This course is an introduction to the causes, nature and processes of conflict and cooperation in international relations. Historical and modern cases will be combined with an overview of theoretical frameworks to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of conflict and cooperation in the contemporary world.

CILO-1: Recognize the role of the scientific method in international relations research. CILO-2: Analyze international relations data using R. CILO-3: Explain statistical results and communicate the findings to other people. CILO-4: Produce professional-looking write-ups (in HTML, presentation slides, PDF documents.