printer friendly pageINTLPOL 220: Poverty and Prosperity
Review of how nations develop politically and economically. Theories of state development, the role of institutions, inequality and societal divisions, the impact of natural resources, the consequences of corruption, and the effect of globalization on the world's poor. The seminar introduces the key theories relevant to state-building generally, and strengthening the rule of law in particular. Bridges theory and practice.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Mistree, D. (PI)
INTLPOL 230: Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTNLREL 114D, POLISCI 114D, POLISCI 314D, REES 230)
This course explores the different dimensions of development - economic, social, and political - as well as the way that modern institutions (the state, market systems, the rule of law, and democratic accountability) developed and interacted with other factors across different societies around the world. The class will feature additional special guest lectures by Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond, Michael McFaul, Anna Grzymala-Busse, and other faculty and researchers affiliated with the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Undergraduate students should enroll in this course for 5 units. Graduate students should enroll for 3.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Sallam, H. (PI)
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Stoner, K. (PI)
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Kutlu Karasu, R. (TA)
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Instructors:
Sallam, H. (PI)
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Stoner, K. (PI)
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Kutlu Karasu, R. (TA)
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Pan, X. (TA)
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Pumerantz, A. (TA)
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Scott, E. (TA)
INTLPOL 247: Verification for 21st Century Arms Control Treaties
Strong monitoring and verification are at the heart of an effective arms control treaty. The better we can monitor, the better we can verify that treaty obligations are met and nobody is cheating. Arms control monitoring is stuck in the past, however, with tools and methods unchanged from the first nuclear negotiations in the 1970s. Meanwhile, other international regimes have gone ahead, with environmental and resource management treaties making big strides in the use of ubiquitous sensing and other new technologies. This course will explore how to bring these innovations to the arms control arena and create treaties for the 21st century. Students will have an opportunity in their course projects to create new ideas for monitoring and verification in a format useful to policymakers. While the course is designed for MIP students, it is open to undergraduates with the instructor's permission: please contact gottemoeller@stanford.edu.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Gottemoeller, R. (PI)
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Rand, L. (PI)
INTLPOL 256: Technology, National Security, and Sustainability
This course explores relationships among technology, national security, and sustainability. In this class, we address current national security and sustainability challenges, and the role that technology plays in shaping our understanding and response to these challenges. Topics include: interplay between technology and modes of warfare; dominant and emerging technologies, such as nuclear weapons, cyber, AI, biology, and space; how sustainability issues, such as the environment and energy generation, implicate new technologies; how national security concerns affect sustainability and how sustainability affects national security concerns. This course is an updated version of a course previously taught under MS&E 193: Technology and National Security, and is the same course as
EPS 194 and
EPS 204.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Kahl, C. (PI)
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Lin, H. (PI)
INTLPOL 268: Hack Lab: Introduction to Cybersecurity
This course aims to give students a solid understanding of the basics of modern internet technologies and an introduction to the most common types of attacks used in cybercrime and cyberwarfare. Taught by a long-time cybersecurity practitioner, each session will begin with a lecture covering the basics of an area of technology and how that technology has been misused in the past. After a short break, students will then begin a hands-on lab section, with the guidance of the instructor, where they attack a known insecure system using techniques and tools seen in the field. By the end of the course, students are expected to have a basic understanding of some of the most common offensive techniques in use today. No computer science background is required. All students must bring a Windows, Mac OS X or Linux laptop to class. This course is restricted to 25 students, with enrollment preference given to Masters in International Policy (MIP) students and other graduate students. MIP students contact the MIP Program Coordinator for an enrollment code. Other students apply at
goto.stanford.edu/hacklab24
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Stamos, A. (PI)
INTLPOL 288: The Asian Triangle: Japan, Korea and China (EASTASN 188, EASTASN 288)
This class will examine the complex inter-relationship between the three great states of Northeast Asia - Japan, Korea and China. This class will take a historical approach but will focus as well on contemporary relations and policy issues. Topics to be covered will include Japanese imperialism and colonialism, the road to the war in the Pacific, the consequences of Japan's defeat, the Communist victory in China, the Korean War and the creation of the postwar architecture. We will focus heavily on the dynamics of the Sino-Japanese relationship, the shift from containment, to engagement, and then to rivalry. The class will look at the two Koreas and their relationship to Japan and China, and to the great powers. We will explore the tension between integration and nationalism, and the future of the triangular relationship. Class will combine lectures and class discussion, with short essays or papers and will be offered for both 3 and 4 credits.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-4
Instructors:
Sneider, D. (PI)
INTLPOL 290: Practical Approaches to Global Health Research (EPI 237, MED 226)
(Formerly
