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The Oklahoma City bombing and the World Trade Center bombing are two recent examples of terrorism. The word evokes fear for good reason, because it involves extremely violent, visible actions by individuals, groups, or governmental authorities. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to a systematic study of terrorism and its domestic and global impacts. Class discussions will define terrorism in relation to its historical roots. Distinctions will be made between left-wing and right-wing terrorism, and a sociology of terrorism organizations of both types will be presented. In addition, the broad range of efforts that have been used to combat terrorism will also be addressed. The overall intention is for students to acquire an understanding of the role of violence for political and non-political ends.
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Murder, Mass murder. One recent citation includes this horrible statistic, that almost 170 million unarmed, helpless men, women and children have been shot, beaten, tortured, knifed, burned, starved, crushed, worked to death, buried alive or drowned by governments. Mass murder is global, taking over in many countries in different years: in Turkey, from 1909-1918, over one million Armenians were killed; in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 two million Cambodians were killed; from 1933 to 1945, the German government exterminated a total of more than 20 million people. Genocide is an old practice with a new name. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to a systematic study of genocide, from ancient to contemporary case studies. Emphasis will be placed on how and why genocides occur. Class discussion will also focus on the roles of perpetrators, bystanders and victims. The overall intention is for students to acquire an understanding of the role genocide has played in the pursuit of political ends.
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The personal is political. Gender politics are about the structure of sex roles. It is also about the struggle between the sexes in which the central issues are freedom and domination. This course will begin by introducing students to the women’s movement, past, present, and future, with an eye towards identifying how the debate still profoundly influences the lives of individuals, often in unseen ways. Then, the movement will be highlighted in terms of its unity of thought and action. To understand the thought that continues to shape this movement, students will analyze and evaluate the arguments of the major thinkers, such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Simone de Beauvoir.
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Law has enormous influence on the well-being of citizens, on whether a society is just, and on the potential for prosperity within society. Yet, it is not always clear what exactly the nature of law is. How, for instance, is law different from morality? Moreover, laws are useless unless they influence behavior. To do this, laws must be backed by some sort of coercive force, e.g., the authority of those in power. What constitutes a legitimate use of coercive force? The questions above comprise just some of the issues that will be addressed in a course on the Philosophy of Law. Students will be introduced to the relevant thinkers from the past, with an eye towards a better understanding of current discussions of the subject matter. Moreover, students will learn, analyze, and assess the justification for the answers to these questions. Hence, students will be able to move from a descriptive understanding of law to an historically-grounded understanding of the normative issues intrinsic to any system of law.
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This course will survey the history of war, focusing particularly on the link between technology and the conduct of war. We will also place the topic in the broader context of war as one of the transformational forces of civilization. We will conclude by asking whether, with the development of weapons of mass destruction, war remains a "normal" phenomenon"the continuation of diplomacy by other means" In Clauswitz’s famous phraseor, as has been suggested more recently, war, especially between great powers, is becoming obsolete.
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This course will examine the philosophical underpinnings of our unique American democracy. We will examine the thoughts of the Founders and where they may have originated, whether from European sources or Native American ones. We will also examine how uniquely American thoughts about government and politics have evolved over time. The last part of the course will attempt to apply some of this philosophy to contemporary American political problems, including: term limits, direct democracy, the Electoral College, gridlock, and others.
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Movies both reflect society and also shape how we think about the world around us. This course will look at how movies can be used for specifically political purposes, such as propaganda films, as well as how politics and political issues, including war and the role of the media, have been portrayed in "mainstream" Hollywood films. We will be examining not just the surface depiction of events, but also how movies can subtly shape our political beliefs. The course will be structured around the in-class viewing of the films and discussion and analysis by the whole class.
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