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GSS201
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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Gender and International Relations
The course explores the question how gender interacts with national security issues (issues such as war and military) and global economy issues (such as trade and economic gap between industrialized and developing nations) in addition to issues such as feminization of poverty, migration, environment and human security.
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IRL101
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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International History
This foundation course introduces the history of international relations, emphasizing how the Great Powers shaped, and were shaped by, the current 'international system.'
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IRL102
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Introduction to International Relations
Introduction to the key issues underlying the interaction of states and transnational actors in the international system, particularly the problems of international peace and cooperation, regionalism, democratization, nationalism and cultural conflict.
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IRL103
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Japan's International Relations
Aims to trace the development of contemporary Japan''s international relations, especially in the Cold War and post-Cold War periods.
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IRL211
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Foreign Policy Analysis
Provides an analytical basis for the study of foreign policy.
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IRL214
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
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International Political Economy
The course will deal with issues of international political economy such as trade, finance, and capital movement from both theoretical and empirical viewpoints.
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IRL215
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
Offered Alternate Year
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Ethnicity, Identity and Nationalism
Course examines role of ethnicity, identity and nationalism in international politics.
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IRL216
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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International Organization & United Nations Studies
This course will study the history of the United Nations and other international organizations, their organizational structures and activities, and the solutions of various international problems through the framework of international organizations.
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IRL220
J,E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
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Global Civil Society
Examines the theoretical and practical challenges NGOs and other stakeholders encounter in an emerging global civil society. Language of instruction differs by year.
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IRL221
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
Offered Alternate Year
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International Security Studies
The course provides an overview of international security studies. The main theories in security studies, national and international security policies, and specific security issues, such as energy security, economic security and cybersecurity.
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IRL231
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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America and the World
This course is devoted to understanding how images influence international affairs, with the United States as the focal point. Students will be introduced to cognitive approaches to international relations and examine the role of elite perceptions and public opinion, domestic and global, on American foreign policy decisionmaking.
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IRL232
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
The course analyzes interactions among major powers of the Asia-Pacific region, including the United States, China and Japan with the help of existing theories of international relations. Also it explores how international relations in the region challenge those theories.
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IRL233
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
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Politics and International Relations in Africa
Analysis of domestic politics, social structure and international relations in Africa.
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IRL234
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Politics and International Relations in China
The course analyzes contemporary Chinese politics and international relations, by paying attention to various factors such as historical background, economic and socio-cultural dynamics.
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IRL235
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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Politics and International Relations in Europe
This course introduces the institutional structure, main institutions, policymaking, and core policies of the European Union. The second part will introduce its main external partners. Student group presentations will cover specific aspects of the EU.
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IRL236
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Politics and International Relations in Korea
Analyzes domestic politics of North and South Korea. Also examines international relations concerning the division and future unification of two Koreas.
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IRL237
J
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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Politics and International Relations in Latin America
Analyzes contemporary Latin American politics and international relations.
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IRL238
J
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
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Politics and International Relations in Russia
This course mainly covers the history, the recent political and economic conversion, and external relations of Russia. This course also deals with the other New Independent States (NIS).
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IRL239
J
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
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Politics and International Relations in the Middle East
Study of domestic politics, social structure and international relations in the Middle East. Topics include politics of islam, the Palestinian question and politics of petroleum.
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IRL240
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
Offered Alternate Year
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Politics and International Relations in South Asia
This course is designed to introduce students to the politics, history and international relations of modern South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka). Particular emphasis will be placed on communal (i.e. ethno-religious) conflict. Topics will include colonialism and the independence struggle, partition, development, communalism and secularism and the international politics of South Asia since independence.
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IRL241
J
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Politics and International Relations in Southeast Asia
The course analyzes contemporary politics and international relations in Southeast Asia.
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IRL311
J,E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Global Environment and Sustainable Development
Examines the key conceptual frameworks and selected case studies in global environment and sustainable development.
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IRL381
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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Advanced Studies in International Security
This course is an advanced seminar in international security studies. Topics include traditional and new security threats, such as terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and failed states.
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IRL385
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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Advanced Studies in Human Security
This course seeks to critically evaluate some of the tensions which lie at the ‘vital core’ of Human Security in an age of globalization. Students will be introduced to theoretical debates about globalization and its impact on human identity and security. Next, ‘narrow’ and ‘broad’ approaches to Human Security will be outlined and, finally students will be introduced to the central features of a ‘Critical Human Security Perspective’.
