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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the key components of international governance in the 21st century: international law, international regimes, and international organizations. Emphasis will be placed on international organizations, including their historical evolution, structure, roles and functions, decisionmaking processes, and the rise to prominence of international nongovernmental organizations. The United Nations and other select institutions of international governance will be analyzed as case-studies. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for POL322.
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3.00 Credits
This course will discuss the politics of "The Sixties," although it will use the concept of the "long sixties" covering the fifties through the seventies to allow a fuller understanding of the origins of and diffusion of "The Sixties." As such it will analyze both key political issues and different political trends within "The Sixties" in order to challenge students to think about the influences and legacies of the political, economic, social and cultural movements and events of the sixties on contemporary society. Three lecture hours per week.
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This course introduces students to the theories, concepts and issues pertaining to international security, conflict and conflict resolution. The course includes the study of new and nontraditional security concerns and problems of the early 21st century even while maintaining a focus on interstate security issues. The course will first introduce students to the various theoretical approaches to and perspectives on war and peace, and conflict versus cooperation. This introduction will be followed by the application of these theories, concepts and analytical frameworks to the detailed study of such issue areas as: interstate rivalries and wars; intrastate wars that spill across state borders; interstate competition over critical natural resources; large-scale population displacements; pandemic diseases; trade disputes and economic conflicts; ideological conflicts; cultural conflicts; etc. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the underlying causes of terrorist action and political violence and the effect of these actions on the institutions of democratic societies, and will analyze the growth and implications of international terrorism and political violence, with special emphasis on possible effective measures in countering these threats. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credits for POL382.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the changing nature of the globalized world economy through the frameworks and concepts of international political economy. Focusing on such topics as multinational corporations, polarization, economic cooperation and competition among states, foreign aid, debt, hunger, population growth and how globalized trade works, this course will acquaint students with various interpretations of globalization and their underlying theories, and thereby help students to make independent judgments about them. The course emphasizes the study of empirical patterns and basic logic in international political economy rather than formal modeling. A background in economics or mathematics is not required. Three lecture hours per week.
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This course explores the role of nationalism and ethnic identity in politics. It examines how Americans and others define the political arena, the nation, and the state and the impact of these different definitions. The course will also examine case studies, primarily in Western Europe, where differences in ethnic identity impact national politics. Readings focus on the theoretical aspects of nationalism as well as case studies. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course will identify and explain the dominant strategies by which women influence politics. The course will look at women in traditional and non-traditional political roles. It will employ a comparative framework to examine women's participation over time and in various countries and regions throughout the world. This course differs from Feminist Theory in that it focuses on the role of women in current political phenomena rather than on theoretical or normative issues. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an exploration of the contemporary politics and governments of Europe. Emphasis is placed on institutional choices and differing party systems. Present trends or issues in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Russia as well as in selected other countries will be covered. Students will be introduced to the European Union and its effects on the domestic policies of member and non-member countries. Selected security issues and instruments will also be examined. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for POL330.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a comparative survey of the modern political history, current politics, governments, civil societies, political economies, and foreign relations of South Asia; India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldive Islands. Emphasis will be placed on four major comparative frameworks: political culture and political socialization, interest articulation and aggregation, governmental structures, and conflict resolution. Although the course will be comparative, overall, significant parts of the course will be devoted to a more detailed (internally comparative) study of the government and politics of India, and to the international politics of South Asia. Three lecture hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
This course critically analyzes the politics of the (greater) Middle East, a region of the world comprising North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. Most of the states of this region are Arab, but the course will also cover the non-Arab states of Israel, Iran, and Turkey, and the predominantly Turkic states of Central Asia. A wide array of topics are covered in the course within the context of two theoretical propositions: (i) international politics influences domestic politics to a much greater extent here than in other regions, and (ii) interactions among this region's states and actors are much more likely to be conflictual than cooperative. Three lecture hours per week.
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