PS442 International Conflict - Class Reading Schedule

Week 1 (August 23^rd) – Introduction to Course

Readings: Bennett and Stam, Chapters 1 and 2

Week 2 (August 28^th) – Democratic Peace Theory

Readings: Russett and Oneal, Chapters 1-3

Week 3 (September 6^th) – Democratic Peace Theory (continued)

Readings: Russett and Oneal, Chapters 4-7

Week 4 (September 11^th) – Comparative Theory Testing

Readings: Bennett and Stam, Chapters 3-5

Week 5 (September 18^th) – Comparative Theory Testing (continued)

Readings: Bennett and Stam, Chapters 6 and 7

Midterm Exam I – Friday, September 22, 2006

Week 6 (September 25^th) – Territorial Explanation of War Readings: Vasquez, Chapters 1-3

Week 7 (October 2^nd) – Territorial Explanation of War (Continued)

Readings: Vasquez, Chapters 4-5

Week 8 (October 9^th) – Territorial Explanation of War (Continued)

Readings: Vasquez (reader), Chapters 4-8

Week 9 (October 16^th) – Territorial Explanation of War (Continued)

Readings: Vasquez, Chapters 6-7; Vasquez (reader), Chapters 9-12

Week 10 (October 23^rd) – Project I completion

Project I is due on November 3, 2006

Week 11 (October 30^th) – Territorial Explanation of War (Continued)

Readings: Vasquez, Chapter 8; Vasquez (reader), Chapters 13-14

Week 12 (November 6^th) – Bargaining and War

Readings: TBA

Week 13 (November 13^th) – External Threat & Domestic Development

Readings: TBA

Week 14 (November 20^th) – External Threat & Domestic Development (Continued)

Readings: TBA

Week 15 (November 27^th) – Project II completion

Project II is due on December 1, 2006

Week 16 (December 4^th) – Putting it all together…

Readings: TBA

FINAL EXAM – Friday, December 15, 2006 at 11:30am