The International Context
The International Context
Order Description
FORUM QUESTION: After readin" rel="nofollow">ing Krasner's & Pascual's “The Danger of Failed States,” explain" rel="nofollow">in the requirement for peace operations - whether peace-enforcement or peace-keepin" rel="nofollow">ing - in" rel="nofollow">in addressin" rel="nofollow">ing this in" rel="nofollow">increasin" rel="nofollow">ing issue in" rel="nofollow">in the global community.
In your response be sure to provide a brief review of the article as well as the defin" rel="nofollow">inition of core terms.
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WEEK 1: The International Context
Readin" rel="nofollow">ing & Resources
The followin" rel="nofollow">ing readin" rel="nofollow">ings are assigned for Week 1:
Krasner & Pascual: “The Danger of FailedStates”
Diehl, pages 1 – 32
Durch, Chapter 1
International Peace Institute. Main" rel="nofollow">instreamin" rel="nofollow">ing Crime Control in" rel="nofollow">in Peace Operations and Development. https://www.operationspaix.net/DATA/DOCUMENT/4309~v~Main" rel="nofollow">instreamin" rel="nofollow">ing_Crime_Control_in" rel="nofollow">in_Peace_Operations_and_Development.pdf (1-Feb-2011)
NOTE: Overview: The purpose of theory is to offer an understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of a complex world and the various in" rel="nofollow">interactions that take place within" rel="nofollow">in this environment. It is a theory that allows us to thin" rel="nofollow">ink systematically. Fittin" rel="nofollow">ing events in" rel="nofollow">into theory and usin" rel="nofollow">ing theory to explain" rel="nofollow">in and predict events are what separate the study of political science from a study of current events.
Students will be able to: Critique the basic theories that explain" rel="nofollow">in the in" rel="nofollow">international system, the causes and impact of war and political violence, conflict resolution, and peace operations.