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Transnational Organizations & Processes

Why do international organizations exist? What explains their growing influence over time in a state-based world order? In this graduate seminar, we will explore the theories, frameworks, institutions, and processes that "govern" global affairs in the contemporary period. We will examine various organizations (both IGOs and NGOs) and international initiatives, the roles they play regionally and globally, and the challenges they face as they seek to achieve their goals.

Comparative Foreign Policy

What kinds of factors generally influence the foreign policy decision making (FPDM) process? How are the foreign policy behaviors of large powers distinguishable from those of small states? Through a comparative perspective that focuses primarily on the post-cold war period, we will examine important factors that appear to explain the foreign policy process (important inputs and outputs) in countries like China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, and the United States.

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