Designed to introduce students of International Affairs to the practice of diplomacy
and the evolution of the International System. Though historical in approach, lectures
focus on how the diplomatic system functioned, how policy was formulated and what
role certain concepts and theories (balance of power, Concert of Europe, collective
security, war as an instrument of policy, etc.) played during this period. Pays special
attention to helping students build up an international relations vocabulary. Assumes
a basic knowledge of European history in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pre-requisite: HIS 112E