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Where do policy ideas originate? How do coalitions form in support or opposition to a policy? Do the dynamics of policy making vary across issues? Focuses on understanding public-policy development and implementation at the national level in the United States, including why some policies fail to develop or why they fail to take effect as intended. Includes assessment of prominent theories of policy development and in-depth analysis of cases. PSCI 050 strongly recommended.
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Western political thought from the classic Greek period to early modern liberalism and socialism is analyzed through contributions by major thinkers: Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and Marx.
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An introduction to the politics of the Middle East, including the countries of the Levant, the Gulf and North Africa. We will discuss the political challenges and evolution of individual states, as well as regional issues such as ethnic and religious communal rivalries, authoritarianism and transitions to democracy, the role of oil in shaping regional politics, and the impact of both nonviolent civil society and violent nonstate actors.
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This course aims to provide an intellectual footing as well as the analytical tools necessary to understand and evaluate the concept and evolution of security as well as the origins and characteristics of major security threats confronting the international community. The course will explore differing interpretations of and approaches to international security, while also analyzing and critically evaluating a range of both ‘traditional’ and ‘new’ security threats and the utility and effectiveness of prevailing responses to those threats.
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No course description available.
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Examines the president's changing role in American politics, evolution of the modern presidency, selection and nomination process, relationships with other political institutions and presidential character. Explores proposed reforms for the future.
Prerequisite:
PSCI 050 or permission of instructor.
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Examines election and campaigns from a number of different perspectives: the theoretical underpinnings of American elections, their historical development, the rules by which campaigns are governed, and the strategies that candidates follow in pursuit of office. Although the focus is almost exclusively on national (presidential and congressional) elections, it is the goal of the course to examine the process of elections from a standpoint that will enable students to understand and analyze the electoral process at various levels of government. The primary system, the role of the media, and the issue of campaign finance, among other topics, are also explored.
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Over the course of the past several decades environmental degradation and sustainability have assumed major significance as public-policy issues, both within nations and internationally. However, given the transnational nature of many environmental problems, addressing such problems has proven to be particularly complex and difficult. This course examines the complex nature of environmental policy from both an international and comparative perspective. We will examine the specific challenges that the international nature of environmental problems poses for policy makers. We will also compare different national experiences and strategies for addressing environmental issues with an eye toward identifying the factors, which impede or facilitate success in promoting effective environmental policy.
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In this introduction to the study of Russian politics, we will explore how a single political party has come to dominate the national stage, while opposition politicians are jailed, human rights are violated, and journalists fall victim to assassins' bullets. In many ways, Russia appears to be turning back into a dictatorship only 15 years after throwing off seven decades of repressive communist party rule. Why and how has this happened? Through lectures, discussions, and films, we will examine contemporary Russia's politics, economics, and culture. The course will touch on Russia's history from 1917 to 1991, but our main focus will be on the contemporary period.
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This course fulfills the political-theory requirement for the government department. It traces the development of democratic theory from its origins in ancient Athens to the present day. We examine how diverse conceptualizations of democracy address key issues in democratic theory and practice, including the constitution of liberty, equality and political authority; the definition and actualization of citizenship; the proper relationship between the individual and the state; the proper balance between majority and minority rights; and the best means for citizens to participate in democratic government. We consider each of these key issues through our reading of influential works in the development of democratic theory and our active discussion of these works. This reading and discussion will enable us to broaden both our understanding of the democracy in which we live and our role as citizens within it. Formerly PSCI 156. Not open to students with credit for PSCI 156.
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