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We will be based on the Adriatic Coast of Slovenia and travel to Italy, Croatia and Bosnia to study processes of political identity formation in a part of Europe which has seen the collapse of multi-ethnic empires and the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia. Students will be in groups representing the concepts used by Charles Tilly to analyze political identity. In group reports, students will construct analytical images of political identities in Piran, Triest, Vukovar, Sarajevo and Mostar.
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3.00 Credits
Currents of nationalism, regionalism and globalization organize political life around the world. What trends and policies promote regional integration What forces frustrate integration To answer these questions this course investigates security, economic, and cultural relations at the beginning of the 21st century within Asia and between Asia and Russia and the U.S. This course looks at the historical interaction of national, regional and global forces for additional answers. Prerequisites: Previous course in Asian Studies or Political Science, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The product of the political process is public policy. This course surveys the major areas of domestic public policy in the United States: education, welfare, health, housing, the environment, and the economy with special attention to the impact of public policies on women and minorities.
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3.00 Credits
What distribution of wealth and the rewards from work and the possession of productive property is just Are we entitled to economic support simply because we are members of society, or should we accept impoverishment as the just consequence of failure in the market Students examine Christian and non-Christian ethical traditions from Europe and America which are devoted to answering these and related questions. Prerequisite: completion of BTS-T.
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Some formerly developing countries have found the way to join the ranks of the industrialized nations, others have not. What explains the difference By introducing students to theories of modernization, dependency, world systems, order, class, revolution, state, and political economy, the course attempts to provide the framework for answering this question.
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3.00 Credits
This course familiarizes students with the social and political forces characterizing contemporary Japan, the world's second most powerful economy and a leading example of a successful liberal democracy. Students examine how Japanese citizens, interest groups, bureaucrats, and politicians are negotiating issues related to economic prosperity, the aging of their society, inequality, globalization, and international affairs. Students also consider major features of Japan's democracy -- governmental structures, electoral procedures, and political history. Recommended: One previous course in political science or Asian Studies.
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This course will examine Islamic conceptions of civil society and citizenship. In our initial overview we will briefly review Western understandings of civil society and then examine a range of Islamic approaches to civil society and citizenship. With civil society as our framework, we will focus special attention on questions of private/public good, democratic pluralism, modernity/tradition, and gender, integrating students' daily experiences and regional expertise in the program's four sites. Political parties have traditionally served to organize the American electoral process but not to govern. Is their role changing This course examines party organization, candidate recruitment, campaign strategies, the role of the media, election financing, and citizen participation.
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3.00 Credits
Often controversial, U.S.-Latin American relations occupy a special place in the foreign policy of the United States. Students compare differing views of political issues of importance to both regions and explore the emergence of U.S. power, interventionism, cooperation, revolution, collective security, the transition to democracy, and the influence of economic factors on the relationship between Latin America and the U.S.
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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to expand students' knowledge of conflict, cooperation, trade, development, inequality, imperialism, and power in world politics. The course uses substantive examples to teach about issues and institutions in "world politics" and to examine appropriate mechanisms to understand and explain international phenomena.
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3.00 Credits
Socrates founded political philosophy by asking the question "What is justice " Ancient political philosophers followed his lead offering different answers. Students study the most famous works of classical political philosophy and their relation to larger themes in contemporary politics. The main texts assigned are Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics and selections from St. Augustine's City of God and St. Thomas Aquinas' Summa.
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