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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. An examination of the major theoretical paradigms in the study of international politics and/or comparative politics. An overview of approaches to the study of international relations with emphasis on the realist, liberal, critical, and Marxist debates. Paradigms of international development studies will also be analyzed. Prerequisites: International Studies 100.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. Contemporary nation-states display a wide range of diversity in their patterns of power and authority and choices of economic systems. This course seeks to comprehend from a theoretical perspective the processes which produced these present systems, their similarities and differences, and their sources and mechanisms of change. Major theoretical perspectives will be reviewed. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. This course provides an overview of the major issues in international political economy: interdependence, the making of foreign economic policy, evolution of the international financial system, the role of multinational corporations, and issues in the North-South dialogue. Emphasis is on the variety of ways in which political and economic forces interact to affect flows of goods, services, investments, money and technology. Major theoretical perspectives will be reviewed. Prerequisites: International Studies 100 or permission of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. A study of nationalism and its impact on international relations. The course examines the roots of national identity, the evolution of nationalism in the twentieth century, and changes brought about by the end of the Cold War. It explores links between nationalism and foreign policy-making, war, and conflict resolution. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. This course examines the foreign policy making process in the U.S. and American foreign policy since World War II. Emphasis will be placed on the historical evolution of American foreign policy, the conduct and style of foreign policy making and the contemporary foreign policy establishment. Policy alternatives for specific issues in the present and near future will also be studied. Prerequisites: International Studies 190 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. This course examines the evolution of American military power and U.S. national security policy in the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on the dynamics of policy formation, the interaction of foreign and defense policy, and the impact of domestic politics and the changing international environment on the policy process. Various strategic theories, assumptions about national security policy, and dilemmas regarding the use of force will also be examined. Prerequisites: International Studies 190 and 371, or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. An examination of U.S. foreign policy toward the countries of East Asia with a focus on Americaís traditional role in the Far East, wars in Korea and Vietnam, problems in current relations with China and Japan, the NICs, ASEAN and the survival of communism in East Asia, trade and security issues, and human rights. Prerequisites: At least one of the following: International Studies 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 371, 372.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. An examination of the concept of revolution, the development and processes involved in revolutionary movements, and the consequences and ramification of revolutionary change. Students will first be familiarized with theoretical frameworks prevalent in the study of revolutions. Focus will then be on historical case studies, and on the specific role of such contributive factors as human agency, mass mobilization, state breakdown, international dynamics, guerrilla activities, and the prevailing social and cultural environment. Prerequisites: International Studies 200.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. An examination of the global expansion of democracy in recent decades. The course analyzes the processes of democratic transition, consolidation, and deepening. Relevant themes include civil society, political institutions, culture, and economic development. A variety of countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Bloc are explored. Particular attention is given to theories of democratization within the field of comparative politics. Prerequisites: International Studies 200 or permission of the instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4-4. Degree Requirements: Social Science. Concentrated study on issues of special importance in international affairs. This course is arranged to meet particular studentsí interests or faculty research projects. Topics offered recently have included Challenges to State Power, Issues in International Development, Ethnic Conflict, Terrorism, and International Drug-Trafficking.
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