Global Politics

Slides on colonialism
T/Th 2.30-3.45 PM

What are the relationships and principles that structure and inform global society? What institutions and practices uphold them? What is the nature of international conversations and negotiations? How is power used and misused internationally? What are the limits of globalization? This introduction to the field of global politics addresses these and related questions.

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Global Politics: A New Introduction (3rd ed.; kindle)
You can rent the e-text for $12.
Failing States, Collapsing Systems: Biophysical Triggers of Political Violence, by Nafeez Ahmed

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