The world stage and its actors
Topics
Medieval Europe and the Westphalian system.
The idea of a world-stage.
The concept of “the international.”
States, nations, empires.
Read
Ringmar, "Making of the modern world"
download
The-Making-of-the-Modern-World
Watch
Le Roi danse, 1653
Devetak, "Why does the state matter?"
Listen
Nothing to listen to this week.
Activities
Palestine: The situation today
See, for example,
this
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Palestine: History of the Conflict
POLS 102
The world stage
Systems and societies
Global IR theory
IR as tragedy
... as comedy
... as romance and satire
Mid-term
Bayram
War and security
Diplomacy
Dr. Strangelove
International law
Final exam