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3.00 Credits
The role of money in the political process and the policy debates on various campaign finance reform alternatives. Formerly offered as Government 419. Prerequisite: Government 111. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
The changing role of the national government in American society since the beginning of the 20th century, especially government involvement in defining and protecting individual and civil rights. Critical analyses of the movements that led to those expansions, the government programs that resulted, and the opposition and reaction they inspired. Prerequisite: Government 111 or History 132. Four credit hours. U. MACKENZIE
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3.00 Credits
Examination of competing theories about the relationship between business and the state in the conduct of foreign policy. The relevance of these theories will be tested vis-Ã -vis cases of Cold War interventionism, East-West trade, economic sanctions, trade policy, the role of international banking, the arms industry, and the oil companies. Prerequisite: Government 131. Four credit hours. RODMAN
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3.00 Credits
The structure, politics, and current operation of international organizations within the nation-state system. Topics include conflict resolution, nonproliferation, human rights, and international economic cooperation. Prerequisite: Government 131. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Special topic: "Knowledge, Innovation, and the Poor." Examines, both in theory and practice, the idea that the poor are rich in knowledge and that this type of knowledge can create fair and sustainable development around the world. Will connect the work of innovators in central Maine to grassroots innovation in developing countries. Students will read cutting-edge research on the topic, conduct hands-on research, and explore ways of discovering, encouraging, and supporting grassroots innovators and inventors as a means of raising people out of poverty. Prerequisite: Government 131 or 151 or Anthropology 112, and one other course in Government, International Studies, or Anthropology. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
Listed as Environmental Studies 334. Four credit hours. I. ASHCRAFT
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3.00 Credits
The evolving relationship between Latin America and the United States. Analysis will focus on the continuities and changes in U.S. policy toward Latin America as well as Latin American perceptions and policies towards the United States. Special attention to post-Cold War issues such as the war on drugs, democracy promotion, international migration, hemispheric trade, financial crises, crime, and terrorism. Prerequisite: Government 131, 151, or 253. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
Listed as Environmental Studies 338. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
The evolution and institutions of the European Union, focusing on the major policy debates within the EU and the challenges of European integration, especially those posed by enlargement to include former communist countries. Prerequisite: Government 131 or 151. Four credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of contemporary Chinese politics, especially the political and social fallout from post-Mao economic reforms. Prerequisite: Government 151 or 256. Four credit hours.
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