PS205: Introduction to International Relations
 Prof. Ronald Mitchell
 Winter Term 2008

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Syllabus
Lecture Notes
New York Times Online
Case Study Information: Includes links to Case Study assignment description, what groups you are assigned to, and links for doing the case assignments

Class News

Final essay now posted. Begin preparing for exam now.
Please check your grades via My UO and make sure they match the grades you received on papers handed back.  If not, please bring them to my attention.
Quiz #3 Grades now posted -- see "Grades" link above.
MIDTERM Grades (quiz and Essay) Now Available
Criteria used for midterm essays
General criteria used for grading case studies are provided here -- read these to improve on the 2nd case study.
Class NEWS & Announcements: SEE Blackboard
BAD WEATHER NOTIFICATION PLAN: In case of bad weather that prevents me from making it to campus, I will send emails to email addresses listed with the University.  I will also post a notice HERE.  In case of snow or ice, please check this page and your email.

General Links Related to the Course

News briefs from the UN
Basic Ministry of Foreign Affairs Links
Missions of various countries to the United Nations
Directory of Embassies in Washington, DC
Permanent Missions, Consulates and Embassies in Geneva
Security related links
List of Current Conflicts in the World from Globalsecurity.org
List of nuclear weapons states and the weapons they have -- from Center for Defense Information
Chemical and biological weapons background information -- from Center for Defense Information
List of terrorist acts
International Political Economy Links
US Trade Balances by Country
The European Union - their official website
World Per Capita GDP by regions for 1990-95-99 in current US$
World Inequality report from the BBC
Harvesting Poverty: NY Times series of op-eds on impact of farm subsidies in developed countries on people who live in developing countries
Human Rights links
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Amnesty International
Human Rights Watch
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Promoting Women's Human Rights and Eliminating Violence Against Women 
Environment links
Glaciers receding, most likely due to climate change, look around the Glacier Archive (in German but "a picture is worth a thousand words").
Interested in the environmental impact YOU have - try this site.
Climate Change - virtual guest lecture on March 4th by Professor Steve Schneider, Stanford University, Biology Department and a top international climate change scientist.  
London Observer article on Pentagon report arguing climate change is quite likely possible and may cause serious conflict

Basic Course Information

Class Times: Tues/Thurs 10:00-11:20 am

Ronald Mitchell, Prof rmitchel@uoregon.edu PLC-921 Tues & Thurs 11:30-1:00
by signup or drop in
GTF: Taunya Deboer tdeboer@uoregon.edu PLC-823 Wed 11:30-1:30 and by appt.
GTF: Jessica Hejny jhejny@uoregon.edu McKenzie 440 Thurs 11:30-1:30 and by appt.
 

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University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403-1284
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