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International relations is one of the most dynamic and important areas of political science today. Traditionally, international relations focused on relations between national governments, taking them as the dominant actors on the world stage. Over the past several decades, however, the world has shifted away from the traditional state-dominated model of international politics to a more complex one in which transnational corporations, international institutions, NGOs, and terrorist groups have joined governments to give shape to a rapidly changing and unpredictable global political environment.
This course will introduce students to the study of international relations by placing it against the backdrop of this highly interdependent and volatile "globalized" world. In this way, it will help students to not only better understand current global politics, but to comprehend and even anticipate future changes.