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4.00 Credits
Summer. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: F11. A 4-week traveling study program in selected Middle Eastern countries. An in-depth examination of the history and politics of selected cases, such as "The History and Politics of Identity in Turkey." (Advanced students should register as I.S. 442.) Students should contact the I.S. Department and/or the Buckman Center for additional details.Prerequisites: 2.0 GPA; other prerequisites may apply depending on the country.
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Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. Survey of historical and political trajectories of selected Middle East states, including Turkey, Iran, Israel-Palestine, and the Eastern (Mashreq) Arab world. The region's history, influence of Islam, and ideological trends are considered as are the role of ethnic and religious minorities, state building, economic and political liberalization, authoritarian rule, conflict, and gender questions. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. Survey of topical area of significance to Middle East politics. Possible topics include the treatment of minority peoples, social movements, and political ideologies in the region as well as the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Kurdish dispute. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. Survey of the foreign policies of selected Middle Eastern states. Particular attention is paid to theoretical interpretations of state behavior, individual decision makers, unintended policy results, and the need to balance domestic and external policy imperatives. The central pedagogic concern revolves around understanding how and why various Middle Eastern states choose the policies they do. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 and 243.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. The African mosaic in its complexity is introduced to students in this course. Beginning with a brief review of African history, the politics, economics and social transitions on the continent since 1945 will be examined. The role of both external and internal factors in shaping these transitions provides the theoretical focus for an investigation of present political economy, and future possibilities. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. Examination of the origins and development of Pan-Africanism and its impact as a political movement for the empowerment of Africans in the Diaspora and the decolonization of the African continent. The role of the OAU/AU as the basis of collective African unity, security, diplomacy, regional economic integration, and development is evaluated with a view to determining its achievements, problems, and prospects. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. This course begins with a theoretical delineation of how ethnic groups are socially constructed and maintained through a deliberate process of cultural objectification. Focus then shifts to analyzing the historical, political, religious and socio-economic roots of ethnic conflict in Africa. Conflicts such as the Sudanese civil war; the Rwandan genocide; the Biafran civil war; conflict in the Great Lakes region as well as ethnic strife in other areas will be covered. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F9. A study of the political system of the Peopleís Republic of China, including an examination of the three centers of power (party, government, and military), ideology, leadership, political change, provincial and local governments. The Chinese political system will be assessed as a unique communist system and one that is changing due to rapid economic development. Current political problems will be analyzed. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. An analysis of Chinaís foreign policy from 1949 to the present. Particular emphasis will be placed on Chinaís relations with the United States, Russia, Japan and Europe, its bid to lead the Third World bloc, Beijingís efforts to adjust to a new world order and its new role as an economic powerPrerequisites: International Studies 190 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. A study of the Japanese political system focusing on political culture, constitutionalism, the party system, elections, political leadership, local governments, and the relationship among business, labor, and the bureaucracy. The Japanese political system is assessed as a mixed presidential-parliamentary system and as a model in terms of consensus efficiency and smooth decision-making. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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