InternationalRelationsTheory加拿大卡勒頓大學諾曼·帕特森國際事務學院講課講稿

1、Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。InternationalRelationsTheory加拿大卡勒頓大學諾曼帕特森國際事務學院THENORMANPATERSONSCHOOLOFINTERNATIONALAFFAIRSCarletonUniversity加拿大卡勒頓大學諾曼帕特森國際事務學院46.547InternationalRelationsTheoryInstructor:DavidB.CarmentFallTerm,1997Office:PatersonHall2A54Friday8:30-11:30OfficeHours:TB

2、APaterson2A46E-mail:dcarmentccs.carleton.caCOURSEDESCRIPTIONThereisafundamentaldividebetweenscholarsandpractitionersofinternationalrelations.Thegapisartificialandunnecessary.Thepurposeofthiscourseistobridgeit,basedonthebeliefthatwhileeachsituationhasuniquefeatures,understandinggeneralpatternsofinter

3、nationalrelationscanhelppractitionersformulatesoundpolicy.Theseminarisguidedbysomebasicquestions.Howisknowledgeaboutinternationalrelationsacquired?Howcanpeaceandcooperationbeachievedandmaintainedinachanginginternationalsystem?Howcantheorybeappliedtointernationalrelationspolicy?Toaddresstheseandother

4、questionsthisseminarwill:(1)discusstheunderlyingassumptionsandimagesthatinfluencethepracticeofinternationalpolitics;(2)providethroughlecturesandassignedreadings,representativesamplesoftheoreticalworks;(3)introducetothestudent,keyconceptsandmethodologiesusedbyscholarsintheirstudyofinternationalrelati

5、ons;and(4)applyinternationalrelationstheorytothepracticeofinternationalpolitics.Therearetwophasesofstudyinthisseminar.Thefirstpartoftheseminarwillintroducesomeoftheseminalcontributionstointernationalrelationstheory.Thisintroductionprovidestheframeworkforastudyofmajordebateswithininternationalrelatio

6、nstheory.Thesedebatesfocuson,amongotherthings,thelimitstocooperationandtheroleofinstitutionsinmanagingconflictamongstates.Inthesecondpartofthecourse,studentswillbeexpectedtoapplythetheorytheyhavelearnedthroughparticipationinaninteractivecomputersimulationinvolvingotheruniversityteamsthroughoutNorthA

7、merica,SouthAmerica,AsiaandEurope(EastandWest).Astheyattempttoimplementpolicyinitiativesandworkinteamstoresolveinternationaldisputes,studentswillconfrontinternationalrelationsissuesinacontextthatprovidesanauthenticityofexperienceandpracticality.Theobjectiveistoenableparticipantstocreateandtestorgani

8、zationalskills,understandtheinterdependenceofinternationalissues,appreciateculturaldifferencesandapproachestoworldproblems,andusecomputersformulti-nationcommunications.TheclasswillrepresentCanadaforthe1997/1998simulation.Thesimulationisintendedtofocusonafewprimaryissuesintheworldandhowtheseissuesare

9、related;itisnotintendedtocoverallinternationalissuesthatexisttoday.Themainsubgamesare:InternationalTrade,InternationalDebtandDevelopment,GlobalEnvironment,HumanRights,WorldHealth,ArmsControlandRegionalCooperation.Classeswillconsistoflectures,studentpresentations,preparationforthesimulationandon-line

10、computersimulation.Studentsareexpectedtocometoclasshavingdonealltherequiredreadingandpreparedtocontributeandlistentoviewpointsofotherstudents.Studentsarerequiredtowriteanindividualworkof15sbasedonthetheapplicationofinternationalrelationstheorytothesimulation.Therewillbeagrouppresentationbasedontheis

11、suepaperpresentedmidwaythroughthecourse.Thegradingforthecourseisasfollows:PeerEvaluation(withinpolicygroups)10%GroupEvaluation(acrosspolicygroups)10%IssuePaper(groupproject)-5pages15%ICONSsimulation(October21-November22)15%Classparticipation20%FinalIndividualPaper-15Pages30%SUGGESTEDREADINGStudentsa

