Required readings (45 pages):

a) Morgenthau, Hans J. 1978. Politics among Nations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 3-25.

b) Burchill, Scott and Andrew Linklater. 2001. Theories of International Relations. 2nd ed. London: Palgrave: 70-87.

Optional reading:

a) Hollis, Martin and Steve Smith. 1990. Explaining and Understanding International Relations. Oxford: Clarendon: chapter 2. 

b) Morgenthau, Hans. 1985. Politics Among Nations: The Struggle for Power and Peace. New York: McGraw-Hill: 201-217.