■ 課程目標 (Course Objectives) This course is designed for the students to explore main current of international politics; prevailing theories and approaches to international studies; major forces and history of international politics; the nature of international system, the nature of power; the cause of confict;conditions for international cooperation and peace; the role of international law and organization in managing conflict and enabling world order and peace. ■ 課程內涵 (Course Contents) 國際政治強調世界處於無政府的狀態，如何理解無法避免的國際衝突，以及與日俱進的國際合作，需要同時針對理論與實務著手。面對林林總總之 國際政治現象，學生必須掌握基礎，進而對國際政治產生廣泛性了解與興趣

Charles W. Kegley,Jr.,Shannon L. Blanton, World Politics: Trend and Transformations(Boston, MA:
Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2010)