Teaching International Relations

Edited by James M. Scott, University Professor and Chair, Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, Ralph G. Carter, Piper Professor of Political Science, Brandy Jolliff Scott, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Texas Christian University and Jeffrey S. Lantis, Professor of Political Science, College of Wooster, US

Contents:

1 Introduction to Teaching International Relations 1
James M. Scott, Ralph G. Carter, Brandy Jolliff Scott and
Jeffrey S. Lantis

PART I CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN COURSE
STRUCTURES AND GOALS
2 Essentials for Introduction to International Relations 11
Paul F. Diehl and Mark A. Boyer
3 Teaching with purpose: commitment and innovation in IR
pedagogy 27
Jeffrey S. Lantis
4 Teaching IR in the Global South: views from Brazil and
South Africa 38
Jacqui de Matos Ala, Cristina Yumie Aoki Inoue and Marcelo Valença
5 Toward an intersectional pedagogy in IR: how to take
feminist interventions seriously 52
Dovilė Budrytė

PART II INNOVATIONS IN THE CLASSROOM:
TECHNIQUES AND APPROACHES
6 Teaching with case studies 66
Ralph G. Carter
7 Experiential learning through faculty-led study abroad programs 77
Amy Below, Amanda Nydegger and Mary Jane Parmentier
8 Using Statecraft in the classroom 90
Eric Cox
9 Teaching political violence with games and simulations 105
Amanda Rosen and Victor Asal
10 Teaching with the IR theory toolkit 117
Eric K. Leonard
11 Teaching IR with literature and film 129
Gigi Gokcek and Patrick James
12 Engaging in inquiry: problem-based and research-focused
teaching and learning 145
James M. Scott
13 Engaging with diversity through technology 160
Yasemin Akbaba and Filiz Başkan
14 Becoming an effective online teacher: five considerations
for better teaching and learning in IR courses 176
Brandy Jolliff Scott
15 Collaborative learning in the IR classroom 189
Heather A. Smith

PART III ASSESSMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS
16 Assessment and effectiveness of active teaching and
learning in IR 201
Matthew Krain and Kent J. Kille
17 The vital role of assessment in active teaching and learning 214
Kerstin Hamann
References 224

Index