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Lecture Notes

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Week 1: Introducing Technology in International Relations
1Introductory Session and Trade-Networking Presentation (PDF)

Focus: Course overview. We will also discuss how countries are becoming more economically intertwined and what such interconnectedness might mean for international relations.
2Examples of Technology Advances (PDF 1) (PDF 2)

Focus: We will discuss recent technology advances and how they may affect international relations and policies.
3Global Agenda! Simulation (PDF-1.96 MB)

Focus: We will discuss the development of a computer simulation designed to teach students about international relations. We will also brainstorm international relations technology and policy issues and discuss the final project.
Week 2: Technology in Government, and Vice Versa
4Governing the Internet (PDF)

Focus: In the previous class we discuss how technology affects governments; in this class we talk about how governance structures should be formed to regulate technology. We will specifically discuss how one developing technology, the Internet, should be regulated.
5Technology for Government Accountability: Dangers and Opportunities (PDF)

Focus: We will discuss how advances in IT are changing government structures and its implications for international relations.
6System Dynamics and International Relations (PDF)

Focus: We have discussed how interconnected the world is becoming. System dynamics can be a useful way for capturing the complexities of such changing international relations. Travis Franck will present the latest World-3 Model, a policy analysis tool that allows for simulation of alternative futures.
Week 3: Wrap-Up
7Knowledge and Information for Sustainable Development (PDF-1.41 MB)

Focus: Presentation and available opportunities through the Global System for Sustainable Development.
8Presentations for Assignment 3

 








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