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This is the first of two international relations field seminars for graduate students. This course covers the history of the field and introduces the nature of the contemporary discipline. The second field seminar covers substantive debates in the study of specific topics.

This pair of courses aims to (1) introduce the large academic literature on international politics, preparing for the synthesis and analysis required for a dissertation prospectus; (2) familiarize students with research problems that animate current work in the field, so they can see and evaluate examples of ongoing research in addition to commenting on classic works; and (3) offer practice digesting a theoretical argument, drawing out empirical implications, analyzing relevant evidence, and identifying directions for future research.

This is the first of two international relations field seminars for graduate students. This course covers the history of the field and introduces the nature of the contemporary discipline. The second field seminar covers substantive debates in the study of specific topics.

This pair of courses aims to (1) introduce the large academic literature on international politics, preparing for the synthesis and analysis required for a dissertation prospectus; (2) familiarize students with research problems that animate current work in the field, so they can see and evaluate examples of ongoing research in addition to commenting on classic works; and (3) offer practice digesting a theoretical argument, drawing out empirical implications, analyzing relevant evidence, and identifying directions for future research.

This is the first of two courses in the International Relations field seminar sequence. It is required of all students who will take the field exam in international relations. The course is not open to undergraduates.