This course is organized in 2 semesters and designed for the students to explore main current of international politics; prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of confict;conditions for international cooperation and peace; the role of international law and organization in managing conflict and enabling world order and peace.

This course is organized in 2 semesters and designed for the students to explore main current of international politics; prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of confidence;conditions for international cooperation and peace; the role of international law and organization in managing conflict and enabling world order and peace.

國際政治強調理論與個案研究。面對林林總總國際政治現象，運用那些角度切入瞭解是個嚴肅課題。本課程期望從總體與個體面向著手，使學習者掌握基礎，進而對國際政治的理論與實務產生廣泛性瞭解。

International political strongly regulated discussion and case study. Facing the international political phenomena of President Lin Lin, it is a serious subject to understand from those angles. This course hopes to start from the overall and individual aspects, so that learners can master the foundation and thus have a broad understanding of the theories and practices of international politics.

Charles W. Kegley,Jr.,Shannon L. Blanton, World Politics: Trend and Transformations(Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2010)

Charles W. Kegley, Jr., Shannon L. Blanton, World Politics: Trend and Transformations (Boston, MA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2010)