POLI4596 · Political Science
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Class-restricted to juniors, seniors, and graduate students.This course covers key concepts, theories, puzzles, themes, and historical cases of alliance politics. It will use perspectives from the major theoretical traditions of the field of International Relations to examine general problems of alliance politics and patterns in the life of alliances. These matters will be explored in case studies of alliance politics ranging from ancient Greece to contemporary great power politics, with particular emphasis on diplomacy surrounding the 20th centurys World Wars and Cold War.
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Spring 2024
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