International Thought

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This upper-level seminar will provide students with a deep grounding in international thought—which, according to one scholar who we will read, “is an inquiry into the fundamental ideas and beliefs involved in the arrangement and conduct of world affairs over time: international anarchy, the society of states, the cosmopolis of humankind, hegemony, empire, confederation, the practice of diplomacy, international law, war, espionage, world commerce, international organization, global civil society—to mention some of the most prominent.”