INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-I

Course Name: International Relations-I

About the Course:

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• This paper is a core paper that intends to introduce students to theories of International Relations.

• The paper deals with issues, concepts and themes that remain integral to the understanding of International Relations.

• It introduces students to different schools of thought on IR and the diverse perspectives that emanate in their writings.

COURSE OUTCOMES

• The paper remains useful for students who intend to explore the themes and issues in International Relations. It assumes importance for students if they wish to pursue research programme in the area of international relations and Indian foreign policy.

• The paper has utility for students preparing for UGC NET-JRF exams, SLET exams and other competitive exams like civil services.

Course Plan: International Relations-I

Unit III- Alternative perspectives on International Relations

1. Postmodernism, Critical Theory and Social constructivism

2. Feminism in International relations

3. Ecologism

Essential readings:

Unit:I

• Alan C. Lamborn, Theory and the Politics in World Politics, International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 41, No. 2 (Jun., 1997), pp. 187-214

• Amitav Acharya and Barry Buzan, ed. , Non-Western InternationalRelations Theory Perspectives on and beyond Asia, (New York: Routledge 2010), pp. 1-27

• Barry Buzan, The Levels of Analysis Problem in International Relations Reconsidered, in Ken Booth and Steve Smith, International Relations Theory Today (UK: Polity Press 1995), pp.98-216

• Kenneth N. Waltz, “Laws and Theories”, in Kenneth N. Waltz, Theory of International Politics (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979), pp. 1-17.

• Kenneth N. Waltz, “Reductionist and Systemic Theories”, in Kenneth N. Waltz, Theory of International Politics (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979), pp. 60-78.

• Kenneth N. Waltz, Man, the State and War: A Theoretical Analysis (New York: Columbia University Press, 1954), pp. 1-15, 224-238.

• Martin Wright, “Why is There No International Theory”, in James Der Derian, ed., International Theory-Critical Investigations (New York: New York University Press,1995), pp.15-35

• Steve Smith, “The Self Images of a Discipline: A Genealogy of International Relations Theory” in Ken Booth and Steve Smith, International Relations Theory Today (UK: Polity Press 1995), pp.1-37

Unit: II

• Chris Brown, “Development and Dependency” in Margot Light and A.J.R.Groom .ed., International Relations, A Handbook of Current Theory, London: Frances Pinter,1985), pp.60-73

• Hans J. Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993 [1948]), pp. 3-26.

• John Gerrard Ruggie, “Continuity and Transformation in the World Polity: Towards a Neo-Realist Synthesis”, in Robert O. Keohane, ed., Neorealism and Its Critics (New York: Columbia University Press, 1986), pp. 131-157.

• Kenneth N. Waltz, “Political Structures”, in Kenneth N. Waltz, Theory of International Politics (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979), pp. 79-101.

• Michael W. Doyle, “Kant, Liberal Legacies and Foreign Affairs”, in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp.75-81

• Robert O. Keohane, “Theory of World Politics: Structural Realism and Beyond”, in Robert O. Keohane, ed., Neorealism and Its Critics (New York: Columbia University Press, 1986), pp. 158-202.

• Robert Koehane. “Harmony, Cooperation and Discord”, in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp.92-99

• Robert Koehane, “A Functional Theory of Regimes” in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp. 131-137

Unit: III

• Alexandre Wendt, “Anarchy is What States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics” in James Der Derian, ed., International Theory-Critical Investigations (New York: New York University Press,1995), pp.129-177

• Anthony Burke, “ Postmodernism” in Christian Reus Smit and Duncan Snidal, ed., The Oxford Handbook of International Relations (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 359-378

• Jean Bethke Elshtain, “Feminist Theme and International Relations”, in James Der Derian, ed., International Theory-Critical Investigations (New York: New York University Press,1995), pp.340-360

• J.Ann Tickner, “A Critique of Morganthau’s Principles of Realism,” in Robert J.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp.17-28

• Matthew Paterson, “IR theory: neorealism, neo-institutionalism and the ClimateChange Convention” in John Vogler and Mark F.Imber (eds) The Environment and • International Relations ( London: Routledge,1996), pp. 64-83

• Richard Devetak, “Critical Theory”, in Scott Burchill and Andrew Linklater, eds., Theories of International Relations (London: Macmillan Press, 1996), pp. 145-178.

• Richard Price and Christian Reus-Smit, “Dangerous Liaisons? Critical International Theory and Constructivism”, European Journal of International Relations, 1998, pp. 259–294

• Richard Sharcott, Critical Theory, in Christian Reus Smit and Duncan Snidal, ed., The Oxford Handbook of International Relations (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), pp. 327-345

• Ted Hopf, “The Promise of Constructivism in International Theory” in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp.102-107

• Bruce Russett, “The Fact of Democratic Peace” in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp.257-266

• Francis Fukuyama, “The End of History” in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp. 515-522

• Richard Kahn and Douglas Kellner, “ Resisting Globalisation” in George Ritzer, ed. The Blackwell Companion to Globalisation (USA: Blackwell publishing Ltd.,2007), pp.662-674

• Ronald Robertson and Kathleen E. White, “What is Globalisation?” in George Ritzer, ed. The Blackwell Companion to Globalisation (USA: Blackwell publishing Ltd.,2007), pp.54-66

• Samuel P.Huntington, “The Clash of Civilisations?” in Scott P. Handler, ed., International Politics – Classic and Contemporary Readings (USA: CQ Press,2013), pp. 530-537

• Stephen Krasner, “The State is Alive and Well”, in Robert J.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp. 551-556