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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL 105 or permission of the instructor. Examination of selected topics dealing with international and comparative politics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topics for Winter 2011:
POL 380A: Seminar: Urban Minority Politics (3). This class introduces students to urban-minority politics. Specifically, this course invites students to learn about the nature of the conditions of persisting social, religious, ethnic and/or racial tensions between majorities and minorities in different cities around the world. Using the lens of urban space itself, students explore the nature of ethnic, religious, racial, or socio-political conflict, which continues to divide cities and the people who live within them. In exploring the conflicts within different cities around the globe, we examine not only the conflicts themselves and their connection to urban space but also study the way that state and local policies have had positive and negative impacts. Students learn about the interconnectedness of social realities, urban planning, and politics in the communal, urban, and state policy apparatus, while being provided with a theoretical lens for understanding conflicts in the city. (SS2) Hinze.
POL 380B: Seminar: Political Games. (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the major. Recommended for students interested in environmental studies, law, literary theory, military science, public / foreign policy or social science graduate study. We derive political outcomes from introductory game theory which emphasizes coordinated strategies, expected payoffs, two or more players, decision-making under risk, signaling, and a time horizon. Cases cover comparative, international, and fictional politics. (SS2) McCaughrin.
POL 380C: Energy and Global Politics (3).POL 105 helpful but not required. An intensive seminar on the geopolitics of energy. We closely examine the political, diplomatic, strategic, economic, and commercial aspects of world oil and natural gas supply and resource development. The course includes readings, student presentations, class discussion, and a major research paper. (SS2) Kiracofe.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: ECON 102, POL 105, or permission of instructor. This course provides an intermediate-level introduction to the major actors, questions, and theories in the field of international political economy (IPE). Course participants discuss political and economic interactions in the areas of international trade, fiscal and monetary policy, and exchange rates; discuss globalization in historical and contemporary perspectives; and examine the international politics of the major intergovernmental organizations, multinational corporations, states, and other institutional actors in the global economy. Dickovick.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of the instructor. A seminar in which advanced students examine an issue, concept, or phenomenon of government. Topic, hour, and instructors will be announced prior to registration period of the term in which it is offered. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topics for Winter 2011:
POL 390: Political Anthropology (3). An introduction to the theory and method of participant-observation investigation of political life. We consider examples of the special insights gained in anthropological work by political scientists in settings that range from the U.S. Congress to coffee shops. We also talk about the challenges of determining what constitutes “objective knowledge” about politics for researchers who are embedded in the phenomena they study. Students complete their own participant-observer studies of a political-field site in the local community. (SS2) Le Blanc.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL 105 or 227 or permission of the instructor. A topical seminar focusing on Chinese politics, other Asian countries, or selected subjects in Asian politics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POL 111 or permission of the instructor. An examination of selected questions and problems in political philosophy and/or political theory. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic for Winter 2011:
POL 396: Theories of Power (3). Reading social scientists’ varied attempts to theorize power, students develop a rich and critical understanding of how power is defined, how it works, who can use it, and who can resist it. Students each apply theoretical reading in a micro-level study of how power operates in a specific context—in a political body, in a literary or artistic production, in a student organization, or in other fields that may suit student interests. (SS2) Le Blanc.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: POL 100 or permission of the instructor. Examination of selected topics in American political institutions, ideas, and processes. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different.
Topic in Spring 2011:
POL 397: The Politics of Barack Obama (4). Prerequisite: POL 100 and at least sophomore standing or permission of the instructor. This seminar examines the political thought and practice of Barack Obama. Students read his two books, Dreams from My Father (1995) and Audacity of Hope (2006), many of his speeches, and critical commentary and assessments of his life and politics. Key topics explored include President Obama’s emphasis upon hope and America’s ability to change. In addition, students assess Obama’s military strategy for the war against terrorism, and his connection to the American founders and iconic figures like Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (SS2) Morel. Spring 2011 and 2012
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1.00 Credits
POL 401 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor. This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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2.00 Credits
POL 402 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 2 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor. This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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3.00 Credits
POL 403 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor. This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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6.00 Credits
POL 406 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 6 Prerequisites: Grade-point average of 3.000 in politics and permission of the instructor. This course permits a student to follow a program of directed reading, library research, or data collection and analysis in some area not covered in other courses. May be repeated for degree credit with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
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