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IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 2 Discussion
Do International Institutions Matter?
It is generally acknowledged that the number of international organizations has dramatically increased in the past century. IR scholars, however, disagree about the implications of this phenomenon.
Has this growing number of international organizations fundamentally changed the nature of international governance? If so, how? If not, why? Explain your answer using the weekly readings as your guide, and by referring to actual empirical examples.
Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 500 words. Please respond to at least two other students. Responses should be a minimum of 250 words. All three required posts should be supported by course readings using parenthetical references.
IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 3 Discussion
Great Power Politics: Continuity or Change?
Scholars of international relations disagree about the inevitability of Great Power rivalries in the international system. Which of the arguments that you have read this week you find the most convincing? Why? (If you find none of the arguments convincing, offer your own alternative) Given your answer, and your knowledge of current international politics, should we expect a Great Power rivalry to develop in the near future? Why, or why not?
IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 4 Discussion
The end of international war? Assessing the Democratic Peace
The debate about the pacifying effects of democracy on international politics has been ongoing for the last several decades, fueled by the absence of major warfare between the democratic states of Western Europe in the post-WW II era. Given what you know about the causal arguments behind the Democratic Peace Theory (DPT), and the empirical evidence in support of the theory, do you believe that we should see a decline in international warfare in the Middle East? Why, or why not?
IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 5 Discussion
Explaining Regional Integration
Scholars of international relations disagree about the reasons that lead states to pursue regional integration arrangements. What theory best explains the creation of ASEAN? Why? Given the theoretical approaches that we have read, do you believe that the members of ASEAN are likely to pursue deeper integration in the future? Why, or why not?
IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 6 Discussion
The Demise of the State? Globalization and the decline of sovereignty
While some IR scholars believe that globalization is leading to the “erosion of the state,” others believe that the nation-state will continue to remain the most important actors in the international system. Which argument do you find most convincing? Why? Regardless of your answer, what do you believe is the most important challenge that globalization poses to the role of the nation-state today?
IRLS502 International Political Systems
Week 7 Discussion
The Power of Social Movements: Transnational Actors and International Politics
The readings on the abolition of the Atlantic Slave trade and the adoption of the Ottowa Treaty, as the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is known, offer a variety of arguments about the condition under which (transnational) social movements and advocacy networks have been successful in shaping international politics. How can the “lessons learned” from these cases help us understand the failure of similar transnational coalitions to bring about a global climate change treaty?
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21568355-no-progress-today-slightly-better-chance-progress-tomorrow-what-doha-did