IPS 290) How do you come up with an idea for a useful research project in a low resource setting? How do you develop a research question, prepare a concept note, and get your project funded? How do you manage personnel in the field, complex cultural situations, and unexpected problems? How do you create a sampling strategy, select a study design, and ensure ethical conduct with human subjects? This course takes students through the process of health research in under-resourced countries from the development of the initial research question and literature review to securing support and detailed planning for field work. Students progressively develop and receive weekly feedback on a concept note to support a funding proposal addressing a research question of their choosing. Aimed at graduate students interested in global health research, though students of all disciplines interested in practical methods for research are welcome. Undergraduates who have completed 85 units or more may enroll with instructor consent. Sign up for 1 unit credit to participate in class sessions or 3 units to both participate in classes and develop a concept note.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Luby, S. (PI)
INTLPOL 296: Blueprint to Battlefield: Weapons Technology and Sociotechnical Change
War is a technological contest. Yet the development and workings of weapons technologies are commonly treated as the esoteric domain of scientists and engineers, rather than policymakers and policy analysts. Poor outcomes result when those who study, oversee, promote, or oppose the use of armaments fail to understand their origins, effects, and social meanings. This course explores weapons technologies as both material and social artifacts: how and why they are developed, the manner in which their proper uses and implications are contested, and the means by which they are proliferated or eliminated. Emphasis is placed on technologies central to modern global security, from the nuclear warhead to the machine gun, and on analytic tools for assessing their implications.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
Instructors:
Tracy, C. (PI)
INTLPOL 298: Practical Training
(Formerly
IPS 298) Students obtain internship in a relevant research or industrial activity to enhance their professional experience consistent with their degree program and area of specialization. Prior to enrolling, students are required to submit a concise proposal to the MIP assistant director outlining the proposed project and work activities. After the internship, students are required to submit a three-page summary of the work completed, skills learned, and reflection of the professional growth gained as a result of the internship. The summary should also include relevance to the degree program. Meets the requirements for Curricular Practical Training for students on F-1 visas. Student is responsible for arranging own internship. Limited to International Policy (INTLPOL) students only. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Aturupane, C. (PI)
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Mastro, O. (PI)
INTLPOL 299: Directed Reading
(Formerly
IPS 299) Directed reading in International Policy. Course is open to students from all degree programs. To be considered for enrollment, interested students must first submit the International Policy Directed Reading Proposal (
https://fsi.stanford.edu/masters-degree/student-resources), which is due no later than the second Friday of the academic quarter in which they would like to enroll. Proposal requires signature of the advising instructor (email confirmation or e-signature) and should be sent to jjachter@stanford.edu. If approved, a directed reading section will be created for the instructor (if s/he does not already have a section). May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
20 times
(up to 20 units total)
Instructors:
Abrahams, M. (PI)
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Admati, A. (PI)
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Cohen, D. (PI)
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Instructors:
Abrahams, M. (PI)
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Admati, A. (PI)
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Cohen, D. (PI)
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Crowder, L. (PI)
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Diamond, L. (PI)
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Edwards, P. (PI)
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Eggleston, K. (PI)
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Felter, J. (PI)
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Fingar, T. (PI)
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Fukuyama, F. (PI)
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Gottemoeller, R. (PI)
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Grossman, S. (PI)
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Hancock, J. (PI)
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Jensen, E. (PI)
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Kahl, C. (PI)
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Lin, H. (PI)
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Lobell, D. (PI)
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Loeb, S. (PI)
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Luby, S. (PI)
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Mastro, O. (PI)
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McFaul, M. (PI)
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McMaster, H. (PI)
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Miller, G. (PI)
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Mistree, D. (PI)
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O'Connell, J. (PI)
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Obradovic, J. (PI)
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Pande, K. (PI)
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Sagan, S. (PI)
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Schlaepfer, A. (PI)
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Stamos, A. (PI)
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Stoner, K. (PI)
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Tuljapurkar, S. (PI)
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Walder, A. (PI)
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Wise, P. (PI)
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Zegart, A. (PI)
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