POLS 229 - Comparative Foreign Policy

Institution:

Smith College

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Description:

4 sem. hrs. Prereq.: POLS 102 recommended. Examines foreign policy of various countries in Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and North America (except the United States). Focus on top leaders and their worldviews; bureaucracies, size of a state, national culture, and type of regime; rising significance of NGOs, and International Organizations. The goal is to understand how and why foreign countries behave as they do. Simulation game provides hands-on experience in foreign policymaking. Park.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.smith.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 584-2700

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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