International Relations
International Affairs Council
Yale Center for International and Area Studies
210 Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse, 432.3418
M.A.
Chair
John Gaddis (History)
Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies
Cheryl Doss (Economics) (223 Luce Hall, 432.9395, cheryl.doss@yale.edu)
Professors
Abbas Amanat (History), Jack Balkin (Law), Ivo Banac
(History), Michele Barry (Medicine), Beatrice Bartlett (History),
Seyla Benhabib (Political Science), Frank Bia (Medicine),
Paul Bracken (Management), William Burch, Jr. (Forestry &
Environmental Studies), Paul Bushkovitch (History), David
Cameron (Political Science), Amy Chua (Law), Deborah Davis
(Sociology), Michael Dove (Forestry & Environmental Studies),
Eduardo Engel (Economics), J. Joseph Errington (Anthropology),
Daniel Esty (Forestry & Environmental Studies; Law), Robert
Evenson (Economics), Owen Fiss (Law), William Foltz (Political
Science), Paul Freedman (History), John Gaddis (History),
Penelope Goldberg (Economics), Roger Gould (Sociology), Timothy
Guinnane (Economics), Koichi Hamada (Economics), Valerie Hansen
(History), Robert Harms (History), Oona Hathaway (Law), Paula
Hyman (History), Gilbert Joseph (History), Donald Kagan (History),
Stephen Kellert (Forestry & Environmental Studies), William
Kelly (Anthropology), Paul Kennedy (History), Daniel Kevles
(History), Ilona Kickbusch (Epidemiology & Public Health),
Benedict Kiernan (History), Harold Koh (Law), Anthony Kronman
(Law), Theodore Marmor (Management), Enrique Mayer (Anthropology),
Robert Mendelsohn (Forestry & Environmental Studies),
John Merriman (History), Michael Merson (Epidemiology &
Public Health), William Nordhaus (Economics), Sharon Oster
(Management), Curtis Patton (Epidemiology & Public Health),
Merton Peck (Economics), Gustav Ranis (Economics), W. Michael
Reisman (Law), John Roemer (Political Science), Susan Rose-Ackerman
(Political Science, Law), Frances McCall Rosenbluth (Political
Science), Bruce Russett (Political Science), Lamin Sanneh
(Divinity; History), Peter Schuck (Law), T. Paul Schultz (Economics),
Stuart Schwartz (History), James Scott (Political Science),
Martin Shubik (Management), Helen Siu (Anthropology), Stephen
Skowronek (Political Science), Frank Snowden (History), Jonathan
Spence (History), T. N. Srinivasan (Economics), Ivan Szelenyi
(Sociology), Frank Turner (History), Christopher Udry (Economics),
John Wargo (Forestry & Environmental Studies), Jay Winter
(History)
Associate Professors
Nora Groce (Epidemiology & Public Health), Philip
Levy (Economics), K. Geert Rouwenhorst (Management)
Assistant Professors
Arun Agrawal (Political Science), Michael Auslin (History),
Jennifer Bair (Sociology), Kent Buse (Epidemiology & Public
Health), Jose Cheibub (Political Science), Brian Cowan (History),
Keith Darden (Political Science), Seth Fein (History), Anna
Grzymala-Busse (Political Science), Mary Habeck (History),
Galina Hale (Economics), Anastassios Kalandrakis (Political
Science), Nathaniel Keohane (Management), Lawrence King (Sociology),
Sharon Kinsella (Sociology), Kavesh Koshnood (Epidemiology
& Public Health), Pierre Landry (Political Science), Richard
Lindsey (Management), Pauline Jones Luong (Political Science),
Ellen Lust-Okar (Political Science), Michael Mahoney (History),
M. Victoria Murillo (Political Science), Mridu Rai (History),
Rose Razaghian (Political Science), Linda-Anne Rebhun (Anthropology),
Nicholas Sambanis (Political Science), Kenneth Scheve (Political
Science), Andrew Schrank (Sociology), Timothy Snyder (History),
Steven Stoll (History), Christopher Timmins (Economics), James
Vreeland (Political Science), Leonard Wantchekon (Political
Science)
Lecturers
George Andreapolis (Epidemiology & Public Health),
Dennis Chaibi (Economics), Marian Chertow (Forestry &
Environmental Studies), Giancarlo Corsetti (Economics), Ronald
Daniels (Law), Cheryl Doss (Economics), Yun Fan (Sociology),
Stuart Gottlieb (Political Science), Debbie Humphries (Epidemiology
& Public Health), Jean Krasno (Political Science), Guillermo
Mondino (Economics), Eric Mood (Epidemiology & Public
Health), Nancy L. Ruther (Political Science), Jonathan Schell
(Law), James Sutterlin (Political Science), Anand Swamy (Economics)
Adjunct & Visiting Professors
Albert Fishlow (Adjunct, Management), Henry Huttenbach
(History), William Odom (Adjunct, Political Science), Patricia
Pessar (Adjunct, Anthropology/American Studies)
Fields of Study
The two-year program is designed to combine breadth
of knowledge of the basic disciplines of international relations
with depth of specialization in a particular academic discipline,
geographic area, specialized functional issue, and/or professional
field. It is designed primarily for students seeking an M.A.
