SPRING 2013
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Instructor: Muhammet Bas, PhD, Assistant Professor of Government, Harvard University
GOVT E-1738 Rationalist Sources of International Conflict and War (23769)
Why do states fight costly wars in international relations? Why do peaceful negotiations fail? How does deterrence work? How does domestic politics shape international conflict? In answering these questions, this seminar examines theories that focus on the strategic interaction of goal-seeking rational actors in international politics. (4 credits)
Class times: Mondays beginning Jan. 28, 5:30-7:30 pm.
Course tuition: graduate credit $1,950
Graduate seminar. Limited enrollment.
