The course is aimed to assess the impact of global interactions on the viability of the nation state. Some sessions will review global flows of capital, goods, services, technology, migration and communications and assess their effects on the capacity of national governments to exercise traditional instruments of national policy. Others will examine the extent to which these developments require a reconsideration of conventional theoretical perspectives on the state and international relations.

Prerequisite(s): Political Science 2231E, or International Relations 2702E, or the former International Relations 2701E.

Extra Information: 2 hours.