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3.00 Credits
This course explores legislative politics through a combination of academic theory and focused field experiences. Each student must simultaneously enroll in a credit-bearing internship at the Minnesota State Legislature. The class examines the basic structures, players and forces that shape legislative decision-making, the motivation or individual legislators, and their interactions with other political actors and institutions. Political Science 100 recommended. Every spring. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of influence patterns in foreign policy-making and issues on the foreign policy agenda past and present. Political Science 120 recommended. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces concepts of global governance by examining some of its central features, including the changing status of the state and of international/world organizations and the role of global civil society. The course emphasizes how patterns of global governance have changed and are changing and the implications of these changes for democracy, social justice, etc. The remainder of the course focuses on the areas of international peace and security, human rights and international humanitarian law, and economic governance. By addressing such topics as the International Criminal Court and the role of the IMF and the World Bank in economic development, these parts of the course highlight the contested nature of global governance in each of the three issue areas. Political Science 120 recommended. Every year. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the military, political, economic, cultural and/or diplomatic dimensions of various regional conflicts or "security complexes." The specific region to be covered will vary, but regions ofpressing interest or greater significance to international peace and security will be covered most regularly. Political Science 120 recommended, but not required. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the dynamic relationship between science, technology and society. The course examines how, and which members of, the public make controversial environmental decisions over topics such as endangered species, genetically modified foods, bioprospecting, climate change, and toxic waste disposal. Through these case studies, the course will critically examine concepts of risk and uncertainty, trust, credibility, expertise and citizenship. Not offered 2008-2009. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
A comparative exploration of European politics since the French Revolution, focusing on questions of modernization. The genesis of democratic and authoritarian politics is related to divergent developmental paths. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Using a plurality of approaches and sources, this course aims at a fundamental understanding of the Holocaust. It examines a variety of situations (Germany, Poland, France), a variety of actors (perpetrators, bystanders, helpers, resisters, victims), and a variety of perspectives (intentionalist, functionalist, relativist). Alternate years. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of theories, patterns, and policies of development in the Third World with emphasis on North-South political-economic and cultural relationships. Political Science 140 recommended. Every year. (4 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of various political structures and activities in diverse world societies. Emphasis is placed on preliterate cultures, but the societies examined vary from hunting and gathering bands through agricultural tribes to the industrial state. Prerequisite: Anthropology 111. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
Comparative study of Latino and Latina political struggles in the United States. We explore the themes of subordination and empowerment through issues such as anti-immigrant ballot initiatives in California, the election of Latino mayors in Denver and San Antonio, Cuban dominance in Miami politics, multiracial violence in Los Angeles, and battles over labor conditions, affirmative action, bi-lingual education, and racial profiling. Student projects will involve field research among the Latino communities and organizations of the Twin Cities. Alternate years. (4 credits)
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