Required reading (34 pages):

Hollis, Martin and Steve Smith. 1990. Explaining and Understanding International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 1-9 and 16-41.

Optional readings:

a) Goldstein, Joshua S. 2001. International Relations. 4th ed. New York: Pearson: 3-20.

b) Holsti, Kalevi J. 1995. International Politics: A Framework for Analysis. 7^th ed.         Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall: 1-20.