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1: Systemic Approaches

Axelrod, R. "The Emergence of Cooperation Among Egoists."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Gilpin, R. and J. M. Gilpin. The Political Economy of International Relations, pp. 3-64.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Hirschman, A. O. National Power and the Structure of Foreign Trade, Chaps. 1-3.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Katzenstein, P. J., R. O. Keohane, and S. D. Krasner. "International Organization and the Study of World Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Keohane, R. O. After Hegemony, Chaps. 1-4.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Keohane, R. O. "Problematic Lucidity."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Keohane, R. O. and J. S. Nye. Power and Interdependence, Chaps. 1-3.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Kindleberger, C. P. The World in Depression, 1929-1939, Chaps. 1, 14.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Krasner, S. "National Power and Global Communications."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Krasner, S. D. "State Power and Structure of International Trade."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Lake, D. A. "Beneath the Commerce of Nations."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Rosecrance, R. N. The Rise of the Trading State, pp. 1-40.
All (notes by Stanforder).

2: Cognitive and Constructivist Approaches

Adler, E. "Seizing the Middle Ground."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Crawford, N. "Argument and Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Finnemore, M. and K. Sikkink. "International Norm Dynamics and Political Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Goldstein, J. and R. O. Keohane. "Ideas and Foreign Policy."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Haas, P. M. "Banning Chlorofluorocarbons."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Katzenstein, P. "Coping With Terrorism."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Ruggie, J. G. "What Makes the World Hang Together?"
All (notes by Stanforder).
Ruggie, J. G. "Territoriality and Beyond."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Sikkink, K. "The Power of Principled Ideas."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Waever, O. "The Sociology of a Not So International Discipline."
All (notes by Stanforder).

3: The Role of Preferences

Frieden, J. and R. Rogowski. "The Impact of the International Economy on National Policies."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Frieden, J. A. "Invested Interests."
All (notes by Stanforder).
McKeown, T. J. "Firms and Tariff Regime Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Milner, H. "Resisting the Protectionist Temptation."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Moravcsik, A. "Taking Preferences Seriously."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Rogowski, R. Commerce and Coalitions, pp. 1-128.
All (notes by Stanforder).

4: Institutional Approaches

Abbott, K. W. and D. Snidal. "Hard and Soft Law in International Governance."
All (notes by Stanforder), or All (notes by Stanforder).
Downs, G. W., D. M. Rocke, and Barsoom. "Is the Good News about Compliance Good News about Cooperation?"
All (notes by Stanforder).
Goldstein, J. "International Law and Domestic Institutions."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Goldstein, J., M. Kahler, et al. "Introduction: Legalization and World Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Goldstein, J. and L. Martin. "Legalization, Trade Liberalization, and Domestic Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Haas, E. B. "Words Can Hurt You."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Kahler, M. "Conclusion: The Causes and Consequences of Legalization."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Keohane, R. O. After Hegemony, Chaps. 5-7.
Chapters 5-6 (notes by Stanforder); Chapter 7 (notes by Stanforder).
Krasner, S. D. International Regimes, Introduction and Conclusion.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Martin, L. L. "Credibility, Costs, and Institutions."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Martin, L. L. and B. A. Simmons. "Theories and Empirical Studies of International Institutions."
All (notes by Stanforder).
North, D. C. Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance, Chaps. 1-3, 10.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Riker, W. H. "Implications From the Disequilibrium of Majority-Rule For the Study of Institutions."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Simmons, B. "The Legalization of International Monetary Affairs."
All (notes by Stanforder).

5: Development of Markets

Eichengreen, B. J. Globalizing Capital, pp. 1-92.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Gilpin, R. and J. M. Gilpin. The Political Economy of International Relations, pp. 65-117.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Kindleberger, C. P. "Rise of Free Trade in Western-Europe."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Milgrom, P., D. North, and B. Weingast. "The Role of Institutions in the Revival of Trade."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Polanyi, K. The Great Transformation.
All (notes by Stanforder).

6: International Finance

Bird, G. "The International Monetary Fund and Developing Countries."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Block, F. "Controlling Global Finance."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Eichengreen, B. J. and A. Fishlow. "Contending with Capital Flows."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Eichengreen, B. J. Globalizing Capital, pp. 93-192.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Feldstein, M. "Refocusing the IMF."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Gilpin, R. and J. M. Gilpin. The Political Economy of International Relations, pp. 118-170, 306-340.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Kapur, D. "The IMF: A Cure or a Curse?"
All (notes by Stanforder).
Krugman, P. "Dutch Tulips and Emerging Markets."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Krugman, P. "Currency Crises."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Sachs, J. "Do We Need an International Lender of Last Resort?"
All (notes by Stanforder).
Sachs, J. "The IMF and the Asian Flu."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Minton-Beddoes, Z. "Why the IMF Needs Reform."
All (notes by Stanforder).

7: International Trade

Bailey, M. A., J. Goldstein, and B. Weingast. "The Institutional Roots of American Trade Policy."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Encarnation, D. J. Rivals Beyond Trade, Chaps. 1-2.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Gilpin, R. and J. M. Gilpin. The Political Economy of International Relations, pp. 171-230.
All (notes by Stanforder).
Goldstein, J. "International Institutions and Domestic Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Gourevitch, P. A. "International Trade, Domestic Coalitions, and Liberty."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Ruggie, J. G. "International Regimes, Transactions, and Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Trebilcock, M. J. and R. Howse. The Regulation of International Trade, Chaps. 15-16.
All (notes by Stanforder).

8: How does IP constrain DP?

Cohen, B. "Triad and the Unholy Trinity."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Garrett, G. "Global Markets and National Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Garrett, G. and P. Lange. "Internationalization, Institutions, and Political Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Haggard, S. and S. Maxfield. "The Political Economy of Financial Internationalization in the Developing World."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Maxfield, S. "Effects of International Portfolio Flows on Government Policy Choice."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Rodrik, D. Has Globalization Gone Too Far?
All (notes by Stanforder).
Winters, J. A. "Power and the Control of Capital."
All (notes by Stanforder).

9: Reconstructing IP/DP Divide

Bull, H. The Anarchical Society, Chaps. 1-3.
Chapters 1-2 (notes by Stanforder); Chapter 3 (notes by Stanforder).
Gourevitch, P. "2nd Image Reversed."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Ikenberry, G. J. "Creating Yesterday's New World Order."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Meyer, J. W., J. Boli, et al. "World Society and the Nation-State."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Milner, H. V. "Rationalizing Politics."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Ruggie, J. G. "International Regimes, Transactions, and Change."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Simmons, B. A. "Rulers of the Game."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Spruyt, H. "Institutional Selection in International Relations."
All (notes by Stanforder).
Wendt, A. "Anarchy Is What States Make of It."
All (notes by Stanforder).