28 courses with the subject PLIR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PLIR 1010International Relations3
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Studies the geographic, demographic, economic, and ideological factors conditioning the policies of states, and the methods and institutions of conflict and adjustment among states, including the functions of power, diplomacy, international law and organization.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Comparative analysis of the content and definition of foreign policies of select states in historical and contemporary periods.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 An introduction to leading theories in the field of international relations with reference to major events in the history of diplomacy, war, and economic relations in the East Asian region.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Introduces core concepts in political economy, including the institutional bases for states and markets, and the way these interact through the exercise of exit, voice, and collective action. Empirical material drawn from the last five centuries.
PLIR 3060Military Force in International Relations3
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Includes deterrence theory and recent critiques, ethical and international legal considerations, domestic constraints, and the postwar U.S. and Soviet experiences with the use of force.
One course in PLIR or instructor permission. Credits: 3
PLIR 3310Ethics and Human Rights in World Politics3
Effective Date 03/01/2009 How do issues of human rights and ethical choice operate in the world of states? Do cosmopolitan ideals now hold greater sway among states than traditional ideas of national interests during the Cold War? Considers ideas of philosophers like Thucydides and Kant in addition to concrete cases and dilemmas taken from contemporary international relations. Specific issues include defining human rights, ‘humanitarian intervention,’ just war theory, and the moral responsibilities of leaders and citizens.
Effective Date 08/01/2025 Examines the content and formulation of foreign policies in Europe and the European Union from the twentieth century to the present.
Some background in international relations or European history. Credits: 3
PLIR 3620Politics of the European Union3
Effective Date 05/01/2026 This course will give an overview of the politics of the European Union. Attention will be paid to theoretical approaches to European integration (week 1), the structure of the EU and its constituent institutions (week 2), and finally policies and outcomes, and current topics and debates (week 3). No prior knowledge of the EU will be assumed, but familiarity with core concepts in political science and international relations will be. Students who have previously taken PLIR 3610 will not receive credit for PLIR 3620; students who take PLIR 3620 may not receive credit for PLIR 3610 if taken subsequently.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Surveys the international relations of the Russian state, looking at Imperial legacies, the Soviet era from 1917-85, the Gorbachev era, and post-Soviet problems of Russian foreign policy.
Some background in international relations or the history of Russia. Credits: 3
PLIR 4150Economics and National Security3
Effective Date 01/01/2013 Explores the connections between economics and national security from three angles. First, does economic interdependence between nation-states foster a peaceful world, as liberals argue, or does it increase the likelihood of war, as realists contend? Second, what are the economic causes of the rise and decline of great powers? Third, what are the economic roots of great power imperialism against smaller states?
Effective Date 08/01/2010 September 11, 2001, brought heightened interest in how America is perceived abroad. This class examines competing theories of why states should care about how they are percieved by governments and populations in other countries, and then examines evidence concerning both elite and popular perceptions of the U.S. during the Cold War, in the 1990s, including inside Saddam Hussein’s regime, and especially since 9/11 in several regions.
Effective Date 01/01/2013 Seminar focusing on politics of the international trade and monetary systems, emphasizing third world industrialization, trade conflicts between the U.S. and Japan, and the global debt crisis.
PLIR 4410Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment3
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Examines the political economy of foreign direct investment (FDI) including the determinants of FDI and its economic and political consequences.
Effective Date 01/01/2010 Conceives of the international system as hierarchical, and considers how states gain, maintain, and lose predominance; whether hierarchy is necessary to international order; and how hierarchy affects the options of smaller states and other actors.
Effective Date 04/12/2012 This course examines both academic and policy debates about democracy and foreign policy. We begin by reviewing the theory and practice of democracy and the literature on democracy in international politics.
Effective Date 01/01/2027 Course considers whether differences over the best societal, regional, or global order affect patterns of conflict and cooperation in international affairs; and if so, how. We emphasize both theory and history. Requisite: One PLIR course
One course in PLIR or instructor permission. Credits: 3
PLIR 4990Honors Core Seminar in International Relations9
Effective Date 08/01/2025 A critical analysis of important issues and works in International relations. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions.
Effective Date 03/01/2009 Allows especially motivated students to receive credit for supervised work on a thesis in the area of international relations.
