New section of POLS 2998 - Section 010 - Theories and Issues in International Historical Sociology
This course surveys the major theoretical debates and empirical issues within international historical sociology, a dynamic field of research at the intersection of international relations (IR), world-history, and sociology. Students engage with questions such as: what are the origins of states and civilizations? How are geopolitical systems shaped by social structures, and vice versa? Why did agrarian societies 'transition' into industrial ones, and why has this transition remained uneven globally? What role does revolution play in the emergence of the modern world order? They learn how the concepts of social and international theory, when used with sufficient attention to problems such as 'eurocentrism', can be used to develop a high-altitude, panoramic understanding of history that deepens insights into current affairs.
This section fulfills the international relations subdivision and is taught in person at Storrs.
For more information, contact: Justin Theodra at justin.theodra@uconn.edu