POLS W4445y - Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

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Barnard College

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This course has two objectives: studying the political economy and history of the Arab states, Israel, Turkey, and Iran, and reviewing major themes in the Middle East political science literature. Topics include: historical legacies of colonialism, the political economy of state-society relations, the politics of religion, the politics of democratization, and burgeoning forms of new media. Barnard syllabus. - M. El-Ghobashy Prerequisites: POLS V1501 or the equivalent. Enrollment limited to 70 students. L-course sign-up through eBear. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points Discussion of readings and development of research skills through completion of a research paper, which constitutes the major work for the course. Admission to each colloquium is limited to sixteen students. Apply through the Barnard Political Science Department office during the preceding semester's program-planning period. Students are assigned by the Department and not by individual instructors. Majors must complete two colloquia. The two colloquia must be taken with different instructors. A second colloquium taken with the same instructor will receive political science elective credit only. International Relations & Foreign Policy

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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