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3.00 Credits
Central Asia & the World: Central Asia today is often associated with buzzwords such as "petrostates,- "Islamic radicalism,- and "authoritarianism." Yet it is a dynamic and complex region which lies at the intersection of multiple historical empires and geographic regions. The course provides a foundation to evaluate debates about current trends and developments in post-Soviet Central Asia. The course is divided into three major units: 1) From Empire to Statehood; 2) Identity Politics; and 3) Political Economies and Globalization. All three units address broader themes to critically evaluate questions such as: what does the Central Asian experience tell us about state-building, nation-building, authoritarian resilience, regime change, identity politics, the perils of resource-based economies, and the dark underbelly of globalization? *Note: this course could include segments on Afghanistan and/or Xinjiang as well.
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4.00 Credits
The class will examine how political scientists use surveys to measure and understand public opinion and election outcomes. A significant component of the course will be a class project to develop, conduct, and analyze an exit poll survey of voters during the elections. In the process of conducting this survey, students will learn valuable skills including how to write survey questions, how to properly sample and interview respondents, and how to analyze survey data. They will also learn what constitutes public opinion, where public opinion comes from, how it changes, and why it matters for our political system.
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4.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts Amherst has not provided a description for this course
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3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts Amherst has not provided a description for this course
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3.00 Credits
This course explores ideas and practices of political protest and dissent through a range of cases drawn from around the globe and utilizing the comparative method. We will explore such questions as, Why do people protest? Against whom or what is protest directed? To achieve what ends? What forms of protest are employed? While political activism, marches, riots, strikes, and other tried-and-true forms of protest are easily recognizable, what are the other ways in which individuals and groups might register or express political dissent? What makes a particular act of protest or dissent political? We will utilize a wide range of sources?including scholarly writings, memoirs, primary documents, films, art, and more?to examine protest and dissent activities in a wide range of contexts. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-PolSci majors.
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3.00 Credits
The United States leads the world in spending on health care and is without peer in terms of biomedical research. However, the United States is not the healthiest country in the world as measured by key indicators of population health like infant mortality and life expectancy. Unequal access to quality health care is certainly part of the explanation in a country where, even after the new health care reform legislation, some 25 million Americans will have no insurance. But other factors are at work that are related to health as well: our relatively high income inequality, our stubbornly persisting patterns of residential segregation, our food environment and uneven educational system, to name a few. All these issues are matters of politics and public policy. This course will try to demonstrate that, far more than anything else, political decisions shape the health profile of the nation, and largely explain the persistent health disparities in terms of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-PolSci majors.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the multiple roles that language plays in politics. Among the topics it covers: Orwellian doublespeak, Black English, hate speech, truthfulness in politics, gender neutral pronouns, partisan word labs, the linguistic construction of the ?war on terror,? folk tales as a form of political resistance, and familial metaphors in American political discourse. More abstractly, this course is organized around three broad themes: the place of language in political action, language as a political resource and the language of politics in America. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-PolSci majors.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines power and uses of digital technologies in national, transnational and global governance. Topics include inequalities, transparency, civil society, state capacity, privacy, social movements, cyberwar and electoral politics. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-PolSci majors.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
University of Massachusetts Amherst has not provided a description for this course
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