Sample Reading List
This list represents examples of texts you are likely to encounter in your International Relations coursework at the University of Chicago. It should not be considered exhaustive or a pre-requisite for study at CIR. There is also a short list of works that may be useful to consider methodology in the Social Sciences.
Download the Sample Reading List [PDF]Journals
You might want to look at journals to become familiar with recent developments in the field. Simply browse through the past three or four years of these journals and read articles of special interest to you. Journals are also an excellent source for scholarly reviews of important new books. Some of the leading journals are:
- American Political Science Review/Perspectives on Politics (for book reviews)
- International Organization
- International Security
- International Studies Quarterly
- Millennium
- Security Studies
