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Europe possesses a broad and very diverse range of political systems and polities. In order to help students understand and appreciate this diversity, students will be asked to explore the political systems and societies of a broad range of European countries. Particular attention will be devoted to Italy, Germany, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. This range of both West and East European countries should provide students with an understanding not only of how more advanced political systems function, but also of what types of political and institutional structures the newly emerging democracies of Central Europe have chosen. Particular attention will be paid to the way in which political outcomes differ depending on the institutional and socioeconomic make up of individual states. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. STAFF.
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Examination of the diverse and common dilemmas facing Latin America, using social scientific approaches. Topics include economic development and political uncertainty. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. WILLIS.
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4.00 Credits
A study of typical Third World politics in an African context. A study of behavior of political elites constrained both by the international context and by limited resources. Topics include personalistic leadership, corruption, military coups, civil wars, mass-elite interactions, and peasant autonomy. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. GREY.
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The purpose of this course is to explore some facets of the relationships between citizenship, democracy, freedom, and liberalism. In particular, the course is concerned with what "critical" citizens might consider to be relevant whenthinking about public affairs, their own interests, and the interests of others. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. STRAUBER.
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Analysis of the dynamics of Russian politics, beginning with the historical background of communist rule in the Soviet Union. Primary focus on the Putin era. Topics include: democracy, corruption, economic reform, and mass-elite interactions. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. GREY.
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A study of the dynamics of politics in the People's Republic of China. After a study of the history of communism in the PRC, the course examines the role of political leadership, the communist party, the state bureaucracy, the People's Liberation Army, and elite-mass relations. Recent reforms in the political and economic systems are analyzed. Some comparison with the experience of the political system of the former USSR. Prerequisite: Political Science 101 or permission of instructor. GREY.
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Also listed as History 305. This course, in seminar form, will consider the workings of the European Court of Justice, the International Court of Justice, International Arbitration, and the proposed International Criminal Court. Prerequisite: Political Science 219, or 250, or 255, or permission of instructor. OSGOOD.
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4.00 Credits
A research-oriented course in American politics. Students examine research methods and their application to political questions/phenomena. Students then devise and conduct an intensive research project. Throughout the course there is an emphasis on quantitative political science. Prerequisite: Mathematics 115 or 209; and Political Science 216, or 237, or 238, or 239; or permission of instructor. TRISH.
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4.00 Credits
The goal of the seminar is to study the role of the U.S. Supreme Court as a means of change and conservation, both legal and social, in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course addresses selected 14th Amendment due process and equal protection cases and doctrines, using both primary and secondary materials, in order to evaluate the legal and political strengths and weaknesses of the court as a means of change and conservation. Prerequisite: Political Science 219 or permission of instructor. I. STRAUBER.
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4.00 Credits
Analysis of the international politics of the conflict between the developed nations of the North and the developing nations of the South for control of the world's resources and over trade and environmental issues. The impact of national decision-making processes, international organizations, cartels, and multinational corporations. Case studies. Prerequisite: Political Science 250, or 251, or permission of instructor. MOYER.
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