Two things to know about this class:
1. You do not need to go to lecture, no one does.
2. The TA determines your grade completely

Oh my... I went to almost every lecture he presented because I felt bad for him. After Week 3, attendance in his lectures dropped drastically to no more than 25 people - which is sad. He really is committed to what he teaches. That's mostly why I went to his lectures. I didn't take notes, you don't really need to as he uploads slides online. The actual material is dry. 75% was realism and 25% was liberalism. I was chilling with this class.
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This class was a joke. Didn't go to lecture after week 1 (they're not helpful at all he just reads off the slides), did enough reading to hand in weekly 400 word essays and got the easiest A+ of my life.

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Attending discussion is what will determine your grade. Going to lecture is pointless, you'll learn more by reading from the book. It does require a lot of writing, but the essays are not hard, it is mostly based on your opinion on the issue. There was no midterm and our final was a take home essay. It is an easy A as long as you go to discussion and write the papers.

As long as you show up to discussions and answer the TA's questions, you don't need to attend the lectures. I didn't show up to any lectures after week 3 because all the essays were based off of topics in the textbook. The essays themselves weren't that difficult, in my opinion, but it pretty much depends on your TA. Make sure to do the readings to avoid awkward silences in discussion sections and to supplement the essays.
I'd take it again, not for the professor, but because it was relatively easy to get an A.

Professor Wilkinson only talks using the slides. He posts the slides right after he presents them. The first week the lecture hall was full and by the end of week 3 people did not show up. His voice is extremely monotone and he takes office hours right after class. I learned a lot from my TA, he taught the material from class again and often answered questions. This class is really writing intensive, a total of 5 papers throughout the quarter, The first four were of two pages each single spaces and the final was a 4000 word essay single spaced as well. The textbook is necessary to get good grades on the essays, but that depends on your TA. I did not really use my textbook unless it was for a specific essay.

This class is great if you don't mind writing and you don't want to show up to class. Out of a class of 200+ people, the lecture hall rarely held more than 30 people since all of the lecture slides could be accessed online. Participation was required in the sections, but grading was relatively easy and the TAs made it very clear what they were looking for. Although I had hoped to have a greater understanding of world politics after taking this class, I found the essay topics interesting and I'm grateful for the lack of tests given.

This is a so-called writing intensive course with your entire grade determined by four 1200ish words short papers(10% each), one 10ish pages final paper(50%) and participation(10%). There is no exam or quiz, just writing. Four short papers are assigned every two weeks and final paper questions are available from the beginning, which means unless you leave it to the last few days you will have plenty of time to prepare.

Generally, if you are cool with writing, you should be cool with this course. I won't say the workload is super light, but this course would not put a lot pressure on your agenda. And to be practical, you don't have to pay too much attention to the reading or lectures to get an A, though you will definitely or at least learn something more by doing so. Besides, I think TA matters a lot because your score will be completely determined by your TA.

I only attended a total of three lectures and I skipped three discussion sections. Section participation is graded, and you can make up for missing ones, but I didn't and still ended up okay. The final paper is ten pages and single spaced. I started it two days before the deadline and pulled off an A-. If you put in just a smidge more effort than I did then I'm sure you'll get an A. You won't learn a thing though. If you're looking for an easy GE that won't mess up your schedule, this is the class for you,