IPS 112: Special Topics in International Peace and Security:
Understanding War and Peace through History, Theory and Case Studies
Professor Kim, Byungki
Room 540
International Studies Hall
Korea University
Tel: +822-3290-2407, Fax: +822-929-0402
Email:
Thursday 0900-1145
Room 215
Office hour:
Thursday 15015-1600 and by prior appointment through the Teaching Assistant
All contacts via Choi, Hyunwoo
Teaching Assistant
Room 220
International Studies Hall
Email:
Tel: +822-3290-1395, Fax: +822-929-0402l
The purpose of this course is to introduce historical, theoretical and practical tools for analysing causes, structure, and effects of conflict at international,national and sub-national levels and acquainting students with the skills needed for preparing them for professional careers related with analysing, and over all managing conflict. This course will be of interest to those who are majoring in international relations with concentration in either international security studies or high-level stake negotiations in the field of trade, investment or commerce. The range of conflict covered in the course will encompass those rooted in politico-military and socio-economic causes to cyber warfare and trade war.
The seminar will be divided into three parts. The first will comprise of readings on theories and history of conflict with particular emphasis on its cause, form and implication for the state-society and the international system. Here the core of the course will consist of lecture, discussion of the reading material and a presentation, constituting a five-page analysis of a particular approach to the study of conflict. The second part will constitute examination of actual means that are employed by both state and non-state actors to manage conflict in the following context: pre-emption, crisis management, coercion, and termination of sub-national and international conflicts. One will be required to do another presentation, constituting about five pages on a critique of particular method of managing conflict. If a student attends lectures outside of class arranged by the instructor he or she will be awarded extra-credit.
Grade will be accorded on the following basis:
Participation:20%
Presentation 20%
Mid-Term:20%
Final:40%
Attendance is critical to the productive conduct of class and only death in the family and medical reason—with a doctor’s slip—are excused, with prior notice. Also, any dis-originality will result in the severest of the disciplinary action.
Students should be familiar with the following journals as a source of reading and research.
American Economic Review
American Historical Review
American Political Science Review
American Sociological Review
Armed Forces and Society
Asia-Europe Studies
Asian Affairs
Asian Perspective
Asian Survey
Asian Wall Street Journal
The Australian Journal of International Affairs
The BBC Summary of World Broadcast, various regions
The Boston Globe
The British Journal of Political Science
The Canadian Journal of International Affairs
The Christian Science Monitor
Comparative Strategy
Current History
The Daily Telegraph
Diplomacy (Seoul)
Diplomatic History
Eurasian Studies
Far Eastern Economic Review (out of print)
The Financial Times
The Fletcher Forum
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Broadcast Information Service, Daily Report, various regions.
Foreign Policy
The Guardian
HankookJungchiHakpo(Seoul)
HankookKookjeJunchiHakpo(Seoul)
Harvard International Review
IlminReview(Seoul)
The International Herald Tribune (out of print)
International Affairs(London)
International Defense Review
International Organization
International Security
International Studies Quarterly
International Studies Review
Jane’s Defense Review
Japan Quarterly
JeolryakYoenkoo(Seoul)
Joint Press Research Service, various regions.
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Journal of Democracy
Journal of East Asian Affairs
Journal of International Affaris
The Journal of Northeast Asian Affairs
The Journal of Slavic Military Studies
JungchaekYonkoo(Seoul)
Korea Herald
Korea National Defense University Review
Korea Times
Kookjemoonje(Seoul)
The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
The Korean Journal of International Relations
The Korean Journal of International Studies
Korea and World Affairs
The Los Angeles Times
Millennium
The New Left Review
Newsweek
National Interest
The New York Times
The New York Times Review of Books
Oekyo (Seoul)
Orbis
Pacific Affairs
Pacific Focus
Pacific Review
Peace Forum
Polis
Postgraduate-Soviet Affairs
Problems of Postgraduate-Communism
The Review of International Affairs
Strategic Review
Survival
The Times(London)
Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal Europe
The Washington Postgraduate
The Washington Quarterly
World Policy Journal
World Politics
The following books can be copied, unless noted otherwise noted at Kong copying place on a weekly base:
Chris Brown, Understanding International Relations, (NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1997).
Gordon A. Craig and Alexander L. George, Force and Statecraft: Diplomatic Problems of Our Time, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1983).
- George, Forceful Persuasion: Coercive Diplomacy as an Alternative to War,
- (Washington, DC.: US Institute of Peace Press, 1992).(*)
Michael Howard, War in European History, (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1976)
F. Ikle, Every War Must End, (Columbia University Press) (*)
Robert Jervis, Perception and Misperception in International Politics, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1976). (*)
John Keegan, War and Our World, (New York: Vintage Books, 1998).
Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History, (NY: Longman, 1997)
T. Schelling, Arms and Influence, (Yale)(*)
1Organizational Meeting: Goals and Objectives.
March 2, 2016 (Thursday)
Why study conflict in the context of history and theory?
Ist Part: Contemporary Historicaland Theoretical Framework for the Study of War and Peace: The Individual, The State and The International System
2Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics-A
March 8
Joseph Nye, Understanding International Conflicts: Introduction to Theory and History, (New York: Pearson & Longman, 2009), foreword, preface, resources and chapter 1, from p.1-20 (up to Ethical Questions and International Politics).
3Is There an Enduring Logic of Conflict in World Politics-B
March 17
Nye, chapter 1, from p.21-33, including study questions, and the list of select and further readings.
The Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts-A
Nye, chapter 2, from p.34-43 (up to Modern Sequel).
4The Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts-B
March 24
Nye, chapter 2, from p.43-59, including the chart, study questions, and the list of select and further readings
Balance of Power and World War I
Nye, chapter 3, p.60-87, including the chart, study questions, and the list of select and further readings.
5The Failure of Collective Security and World War II
March 31
Nye, chapter 4, p.88-115, including the chart, study questions, and the list of select and further readings.
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61st Group Presentation
April 7
Every student will be comprised in a small group of 1-3 and be asked to prepare for a presentation, lasting maximum 25 minutes, including presentation material, which after presentation will be discussed in-depth in class among all the students with instructor’s guidance. Weeks I-V will be covered in the presentation.
7In class mid-term examination (2 hours and 45 minutes).
April 14
8The Cold War-A
April 21
Nye, chapter 5, 116-138 (up to the Rest of the Cold War).
9The Cold War-B
April 28
Nye, chapter 5, p.138-163, including the chart, study questions, and the list of select and further readings.
10Conflicts After the Cold War: Intervention and Institutions-A
May 12
Nye, chapter 6, p.163--183 (up to questions of nationalism).
11Conflicts After the Cold War: Intervention and Institutions-B
May 19
Alternate instructor (TBC) will be provided as Prof. Kim will be attending an important conference abroad.
Nye, chapter 6, p. 183-201, including charts, study questions and the list of select readings.
Globalization and Interdependence-A
Nye, chapter 7, p. 202-213 (up to symmetry of interdependence).
12Information Revolution and Transnational Actors and A New World Order? (TBC)
May 26
Alternate instructor (TBC) will be provided as Prof. Kim will be attending an important conference abroad.
Nye, Jr., Understanding International Conflicts, chapter 8-9. (TBC)
132ndPresentation
June 2
Every student will be comprised in a small group of 1-3 and be asked to prepare for a presentation, including presentation material, lasting maximum 25 minutes, which after presentation will be discussed in-depth in class among all the students with instructor’s guidance. Weeks XIII, and XII will be covered in the presentation.
14 Final covering weeksI-XIII.
June 9
In class final lasting 2 hours and 45 minutes.