Session 5 and 6 are uploaded on google drive under the file week 3.

All Assignments are due by Monday the 24th at midnight 11:59 pm LA time.

Session 5 Feminism and Environmental Theory – TAKE HOME MIDTERM DISTRIBUTED

Session 5 Lecture:

Lecture ppt and the Lecture video will be uploaded on the google drive after class.

Assigned Readings (All uploaded on the google drive):

• Ann Tickner. 1997. You Just Don’t Understand: Troubled Engagements Between Feminists and IR Theorists, International Studies Quarterly, Vol 41. p. 611-632.
• Shue, Henry. Global Environment and International Inequality. International Affairs. Vol 75, No. 3. 1999. p. 531-545.
• Caney, Simon. Climate Change, Human Rights and Moral Thresholds. From Climate Ethics edited by Gardiner et al. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Session 6 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to International Relations

Session 6 Lecture:

Lecture ppt and the Lecture video will be uploaded on the google drive after class.

Assigned Readings (All uploaded on the google drive):

• • Wiener, Antje, ‘Enacting Meaning in Use: Qualitative Research on Norms in International Relations’, Review of International Studies, 35, 1 (2009) **
  • Audie Klotz (2009) Introduction. In Klotz and Prakash Qualitative Methods in International Relations. chapter 1, 1–10 **
  • James Mahoney and Gary Goertz (2006) A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Political Analysis. 14(3)June, 227–249 , ISSN 1047–1987, 1476–4989 **
  • Robert Adcock and David Collier (2001) Measurement Validity: A Shared Standard for Qualitative and Quantitative Research. American Political Science Review. September, 529–546 **
  • Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce. 1985. “Toward a Scientific Understanding of International Conflict: A Personal View.” International Studies Quarterly 29(2):121-154 **

Session 5 or 6 Forum Post:

You only need to write 1 post for both sessions. You could use the materials from both sessions in the post.

The Forum Post must show critical thinking and the proof of reading by using quotes and ideas from the course materials. Minimum 7 paragraphs and each paragraph should contain at least 6 sentences. Please use proper MLA citation format both in-text and the works cited section at the end of the post. There is no need for the heading (name and course etc).

Session 5 or 6 Forum Reply:

You only need to write 1 reply for both sessions. Be sure to tell me which one you are replying to. Read the instructions below carefully.

Forum Reply must answer other people’s questions or make a stand on their post. Minimum 3 paragraphs and each paragraph should contain at least 6 sentences. The reply must use course materials as references, also must use in-text MLA citing. There is no need for the works cited section at the end of the post. Please copy and paste the post you are replying to at the beginning of the file, then reply under it. Use subtitles to separate them please.

There aren’t any posts available yet, I will copy and paste them here once any new posts are posted. Be sure to double check which session they are for, I only need 1 reply for both sessions.

Midterm: (Due date may vary for this assignment)

You will be given 5 questions, you are to choose to answer 3 of them, in short answer form. The use of course materials will be mandatory. So please go over the lectures and the readings as well. You maybe expected to use materials from the first 2 weeks as well. More detailed instructions will be given in week 3. I will be sure to post the question as soon as they are available (should be on Tuesday after class) so you have sufficient time to work on it.

All Assignments are due by Monday the 24th at midnight 11:59 pm LA time.