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3.00 Credits
Examination of competing theories of public administration and their practical implications in a federal system. Topics include basic institutions of American public administration, policymaking and implementation roles of administrators, and weaknesses, failures and reforms of existing institutions as illustrated in case studies. Staff
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Study and analysis of the political culture and government systems of contemporary Western nations, with major emphasis on British parliamentary democracy and the continental democracies of France and Germany. McCartney
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Analysis of selected sub-Saharan states with particular attention to common institutional features such as ethnic pluralism, weak political parties, dominant public bureaucracies, dependence on external forces, and the problems associated with them, especially limited capacity to innovate, rural stagnation, ethnic competition, corruption, and military intervention. The South African situation is likewise examined. McCartney
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the domestic politics and international relations of China, Japan, and North and South Korea. Topics include the Chinese Revolution; the structure of the Chinese government and post-Mao reforms; the Nationalist government in Taiwan; Japanese imperialism and postwar recovery, Japanese relations with the United States and the rest of Asia; the Korean War, postwar relations between the north and south, and the continuing United States presence in South Korea. Staff
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3.00 Credits
After a brief examination of the politics of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe before World War II, the bulk of the course looks more in depth at developments in this region during and after the cold war. The final section of the course examines the post-1989/90 transition process toward democracy and a market economy in Russia, the other post-Soviet states, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary and touches on the issue of NATO expansion to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Fabian
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3.00 Credits
A study of the basic political structures of Latin American nations, with emphasis on the questions of mass political participation and forms of elite governance. Topics covered include peasants in politics, political parties, military and authoritarian regimes, and economic/ political relationships. McCartney
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3.00 Credits
The course examines topics such as the Arab-Israeli conflict, the struggle for domination in the Arab World, the role of the superpowers in the region, and the politics of oil. An analysis of international political processes in some of the Middle Eastern countries is used to examine explanations for the foreign policies of these countries. The course assesses different solutions to problems confronted by the nations of the Middle East. Peleg
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3.00 Credits
A study of the formulation, implementation, and effects of U.S. foreign policy. The course will examine and analyze U.S. defense and foreign policy vis-Ã -vis Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Africa; the decision-making community, and such concepts as globalism, imperialism, nuclear and limited war, insurgency, threat perception, confrontation and coexistence, and foreign policy ethics. Peleg
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3.00 Credits
Major developments in the modern relations of east and southeast Asian nations with each other and with other world regions. Analysis of selected issues in contemporary international politics of such countries as China, Japan, Korea, The Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Staff
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3.00 Credits
Examining the fashion system, a multibillion dollar worldwide industry, this course raises issues of appearance, beauty, gender, and sexuality; power, liberation, and oppression; class distinctions and equality. To develop a political theory of fashion, the course studies the practice and production of clothes and style, and analyzes texts from literature, sociology, history, and cultural studies. [W] Prerequisite: Govt 104, or permission of instructor Miller
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