Assignments for Global Politics: International Relations. Pols 315(1). University of Hawaii. Richard W. Chadwick, August 23

Date Assignments Discussion and Resources

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Week of
April 11, 13
quiz on
Thursday K&R Ch. 6 "Nonstate Actors and the Challenge of Global Governance," 117-147.
H&H Ch. 10 "Domestic Social and Political Systems," 161-177. Don't worry about variable and parameter names; read for substance.
Conflict and Cooperation
Political Stability
QUIZ 10 Simulation continues
Have IGOs and NGOs increased in number since the 1950s? How do they differ from each other and among themselves? What are religous organizations? NGOs or IGOs?
Resources: Minorities at Risk (MAR) Project Native Hawaiians

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Week of
April 18, 20
Quiz on
Tuesday K&R Ch. 1 "Exploring Twenty-first Century World Politics," 2-21
Coplin's Political Actors, Issues, and Power Approach to Understanding Decision Making
QUIZ 11 What are the "levels of analysis" K&R use? Why are they important?

I will be in Chicago attending the annual convention of the Midwest Political Science Association. The TI's will supervise the simulation period and administer the quiz.

Essay 2 instruction
Essay due Thursday April 27th.
Simulation ends

(15)
Week of
April 25, 27,
quiz on
Thursday K&R Ch 2 "Theories of World Politics," 22-41.
QUIZ 12 Simulation debriefings
What are the major theories of international relations in use today, and several of their alternatives? Is constructivism a theory? What criteria are suggested for comparatively evaluating international relations theories?

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Week of
May 2
Exam 4 on
Tuesday Course review, evaluation, and preparation for take-home essay exam
Exam 4 Note: Exam 4 will be given the last day of class and is based on quizzes 10, 11, and 12 only, plus the brief review Tuesday. The take home final exam, an essay, will be discussed first, followed by Exam 4.

Final exam scheduled Do not come to our classroom. See below for instructions.

Your final exam will be a take-home essay due no later than at the end of this exam period, i.e., by 11:45 A.M. on May 9^th.
Instructions
You will find the essay questions here on the last day of class (right now the essay from last semester is there as a sample of the kind of essay you will have--not the same of course!). It will be a Microsoft Word ".doc" file, so when you click on it, it should open up in Microsoft Word. Fill it in as if it were a form. Put your answers below each question, save as a document, then either (1) send me your answers to the exam by emailing world@hawaii.edu, or (2) slide a paper copy under my door (Saunders Hall room 619).
You may turn it in anytime between May 2^nd and 11:45 A.M., May 9^th.

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Date	Assignments	Discussion and Resources
(13) Week of April 11, 13 quiz on Thursday	K&R Ch. 6 "Nonstate Actors and the Challenge of Global Governance," 117-147. H&H Ch. 10 "Domestic Social and Political Systems," 161-177. Don't worry about variable and parameter names; read for substance. Conflict and Cooperation Political Stability QUIZ 10	Simulation continues Have IGOs and NGOs increased in number since the 1950s? How do they differ from each other and among themselves? What are religous organizations? NGOs or IGOs? Resources: Minorities at Risk (MAR) Project Native Hawaiians
(14) Week of April 18, 20 Quiz on Tuesday	K&R Ch. 1 "Exploring Twenty-first Century World Politics," 2-21 Coplin's Political Actors, Issues, and Power Approach to Understanding Decision Making QUIZ 11	What are the "levels of analysis" K&R use? Why are they important? I will be in Chicago attending the annual convention of the Midwest Political Science Association. The TI's will supervise the simulation period and administer the quiz.
Essay 2 instruction Essay due Thursday April 27th. Simulation ends
(15) Week of April 25, 27, quiz on Thursday	K&R Ch 2 "Theories of World Politics," 22-41. QUIZ 12	Simulation debriefings What are the major theories of international relations in use today, and several of their alternatives? Is constructivism a theory? What criteria are suggested for comparatively evaluating international relations theories?
(16) Week of May 2 Exam 4 on Tuesday	Course review, evaluation, and preparation for take-home essay exam Exam 4	Note: Exam 4 will be given the last day of class and is based on quizzes 10, 11, and 12 only, plus the brief review Tuesday. The take home final exam, an essay, will be discussed first, followed by Exam 4.
Final exam scheduled Do not come to our classroom. See below for instructions. Your final exam will be a take-home essay due no later than at the end of this exam period, i.e., by 11:45 A.M. on May 9^th. Instructions You will find the essay questions here on the last day of class (right now the essay from last semester is there as a sample of the kind of essay you will have--not the same of course!). It will be a Microsoft Word ".doc" file, so when you click on it, it should open up in Microsoft Word. Fill it in as if it were a form. Put your answers below each question, save as a document, then either (1) send me your answers to the exam by emailing world@hawaii.edu, or (2) slide a paper copy under my door (Saunders Hall room 619). You may turn it in anytime between May 2^nd and 11:45 A.M., May 9^th.