INR 508 Development of Political Economy (3) I or II (Same as ECO 508)
Evolution of economic doctrines and analysis from biblical and Graeco-Roman origins to modern times, with an emphasis on “orthodox” or mainstream “schools” and developments and critical movements and departures therefrom. P: ECO 205 or equivalent for Graduate
students.

INR 510 The New Institutionalism (3) (Same as PLS 510)
The New Institutionalism is the reigning paradigm of comparitive politics. It applies rational choice theories and perspectives to the analysis of differing domestic institutional designs in an effort to determine their impact on political outcomes given the preferences of the relevant political actors in the system. Among the institutions which the course will consider are regime type, committee systems, parliamentary coalitions, bicamerlism, vetoes, electoral systems, and constitutional courts. P: IC.

INR 518 Comparative Economic Systems (3) (Same as ECO 518)
Analysis of classical models and modern variants of capitalism and socialism in light of the basic problems and principles applicable to all social economies.

INR 528 International Economic Development (3) (Same as ECO 528)
Contemporary theories of economic development and their relationship to the continuing problems of poverty, unemployment, income distribution, population growth, urbanization, and economic growth in the Third World .

INR 537 International Law (3) (Same as PLS 537)
Contemporary states are creations of international law. Course engages the many controversies over who is subject to this law, who creates and enforces it, and how international law and international politics interact. Didactic and case-study approach, including case briefs and research presentations.

INR 538 International Trade and Finance (3) (Same as ECO 538)
Basic theory of inter-regional and international trade; analysis of the international economy, including the institutions, procedures and policies of world trade and finance.

INR 540 Contemporary International Relations (3) (Same as HIS 540)
The historical foundations of contemporary international relations; includes international politics, international law, and case studies drawn from Russia , India , China , Japan, Canada, Ireland , Bosnia , Kosovo, and the Middle East .

INR 548 History of the Soviet Union : Its Formation and Fragmentation  (3) (Same as HIS 548)
Revolution of 1905; World War I; Revolutions of 1917; Allied intervention; Civil War; NEP, Stalin-Trotsky rivalry; Stalin and the Second Revolution; World War II; relations with Eastern Europe , Asia , and the United States ; internal political, economic, and literary movements from Khrushchev and Brezhnev through Gorbachev and Yeltsin.

INR 558 International Financial Management (3) I or II (Same as FIN 558)
An overview of the financial issues involved in international business. Focus on the environment of international financial management, foreign exchange risk management, multinational working capital management, foreign investment analysis, financing foreign operations and international banking. P: FIN 301

INR 562 Foreign Relations of the United States , 1898-1945 (3) (See HIS 562)
Course will explore the domestic and international forces that have shaped United States foreign policy in the first half of the twentieth century.

INR 563 United States in the World Affairs Since 1945 (3) (See HIS 563)
This course will explore the domestic and international forces that have shaped American foreign policy in the second half of the twentieth century.

GS04_61-197 8/26/04, 1:06 PM 140

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 141

INR 565 United States and Canada : The Siamese Twins of North America (3) (Same as HIS 565)
A phrase coined in the 1940s, are Canada and the United States still “the Siamese Twins of North America who cannot separate and live”? The U.S. and Canada are each others greatest trading partner, are jointly responsible for continental security, and are fiercely committed to their own independence. But the U.S.A. invaded Canada three times, called itself the “Army of Occupation:” during World War II, and “lost” draft-dodgers to Canada during the Vietnam War. In the age of regional trading blocs and continental integration, this course will explore the relationship between the United States and Canada from the colonial period to the present. Emphasis will be on the evolution of military, diplomatic, economic, environmental, and cultural interchanges.

INR 566 United States in the Middle East Since World War II (3) (Same as HIS 566)
Survey of American foreign policy in the Middle East from World War II to the present. Topics include Truman.s Containment Policy in the Middle East ; Truman and Israel; the Baghdad Pact; the Suez Crisis; the Eisenhower Doctrine; the Six-Day War of 1967; the effects of the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 and the oil embargo; Camp David Accords; the Carter Doctrine; Reagan and the Middle East.

INR 570 History of Canada (3) (Same as HIS 570)
Founding of New France ; Anglo-French rivalry; Canada and the American Revolution; War of 1812; evolutionary process to independence; Canadian Confederation, 1867; World War I; Statues of Westminster, 1931; World War II; Canadian-American relations, 1775-present; Trudeau Era; relationship of contemporary Quebec to the Confederation.

INR 577 Cuba Under Castro (3) (Same as HIS 577)
The roots of the revolution from the earliest days of Cuban independence through the frustrated movement of 1933. The emergence of Fidel Castroand his M-26 rebellion in the overthrow of Batista. Castro's revolutionary domestic and international programs and the continuing controversies surrounding them.