degree before beginning a career in international affairs
but also supports students interested in going on for a Ph.D.
degree in economics, history, or political science. Joint
degrees, as well as concentrations within the M.A. program,
are offered with the School of Management, the Law School,
the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and the
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health.
Special Admissions Requirements
Applicants must take the GRE General Test and should
preferably do this by the October testing date; students whose
native language is not English must pass the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in October with a minimum score
of 610 on the paper-based test or 253 on the computer-based
test. Entering students must have taken introductory courses
in microeconomics and macroeconomics prior to matriculation.
Special Requirements for the Master's Degree
The substantive core consists of six graduate-level courses: two history
courses (one regional and one great power); two in political science (one in
world or comparative politics and one in international relations); and two graduate-level
courses in economics (one economic analysis and one international economics).
In addition, all first-year students are required to take the workshop in international
relations (see course description below for INRL 700a).
Beyond the core courses, each student must identify a coherent set of courses and demonstrate their academic integrity as a proposed concentration for approval by the director of graduate studies. The concentrations require a minimum of eight and a maximum of ten courses in the fields selected. Some of the courses are cross-listed in two or more departments. Students are able to develop concentrations based on a topical, regional, or disciplinary focus.
M.A. candidates are required to achieve an average grade of High Pass in graduate courses. The course record must include a minimum of two grades of Honors in term courses, one of which will normally be achieved during the first year. For each grade of Pass, there must be an additional grade of Honors.
Political Economy of Trade, Development, or Business
Within a broad field of political economy, students generally specialize in
one of the professional arenas of trade, international business, or international
development by taking eight courses beyond the core. They must take three to
five additional courses in economics and politics directly related to their
professional specialization and at least one of these courses must be in quantitative
methods in the first term to prepare for advanced course work. Students specializing
in trade or business must complete their concentration by taking an additional
three to five relevant courses in law, management, finance, health resource
administration, and/or environmental and natural resources policy. Students
focused on development should complete their concentration with three to five
relevant additional courses in anthropology, management, epidemiology, health
resource administration, and/or environmental and natural resources policy.
International Security
A specialization in international security is available in conjunction with
International Security Studies (ISS). Concentrations in security studies are
usually based on courses in history, political science, law, and management.
Concentrations of security studies are often combined with a focus on a world
region. Students may draw on resources available through United Nations Studies
at Yale. Other courses can be selected in consultation with the director of
graduate studies of the IR Program.
World Regions
It is also possible to undertake concentrations with emphasis on a single geographic
region by electing additional courses relating to a specific area. YCIAS councils,
including African Studies, East Asian Studies, European Studies, Latin American
and Iberian Studies, and Southeast Asia Studies, provide a wealth of research,
teaching, and enrichment activities. M.A. Degrees in African Studies, East Asian
Studies, and Russian and East European Studies are available through these YCIAS
councils.
Natural Resource Management and Environmental Policy
A concentration in natural resource management and environmental
studies requires
a student to meet two basic objectives. First, to develop
core knowledge in the natural sciences that are relevant to
natural resource management and the environment. Second, to
understand the social, economic, and political setting through
which natural resources are utilized. To achieve the first
objective, a student will normally complete, while at Yale,
a minimum of four natural science courses concerning the problems
of managing air, water, or land, or plant or animal resources.
To achieve the second objective, a student will normally complete
four courses at Yale that deal with the economic, political,
or social aspects of natural resource management and the environment.
In addition, a student concentrating in natural resources
also may enroll in the summer technical training modules in
plant identification, vegetation measurement, and land measurement.
