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4.00 Credits
An examination of the original arguments for the current American governmental structure and the problems now faced by these institutions. Prerequisite: POL 101.
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This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the various strategies and tactics used by African-Americans to advance their economic, social and political agendas. As such, the course will provide a detailed examination of the successes and failures of the interaction between the United States political system and African-Americans from both an historic and present-day perspective. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
A history of American foreign policy since 1945, emphasis in this course will be on the description, explanation and evaluation of events and policies, not the study of policy-making as such.
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4.00 Credits
This course surveys substantive themes and theoretical debates in the study of political development including: what is meant by 'political development,' cultural versus structuralexplanations for change, whether development is driven by domestic or international influences, political transitions and the relative significance of particular groups or institutions. Readings build from theoretical touchstones HNSO II (Smith, Marx, Weber) to address contemporary cases in developing and developed countries. Prerequisite: POL 121, COR 202 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
While Japan and China have both become prominent nation-states with increasing international influence, each country has achieved this feat through very different means. This course seeks to ascertain the sources and strength of their respective development paths as well as the prognosis for their political and economic futures. Topics to be covered include: state formation, ideology and political order, political and economic institutions, economic development strategies, 'Asian values,' state-society relations, regional and internationalrelations. Prerequisite: POL 121, POL 231 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This is an examination of the origins of philosophical reflection on the fundamental issues of politics, which is designed to lead to the critical consideration of the political views of our time. Among the topics discussed are the relationship between knowledge and political power and the character of political justice. Portions of the works of Aristophanes, Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas and Alfarabi are examined. Prerequisite: COR 201 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
This is a critical examination of the peculiarly modern political and philosophical stance beginning where Political Philosophy I concludes. Among the authors discussed are Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant and Kojeve. Prerequisite: POL 341 or permission of the instructor. Level III courses are the most difficult and challenging and are for students who have significant philosophical background, to the extent of at least one or two Level II courses.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a factual, conceptual and historical introduction to politics on the European continent, including (but not necessarily limited to) Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and the European Union. These regimes will be studied through a comparison of their social structures, party systems, institutions and constitutions, political cultures and (if possible) their domestic policies. Prerequisite: POL 101.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to qualitative and quantitative methods such as surveys, experiments, archival research, hermeneutical research, case studies and causal analysis. The class will examine these research methods from several different angles including research techniques specific to each method, skills to critically evaluate such research, the epistemological considerations and practical consequences of undertaking such research. Students considering graduate school or careers that require them to sue and assess research may find this course particularly valuable. This course is also cross listed as CRS 415 and SOC 310. Prerequisite: Students with junior standing or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
An in-depth treatment of one or more of the issues introduced in International Relations. The course will be conducted as a seminar, with the emphasis on reading, discussion and research. It will address the following questions: When and why do statesmen resort to force to resolve international conflicts? When does the threat of force succeed or fail and when and how ought one to employ it? When and why do states make peace? What are the causes of conflict in the present and future? What are the prospects for peace? Topics vary from year to year. Prerequisite: POL 111 or POL 311.
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