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4.00 Credits
Focuses on current controversies in American politics, including abortion, gun control, crime, civil violence, affirmative action, welfare reform, campaign finance reform, immigration policies, gay and lesbian rights, establishment versus free-exercise of religion, and U.S. military intervention abroad. Frequent use of interactive classroom technologies, multimedia presentations, and political debates to encourage independent thinking, critical analysis, and lively discussions.
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4.00 Credits
Combines a brief survey of international relations literature with the use of a discussion/debate format to deal with contemporary issues involving the evolution of world politics and the international economy, national and international security, terrorism, human rights, nationalism, transnationalism, and national power and diplomacy.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of urban political institutions, decision processes, and problems of the cities and their suburbs. With regard to each topic, a primary concern will be on racism and its evolving consequences for African-Americans.
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4.00 Credits
Basic concepts and theories of comparative politics through an analysis of selected political systems and governments in Western and non-Western societies. Topics will include ideology, political culture, institutional development, interest group politics, political participation, decision-making, economic development and underdevelopment, collective violence and stability, and political, economic, and bureaucratic elites.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the way selected groups of Asian, African, and Latin American societies organize themselves with respect to power and authority to cope with a set of similar social problems. Attention will also be given to how changes take place in political organization and in political cultural identity, particularly at the mass level. The course makes extensive use of popular texts and stories, photographs and video, and other primary sources from the cultures studied. Cross-listed with ANT 227/ HIS 227.
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on problems of security and strategies for enhancing security and well-being in the post-Cold War era. Basic concepts and processes of world politics are illustrated through the analysis of great power and regional rivalries. Topics include strategies and instruments such as conventional and nuclear war; alternative security strategies such as economic nationalism, diplomacy, international law, and international organization; and changes in the current international system related to economic globalization, environmental interdependence, transnational movements and nonstate actors.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the treatment given to the differing concepts of authority and freedom by major political theorists. Specific concern will focus on the conflicts between the two concepts. Theorists considered include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Madison, Tocqueville, Mill, and Green.
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3.00 Credits
Sources of information for research in political science, the use of computers as a research tool, and elementary statistical analysis.
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the history, religious diversity, political systems, economy, and culture of the Middle East. The course includes a brief examination of ancient Middle Eastern civilizations and its history to the world. The course also examines important historical junctures influencing the region today. It will include the contents, similarities, and diversities of Middle Eastern culture. The course examines three monotheistic religions and how Middle Easterners vary widely in their religious beliefs. It explores how this religious variance impacts Middle Eastern culture. The course introduces students to multiple aspects of the arts. Cross-listed with ARB 274 and HIS 274.
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4.00 Credits
An overview of the development and implementation of urban public policies and programs as products of institutions and processes in cities, suburbs and metropolitan areas. Special attention will be given to the condition of African-Americans.
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