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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the development of selected countries in the area with emphasis on the problems of regionalization, transition, ideological orientations, and the importance of the area to the national interests and foreign policy of the United States.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the Middle East with emphasis on the domestic and foreign policies of the region's states and the role of the area in the foreign policy of the United States.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the politics and modernization of Sub-Saharan Africa with emphasis on the diverse political, social, and economic factors influencing political development.
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3.00 Credits
A study of international and transnational political violence, with some attention to the phenomenon of "state terrorism" (international repression) and its potential impact on the conduct of American foreign policy. Issues addressed include conceptualizing and defining terrorism, the structure of violent politics, the lessons and patterns from the history of contemporary political violence, State support for terrorism, and counterterrorism as a public policy problem.
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3.00 Credits
The core course for the non-Western studies minor, this course is a multidisciplinary introduction to the history and politics of the societies of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Attention is addressed to their experiences with colonialism and confrontations with modernization as well as to their current international relations.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of politics and economics in selected states in the unified entity known as "Europe." Organizations such as the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (and others) and their impact on the United States will also be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
A study of key countries in the region: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka, with an emphasis on issues of development and security concerns such as nuclear weapons development, territorial disputes, communal conflicts, and other forms of political violence. Attention is also paid to the great power aspirations of India and Pakistan and their relations with the United States.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the issues relating to the mandating, deployment, and maintenance of multinational peacekeeping operations of the United Nations and selected regional/subregional organizations such as NATO, the OAU, ECOWAS, and Arab League. Includes an examination of the lessons learned from selected case study operations.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the relationship between economic and political be- havior in the international sphere by first examining the three major theoretical perspectives of mercantilism, liberalism, and Marxism. Then it provides an overview of the major components of the modern world economy: multilat- eral trade, domestic trade policy, international finance and monetary policy, and exchange rates. Finally, the course investigates current issues in the field of international political economy, such as the North-South gap, the role of multinational corporations, and the effects of globalization on employment, migration, and the environment.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as a general introduction to law, lawyers, judges, and the civil legal process. Through lectures, assigned reading, and class seminars, the course will broadly survey the American legal process, including the nature of law, judicial organization and the instruments of judicial power, civil proceedings and civil law, the work and training of lawyers, the recruitment of judges, and the nature of judicial decision-making. (Note: The criminal justice system is surveyed in CRMJ 201, Introduction to Criminal Justice.)
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