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4.00 Credits
This course is about the theoretical, political, and practical problems associated with environmental action. Course materials analyze various theoretical perspectives on the relationship between humans and nature, and they illustrate how different ethics lead to widely different prescriptions for personal and political action. Course materials also offer examples of how environmental problems have in fact been addressed or not by governmental, non-governmental, and international institutions. This is not a course on the physical processes of environmental problems, but rather it emphasizes the political, economic, and theoretical contexts within which efforts are made to act on environmental threats. No prior knowledge of environmental or political science is required. However, students should be prepared to read and interpret detailed social science texts, to formulate and articulate cogent arguments, and to conduct independent research.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
The last quarter of the 20th century saw a sharp increase in the number of countries with democratic political systems. This course explores the politics and the circumstances of these transitions to democracy. It addresses questions such as: What accounted for this growth? Why the sudden and dramatic shift to democratic forms of governance? What did these transitions look like? Who were the key protagonists? The course examines several case studies from Latin America, Southern and Eastern Europe, Central America, Asia and Africa.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
The course explores the peculiarities of the EU and what makes it a unique organization, sharing characteristics of a state and characteristics of a traditional international organization. First, we will place the study of European integration in a historical context. Then we will make sense of the various decision-making processes and institutional actors of the EU. We will also examine theories of European integration to understand competing explanations for the integration process. Fourth, various policy areas will be studied to show how the power of the EU is distributed unevenly across areas. During the final two weeks of the course we will simulate a gathering of the European Council.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
The founding of public international organizations represent an attempt to bring order to an unruly international system. International organizations are formal institutions established by states to address global problems. They include not only the United Nations but also many other public or private, international, national or local, formal or unformal institutions. Collectively, these institutions engage in global governance. Our goals in this course are to understand the theoretical and practical approaches to international organizations and global governance, the limitations under which global governance operates, and the future prospects for a system of global governance.(4 credits) 190
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the political role and impact of Supreme Court decisions on American politics. It also examines the institutional development of the federal court system, original and appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, presidential nomination of federal judges and justices, and the Senate confirmation process. POSC 202 is helpful but not required.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to explore theoretical approaches to international politics and economics. The course focuses on U.S. foreign policy in the postwar international system, issues of trade and finance, and the impact these have had on the problems of developing societies. Students should bring some knowledge of basic economic concepts to the course. Analytic reasoning and persuasive argumentation will be emphasized.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an assessment of the domestic factors responsible for the formulation of U.S. foreign policy. We will examine four categories of internal sources that impact U.S. response to external phenomena. Topics for analysis include: the constitutional separation of powers, bureaucratic politics, the psychology of decision makers, as well as the role of interest groups, public opinion, and the news media in the formulation of foreign policy.(4 credits)
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from the beginning of the Cold War to the present day. The course focuses on the responses of successive American administrations to potential or actual threats to the national interests of the U.S. Emphasis will be placed on the containment doctrine, its application in Vietnam, and subsequent efforts to replace containment following the end of the Vietnam war and the end of the Cold War.(4 credits)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Directed Studies are undertaken at the initiative of the student and may involve any topic acceptable to the student and an instructor. Written consent. (1-4 credits)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Directed studies are undertaken at the initiative of the student and may involve any topic acceptable to the student and an instructor. Written consent. (1-4 credits)
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