WST 130 International Relations and Gender
Designed as an introductory course to the field of International Relations (IR), WST 130 has three principal goals: (1) to provide an overview of the major theories, concepts, and debates in IR; (2) recognize feminist approaches to IR that broaden our understanding of security, violence, and the pursuit of peace, and (3) explore issues that followed the Cold War such as globalization, new technology, and the rise of non-state actors. At the end of this course, students will understand how gender shapes IR, how conceptualizations such as masculinity and femininity affect foreign policy, nationalism, war, and peace, and what feminist perspectives contribute to the study of IR.
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