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NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Focus on relations between the military and politics. Emphasis on the varieties of military involvement in poli-tics, the causes of direct military intervention in political systems, and the consequences of military influence over political decisions. Themes include the evolution of the professional soldier, military influence in contemporary industrial society, and the prevalence of mili-tary regimes in Third World nations. Case studies include the United States, Brazil, Peru, Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt. Prerequisite: Open to juniors and seniors by permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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Wasserspring A comparative analysis of the impact of change on gender in the Third World. The status of women in traditional societies, the impact of ?development? upon peasant women, female urban migration experiences, and the impact of the urban environment on women's lives in the Third World are themes to be considered. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of the state in altering or reinforcing gender ste-reotypes. Comparing cultural conceptions of gender and the factors which enhance or hinder the transformation of these views will also be emphasized. Examples will be drawn from all regions of the Third Worl d. Prerequisite: Any 200-level unit of comparative politics; or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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Joseph This seminar will explore in depth a topic of central importance in the analysis of politics in contemporary China. The focus of the seminar for each year will be announced prior to preregistration. Among the topics that may be considered are: the political and social impact of economic change in China; revolution and reform in the Chinese countryside; ideology and political development in modern China; democ-racy and human rights in China; the political economy of ?Greater China. Prerequisite: 208, HIST 278, or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science de-partment office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Investigates the causes of modern conflicts over religious, national, and ethnic identity. Introduces methods for studying nationalism, ethnic groups in conflict, and religious violence. Considers the construction of ethnicity and nation, the political uses of ethnicity, nationalism, and religion; the relationship between gender, class, ethnicity, and nationalism; various sources of intereth-nic, international, and interreligious conflict; and the psychology of group violence and warfare. This course may count as either a compar-ative politics or an international relations unit for the political science major, depending upon the student's choice of research paper topic. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Focuses on strategies for poverty alleviation, employment generation, promotion of social opportunity, and empowerment. Emphasis is on development in Asia (especially South and Southeast Asia), Africa, and Latin America. Considers women's leadership in social change, local control of resources, faith-based activism, and collaboration between activists and researchers. Ex-amines activities of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and their relations with funders, governments, and other NGOs. Specific NGOs and development programs will be closely examined. Prerequisite: 204 and permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
DeSombre Focuses both on how to make and how to study environmental policy. Examines issues essential in understanding how environmental policy works and explores these topics in depth through case studies of current environmental policy issues. Students will also undertake an original research project and work in groups on influencing or creating local environmental policy. Students may register for either POL2 312S or ES 312S and credit will be granted accordingly. Prerequisite: One 200-level unit in political science and permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. An analysis and assessment of the politics of the Cuban Revolution. Examination of the prerevolutionary Cuban society, significant transformatory phases of Cuban policy, the impact of United States and Soviet foreign policy objectives on Cu-ba, and the contemporary dilemma of maintaining socialist institutions in the post-Cold War era. Special emphasis on political culture and its transformation, the role of political leadership, and the international constraints upon domestic policy formulation. Topics include the government's impact on education, health care and women's lives, the effects of the reintroduction of tourism as a developmental strategy, and the influence of Cuban-American politics in Miami. In addition to social science sources, we will use Cuban film, art, and literature as vehicles of understanding this complex political experience . Prerequisite: Any 200 level unit in comparative politics or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. A comparative study of the politics of mass population movements across state borders, including forced relocation under colonialism, refugees of war, food migration, labor migration, and different forms of legal and illegal immigration, including the international trafficking of persons. Analyzes migration and immigration policies in sending and receiving countries, U.N. conventions on the movement of persons, and social movements against and on behalf of migrant peoples. Country cases to be examined include Algeria and France, Brazil and Japan, Canada and Hong Kong, China and North Korea, Germany and Turkey, and the Philippines and the United States. Prerequisite: One 200-level course in comparative politics or international relations or permission of instructor. Not open to students who have taken [ POL2 383S.] Enrollment limited; interested students must fill out a seminar application available in the political science department office or on the department Web site. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
DeSombre, Moon, Murphy An introduction to the international system with emphasis on contemporary theory and practice. Analysis of the bases of power and influ-ence, the sources of tension and conflict, and the modes of accommodation and conflict resolution. This course serves as an introduction to the international relations subfield in the political science department, and also as a means of fulfilling the political science core require-ment of the international relations major. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: Fall, Spring Unit: 1.0
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3.00 Credits
NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. Investigates the international influences on the economic, diplomatic, and military policies and relations of South Asian states. Examines Indian and Pakistani claims and conflicts over Kashmir; the Indian and U.S. roles in the creation of Bangla-desh; international dimensions of the conflict in Nepal; international dimensions of the conflict in Sri Lanka; river water-use disputes and settlements between India and Pakistan and between India and Bangladesh; nuclear proliferation in South Asia and its international di-mensions; India's and Pakistan's relations with the China and the United States; and contemporary Indian and Pakistani peace initiatives . Prerequisite: 211 or 221 or permission of instructor. Distribution: Social and Behavioral Analysis Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0
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