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4.00 Credits
Examines how public issues and problems are analyzed to assist in the development of public policies. Considers the process of evaluating public programs to determine whether they are to be expanded, cut back or continued at the current level. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (4,0) 4
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3.00 Credits
Examines the impact of electronic and print media on contemporary American politics. Evaluates proposals for changing the method and role of media coverage of government and politics. Prerequisites: POLI110 and junior standing. (3,0) 3
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4.00 Credits
Institutions and functioning of government in major European states, such as Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia. Prerequisite: POLI110. (4,0) 4
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the international regime for the protection of individual human rights. This course covers the basic philosophy, principles, instruments and institutions that undergird the regime, along with an overview of several current issues and debates in the literature related to the cross-cultural conflicts over domestic compliance with the relevant treaties. Prerequisite: POLI110. (4,0) 4
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3.00 Credits
An examination of government and politics in the Middle East, with special emphasis on the influences of Islam and nationalism on both international and domestic politics of the area. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing. (3,0) 3
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4.00 Credits
The primary aim of this course is to provide in-depth knowledge of the institutions and politics of the European Union. The course provides a general overview of the "State of the Union" from an empirical (rather than theoretical) perspective. We shall use articles from the comparative and international politics literature, along with some legal materials to make sense of the European Union. It should be emphasized that no knowledge of international legal processes is needed for the course. Prerequisite: POLI110. (4,0) 4
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3.00 Credits
An examination of nationalism and other forms of political conflict arising from ethnic, racial, linguistic and religious differences in comparative perspective. Prerequisites: POLI110 or POLI160 and junior standing. (3,0) 3
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended to familiarize students with the efforts of the international community to establish policy guidelines designed to begin the regulation of the global environment. The course covers basic concepts to international relations necessary to understand the general workings of the nation-state system. It then begins an exploration of significant historical international environmental issues and the ways in which these have been dealt with by the international community. The course further challenges students by investigating various alternative solutions for solving the myriad of global environment problems faced by all of humankind in the new century. (3,0) 3
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4.00 Credits
An examination of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks through the Reformation, concentrating on Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas and Machiavelli. Prerequisites: POLI110 and junior or senior standing. (4,0) 4
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4.00 Credits
An examination of political philosophy from the seventeenth century to the twentieth century, concentrating on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Burke, Bentham, Mill, Hegel, and Marx. The course includes analysis of the period's main ideologies: Conservatism, liberalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism and national socialism. Prerequisites: POLI110 and junior or senior standing. (4,0) 4
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