The School of Forestry & Environmental Studies teaches
these immediately prior to the beginning of the fall term.
Students in the IR Program who wish to concentrate in F&ES
should design an individualized program with a faculty member
in the school in conjunction with the DGS of the IR Program.
Law and Human Rights
For those concentrating in international law, a minimum of four term courses
is required in the Law School. In addition, a student must select four additional
courses that may be outside the Law School to fulfill his or her professional
qualifications in the field. With a human rights legal focus, four to six of
these eight courses would concentrate on the topic.
Public Health
Students wishing to concentrate in public health should take between four and
six courses in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. These should
include basic courses in health services administration and epidemiology as
well as specialized courses in international health and environmental health.
Students in the International Relations Program who wish to concentrate in public
health should design an individualized program with a faculty member in that
department in conjunction with the DGS of the IR Program.
Academic Disciplines
For those who wish to concentrate in a single discipline like history, economics,
or political science, an additional six courses in the chosen field beyond the
core requirement are required. In economics and political science, at least
one of these courses must be in quantitative methods, taken in the first semester
to set the stage for more advanced course work. In history, courses must include
at least one research seminar, two in modern history, including diplomacy and
international relations, and two in modern history of an area or country outside
North America and Europe. In political science, courses must include one additional
course beyond the core in international relations, in comparative politics or
a region or country, and in political economy. In economics, the concentration
must include at least one term course in the economics of a world region, in
development economics, and in international economics.
Other
Other individually developed concentrations are possible provided they are well
conceived, intellectually coherent, and relevant to the student's career direction.
In all instances, approval must be obtained from the director of graduate studies.
Language Requirements
Three years of college-level language study or its equivalent in language mastery is required to graduate. This competence must be demonstrated through successful completion of course work or by passing a proficiency examination. For international students whose native language is not English, the language requirement may be fulfilled by demonstrated competence in English. Students pursuing joint degree programs must fulfill all language requirements before beginning the program because of the compressed schedule for other course work. Students may study language as part of their Yale program; a maximum of two of the sixteen course credits for the two-year program may be in languages.
Special Requirements for the Joint-Degree Programs
Joint-degree candidates must fulfill all of the requirements of both programs in which they are enrolled. Joint-degree students must fulfill the requirements of both programs before receiving either degree. Joint-degree candidates are required to fulfill the core and concentration requirements of the International Relations Program. An overlap of two courses is allowed between core and concentration, and a maximum of an additional two courses may be credited toward both degrees. Joint-degree students must take at least twelve graduate-level courses in Arts and Sciences departments or in professional schools other than the one granting the joint degree. Under no circumstances will students be allowed an IR concentration in the functional area in which they will be receiving a joint degree.
Applicants to the joint-degree programs must apply separately, by the appropriate deadline, to the Graduate School for the International Relations Program and to the professional school involved. Decisions on admissions and fellowship support are made independently by each school. Students are encouraged to apply to both programs simultaneously. They may also apply during their first year at Yale to the second program for a joint degree. If accepted into the new program, they must receive approval for credit allocation upon registration from both degree programs.
Program materials are available upon request to International Relations, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206.
Courses
NRL 552a, Law, Institutions, and Development. Ronald
Daniels. W 4.10–6
This seminar examines the role of law and institutions
in promoting development in less developed countries. The
topics include competing conceptions of development: economic,
political, and social; theories of economic growth; the New
Institutional Economics; democracy and development; public
administration and development; competing theories of the
role of law in development; ethnic diversity; corruption;
land and property rights reforms; infrastructure and development;
state-owned enterprises: privatization and reform; corporate
governance and finance; foreign investment and trade policy;
tax policy; and the role of foreign aid and international
institutions in development. Paper required. Enrollment limited
to thirty students. Also LAW 20347.
INRL 553a, The Nuclear Dilemma from Hiroshima to Baghdad:
In Law, in Policy, in Thought. Jonathan Schell. TTh 12.45–2
An introduction to the basic history of the nuclear age
and the riddles it poses. Questions to be addressed along
the way include: Why is nuclear danger “unthinkable”?
What is the impact of nuclear weapons on war? How has the
shape of the dilemma changed since the end of the Cold War?
Since September 11, 2001? What impact has the dilemma had
on the shape of international, constitutional, and statutory
law? Nuclear weapons have placed self-extinction within the
capacity of the human species. What is the human and philosophical
meaning of this turning point? Examination and paper required.
