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3.00 Credits
An analysis of recent Supreme Court decisions on the subject of constitutional rights and liberties. Includes litigation under the selected amendments to the constitution. Offered alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the most prominent political writers from Plato to the present. Compares the ideas of those men with recent studies of political behavior. (Cross-referenced with PHI 337.) Offered alternate years.
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3.00 Credits
Russia from 1855 and the Great Reforms of Tsar Alexander II through the Bolshevik Revolution, the Stalin period, the decline and fall of the USSR, and the troubled emergence of the "New Russia" and the other post-Sovietsuccessor states. As a result of this course, students will gain an understanding of Western and non-Western heritages in terms of their origins, development, values, and distinctive qualities. Students will also gain an understanding of the nature of social, political, economic, and psychological forces and how they affect us. ( Cross-referenced with HIS 338.) Offered fall term.
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the history and current state of Latin American politics and United States-Latin American relations. The course will examine the major developments that have shaped Latin American politics from independence to the present day, the influence of United States foreign policy on that history, and the reactions of Latin American countries to United States influence. Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate an understanding of the major issues in current Latin American politics and United States-Latin American relations, and of the past and present trends that have influenced interactions within the hemisphere. Offered alternate fall terms. (Cross-referenced with HIS 340.)
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3.00 Credits
A focus on the history of the Islamic Middle East and the relationship between the United States and the broader Middle East from the 18th century to the present, through an examination of selected countries, including Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel and Palestine. Students who successfully complete the course will demonstrate knowledge of the rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula; the history of the Ottoman Empire and the mandate system; U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East; the Gulf Wars; and the Middle East and the media. Students also will gain a deeper understanding of the development and values of Western and non-Western cultures and the interrelations between people, systems, and social forces. This course fulfills the Cultural Perspectives rquirement of the Doane Plan. ( Cross-referenced with HIS 342.) Offered alternate spring terms.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the issues of democracy and democratization in western and non-western societies. The course will begin with an introduction to the concept of democracy and the evolution of that concept over time. The class will then consider democratization in practice, examining the historical experiences of both established democracies and new democracies. Particular attention will be given to the challenges to democratization faced by countries in the developing world. Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of the concept of democracy, the causes and consequences of the worldwide spread of democracy, and the factors that act against its universal acceptance. Offered alternate spring terms.
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3.00 Credits
Students in this course will study the means and ends of social ordering through law. That is, the class will explore what law is and is not and what it is capable of doing within the social context. Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of the law as an instrument for remedying grievances, as an instrument for defining and punishing crimes, as an administrative-regulatory instrument, as a facilitator of private arrangements between people, and as a way of promoting safety and human rights. Offered alternate spring terms.
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0.00 - 12.00 Credits
An internship in a governmental agency designed to provide experience with public management skills. Prerequisite: CED 205 or permission. (Pass/Fail)
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9.00 Credits
An individualized internship experience in our nation's capital organized through the Washington Internship Institute. Students will live in Washington, working for their employers 32 hours a week. Students will gain hands-on experience in a real-world setting, while doing substantive work in a field that interests them. Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of their field, generally (but not necessarily) including a political context. Prerequisites: Acceptance into Encountering Washington program, as determined by the program's director at Doane and the faculty of WII. Co-requisite: Enrollment in PSI 426 and 427.
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3.00 Credits
A seminar designed to get students to think critically about their Washington internships, the organizations at which they are placed, and their jobs within those organizations. All students participating in the Encountering Washington program are required to take this seminar. Seminar will be taught by faculty at the Washington Internship Institute, by contract with Doane College. Upon completion, students will demonstrate an understanding of experimential learning theory and the relationship between their specific internship and their daily lives. Prerequisite: Acceptance into Encountering Washington program, as determined by the program's director at Doane and the faculty of WII. Co-requisite: Enrollment in PSI 425 and 427.
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