Theory of International Politics
Faculty
Description
Why do we witness a specific political outcome in international relations? The primary purpose of this course is to equip students to analyze this question by examining why the government in each country has an incentive to choose a certain course of action that will combine with the choice of action by its foreign counterparts to result in the outcome of our research interest.
This lecture course aims at presenting a theoretical framework of international politics over a wide range of issues in international security and political economy. In particular, this course stresses the importance of “coherent way of thinking” as a basic analytical skill by offering an introduction to non-cooperative game theory.
Active participation of students in discussion is most welcome, particularly on the way in which theoretical claims help us to better understand the reality of international politics.