● 特殊講義（国際関係概論Ⅰ）
―How do states understand world affairs? ――

This is the first of two courses about comparative foreign policy. The first course looks
at different states. The second course looks at different global social movements. In this,
the first course, the countries discussed range from the United States and the People's
Republic of China to South Africa and Singapore. Since there are two hundred states in the
world it is only possible to look at a few in this particular program. The states to be
discussed are all notable ones, however - each in their own way.

Students in this course will have the chance to learn that it is not possible to understand
any state's practice of world affairs without understanding the many different perspectives
on how this practice can be described and explained. There is no neutral analysis of foreign
policy since there are at least seventeen approaches to foreign policy. Knowing about these
various approaches will allow students to describe and explain state foreign policies in a more
coherent, comprehensive, and cogent way. N.B. The classes are in English so this will be a
good course for those planning to go overseas.

1	How, in principle, can a state's foreign policy be described and explained? How does this relate to foreign policy as a practice?
2	What is America's foreign policy?
3	What is the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China?
4	What is Russia's foreign policy?
5	What is the foreign policy of the United Kingdom?
6	What is the foreign policy of Germany?
7	What is the foreign policy of France?
8	What is the foreign policy of Iran?
9	What is the foreign policy of Israel?
10	What is the foreign policy of Costa Rica?
11	What is the foreign policy of South Africa?
12	What is the foreign policy of Singapore?
13	What is the foreign policy of Japan?
14	In-class exam consisting of 50 multiple-choice questions
15	Supplementary class

The in-class discussion will be highly participative, that is, students will work in small groups
to review the results of their homework reading. The instructor will take part actively in all
of these discussions.

All seminars - except for the first one - will use West Point’s “Thayer system”.
This is research-led, that is, students will be asked to do approx. 30 mins.
Homework reading each week. Questions will also be set in order to focus the subsequent in-class discussion.

第１学期（学期末試験）：50％（See Week 14）

Attendance and participation：50％

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