This course is designed for the students to explore main current of international relations; prevailing theories and approaches to global and international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of conflict; global governance and conditions for international cooperation and peace; the international political economy; the role of international organizations and law in managing conflict and establishing world order and peace.

The contents for this course including:the prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the international system; the the nature of power; the balance of power; the collective security; the cause of war; the analysis and evaluation of national interests; international political economy; international organizations and law ;the nature of international order and the quest for universal peace through: (1)world empire or a world state,(2)functionalism and world community,(3)global governance and new world order.

This course is designed for the students to explore main current of international relations; prevailing theories and approaches to global and international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of conflict; global government and conditions for international cooperation and peace; the international political economy; the role of international organizations and law in managing conflict and establishing world order and peace.

The contents for this course including:the prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the international system; the nature of power; the balance of power; the collective security; the cause of war; the analysis and evaluation of national interests; international political economy; international organizations and law ;the nature of international order and the quest for universal peace through: (1)world empire or a world state,(2)functionalism and world community,(3)global government and new world order.

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

Karen Mingst& Jack Synder, Essential Readings in World Politics(NY:Norton Company,2001)

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

Karen Mingst & Jack Synder, Essential Readings in World Politics (NY: Norton Company, 2001)