Fall 2010

Seminar on International Politics: Global Resource Politics

Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-84

Faculty

Michael T. Klare (Section 01)

Description

[IR] An intensive investigation of new and emerging problems in international peace and security affairs. We will examine such issues as: international terrorism; global resource competition; the security implications of globalization; international migrations; transboundary environmental problems; illegal trafficking in guns, drugs, and people. Participants in the seminar will be required to choose a particular problem for in-depth investigation, entailing a study of the nature and evolution of the problem, the existing international response to it, and proposals for its solution. Students will prepare a major paper on the topic and give an oral presentation to the class on their findings. This course fulfills the requirement for an advanced seminar in Political Science.

Limited to 25 students. Fall semester. Five College Professor Klare.

POSC 84 - L/D

Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CONV 308
W 02:00 PM - 03:20 PM CONV 308

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN Title Publisher Author(s) Comment Book Store Price
Crude World Amherst Books TBD
Plan B 3 0 Amherst Books TBD
Post-American World Amherst Books TBD
Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet : The New Geopolitics of Energy Amherst Books TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2013, Fall 2016