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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the theory and practice of political rhetoric, based primarily upon an examination of great political speeches drawn from history and literature. Students will learn to identify and use the different rhetorical figures and modes of persuasion; students will also study and practice the delivery of political speeches. Works to be studied include Pericles's Funeral Oration, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Second Inaugural, King's "I Have a Dream," Mark Antony's "Friends, Romans, countrymen" from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. For the culminating exercise, students will compose and deliver their own political speeches. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the major events facing the United States during the Cold War and the controversies surrounding them. Academic and policy debates over national security doctrines, the proper place of ideology in foreign policy, the role of economic factors, and domestic political institutions. Topics include the origin of the Cold War, nuclear weapons strategy, the Vietnam War, containment and detente, and the end of the Cold War. Prerequisite: Government 131. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of scholarly controversies surrounding the issue of when war and the means of waging it are considered legitimate. Among the cases covered are the Persian Gulf War, humanitarian intervention in Bosnia, Hiroshima, the ethics of nuclear deterrence, guerrilla warfare, terrorism, the question of whether the Nuremberg precedent in trying war criminals can be extended to contemporary conflicts in South Africa, Rwanda, Yugoslavia, and Cambodia. Four credit hours. S, I.
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4.00 Credits
Examination of attempts to establish criminal accountability over genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, from Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals at the end of World War II through recent controversies over the International Criminal Court. Central questions: (1) whether international laws and institutions can end impunity for leaders and soldiers who violate international humanitarian law, (2) how considerations of politics influence decisions about international justice. Academic and legal analysis is combined with simulated court proceedings, e.g. the Milosevic trial at the Hague, the UK's Pinochet extradition hearings, whether the Geneva Convention applies to Taliban and Al Qaeda captured in Afghanistan. Four credit hours. S. RODMAN
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3.00 Credits
Examines the varieties of regional identities, social movements, and political parties in Europe. Explores questions such as, "Where are regional identities the strongest and why " Considers whether the rise of regional movements and the devolution of power in many countries challenge the primacy of the nation-state in Europe. To what extent is the European Union a "Europe of the regions" where subnational political actors can find new opportunities to shape the political agenda Prerequisite: Government 131 or 151. Three credit hours. I. YODER
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4.00 Credits
Roots and the evolution of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Themes include origins of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism; the British mandate over Palestine; creation of Israel and birth of Palestinian refugee problem; Arab-Israeli wars; stereotyping and prejudices; the intifada and its impact on the conflict; origins, content, and significance of 1993 agreement between Yasir Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin; the 1995 Oslo II agreement; the peace process since the election of Benjamin Netanyahu. Scholarly analyses, firsthand accounts, essays, and documentaries depicting attitudes and emotions that have sustained the conflict between Arabs and Jews in Palestine-Israel region into the 21st century. Four credit hours. S, I. DENOEUX
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the internal politics of Middle Eastern countries, centering on the two main forces that currently play out in this region: the intertwining of religion and politics, and the growing tension between the authoritarian nature of Arab regimes and increasing popular pressures for democratization. The origins of modern Arab states, the challenges of modernization and political development, leadership styles, strategies of political control, and the politics of economic and political liberalization. Prerequisite: Government 151. Four credit hours. I. DENOEUX
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to major political institutions, actors, and processes in the region as well as some key concepts and controversies affecting discussions of Latin America today. Specifically, an effort to find answers to the following questions: (1) What are the sources of political instability in Latin America (2) What are the basic patterns of state-society interaction in the region (3) Is it possible to "make democracy work" in Latin America Prerequisite: One of the following: Anthropology 235, Government 151, History 173, Latin American Studies 171. Four credit hours. I.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the domestic politics and foreign policies of China, Japan, South Korea, and North Korea, with special attention to three sources of insecurity in the region: the tension between Japan and China over collective memories of World War II, the dispute between China and Taiwan over the island's territorial sovereignty and national identity, and the conflict between North Korea and the five other Pacific Rim powers (the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, and Russia) over the hermit kingdom's nuclear weapons program. Four credit hours. S, I. HATCH
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the development of Western European forms of democratic governance, particularly in France, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. Political cultures and institutions in contrasting national settings and implications of the European integration process for democracy in Western Europe. Prerequisite: Government 151. Four credit hours. I.
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