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3.00 Credits
Explores military intervention in government and the influence of the military on social and economic policies in a variety of regions.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative study of government and politics of contemporary Africa, with special attention to state/ society relations, interaction of politics and economic development, political institutions, and conflict.
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5.00 - 10.00 Credits
An on- or off-campus learning experience individually arranged between a student and faculty member for academic credit in areas not covered in the regular curriculum.
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1.00 - 16.00 Credits
Field study of governmental organization; internship with legislature, a state or local administrative office, lobbying group, or other position involving direct experience with government, governmental officials, or political organizations and environment.
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3.00 Credits
Traces the development of the American presidency over time. Major theories of presidential behavior and success are examined, as well as the literature on presidential popularity and executive/congressional relations.
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3.00 Credits
Role of judges, police, attorneys, and interest groups within the political system, with analysis focusing on each as political actors. Areas of discretion in the legal system. Extra-legal predictors of judicial decision making and certiorari voting.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the ideas shaping the U.S. political system and Americans' political behavior. Examines the ways that U.S. political culture has shaped institutional development, policy outcomes, and the everyday political experiences within the political system.
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3.00 Credits
Relationships between mass media, government, and public in American Democracy. Democratic theory and media/press, role of informed citizenry in theories of U.S. democracy, role of media in informing the U.S. citizenry. Ways media influences public opinion, relationship of media, public opinion, and elites in politics.
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3.00 Credits
Major currents of political theory from Marx to present: Marxism, socialism, syndicalism, anarchism, fascism, political ideologies of antidemocratic thought, and totalitarian regimes.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative examinations of foreign policies of selected countries, i.e., the United States, China, and Russia (the Soviet Union). The rise and fall of the Cold War; the triangular relationship between Washington, Beijing, and Moscow; Russia's new foreign policy; and U.S. foreign and security policy in the post-Cold War era.
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