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THE DEPARTMENT.
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Fall 2006. RICHARD E. MORGAN. While focusing primarily on American material, students have the option of choosing speech controversies in other polities as the subject of their seminar papers.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. JANET M. MARTIN. Examines presidential-congressional relations through a number of perspectives, including use of historical, quantitative, and institutional analyses. Readings consider the relationship between the executive branch and Congress in both the domestic arena (including regulatory and budgetary policy) and in the area of foreign and defense policy.
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Race and Representation
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. MICHAEL M. FRANZ. Considers the historical and contemporary relationship between money and government. In what ways have moneyed interests always had distinctive influences on American politics Does this threaten the vibrancy of our representative democracy Are recent controversies over campaign finance reform and lobbying reform signs that American government is in trouble Reading, writing, and discussion intensive, considers the large academic literature on this subject, as well as the reflections of journalists and political practitioners, with the overall goal of understanding the money/politics relationship in ways that facilitate the evaluation of American democracy.
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3.00 Credits
Social Protest and Political Change
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. LAURA A. HENRY. Explores growing political, economic, and cultural diversity within the post-communist region after the enforced homogeneity of the communist era. Considers the essential features of communism and asks why these systems collapsed, before examining more recent developments. What are the factors promoting growing variation in the region Why have some post-communist states joined the European Union, while others appear mired in authoritarianism Do the institutional and cultural legacies of communism influence contemporary politics Fifteen years after the collapse of communist regimes in East Central Europe and the Soviet Union, is "post-communism" still a useful concept for social scientists Examines contemporary scholarship on the sources of change and continuity in the region and offers students the opportunity to undertake individual research projects.
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Spring 2007. SHELLEY M. DEANE. Considers the means and mechanisms adopted to end civil wars. Examines the nature of negotiated settlements. As wars end, peace settlements are varied and complex, often negotiated and agreed, sometimes imposed. Considers associated issues of insecurity, the nature of the settlement reached, the problems of implementation, and third party intervention, along with the dilemmas associated with peacekeeping and enforcement. The transition from war to settlement implementation is considered theoretically and empirically. Historical and contemporary civil wars selected from every continent illuminate the theoretical imperatives associated with implementing peace agreements.
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Spring 2007. HENRY C. W. LAURENCE. Analyzes the political, social, and cultural underpinnings of modern politics, and asks how democracy works in Japan compared with other countries. Explores how Japan has achieved stunning material prosperity while maintaining, among the best healthcare and education systems in the world, high levels of income equality, and low levels of crime. Students are also instructed in conducting independent research on topics of their own choosing. (Same as Asian Studies 332.) Prerequisite: Asian Studies 282 or Government 232.
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3.00 Credits
Spring 2007. LANCE GUO. Seeks to understand political change caused by China's rapid economic ascendance and growing global influence by exploring the various underlying driving forces - marketization, globalization, etc, and how these are reshaping the socioeconomic foundation of the partystate, forcing changes in the governance structure and the ways power is contested and redistributed. The main theme varies each year to reflect important recent developments, e.g., elite politics, the transformation of the communist party, role of the military, political economy of development, the re-emerging class structure, etc. (Same as Asian Studies 333.)
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