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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the problems and techniques of research design and analytic methods in political science. Prerequisites: PS 101 and PS 102. J. Rhoads.
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An examination of the processes by which Americans and their government are linked. Special attention is given to the study of the structures and functions of political parties and interest groups. Attention is also given to the role of the individual citizen, public opinion and elections in the linkage process. Problems in citizen-government linkage in the United States and proposals for reform are emphasized. Prerequisite: PS 102, or permission of instructor. J. Rhoads.
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An examination of the U.S. Supreme Court as an agency of judicial decision making within the framework of the American political system. The Supreme Court is studied within its political, historical, and constitutional framework, where it seeks to protect or expand its own powers as it is called upon to clarify social values as it interprets the major clauses of the U.S. Constitution. Prerequisite: PS 102 or 103, or permission of instructor. E. Cohen.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the role of the Supreme Court, judicial review, and political struggle in shaping the evolution of the Constitutional framework of American politics. This course focuses on judicial review and the role of the Supreme Court in articulating and defending the civil rights and liberties of American citizens, through the interpretation and application of the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Particular focus will be placed on the issues of freedom of speech and expression, the relationships between church and state, the right of privacy, and the constitutional guarantees of equal protection before the law. Prerequisite: PS 102 or 103, or permission of instructor. E. Cohen.
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3.00 Credits
A study of normative values, as related to government and politics, utilizing the writings of the great political thinkers of the West from Machiavelli to the present. Prerequisite: PS 103, or permission of instructor. E. Cohen.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the interaction of geography, natural resources, political system, and power. Some of the main strategies of geopolitics are examined, especially as they pertain to land, sea, and air power. Central to the course is the traditional opposition between the maritime-oriented states and the land-centered nations. Such power cores as the United States, Russia, China, and Western Europe are considered in some detail. Prerequisite: PS 104, or permission of instructor. M. Aleprete.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the actors, institutions, and processes that shape the making of contemporary U.S. foreign policy. The course begins with an overview of Cold War foreign policy, and then focuses on the challenges facing American policy in the post-Cold War era. Special attention is given to the continuities and changes in the political processes through which foreign policy is made, and different theoretical approaches to the explanation of United States foreign policy. Prerequisite: PS 104, or permission of instructor. M. Aleprete.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the manifold relationships between political life and economic organization, with an emphasis on advanced capitalist societies. The course will consider major theories about the relationship between government and the economy, explore the history and variety of relationships between the state and the market economy, evaluate the impact of economic change on political life, and discuss some of the pressing contemporary issues in this area, such as fiscal policy and government deficits, free trade/protectionism and international economic interdependence, monetary policy, government regulation of the economy, and questions of poverty and inequality. Prerequisite: PS 101, or permission of instructor. E. Cohen.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the dynamic relationship of the individual to his/her political environment, with emphasis on theories of political personality, political socialization, and political efficacy. Students are introduced to a means of scientifically studying the subjective communication that is inherent in theories of political personality. Prerequisite: PS 101 or 102, or permission of instructor. J. Rhoads.
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3.00 Credits
A study of selected international institutions that have been constructed to address challenges faced by the world’s states. The course will introduce the student to several theories of international cooperation and explore the validity of these approaches in explaining behavior in the United Nations system (which consists of many international organizations). Students will leave the course with an understanding of the structures of these organizations, as well as a sense of how and why they work and sometimes fail to work. Topical areas will include peacekeeping, arms control and disarmament (e.g., nuclear weapons, biological and chemical warfare), development and trade, social and humanitarian issues (e.g., refugees, drug trafficking, transnational crime), and legal issues (e.g., war criminals, asylum). Prerequisite: PS 104, or permission of instructor. M. Aleprete.
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