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Course title |
Seminar on the International Relation Theory |
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Semester |
110-1 |
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Designated for |
COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Instructor |
HSIN-WEI TANG |
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Curriculum Number |
PS7021 |
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Curriculum Identity Number |
322EM3910 |
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Credits |
2.0 |
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Full/Half
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Half |
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Required/
Elective |
Required |
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Time |
Monday 8,9(15:30~17:20) |
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Remarks |
Restriction: MA students and beyond
The upper limit of the number of students: 27.
The upper limit of the number of non-majors: 1. |
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Ceiba Web Server |
http://ceiba.ntu.edu.tw/1101PS7021_ |
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Course introduction video |
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Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning |
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Course Syllabus
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Course Description |
This course introduces the most prestigious books written by influential IR theorists. |
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Course Objective |
The objective of this course is to enable students to understand concepts of mainstream IR research traditions. |
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Course Requirement |
Students need to present in class and to submit a 4000-word research report before the second Monday next January.
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Student Workload (expected study time outside of class per week) |
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Office Hours |
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Designated reading |
Keohane, Robert. Neorealism and its Critics.1985.
Wendt, Alexander. Social Theory of International Politics. 1999.
Buzan, Barry and Richard Little. International System in World History. 2000.
Mearsheimer, John. Tragedy of Great Power Politics. 2001.
Tang, Shiping. The Social Evolution of International Politics. 2013.
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References |
Waltz, Kenneth. Theory of International Politics. 1979.
Dunne, Kurki and Smith, International Relations Theories: Discipline and
Diversity (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016) |
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Grading |
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Week |
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Topic |
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Week 2 |
9/27 |
Course Description |
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Week 3 |
10/04 |
Neo-realism and Its Critics Ch. 1-3 69 pages |
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Week 4 |
10/11 |
Holiday |
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Week 5 |
10/18 |
Neo-realism and Its Critics Ch. 4-7 134 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 6 |
10/25 |
Neo-realism and Its Critics Ch. 8-11 142 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 7 |
11/01 |
Social Theory of International Politics Ch. 1-3 138 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 8 |
11/08 |
Social Theory of International Politics Ch. 4-5 108 pages
2 presenters |
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Week 9 |
11/15 |
Social Theory of International Politics Ch. 6-8 133 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 10 |
11/22 |
International System in World History: Introduction to Part I 110 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 11 |
11/29 |
International System in World History: Ch. 6-9 102 pages
2 presenters |
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Week 12 |
12/06 |
International System in World History: Ch. 10-13 84 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 13 |
12/13 |
International System in World History: Ch. 14-Conclusion 117 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 14 |
12/20 |
Tragedy of Great Power Politics: Preface to Ch. 4 226 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 15 |
12/27 |
Tragedy of Great Power Politics: Ch. 5-7 178 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 16 |
1/03 |
Tragedy of Great Power Politics: Ch. 8-10 182 pages 2 presenters |
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Week 17 |
1/10 |
The Social Evolution of International Politics: Introduction to Ch.3 |
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Week 18 |
1/17 |
The Social Evolution of International Politics: Ch.4 to Conclusion |