12、renotrequiredtopurchaseanysingletextforthecourse.However,thereareseveraltextsthatareveryusefulasgeneralguidestointernationalrelationstheory.Youarestronglyencouragedtoconsultatleasttwoofthefollowing:Hobbes,T.Leviathan(London:1968).chs.13,14,17.SelectionsarealsofoundinVasquez,J.A.ClassicsofInternation

13、alRelations(Englewoods-Cliff:1986).Holsti,K.J.TheDividingDiscipline(Toronto:1985).Kegley,C.W.&Wittkopf,E.R.TheGlobalAgenda:IssuesandPerspectives(4thed.1995).Machiavelli,N.ThePrince(London:1961)chs.5,917.SelectionsarealsofoundinVasquez,J.A.ClassicsofInternationalRelations(Englewoods-Cliff:1986).Viott

14、i,P.R.&Kauppi,M.V.InternationalRelationsTheory:Realism,PluralismandGlobalism(London:1993).PARTONE-INTERNATIONALRELATIONSTHEORY1.September5-TheMeaningofTheoryinInternationalRelationsRequired:Banks,MichaelTheInternationalRelationsDiscipline:AssetorLiabilityforConflictResolution?inAzar,E.E.&Burton,J.ed

15、s.InternationalConflictResolution(LynneRienner,1986).Mansbach,R.W.&Ferguson,Y.H.ValuesandParadigmChange:TheElusiveQuestforInternationalRelationsTheoryinKauppi,P.andViotti,M.eds.InternationalRelationsTheory(MacMillan,1989).Stein,J.G.;Risse-Kappen,T.Symposium:TheEndoftheColdWarandTheoriesofInternation

16、alRelationsInternationalOrganization(vol.48,no.2,1994).Suggested:Barkin,S.LegitimateSovereigntyandRiskyStatesinSchneider,G.andWeitsman,P.edsEnforcingCooperation(St.MartinsPress,1997).Puchala,D.J.ThePragmaticsofInternationalHistoryMershonInternationalStudiesReview(April,1995).Singer,J.D.TheIncompleat

17、Theorist:InsightWithoutEvidenceinVasquez,J.A.ClassicsofInternationalRelations(Englewoods-Cliff:1986).AdditionalItems:*assignstudentstoworkinggroups*discussrequirementsforindividualessayandin-classpresentations*reviewconferencelistandagendaitems*therewillbeasmallfeeforregisteringinthesimulation*impor

18、tant:eachgroupshouldmeettopreparethefirstdraft(2pageoutline)oftheirissuepapers.ThisfirstdraftistobedistributedinclassanddiscussedonFridaySeptember26.StudentsshouldusethelistofagendaitemsforupcomingICONSconferencesasaguidewhendevelopingtheirrespectiveproposalsandrecommendations.*INTERNET:inadditionto

19、conventionalresearchmaterial,studentsarestronglyencouragedtouseINTERNETresourcestoobtaininformationfortheirpapers.ThemainICONSWebsiteprovidesseveralusefullinkstogovernmentdocuments,treatiesandotherresources.HYPERLINK/icons/icons.html/icons/icons.htmlMacroPerspectives2.September12-RealismandNeo-Reali

20、smRequired:Gilpin,R.TheRichnessoftheTraditionofPoliticalRealismInternationalOrganization(vol.38,no.2,1984).Morgenthau,H.PoliticsAmongNations(YaleUniversityPress:1978)chs.1,3,15.Suggested:Grieco,J.M.AnarchyandtheLimitsofCooperation:ARealistCritiqueoftheNewestLiberalInstitutionalism,InternationalOrganization(Vol.42,1988).Levy,J.ContendingTheoriesofInternationalConflictinCrocker,C.,Hampson,F.andP.Aall,eds.ManagingGlobalChaos(USIPPress,1996).Powell,R.AnarchyinInternationalRelationsTheory:theNeorealis