Technology and the International System
GOVT 312
Fall 2007
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01
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This course will focus on the impact of technological advances on the historical evolution of the international system. Specifically, we will explore how technological changes and advances have affected the economic incentives and opportunities as well as the security concerns and power capabilities of states over time. Major "revolutions" in warfighting, communications/information, and transportation technology have not only changed the trade-offs states make between military and trading strategies, but have changed how power is actually defined in the international system. There will be a special emphasis on the relationship between a state's size and the nature of its foreign economic and security policies. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GOVT155 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings consist of several books, including:
Paul Kennedy, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GREAT POWERS: ECONOMIC CHANGE AND MILITARY CONFLICT FROM 1500 TO 2000
William McNeill, THE PURSUIT OF POWER :TECHNOLOGY, ARMED FORCE, AND SOCIETY SINCE A.D. 1000
Joseph S. Nye, UNDERSTANDING INTERNATIONAL CONFLICTS, 6th edition
G. John Ikenberry, AFTER VICTORY
Alvin Toffler, THE THIRD WAVE
Thomas Schelling, ARMS AND INFLUENCE
Eugene Skolnikoff, THE ELUSIVE TRANSFORMATION: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include a short paper based on the theoretical readings, a substantial research paper (an early draft of which is due part way through the course), a short critique of a fellow-student's research paper draft, and class participation, including an oral presentation of the long research paper. |
| Instructor(s): Steele,Cherie J. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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