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3.00 Credits
Over the last decade globalization has been the cause of much hope and promise; at the same time it has been the cause of the student, worker, and environmentalist protests all over the world. The course will be an interdisciplinary examination of the political, cultural, economic, theological, and ethical dimensions of globalization. It will be team-taught by faculty from economCourse Descriptions 403 ics, political science, theology, and the E/RS program. There will also be a number of invited experts from the US and abroad who will meet with the class.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the issues of global Islamic politics. Topics include the complex relationships between Islam, Muslim communities, political Islam, the modernity-tradition dichotomy, the international relations of the Muslim world, Muslim minorities, political participation, culture, economy, violence and conflict dynamics.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the links between political conflict and economic and political development. Challenges to a status quo and efforts to address problems in developing areas often framed in terms of “justice.” Theoreticalmaterial for the course will be drawn primarily from the literature on the international political economy of development. References will be made to case studies from the Middle East, South Asia and other contemporary and historical cases.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the links between political conflict and economic and political development. Challenges to a status quo and efforts to address problems in developing areas are often framed in terms of “justice.” Theoretical material for thecourse will be drawn primarily from the literature on the international political economy of development. References will be made to case studies from the Middle East, South Asia, and other contemporary and historical cases.
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3.00 Credits
Germany since 1945, the division of Germany, the economic recovery, political parties, interest groups, parliament, the election system, executive branch, and federalism. The courts and legal system, foreign policy.
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3.00 Credits
This course will concentrate on post, present, and future political developments in those eight East European countries where communist parties once ruled. Our goal is to understand the region’s diversity and analyze common and diverging points of the communist and post-communist experiences.
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3.00 Credits
The nature and function of executive power in the American political system.
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3.00 Credits
In-depth exploration of the personal, political, practical, and spiritual aspects of peace.
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3.00 Credits
A study of pressure groups and group theory as it applies to the United States. Special emphasis on the structure and operation of Congress.
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3.00 Credits
Detailed reading of American constitutional law cases in civil liberties & civil rights. Emphasis is on class discussion of the legal, political, social, and moral issues raised in the published opinions of Supreme Court justices.
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