borders IR in all aspects of life Causality and counterfactuals Review syllabus

IR: Change and Continuity Security/Terrorism Political Economic Environmental Human rights Health

IR as a story of changing borders People create borders to separate themselves from “different” people (e.g., Crimea) BUT borders lead people to see themselves as different from those on other side Borders created, reinforced, or weakened by: War Racism Economics and Trade Migration Internet …

European borders: 8th century to present http://www.worldology.com/Europe/europe_history_lg.htm

African borders: 7th to 16th century http://mycontinent.co/AfricaBorders.php

African borders (European claims): 1914 http://mycontinent.co/AfricaBorders.php

African borders: 1945-1990 http://mycontinent.co/AfricaBorders.php

Latin American borders: 1700 to present http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Non-Native_American_Nations_Control_over_South_America_1700_and_on.gif

Future border changes http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/09/23/opinion/sunday/the-new-world.html

IR in all aspects of life (see NYTimes) Front page Business issues Environment and social problems Arts/entertainment/sports

International issues in the news North Korea nuclear issue Russian interference in US election Steel/aluminum tariffs & responses Tribal rights depend on international law Equal pay for equal work treaty in 1950s Climate change

Causality and counterfactuals Major theme of course: Identifying causes and effects Example 1: “Anarchy causes War” Example 2: “Human Nature causes War” Structure and Agency in IR Two types of causes: Individual & Structural Can people make a difference and, if so, under what conditions?

Review syllabus Substance Teaching assistants Canvas Theory Causality Course themes Teaching assistants Canvas How to read for this class Read New York Times online or via Bookstore Syllabus has late policy, grade complaint, extra credit Course requirements