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3.00 Credits
This course will begin with the works of Marx and Engels concentrating on developments in Western Europe and North America over the past two centuries as exemplified in the work of several important theorists. Particular attention will be devoted to issues of method and the links between Marxist method, critical theory, and political action. Readings will include Marx and Engels, George Lukacs, Antonio Gramsci, selections from The Frankfurt School, and contemporary essays with critical analysis of Marxist theory.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the work of the United Nations and gives them first-hand experience in how that work is achieved. The UN was established at the end of World War II as a grand experiment - an attempt to create international unity and establish a lasting peace. Although it sometimes struggles to live up to its mandate, in the end may be our only choice for resolving many of the global problems that plague the world. This course provides students with hands-on experience by participating in the National Model United Nations conference in New York where they will represent one of the UN member countries on various committees, debating issues currently facing the UN. Students are advised to complete at least one introductory course in international relations or comparative politics prior to taking the class. Participation in this course is by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the problems of politics in Latin America. The course has Three basic objectives: 1) to provide a basic explanation for the emergence of the differing types of political systems which have evolved in Latin America, 2) to provide some understanding of the culture(s) of Latin America, 3) to convey some sense of the difficulties involved in "development" and why, despite determined efforts by the nations themselves, they continue to be poor. Obviously we cannot study twenty diverse nations in the course of the semester. Instead we shall focus on four contrasting nations: Mexico, a non-military authoritarian regime, Peru, a military authoritarian regime which has returned to elected rule, Nicaragua, a revolutionary "socialist" regime in which a transition of power occurred, and Costa Rica, the most enduring democratic polity in Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to understand state-society relations in the third world countries. This will involve first historical survey of the incorporation of Latin American, Asian, and African societies into the world economy. We will then look at the processes of state and nation formation, the efforts of states to reshape economy and society, and people's responses to these developments in selected parts of these regions. The course is designed to generate both a comparative understanding of issues that relate to the third world in general and substantive knowledge of particular states and societies that fall in this category.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on three major issues: the debate over orientalism and the study of Muslim societies, the impact of western colonialism and the creation of mini states after the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, and finally the challenges of post-colonialism such as economic dependency, revolution, labor migrations, religious revival and regional conflicts. The course will focus primarily on a limited number of states such as Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, Syria, Egypt and the PLO.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the historical and political process of the Arab Israeli Conflict from the perspective of Nation-State building. We shall focus on three dimensions of the Arab Israeli Conflict: the Israeli Palestinian conflict, the inter Arab state conflict with Israel and among themselves, and the Soviet American rivalry in the Middle East. The last part of this course will be devoted to the recent Palestinian uprising, or Intifada. We shall focus on the roots, manifestations and impact of Intifada on the conflict and the possibility of peaceful settlement in the future.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses two questions that are related to the contemporary structure of the global system. One, what are the processes that have created a world economy with integrated systems of production and trade that now cover the entire globe? Two, how is it that this economically united world has become so divided and fragmented along ethnic, national, political, and cultural lines? The course examines these questions from a historical perspective by focusing on selected times, places, and events. Scholars agree that an economic system that covered a large part of the globe was formed for the first time in the thirteenth century. This system was centered in Asia and existed for about one hundred years. In the first part of the course, we will study the rise and the fall of this early world system and try to explain why, rather than surviving into the modern era, this system was eclipsed in the fifteenth century by a new one that was centered in Europe. The rest of the course is devoted to the study of the growth, expansion, and various economic and political setbacks the Euro-centered world system experienced since the fifteenth century. We will discuss which of the economic, political, and cultural factors played a determining role at crucial points in this history. One of our purposes will be to uncover the features of this world system that gave it unprecedented dynamism and longevity. This course does not study the history of the world. It uses history to explain economic, political, sociological, and cultural realities of the two global systems it studies. During the course, particular events, dates, and places will enter into our discussions only to the extent that they have had an impact on the structure of the global system in question. Throughout, our focus will always be on the connections that linked places and people over long periods and large spaces at different points in time with varying consequences.
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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. Thematically the course focuses on the origins and development of the liberal theory of the state. Authors to be considered include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Tocqueville, and Hegel, Marx, and Rawls.
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3.00 - 4.00 Credits
Students who undertake internships in politics and government may obtain academic credit if such activity is accompanied by academic work of an analytical nature. It is essential to discuss plans for any such activity with member of the faculty prior to the internship. It is essential to work closely with a member of the faculty in completing the academic elements of the internship program. Credit cannot be earned for the internship if credit has been granted previously, at UNE or at another institution, for the same experience. Max of 4 credits.
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3.00 Credits
International Organization Terrorism, acid rain, SARS, and bootleg DVD's all have one aspect in common- they are all transnational problems. In an effort to solve or control some of these problems, international actors have resorted to a variety of methods-ranging from treaties to warfare-some more sucessful than others. Success often depends on a strong commitment to cooperation from states, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and a host of other actors. The purpose of this course is to explore how international organization is achieved to solve such problems. To understand this, we will first explore who the various actors are and how their perceptions of reality shape the outcome of attempts at cooperation. We will then look at individual issues in-depth and what solutions have been proposed.
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