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International Relations


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Attack


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Why Study IR?

Studies before 9/11 found that only about

20% of Americans followed foreign newsand that most Americans knew littleabout Global Politics or world geography


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Petrol Prices.


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OPEC

Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.


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International Trade

Exports create jobs. Imports results in loss ofjobs;

US annually imports more than $73 billionworth of clothes and footwear;

What Americans pay for shirts, sneakers and

other things they wear would be muchhigher ifthey were all made by American workersearning American wages;


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International Investment Capital

Ever yyear, individuals andcompanies invest manybillions of dollars abroad inbusiness and real state;

Investment from overseasarguably creates a degreeof foreign control over theIndian economy and howIndians live;

But foreign capital alsoprovides jobs and otherbenefits;


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Defense Spending

Budget of National

Government andthe taxes we payare yet anotherway that WorldPolitics affects us

economically;


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War on Terror?

Who is Responsible for lives of Afghan civilians?


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attack on Sri Lankan

cricketers

The Sri Lankan

players weretraveling to the city'sGaddafi Stadium forthe third day of thesecond test match

against Pakistan ataround 9 a.m. localtime (11 p.m. ) whenthe attack occurred.Is Pakistan Responsible under International Law?


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Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan questioned atU.S. airport, causes outrage in India

Khan, 43, was

headed to Chicagofor a parade tocelebrate IndiasIndependence Day,when he was pulled

aside by airportauthorities forinterrogation,according to the

Washington Post.

Can India use Diplomatic Channel for redressal ?


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United States warns of possibleattack on Americans inPakistan

WASHINGTON- The UnitedStates warned Friday that

Afghanistan-based extremistsmay soon attack Americaninterests in Pakistan.

"The U.S. government hasreceived a growing body ofinformation that suggests strongly

that extremists based inAfghanistan are preparing toattack U.S. interests in Pakistanin the near future," the StateDepartment said in a travelwarning.

What will happen if US fails to warn ?


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Terrorizing India Enough is

enough

Can India File an Application in ICJ seeking compensation from Pakistan?


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North Korea Threatens To WipeOut The U.S. "Once And For All"


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Objectives

International Relations is the study of

how countries, internationalorganizations, businesses, non-stategroups and others interact;

War & Peace, hunger and prosperity,

trade and isolation, cooperation &confrontation and humanitarianism andexploitation are the major issues of IR


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Objectives

To understand impact of IR on States,Businesses and individuals;

What factors influence IR? Why & How?

Can we predict behaviour of States fromhistorical data?

Major theories & stipulations about the future ofWorld Politics


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Introduction, Purpose of IR study,

Theories of IR

Key concepts Power, National Interest,Balance of Power, National security,D

isarmament ad Peace studies, Realismand Liberalism, Political scientists andworld politics; Key political concepts


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Evolution of world politics, Ancient

Greece and Rome, After the Fall ofRome, 21st Century Genesis of NewSystem

Level of analysis, System level , state

level and individual

International System and Actors


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Nationalism, nation-state, rise and

ascendancy of Nationalism; Nationalismin Practice, self-determination, future ofNationalism

Globalization and Tran nationalism ;cultural Globalization, EconomicGlobalization, regional Transnationalism


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Nature and Purpose of State, theories of

Governance, democracy and worldpolitics, national interests

International Organizations- origin andgrowth of IGOs, Global IGOs , IGOactivities


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National Power and Diplomacy, Foreign

policy, national infrastructure, functions ofdiplomacy, conduct of diplomacy, rules ofeffective diplomacy, options forconducting diplomacy;

Propaganda as instrument of foreignpolicy


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International and Morality Nature of

international law, Adherence tointernational law, making of internationallaw; international law and morality tostates; application of international law to

individuals


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National security war and human security;military morale and leadership; use of force;

arms transfers; conventional &unconventionalwarfare; goals and conduct

International Economy - -economic nationalism;economic structuralism; internationalinvestment; globalization and interdependence ;

north and south international political economy;international economic cooperation; IMF, worldbank and Regional economic cooperation


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Human Rights and Dignity standards of

Human rights, UDHR, abuse ofhumanrights, food, health and education

Global commons sustainabledevelopment, ecological state of theworld; resource issues and cooperation;environmental protection


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References

John T.Rourke, International Politics on the World Stage, 10th edition,McGraw-Hill, 2005

Andrew Heywood, Key Concepts in Politics, Palgrave-macmilan, 2000

Peter Calvocorresi, World Politics 1945-2000, Pearson, 2001

John Baylis & Steve Smith (ed), The Globalization ofWorld Politics- AnIntroduction to International Relations, OUP, 2001

John Hucthinson & Anthony Smith (ed), Nationalism, OUP,1994

Palmer & Perkins, International Relations 3rd edition, AITBS, 2007

Robert Jackson & Georg Sorensen, Introduction to InternationalRelations- Theories and Approaches, OUP, 2006


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Evaluation Criteria

Quiz 20%

Assignment 20% Attendance 5%

Class Participation 5%

Mid Sem 25%

End Sem 25%

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