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3.00 Credits
The major characteristics of the political systems of the new states of Asia and Africa. Through an examination of the common problems of these new nations, the student will not only survey such basic issues as nation building and political modernization, but will increase his/her understanding of new concepts in the field of comparative politics. (F, Sp)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of instructor. This course provides a survey of politics and political systems in select countries in east Asia and aims at developing comprehensive understanding of contemporary Asian politics. We will identify similarities and differences in the politics of these countries in specific dimensions and expore the basis of each of them. (F) [IV-NW]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of instructor. General survey of structure, organization and operation of Latin American governments. Problems of dictatorship, underdevelopment, social reform and relations with the United States are covered. (F) [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of instructor. This course surveys the developments in current domestic politics in Middle Eastern countries. It will focus on the process of state building, great power politics, Islam and political ideologies, economic crises, and regime stability and change. (Irreg.)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: five hours of political science, or 1113 and three hours of another social science, or junior standing and permission. Introduction to domestic politics in the Russian Federation. An overview of Russian and Soviet history, focusing on recurrent dilemmas of Russian political life. Special emphasis will be on Gorbachev's reforms, the collapse of communism, the emergence of post-Soviet politics, and the future of Russian democracy, economic institutions and inter-ethnic relations. (F) [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1113 and sophomore standing. Study of the origins of political science or political philosophy in the thought of classical antiquity and of the continuing influence of the classic works. Topics may include: Plato and Aristotle's attempt at a systematic political science; Thucydides on democracy and war; the interaction of religion and politics; and the early modern rebirth of the classical republican era. (F) [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: 1113 and sophomore standing. Study of the major works of modern political thought that inspired the idea of a rights-oriented liberal society. Readings vary, but may include Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, their followers and critics in later centuries (such as Montesquieu, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, and Mill), and those who later subjected the liberal idea to fundamental criticism (Marx, Nietzsche, and others). (Sp) [IV-WC]
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the principal issues and ideas of the American colonial, revolutionary and founding periods and their influence on, and relevance to contemporary American politics.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of instructor. Survey of the foundational thinkers of the 19th and early 20th century. Begins with an analysis of the political implications of the 'enlightenment project" before moving on to consider the major critique of modernity in the second half of the 19th and early part of the 20th century. Focuses on major philosophical approaches to key concepts such as: property, labor, freedom, democracy, equality, reason, and the rule of law. (Sp)
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0.00 Credits
1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: five hours of political science, or 1113 and five hours of another social science, or junior standing and permission of instructor. Special permission required for graduate students. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Course content varies with instructor. Will focus on specialized subject matter not covered in existing course offerings. (Intersession)
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