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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
Conflict and the resolution of conflict is a central concern of our time, in international and domestic politics as well as in other realms of human experience. This course focuses on the patterns of conflict and methods of conflict resolution in international and domestic politics. The concluding section deals with the application of these theories to family, work, and education. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This comparative course studies the tensions and relationship between civilian elites, military elites, and mass society in a variety of political contexts. This examination of the political role of the military will involve theory to conceptualize broadly as well as focus specifically on germane case studies: Russia and the former Soviet context, Israel, China, Latin America, and the United States. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES
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3.00 Credits
The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered. POLI 390 OPERATION IRAQUI FREEDOM. The class will examine how and why the United States decided to invade Iraq. The policies, programs, strategies and tactics utilized to realize its goals will also be analyzed. We will evaluate the current situation, and prospects for near term success or failure. POLI 390 RELIGION AND POLITICS. This course will review the history of one of the founding principles of the United States: separation of church and state. We will explore the relationship between religion and politics in the US from the time of the Puritans through the rise of the Christian Right. POLI 390 TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM. This course will critically examine the causes and characteristics of terrorism today as well as counter-terrorist strategies. Themes to be explored will include: terrorists and weapons of mass destruction, religion and terrorism, the media and terrorism, domestic terrorists in the US, and future terrorists scenarios. Each student will do a case study of a specific terrorist group. POLI 390 POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. This course will examine the organization, strategy and outcomes of political campaigns on the national, state and local level. Practical as well as theoretical and historical aspects of campaigns will be emphasized. Guest speakers will include campaign managers as well as former and current political officials. POLI 390 CIVIC ACTION. Grassroots democracy as practiced by civic groups; this course will focus on how voluntary associations of citizens address issues at the community to international levels, with emphasis on developing research, communication, organizing, and advocacy skills. POLI 390 CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS. This course focuses upon the dynamics, processes, and actors involved with democratic elections, particularly in US Presidential elections. The first half deals largely with individual voters (psychology, partisanship, turnout, etc.) while the second concentrates on campaigns, candidates, interest groups, fund raising and spending, and the media. POLI 390 THE POLITICS OF IMPEACHMENT. To what extent is the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton a reflection of long-standing historical forces which have been characterized as the "puritan legacy" and to what extent does it reflect unique modern currents of American politics What are the political, moral and institutional/constitutional challenges raised by this crisis This course will focus on these questions and utilize both historical and social scientific texts to analyze these issues. POLI 390 SELF AND OTHERS. Through readings and discussion we will explore the complexity of individual and group identity in order to better understand group relationships in American society. We will also evaluate the role identity should play in politics and possible resolutions of inter-group conflict. POLI 390 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. This course investigates the actions and attitudes of individuals within the American political system: How potential voters act and think, and why. Part one focuses on the political stimuli facing citizens, including topics such as political psychology, decision-making, political attitudes, partisanship and ideology. The second part shifts to the sources of political stimuli (media, issues, campaigns, and social setting) resulting in electoral turnout, campaign contributions, vote choices, etc. This course has relevance to the study of democracies in general. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 5.00 Credits
Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study. 0.000 TO 5.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 5.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A program offering political internships on a flexible, part-time basis for a semester. Students will be placed in education/work experience settings that include, but are not limited to, legislative offices, public interest organizations, political campaign offices, international corporations, foundations, and agencies. The internships will be evaluated by the instructor, students, and the person or agency to which the students are assigned. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed for and required of all graduating Seniors in Political Science. The purpose of the seminar is to provide a format for assessing and evaluating the study of politics. The seminar will be structured around the different specialties in political science -- American Government, International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Political Theory -- and students will be involved in projects and group activities in these areas. This course is designed as a capstone experience for Political Science majors, i.e., to help students understand and assess what it means to be a student/observer of political life and how this affects their lives in general. POLI 405 Political Science Seminar: Revolutionary Change Revolutionary changes--both violent and nonviolent-have altered social institutions, nation states and the world as a whole. This seminar will revolve around the study of the causes and uniformities of revolutions that result in political changes from the local to the international. Leadership, followers, values and ideology, external support, tactics and strategies, and outcomes will be the common framework for a student-selected and organized research project around a revolution. Basic readings, research paper and seminar discussions. This Revolutionary Change Seminar fulfills the Writing Intensive Requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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3.00 Credits
The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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