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Since World War II, many European states have experienced unprecedented levels of regional integration. On the other hand, they have also had to confront ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, violence in Northern Ireland, rebellion in Spain, civil war in Moldova, and demands for greater autonomy from a wide range of minorities in Belgium, Finland, France, Denmark, Ukraine, Armenia, and Georgia. This course critically assesses the forces of integration and division in Europe and explores their impact on the stability of European politics at the regional, state, and sub-state levels. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course will provide an overview of non-Western political thought, including Islamic, African, and Hindu traditions. Similar to Occidental forms of political theory, these forms of political thought have advanced in response to socio-political crisis. However, the approaches afforded by non-Western traditions to questions of justice, authority, human nature, and the constitution of the best political order provide compelling alternatives to Western constructs, as well as rich insight into perennial issues of political thought. The course will also address the overarching question of universality-namely, whether principles asserted by political theorists are universally valid, or an expression of the values and presuppositions of a particular political association. 1.00 units, Lecture
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In today's increasingly integrated global market, prudential regulation of financial markets is an important issue. This class will explore the political dynamics involved with regulating international financial markets. We begin with fundamental questions of how and why countries choose to intergrate themselves into international capital markets, both historically and contemporaneously. Second, we will look at attempts by governments to create institutions at the local, national, and international level to ensure stability of markets. Third, we will seek to understand variation in regulations on banking, investment, and taxation. Finally, the class will address public policy challenges related to dealing with increasingly complex international financial markets. Prerequisite: C- or better in POLS 105 or ECON 101, or permission of the instructor. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course investigates the primary economic, humanitarian, and political forces that are driving and sustaining the complex phenomenon of contemporary transnational migration. Within this context, several key questions are addressed: Have the forces of globalization and the entanglements of international commitments and treaty obligations significantly compromised the policy making prerogatives of the traditional nation state What are the benefits and costs of migration for the immigration receiving countries Is a liberal immigration regime desirable and, if so, can it be politically sustained 1.00 units, Lecture
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Political trials are often seen as dangerous challenges to the rule of law: politics trumps law, theater trumps reason, and collective concerns supersede judgment of the individual on trial. However, bringing politics, theater, and collective concerns into the courtroom can also sometimes support the rule of law, as we have seen in contemporary efforts at transnational justice in countries like South Africa and Rwanda. In this class, we will look at several political trials (from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries) in which politics in the courtroom appear ambivalent-as not only dangerous to law and the justice it is supposed to promote, but also as potentially promising. Through examining these trials, we will ask what the relationship between politics and law should be: is "politicizing" law always dangerous, or might it sometimes be important to sustaining law Do drama and theatricality impede justice, or might they sometimes aid it 1.00 units, Lecture
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Both ancient and modern thinkers have tended to theorize democracy as a form of government for a discrete territorial entity. In this class, we will ask how we should theorize democracy in a situation of globalization in which transnational corporations, movements, and social ties seem to challenge our ability to rule ourselves in the mode of classical democracy. We will examine this question by looking not only at contemporary texts that address it, but also at 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century thinkers who experienced moments of "globalization" in their own time, for example, the globalizing moments of imperial expansion and capitalism. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
Since federalism's advent in the late 18th century, federations and federacies have been some of the most widely used systems of government around the globe. This course addresses key issues, structures, and concepts of comparative federalism. It also looks at federalism's role in state integration and disintegration, political identity, ethnic conflict, and economic stability. Case studies include the United States, Canada, India, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. The course also examines the experience of federal units that are not part of federations such as the historic British Dominions, the land Islands, Kurdistan, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, New Caledonia, and Greenland. 1.00 units, Lecture
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4.00 Credits
The Trinity College Legislative Internship is a special program designed for those students who want to observe politics and government firsthand. Student interns work full time for individual legislators and are eligible for up to four course credits, three for a letter grade and one pass/fail. One of the graded credits is a political science credit. In addition to working approximately 35 to 40 hours per week for a legislator, each intern participates in a seminar in which interns present papers and discuss issues related to the legislative process. Although there are no prerequisite courses for enrollment in this program, preference will be given to juniors and seniors. Students majoring in areas other than political science are encouraged to apply. Candidates for this program, which is limited to 14 students, should contact the Political Science Department in April or September. The program will accommodate some students who wish to work part time (20 hours per week) for two graded course credits. 1.00 units, Lecture
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