Also LAW 20353.
INRL 554a, Diplomacy, Power, and Culture: The Cold War
as International History. Stephen Remy. M 1.30–3.20
This course examines the international history of the
Cold War. Our emphases are on the intersection of diplomacy
and domestic political cultures worldwide; and the ways in
which post-1989 archival research and revelations have expanded
our knowledge of this conflict. The course is reading, writing,
and discussion intensive, with reading assignments combining
recent scholarship and primary-source materials. (Note: First
class will meet on September 15.) Also HIST 954a.
INRL 555b, Theories of International Relations. Stuart
Gottlieb. HTBA
This course provides a comprehensive overview of international
relations theories and organizing frameworks. We also use
historical and modern examples to test various theories, and
create a practical link between political science theory and
political reality. Open only to International Relations students.
INRL 556a, Genocide and Terrorism: Probing the Mind
of the Perpetrator. Dori Laub. Th 1.30–3.20
The course begins by establishing a historical framework,
which examines on the one hand Russian intellectuals’
fascination with violence at the end of the nineteeth and
into the twentieth century, and on the other hand Nazi state-sponsored
terror and its similarities with and differences from contemporary
global terrorism. We then address the questions of the psychology
of individual terrorists and suicide bombers, in lectures
conducted by psychologists and psychoanalysts who attempt
to develop theoretical models on the basis of their clinical
experience and field work. A sociological perspective examines
individuals in the context of their social environment, focusing
especially on the link between modernity and the rise of religious
violence. Case studies of the Islamic Jihad, Christian fundamentalism
in the United States, and atrocities committed by Japan during
WWII add breadth to this exploration. Also PSYC 610a.
INRL 560a, Economic Analysis. Cheryl Doss.
MW 9–10.15
Introduces IR students to more advanced concepts in economics.
Course emphasizes reading and evaluating the economic content
of articles on a wide range of topics including consumer behavior,
firm behavior, comparisons of welfare, labor markets, capital
markets, and cost-benefit analysis. These articles represent
research from both developed and developing economies. Also
ECON 544a.
INRL 561b, International Economic Analysis. Guillermo
Mondino. M 1–3.20
A continuation of 560a. Extends the use of economic analysis
to international economic issues including international trade,
growth and development, and international finance. In addition,
emphasis is placed on quantitative tools and analysis of data
to address international economic issues and evaluate policies.
Also ECON 708b.
INRL 577b, Colonialism and Underdevelopment in South
Asia. Anand Swamy. HTBA
How did colonialism shape the evolution of the economies
of South Asia? There is much controversy on this issue, beginning
with whether the colonial economy really represented a radical
break from the past. With this as our starting point, we discuss
major themes in the literature, including the theory of “drain”
(of economic surplus from the colonies), “deindustrialization”
due to competition from cheap British manufactured goods,
the impact of colonial legal institutions and land tenure
arrangements, and colonial policies with respect to education
infrastructure, trade, and financial markets. The course concludes
with an assessment of the extent to which the economies of
India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh still reflect their colonial
past, and the consequences thereof.
INRL 700a, International Affairs: Core Issues and Approaches. Nancy
Ruther. Th 1–3.50
Current and traditional issues facing international-affairs
professionals explored through case study analysis, simulation,
readings, and discussion with faculty from related disciplines
and professions as well as current practitioners. Focus on
negotiation and strategic management tools for understanding
and analyzing the complex interactions of different aspects
of international affairs. Course emphasizes refining problem
solving, presentation, and organizational skills needed by
professionals entering the field. For first-year IR students.
INRL 730au, The United Nations and the Maintenance of
International Security. James Sutterlin. T 1.30–3.20
Consideration of the role of the U.N. in preventing diplomacy,
using force for peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and peace
building, with consideration of the evolution of the U.N.
and its role in a post-Cold War international system. For
IR students and undergraduates only.
INRL 750b, Challenges in International Relations: Policy
and Practice. Cheryl Doss. Th 2–5
The Yale Stimson Seminar is taught by a series of practitioners
who address three major international policy themes in three
modules from the perspective of government, NGOs, and business.
Recent themes have included: information technology and diplomacy,
investment and international development, government of the
global environment, rethinking national and international
security, and avoiding disaster in global public health. Open
to all graduate and professional students. Admission is by
application only.
INRL 900a or b, Directed Reading.
By arrangement with faculty.
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