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IRL388
E
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Advanced Studies in International Relations
Advanced exploration and analysis of selected topics in international relations.
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LAW208
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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International Law I
Historical evolution, nature, structure and function of international law; contemporary legal issues relating to foreign affairs. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
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LAW209
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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International Law II
Historical evolution, nature, structure and function of international law; contemporary legal issues relating to foreign affairs. The course extends over more than a single prerequisite to younger number.
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PCS201
J
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CREDIT:2
AUTUMN
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Peace and Human Rights
The course provides students with a conceptual foundation for the study of international peace and human rights. It examines the theory and practice in the field.
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POL102
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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International Politics
Problems of the world community and the role of the individual. Emphasis on the factors affecting international relations and the basic policies of selected national states.
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POL214
J
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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Political Culture
Analytical and comparative studies of various types of political culture and tradition including Japan.
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POL231
E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
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American Democracy in Comparative Perspective
This course is devoted to understanding the unique aspects of democracy in the United States from a comparative perspective. American democratic institutions, political parties, and elections will be studied in juxtaposition to those of Japan, other OECD countries and Southeast Asia.
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POL331
J
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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Global Justice
This course aims at theoretical and empirical considerations on the principles of social justice appropriate for the globalized world. Focusing on various issues of inequality including the global gap in wealth, we will study theories of global justice and reflect on the applicability of them to concrete problems.
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POL381
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Advanced Studies in Political Science I
This course is an advanced seminar on selected topics in the history of political thought and political theory. Topics may vary each year. They may include, for instance, the theories of civil society, the contemporary meaning of social contract theory, the separation of church and the state, the revitalization of political philosophy, the history of theories on liberty, and the historical development of ideas on peace.
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POL382
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Advanced Studies in Political Science II
This course discusses important issues, such as social justice, freedom, equality, power, democracy, nationalism, and multiculturalism, thereby reflecting on new problems and tasks for political theory.
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POL383
J
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Advanced Studies in Political Science III
This course aims to analyze how gender interacts with political and policy processes in Japan. It provides an overview of gender issues in Japanese society, and examines why and how gender issues are integrated into various processes, including voting behavior, party politics, parliamentary politics, and bureaucratic politics.
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POL385
E
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CREDIT:3
AUTUMN
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Advanced Studies in Public Opinion and Survey Research
This course offers advanced studies in public opinion and survey research as used in political science and international relations, Examples will be drawn from American, Japanese, comparative politics and international affairs.
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PPL205
J
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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International Public Policy
Examines theoretical and practical issues in international public policy for both intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations in the changing context of globalization.
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PPL206
E
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CREDIT:3
SPRING
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Regionalism in East Asia
Globally, regional governance at both the transnational and national levels demonstrates that new forms of governance are being explored to meet the needs of states in various regional groupings. NAFTA and the EU represent regional governance that transects politics, economics and security. In contrast, initiatives such as the Kita-Kyushu Initiative are demonstrative on non-state regional governance to meet local needs. This course will discuss regional governance from a comparative and multi-tiered perspective by investigating regional governance at the transnational state level and non-state level. Empirical cases studies related to economic, political and traditional and non-traditional security will be employed to develop students' understanding of regional governance, especially within an East Asian context.
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PPL385
J,E
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CREDIT:3
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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Advanced Studies in Public Policy V
Seminar style, specialized study course in public policy. Analyzing such policy fields as environment, welfare, life, industry, urban planning, or culture, international public policy in relation to policy processes and institutional change in cabinet, intergovernmental relations and civil service system.
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QPPI513
E
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CREDIT:2
WINTER
Offered Alternate Year
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Chinese Foreign Policy: From history to practice
To provide students with an understanding of how foreign policy making
process occurs in a comparative context (Japan and China)
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QPPI522
E
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CREDIT:2
SPRING
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Mediation
This course explores mediation and other non-judicial approaches to dispute resolution. This course includes plenty of practical training activities, such as participation in ICU-Columbia Peace Summit.
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STH391
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CREDIT:3/(9)
EVERY TERM
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Senior Thesis
Senior students, under the guidance of an advisor, will select a subject related to their major and prepare a senior thesis. The final product should represent the efforts of one year of sustained and rigorous thinking, research, and writing. Required of all students in their senior year.
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