DS140 Introduction To IR Updated Outline

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
IQRA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

COURSE DESCRIPTION FORM
INSTITUTION: Iqra University, Islamabad Campus (A campus of Iqra University, Karachi)
Course Code DS140
Course Title Introduction to IR
Credit Hours 03
Prerequisites by HSSC
Course(s) andTopics
Course Description This is an introductory course in the study of international relations. The goal of this course is
to acquaint students with the concepts, ideas, and analytical tools necessary to understand
state behavior and relationships among actors in the international system. In this class we will
look at the major concerns, issues, and actors that characterize world politics. We will examine
various theoretical explanations for state behaviors, such as realism, liberalism, and
constructivism. We will use these theories to analyze the forces that affect state behavior and
address some of the most pressing questions in international relations. In order to understand
connections among states, we will explore vital topics such as war, cooperation, international
law, political economy, terrorism, human rights, and the forms of conflict that characterize the
international system.
Course Objectives At the end of this course you should have a strong grasp of
 Various theories of state behavior and
how they apply to current and past political events.
 The causes of war and other forms of
conflict, such as ethnic conflict.
 How non-state actors such as
international organizations can affect the actions of states.
 How and why cooperation occurs in the
international system.
 The issues that concern international
relations today and how they shape the foreign policy decisions of states.
Assessment Quizzes 15%

Instruments with Assignments/Cases Studies/Project 20%
Weights(homework, Midterm Exam 25%
quizzes, midterms,
final, etc.) Final Exam 40%
Course Coordinator Ghuncha and Sidra Mufti.
URL (if any) NIL
Current Catalog
Description
Textbook  Goldstein, Joshua and Jon Pevehouse, International
Relations. 10th ed. 2013-14 Update. Pearson Longman.
 Jo Jakobsen, Neorealism in International Relations – Kenneth
Waltz,
http://www.popularsocialscience.com/2013/11/06/neorealis
m-in-international-relations-kenneth-waltz/
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Reference Material  John Baylis, Steve Smith, Particia Owens. Globalization of
World Politics. Oxford University Press, New York, 2011.
 Scot Burchill et al. Theories of International Relations, 3 rd Ed.
New York: Palgrave McMillan, 2005.
 Robert Jackson and Georg Sorensen, Introduction to
International Relations: Theories and Approaches, Oxford
University Press, New York, 2007.
 Cynthai Weber, International Relations Theory, Routledge
Taylor & Francis Group London & New York, 2005.
 John Mearsheimer. The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. New
York: W.W. Norton Company. 2001.
Course Goals  After completion of this course
students would be able to understand: What are the different approaches in IR
and how they are applied.

Topics Covered in Topics Covered
the Course, with 1  Introduction
Number of Lectures
on Each Topic  Why We Study IR?
(assume 15-week  Approaches to IR
instruction and 3 hour
lectures) 2  Agent and Structure Debate
 Levels of Analysis
3  Actors in IR
 State Actors
 Non-State Actors
4  Realism
 Neo-realism
5  Offensive and Defensive Realism

 Rise and Fall Realism
 Neo-Classical Realism
6  Classical Liberalism
 Neo-Liberalism
 Interdependence Liberalism
 Democratic Peace Thesis
7  Social Constructivism
 Normative Theory
8  Midterm Exam
2
9  Marxism
 Leninism
 Stalinism
 Trotskyism
 Maoism
10  Dependency Theory
 World System Theory
 Gramsci’s Contributions
 Critical Theory
11  English School
 Post-Structuralism
12  Feminism
 Post-Colonialism
13  Globalism
 Regionalism
 Integrationist Theories
14  International Organizations and Regimes

 International Trade and Financial System
15  Security Studies
 Traditional Threats
 Non-traditional Threats
 Critical Security
16  Human Rights
 Politics of Climate Change
17 FINAL EXAM
Laboratory Nil
Projects/Experiment
s
Done in the Course
Programming Nil
Assignments Done in
the Course
Class Time Spent on Theory Problem Solution Social and Ethical
(in credit hours) Analysis Design Issues
Important 15 15 12 3
Oral and Written
Communications
3
Instructor Name: ___Dr Sheharyar Khan_____
Instructor Signature: __________________________
Date: 20/01/2020_________________

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IQRA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

Assessment Quizzes 15%

5  Offensive and Defensive Realism

14  International Organizations and Regimes

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