Introduction to International Relations: Why Study IR?

Michael Rossi Rutgers University Department of Political Science September 2, 2015 Chapter markers: 1. Introduction and Course Overview: 0:31 2. What is IR? 4:51 3. Why Study IR? The World in 2015: 16:03 4. So Where do we Start? 26:37 5. Points of Westphalia: 34:53 6. Anarchy in the International System: 38:00 7. What is the State? 40:16 8. What does the State Do? 44:51 9. What the Rest of Class Involves: 51:16 Music: Immediate Music, “The Adventure Begins“, Themes for Orchestra and Choir (2014) *** UPDATE *** As many have asked for a reading list for this class, here are the sources I assigned: Primary texts: Robert Jackson and Goerg Sørensen: Introduction to International Relations Theories and Approaches, 5th ed. (New York: Oxford University Press) 2013 (most current edition is 6th edition, 2017) Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation, 9th editi