SemesterFall Semester, 2025
DepartmentFreshman Class of BA in Global Governance Sophomore Class of BA in Global Governance Junior Class of BA in Global Governance Senior Class of BA in Global Governance
Course NameInternational Relations
InstructorCHEN CHIH-CHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule












































































































Week



Topic



Content and Reading Assignment



Teaching Activities and Homework



1



Course introduction



No assigned reading



 



2



What Shaped Our World? A Historical Introduction



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 1



 



3



Understanding Interests, Interactions, and Institutions



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 2



 



4



Why Are There Wars?



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 3



 



5



Domestic Politics and War



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 4



 



6



International Institutions and War



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 5



 



7



Violence by Nonstate Actors: Civil War and Terrorism



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 6



 



8



Mid-term exam



No assigned readings



 



9



International Trade



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 7



 



10



International Financial Relations



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 8



 



11



International Monetary Relations



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 9



 



12



Development: Causes of the Wealth and Poverty of Nations



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 10



 



13



International Law and Norms



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 11



 



14



The Global Environment



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 13



 



15



Challenges to the Global Order



Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company), Chapter 14



 



16



Final project presentation



No assigned readings



 



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

No teaching assistant


Requirement/Grading

1.    Group presentations: 40% (20% * 2)

2.    Group final paper: 30%

3.    Individual essay (My international relations): 20%

4.    Individual attendance & participation: 10%

 


Textbook & Reference

Frieden, Jeffrey A., David A. Lake, and Kenneth A. Shultz (2019) World Politics: Interests, Interactions, Institutions (New York : W.W. Norton & Company)


Urls about Course
Attachment

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