INR 595 Special Problems in International Relations (3)
Topics listed under this course are cross-listed in the Department of History, the Department of Finance and Economics, or the Department of Political Science and International Studies and are normally taught at Creighton University.s main campus. Graduate students taking the course for credit are expected to present additional work. The course can be repeated for credit.

INR 602 Proseminar in International Politics (3)
The proseminar surveys the primary theoretical literature on international relations. Among the theoretical approaches considered are realism, neo-realism, game theory, complex interdependence, regime theory, and international political economy.

INR 603 Proseminar in American Diplomatic History (3) (Same as HIS 603)
This proseminar will explore the domestic and international forces that have shaped American foreign policy in the second half of the twentieth century, and debate current challenges facing the United States in light of the historical content.

INR 604 Proseminar on Comparative Politics (3)
This proseminar explores core theories and paradigms of comparative politics, the comparative method, and classic works on key issues in comparative politics. Focus topics include statism, state-society relations, institutionalism, political change, political patterns among developing countries, politics of post-industrial states, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and the recent emergence of democracy. Selected country case studies will also be explored as independent student projects.

GS04_61-197 8/26/04, 1:06 PM 141

142 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

INR 610 Studies in the Anthropology of War  (3)
Explanations of war with which we are most familiar are generally couched in ideological terms as competing and incompatible political or economic philosophies that vie for power. However, these are basically rationalizations for specific wars. The Anthropology of War attempts to look at warfare itself in an attempt to explain and understand the existence of war in human society. War will be examined in terms of a variety of theoretical perspectives. Individual explanations, such as genetic propensity and psychological motives such as territoriality, aggression, or frustration will first be explored. By looking at war, from
primitive to modern, we will examine cultural theories such as functionalism, evolutionary, and cultural-ecological models in an attempt to understand why war exists and explain the role of war in various cultures. Finally, we will attempt to apply these cultural models to specific wars.

INR 611 Seminar on Politics of the Developing World  (3)
Review of political patterns and issues critical to understanding the developing or former “third world.” Cases from all regions, general theories of political development, impact of the West, domestic political economy, ethnic relations and conflict, role of the military,
bureaucratic authoritarianism, revolutions and insurgency, patron-clientism, religious movements, economic development, corruption, public administration and democratization.

INR 613 Studies in European Politics  (3)
The seminar surveys current policy issues and political patterns and institutions in major European powers and the European Union. The seminar also explores issues that effect further growth and integration of the EU, to include the Maastricht Treaty, expansion of the EC, reintegration of East Central Europe, monetary integration and the customs union, and relations with the US .

INR 642 Strategic Issues in European Integration  (3)
The seminar addresses questions about political, economic, and security integration of the European Union and relations between the Union and other international actors. It covers post-Maastricht European unification, NATO and EU enlargement, the WEU, OSCE, EAPC, peacekeeping operations, and European Security and Defense Identity.

INR 653 The United States in Global Politics  (3)
The seminar investigates the formal and informal policy making context and processes by which the US discovers and pursues its national interest. It examines the country's unique style and the importance of its heritage in these processes; the roles of the news media, public opinion, and interest groups; and current policy concerns and hot spots.

INR 678 Contemporary Issues in United States-Latin American Relations  (3) (Same as HIS 678)
The course examines and analyzes current concerns and challenges of United States foreign policy toward various nations and regions of Latin America. Issues, such as Cuba under Castro, trade and immigration, the war on drugs and the promotion of democracy, are considered within the often contradictory contexts of history, geopolitics, traditional U.S. idealism, and the expectations of Latin Americans. Sources for group discussion and written critique include recent books, articles, films and speeches.

INR 683 Seminar on Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Conflict  (3)
The seminar considers the nature, sources, interrelationships and possible future course of the revolution that has transformed political and social patterns in many of the world's states. Various understandings and theories of ethnic (communal) conflict and violence; the nature and causes of intense nationalism, to include trans-border irredentism movements; and the nature, under-pinnings, and consequences of democratization will be considered.

INR 690 Special Problems in Comparative Politics  (3)
This is a topics course covering issues related to comparative politics. Among the kinds of topics addressed are African politics, European politics, the European Union, Russia and its neighbors, international development policy, politics and development of the Third World, political change, civil-military relations, and comparative political philosophy. The course can be repeated for credit.

GS04_61-197 8/26/04, 1:06 PM
142 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 143

INR 693 Special Problems in the History of International Relations  (3) (Same as HIS 693)
This is a topics course covering issues related to the history of international politics. Among the kinds of topics addressed are African history, Asian diplomatic history, Chinese foreign policy, Germany, European diplomatic history, modern European history, Russian diplomatic
history, the United States and the Middle East , history of the modern Middle East , the United States in global politics, the history of US foreign relations, contemporary issues in Latin America , inter-American relations, and US foreign policy toward China. The course can be repeated for credit.

