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This course examines the interplay of politics and economics in the current world system since the European expansion in the 16th century. Focus will be on the penetration and colonization of Latin America, Asia, and Africa; economic relations in the industrialized world and between the north and the south; the role of international institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund; the role of international trade and transnational corporations; the changing division of labor in the world economy; and current problems of the world economy. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 104. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will examine international relations among East Asian countries, including China, South and North Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. The main focus will be on security and economic issues after World War II, although we will also briefly discuss the historical background necessary to understand contemporary issues in the region. More specifically, this course will emphasize China's emergence as a great power and its impact on regional and global stability; the North Korean nuclear issue; Japan's military buildup; the prospect and implications of Korean reunification; economic interdependence and regional cooperation; as well as U.S. foreign policy toward East Asia. The course will employ a variety of international relations theories in order to facilitate a deeper understanding of contemporary issues and debates concerning the region. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will have three goals: first, to give the students skills in effective oral communications (parliamentary procedure, formal speaking, debating, and group discussions); second, to provide them with a body of theory and literature focusing on communications, media, and politics; and third, to give them opportunities to apply the concepts and theory of communications to some empirical problems, issues, or activity related to politics (the ethics of campaign advertising, censorship of news during war time, etc.). Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course explores the role of women in American politics across the 20th century. We will examine the collective efforts made by American women to gain political rights, secure public policies favorable to women, and achieve an equal role for women in the political realm and society more broadly. We will try to understand how and why women's political views, voting behavior, and the rates of participation have changed over the 20th century and why they remain distinctive from men's. We will also explore the deep ideological divisions among American women, exploring the strikingly different ways that feminists and conservative women define what is in the best interest of women. Finally we end the course by studying women as politicians. We will assess the obstacles women face in getting elected or appointed to political positions, whether or not they act differently from their male counterparts, and the significance of their input. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102 or permission of instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course is an examination of the theory, history, politics, and institutions of the European Union. A critical analysis of the theoretical attempts to explain European integration will be made. Further emphasis will be on the socioeconomic factors that influenced the formation and subsequent expansions of the European Union, particularly the regional differences and the international context. 1.00 units, Lecture
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American Sectionalism: Northern and Southern Regional Identity in Politics This course seeks to compare and contrast the political dynamics of the several regions of the United States, with a primary focus on the partisan evolution of the Northeastern states and the Deep South, and the cleavages that result from the respective regional attitudes on Race, Gender, Class, and Religion. Students will read from a wide selection of works in political science that deal principally with the political behavior of voters in the two regions, and will be asked to think critically about questions of whether cultural differences from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement persist in modern American political conflict. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will survey the domestic politics of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to the present. The first half of the course will concentrate on the revolutionary socialist transformations of the Maoist years (1949-1976), while the second half of the course will explore the post-Mao reform period to the present day. Special attention will be paid to the manner in which irresolvable tensions within Chinese society and political economy (town vs. countryside, plan vs. market, center vs. periphery) have affected the course of political change. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 104. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines the experiences of fascism and communism and the transitions from these regimes to democracy in Europe during the 20th century. What were the characteristics, agendas, and legacies of fascism and communism How did transitional regimes come to terms with the crimes of fascism and communism-the shadow of the past How did they meet the twin challenges of establishing constitutional democracy and rebuilding the economy Case studies include Italy, Germany, and a select number of Eastern European states. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines the works of Plato with the aim of understanding the contribution he made to the transformation of thought that helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophic tradition. Readings will be from primary sources. Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 105, 219, or 220. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will focus on some of the main post-17th century movements in political and social thought that have contributed to the making of democratic theory; consideration will also be given to several modern critics of the theory. Prerequisite: Political Science 105, 219, or 220. 1.00 units, Lecture
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