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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary writing workshop course introduces students to diverse ways of thinking, researching, and writing about political life. Students critically examine, and then try their hands at, approaches to writing politics ranging from the graphic novel, biographical account, and documentary film script to quantitative political science, ethnography, policy analysis, and political theory. The course combines hands-on, workshop-style writing instruction with inquiry into politics of research and writing. Students will develop critical thinking, research, and writing skills that will serve them well in college and beyond. The course is particularly designed for first- and second-year students planning to major in politics. Limited to 15 students because of the workshop format. Distribution area: social science.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 This course explores three basic topics: 1) the debates between the Anti-Federalists and the Federalists concerning ratification of the U.S. Constitution; 2) competing theories of constitutional interpretation; and 3) controversies related to the meaning and application of the Bill of Rights. Specific issues to be debated include the separation of church and state, freedom of speech, abortion rights, and capital punishment.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 This course provides an introduction to major works of American political theory from the founding to the present. We confront core philosophical questions about politics in general and politics in the United States specifically, including the following: What are the purposes of government, and what political institutions are most conducive to these ends How can the American polity be democratic while preventing the tyranny of the majority How has American nationality been defined through the exclusion of certain social groups, and how do historically excluded groups gain political power and inclusion Readings usually include texts by J. Madison, J. Calhoun, E. Goldman, J. Dewey, and M. L. King, Jr., among others.
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4.00 Credits
x King This course introduces students to the history of European political theory through an investigation of classical Greek and premodern Christian writings. Texts to be explored may include Aeschylus's Oresteia, Thucydides' s Peloponnesia n War , Plato ? Republi c, Aristotle 's Politi cs, St. Augustin e's City of God, and St. Thomas Aquin as's Summa Theolo gica. May be elected as Classics
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the history of European political theory from the 16th through the 19th centuries, focusing particularly on the origins and development of liberalism. Themes covered in this class may include: How did political theorists make sense of the developing nation state How have modern political theorists conceived of the concepts of "justice," "freedom," and "equality" What role did the growing dominance of capitalism play in altering political conceptions of the individual How have Marxist and anarchist thinkers critiqued the language of liberalism Authors to be considered may include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Tocqueville, and Marx. Politics 221 is not a prerequisite for
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 This course provides a broad introduction to critical themes in contemporary Latin American development. It begins with a survey of the political economy of Latin America from colonialism through 21st century neoliberal globalization. The bulk of the course then focuses on the present. Centered on the question of how market-society relations are being contested and reworked in contemporary Latin America, it looks closely at topics such as the drug trade, immigration, the WTO FTAA, indigenous uprisings, rapid urbanization, and maquiladora-style industrialization. Finally, it compares three national cases in which popular discontent with neoliberal development has produced dramatic political shifts (Bolivia, Venezuela, and Brazil). Distribution area: social science or alternative voices.
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4.00 Credits
not offered 2008-09 Analysis and interpretation of trends in American foreign policy since World War II. After a discussion of contending theories of foreign policy and a review of developments during the Cold War, we will focus on current issues in American foreign policy, including arms control, nuclear proliferation, human rights, regional intervention and conflict management, foreign aid, environmental policy and relations with other great powers, including German and European Community states, Japan, Russia, and China.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to crucial problems concerning the relation between politics and religion. Our approach is historical and critical, focusing on the modern world and examining the philosophical arguments found in primary texts. While we mainly study texts written in the United States, we also consider perspectives drawn from Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Key questions include: What obligations for public officials and citizens does the principle of religious toleration entail, and why should this principle be embraced or rejected How has religion historically supported class, gender, and racial domination, and how have activists for social justice looked to religion to justify their struggles How does Islam provide critical distance on both the modern conditions that Christian political movements have criticized and the Christian orientation of these critiques Are the political methods and values of the contemporary Christian right consistent with U.S. liberal democracy or subversive of it
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4.00 Credits
not offered in 2008-09 The end of the Cold War saw democratic movements emerge across Africa, offering hope that the continent could begin recovering from decades of political, economic and social crises. Key themes in this course include democratization, the patrimonial state, and state collapse. Specific topics will include the colonial legacy; ethnicity, religion, and national integration; economic development and the environment in a global economy; and state power and popular resistance. Distribution area: social science or alternative voices.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Most countries are characterized by significant political cleavages along racial, ethnic, or religious lines. This course introduces students to a variety of approaches for understanding the formation and institutional expression of cultural identities as political phenomena around the world. We will consider their gender and class dimensions, as well as the policy instruments states employ around the globe to reduce conflict, including varieties of affirmative action, systems of representation, and decentralization. Distribution area: social science or alternative voices.
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