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lecturelet 5

February 23rd, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

Here’s the fifth lecturelet for SIS-301, Spring 2009; this one’s on Rousseau. Yes, Rousseau: not often thought of as an IR theorist, but I think he opens up interesting vistas.

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relational theory and complexity science

February 20th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in ProfPTJ's Podcasts - (0 Comments)

Here’s the audio of my comments at the ISA meeting in New York City, February 2009, on a roundtable called “Complexity Science Meets the Relational Turn in World Politics.” Just mp3 audio this time — no slides or video. Maybe next year I’ll start videoing my conference performances — then again, maybe not.

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lecturelet 4

February 8th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

The fourth in the ongoing series for Theories of International Relations. This one’s on Locke.

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lecturelet 3

February 2nd, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

The third lecturelet from SIS-301, Spring 2009. This one’s on Hobbes, and seeks to locate him within the broader Enlightenment project.

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A Requiem for Samuel P. Huntington

January 29th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in ProfPTJ's Podcasts - (0 Comments)

Here’s a recording of a talk I gave earlier today at Rutgers. It’s about civilizational analysis, and the late Samuel P. Huntington, and a few other things too — including some remarks on the purpose of social science. A little sprawling, but I think it holds together.

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lecturelet 2

January 26th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

Here’s the second lecturelet for SIS-301, Spring 2009. This one provides context for our discussion of Machiavelli.

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lecturelet 1

January 19th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

The first lecturelet for SIS-301, Spring 2009. This one’s on Thucydides.

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301 syllabus

January 14th, 2009 | Posted by ptj in SIS-301 - (0 Comments)

Here’s the course syllabus for SIS-301.001, Spring 2009, “Theories of International Relations.”

autism talk

November 4th, 2008 | Posted by ptj in ProfPTJ's Podcasts - (0 Comments)

Here’s a presentation I gave to a course in our MA program in Special Education. The topic: autism. My qualifications: my autistic son, and my having read a lot of stuff. Caveat auditor: I’m not an autism expert, but I do know a thing or three (and unlike certain presidential candidates, I don’t confuse autism and Down’s Syndrome).

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comments on Richard Price’s IO article

October 24th, 2008 | Posted by ptj in ProfPTJ's Podcasts - (0 Comments)

Here’s a recording of the introductory comments I made at an SIS-American University faculty-PhD student reading group in which we discuss recent IR articles. This session was on Richard Price’s “Moral Limit and Possibility in World Politics,” International Organization 62:2 (2008). This is audio only, but it’s in mp4 format; should play fine in iTunes.

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