INR 695 Special Problems in International Politics  (3)
This is a topics course covering issues related to international politics. Among the kinds of topics addressed are the anthropology of war, international law and organization, international political economy, conflict behavior, national security policy, world order, studies in alliance behavior, and NATO. The course can be repeated for credit.

INR 702 Advanced Theories in International Relations  (3)
The seminar considers theories, research agenda, and debates in international relations (IR). Special emphasis is placed on recent topics and issues, to include the end of the Cold War and IR theory, game theory, international institutions, international political economy, the democratic peace, constructivism, and regime theory.

INR 704 Advanced Theories in Comparative Politics  (3)
The seminar begins with an overview of the major paradigms in comparative politics and a thorough treatment of methodology. Particular attention is given to new institutionalism and rational choice approaches. The seminar concludes with a consideration of major issues in comparative politics, to include modernization and dependency, democratization, democracy and the market, ethnicity and nationalism, and political economy.

INR 709 Seminar in International Conflict  (3)
This seminar asks why and in what forms human societies have engaged in organized violence. It compares and evaluates conflict in political settings, from the level of the family through the global system; surveys theories that emphasize differences among political cultures; and analyzes the importance of political roles as well as how social-economicpolitical surroundings impel and restrain actors' use of violence. Students survey current literature, add literature reviews, and present their independent research findings.

INR 725 Seminar in Comparative Economic Systems  (3) OD (Same as ECO 725)
Critical examination of modern variants of market-type and centrally-planned economies, commencing with a review of the basic problems and principles applicable to all socioeconomic systems, and proceeding with a study of models, cases, and selected aspects of the existing forms of socialism and capitalism. Consideration is given to the interplay of the level of economic development with related cultural, technological, and environmental factors in determining the structural, operational, and performance characteristics of politicoeconomic systems. Deviationist tendencies within the “isms” and the related “Convergence Hypothesis” are viewed in conclusion.  P: ECO 518.

INR 735 Seminar on Russian Politics  (3)
After quickly reviewing the Soviet political system on the eve of Perestroika and what went wrong with Gorbachev's reform effort, the seminar focuses on recent themes identified in articles and books on the Russian Federation. These themes include the processes of political, economic, and social transformation occurring in the Russian Federation and evolving Russian foreign policy.

INR 741 Managerial Economics  (3) (Same as MBA 741)
Analysis of economic information and techniques necessary and useful in business decisionmaking, including adaptions of economic concepts, principles, and research methods to the requirements of business managers.  P: MBA 526 and 541 or equiv.

INR 759 Seminar in Applied Economics  (1-3) (Same as MBA 759)
Application of economic theory and analysis to selected problems and issues of local, regional, national and international concerns as these relate to business activity and the making of administrative decisions. The seminar can be repeated for credit with the prior approval of the program director.

GS04_61-197 8/26/04, 1:06 PM 143

144 CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY BULLETIN

INR 770 International Business Operations  (3) (Same as MBA 770)
International Business Operations is designed to give the student an overview of the international business environment. This course emphasizes both cultural and operational aspects of international business and includes discussion of current international business topics that are significant to world economies. Current events are integrated with international business theory to give an appreciation for the complexities involved in the management of business operations across national boundaries.

INR 779 Seminar in International Economics  (3) OD (Same as ECO 779)
Directed individual research and reports on approved topics in advanced theory, problems, and policies in international trade and finance.  P: ECO 538.

INR 790 Seminar in International Relations Research Methods  (3)
This is a required seminar focusing on strategies for writing research papers. Among the topics covered are the mechanics of research, the formulation of a research question, appropriate research designs, data selection, and qualitative and quantitative analysis.

INR 792 Internship  (3)
In certain circumstances credit can be given for students engaged in an internship involving substantial contact with subjects related to international relations in business, IGOs, NGOs, or other political institutions. A major paper is normally required. Internships must be approved in advance by the program director. No more than three credit hours will be awarded for work related to an internship.

INR 793 Directed Independent Readings (3)
Students may arrange with an instructor to engage in a series of readings related to a specific topic. The topic must be approved in advance by the program director.

INR 795 Directed Independent Study  (3)
Students preparing for comprehensive exams may arrange with an instructor to survey the relevant literature. This course can be repeated once for credit.

INR 797 Directed Independent Research  (3)
Students may agree to engage in a research project with an instructor. Up to three credit hours may be awarded for contributing to any phase of a research project. Credit must be approved in advance by the program director. Students writing their own research paper should choose INR 798. This course can not be repeated for credit.

INR 798 Research Paper  (3)
Students engaging in original research resulting in a publication-quality article can be awarded up to three credit hours. Credit must be approved in advance by the program director. This course can not be repeated for credit.

INR 799 Thesis  (6)
For students pursuing the thesis option. The thesis adviser and topic must be approved in advance by the program director.