International relations in action a world politics simulation

• Main Author: Tessman, Brock Franklin 1976- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boulder, Colorado Lynne Rienner Publishers 2007
• Subjects: International relations > Simulation methods > Study and teaching (Secondary); Diplomacy > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Simulation methods
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This hands-on exercise allows students to relate the concepts and issues at the foundation of global politics to the realities of international politics today. As influential leaders in the fictional world of Politica, each team of students governs a country with a unique history, geography, and cul...

Table of Contents:

• Individual and team objectives
• History and geography
• Resource factors
• Diplomacy
• Trade
• Conflict
• Alliance politics
• Territorial disputes
• Nuclear proliferation
• Ethnic conflict
• Free trade vs. protectionism
• Natural resource po