Our IR faculty members are specialized in a number of cross-cutting subfields of IR. These subfields include global governance, international security, international political economy, culture & society, and comparative politics.
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Global Governance

This specialization explores the intricacies of cooperation management between entities like states and international organization through the lens of IR by offering courses that revolves around the subjects like international development and international integration.
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This specialization explores the origin, process, and resolution of international scale or intra-state conflict, however some courses are tailored to understanding both state- and local-level conflicts. A few examples of the lectures taught by the faculty in this subfield are introduction to diplomacy and foreign policy, transport governance and security, and foundation of international security.
VIEW FACULTYInternational Political Economy

This specialization explores the intersection between the study of politics and economics by delving into a number of interrelated query or issues concerning the structure and hierarchies of international economic relations and the relationship between the state and markets. Among a plethora of courses offered by the faculty in this subfield, among them are understanding globalization and foundation of international political economy.
VIEW FACULTYCulture & Society

This specialization explores the significance of culture and society towards politics, interactions between subjects of different backgrounds, and the structure of the world in general. Since TIU is localized in Japan, most of the courses will be taught from the standpoint of Japan in the international society. Some examples of the courses offered are comparative culture, global sociology, and Japanese society.
VIEW FACULTYComparative Politics

This specialization explores our world’s diverse and complex political systems through the comparative study of states and other political communities worldwide. Faculty specialized in this subfield offers lectures such as comparative politics and Japanese politics in comparative perspective.
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