週次
Week
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課程主題
Topic
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課程內容與指定閱讀
Content and Reading Assignment
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教學活動與作業
Teaching Activities and Homework
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學習投入時間
Student workload expectation
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課堂講授
In-class Hours
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課程前後
Outside-of-class Hours
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1
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An Introduction
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-Viotti and Kauppi, ch.1.
-Russett, Starr, and Kinsella. 2013. World Politics: the Menu for Choice, ch1.2
-Thucydides, “The Melian Dialogue,” excerpt from the History of the Peloponnesian War.
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Introduction and delivering syllabus
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3
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3
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2
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Realism & Liberalism
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-Kenneth Waltz. Anarchic Orders and Balance of Power. Ch 5.
-David Baldwin. Neoliberalism, Neorealism, and World Politics. Ch 1.
-Joseph Grieco. Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism. Ch 5.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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3
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Normative & Regime Theory
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-Viotti and Kauppi, ch.5.
-Stephan Krasner. Structural Causes and Regime Consequences: Regime as Intervening Variables. International Organizations 36(2), 1982.
-Harvey Starr, “International Law and International Order,” in Charles Kegley , Controversies in International Relations Theory New York: MacMillan, 1995:299-317.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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4
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Rational Choices & Decision Making
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-Walt, Stephen M. “Rigor or rigor mortis? Rational choice and security studies." International Security 23(4), 1999, 5-48.
-Rational Decision Making. Russett, Starr, and Kinsella. ch 7.
-James Fearon, “Rational Explanations for War,” International Organization 49, 1995.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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5
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Conflict Theory I
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-Stuart Bremer. Who Fights Whom, When, and Why? 2000.
-Most and Starr, Inquiry, Logic, and International Politics, ch.2
-John Vasquez. What do We Know about War. 2000.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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6
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Conflict Theory II
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-James Lee Ray. Democracy: On the Level(s), Does Democracy Correlate with Peace? 2000.
-Russett and Starr, From Democratic Peace to Kantian Peace: Democracy and Conflict in the International System.
-Russett and Oneal, the Triangulating Peace, 2001. ch1.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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7
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Conflict Theory III
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-Gartzke, E., 2007. The capitalist peace. American Journal of Political Science, 51(1), pp.166-191.
-Fearon, J.D. and Laitin, D.D., 2003. Ethnicity, insurgency, and civil war. American Political Science Review, 97(1), pp.75-90.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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8
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Guest Speaker
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3
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5
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9
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Midterm
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3
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5
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10
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Territorial Theory
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-Harvey Starr. Territory, Proximity, and the Geography on International Conflict. Ch. 3.
-Douglas Gibler. Territorial Peace. Ch1.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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11
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Alliance Theory
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-Stephen M. Walt. The origins of Alliance. Cornell University Press, 1990. Ch 1.
-Douglas Gibler. 2000. Why Some Cause War and Why others Cause Peace, in What do We Know About War edted by John Vasquez. 2000, ch.7.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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12
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Hedging Theory
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-Cheng-Chwee, Kuik. “The essence of hedging: Malaysia and Singapore's response to a rising China.” Contemporary Southeast Asia: A Journal of International and Strategic Affairs 30(2), 2008, 159-185.
-Lim, Darren, and Zack Cooper. 2015. "Reassessing Hedging: The Logic of Alignment in East Asia." Security Studies 24 (2): 696-727.
- McDougall, Derek. 2012. "Rising China in the East Asian Region: Soft Balancing with Accommodation." Journal of Contemporary China 21 (73): 1-17.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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13
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IOs & Human Security
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-Russett, Starr, and Kinsella. 2013. World Politics: the Menu for Choice, 10th ed. ch.10.
-Puchala et. al. 2007. United Nations Politics. ch.4 & 7.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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14
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Nuclear Security
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-Sagan, Scott D., and Kenneth N. Waltz. 2003 “The spread of nuclear weapons: A debate.” ch1.
-Fuhrmann, Matthew. 2009 “Spreading temptation: proliferation and peaceful nuclear cooperation agreements.” International Security 34.1 (2009): 7-41.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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15
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Cyber Security
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-Maoz, Zeev, et al. 2006 “Structural equivalence and international conflict: A social networks analysis.” Journal of Conflict Resolution 50.5, 664-689.
-Borghard, Erica D. and Shawn W. Lonergan. 2017. “The Logic of Coercion in Cyberspace,” Security Studies, 26:3, 452-481.
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Lecture and group discussions
Students need to prepare for the materials next week
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3
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8
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16
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Presentation I
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10
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17
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Presentation II
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10
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18
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