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3.00 Credits
An analysis of human rights as an increasingly influential principle in international relations, and the friction between sovereignty and international standards of behavior. Topics covered within class may include the theoretical origins of human rights, international norms, international law, sovereignty, interventionism, particularly viewed through historical and contemporary human rights cases. Cross-listed with HRT 316. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: PLS 103 or PLS 211 or junior standing.
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Prerequisite: PLS 103 or PLS 211 or junior standing.
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A study of social and economic forces that shape the political processes in Africa through a combination of individual cases and general themes. Topics include colonization, regional integration, democratic transitions, state collapse and violence, politics of ethnicity, religion, gender and class, civil society, development, and Africa's role in world affairs. Fulfills Cultures - Global Perspectives. Part of the Globalization Issue. Cross-listed with AAA 319. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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This course presents a survey of current Middle East comparative politics. Students will be introduced to the most salient political issues in the Middle East. It will focus on examining the region's political institutions, actors, regime types, gender politics, political economy, civil society organizations, and political processes. Offered winter semester.
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An examination of politics and policies in the European Union that includes participation in an international political simulation. Students spend three days in Indianapolis in April to take part in the Midwest Model EU. Topics include integration theory, institutional reform, enlargement, and economic, social, environmental, and security policies. Offered winter semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: PLS 221 or permission of instructor.
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Prerequisite: PLS 221 or permission of instructor.
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A comparative analysis of the intersection of human rights and political regimes in Russia, the former Soviet Union, and post-communist Europe. Emphasis will be placed on the different levels of state repression and protections as well as civil, political, social, and economic rights across the broader postcommunist region. Course offered winter semester. Prerequisite: PLS 103 or junior standing.
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Prerequisite: PLS 103 or junior standing.
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An examination of government and political economy in developing countries. Topics include nation and state building, authoritarianism and democratization, and contemporary policy issues, including population growth, urbanization, hunger, and economic structural adjustment. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: PLS 103 or junior standing.
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Prerequisites: PLS 103 or junior standing.
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Explores the interaction of politics and religion in the United States. Surveys the political beliefs, behaviors, and organizations within major religious traditions. Other topics include the role of religion in crafting public policy, the politics of church and state, and general theories of religion and public life. Offered winter semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: PLS 102 or junior standing.
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Prerequisite: PLS 102 or junior standing.
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An examination of political thought from roughly the beginning of the 20th century to present. Schools of thought under study may include pragmatism, neoconservatism, critical theory, poststructuralism, philosophical hermeneutics, feminism, neoliberalism, and communitarianism. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: PLS 231 or PLS 232 or junior standing.
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Prerequisite: PLS 231 or PLS 232 or junior standing.
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Explores the ways that gender identity and sexual orientation matter politically, intersect with race and class issues, and impact human flourishing. Examines these issues from a philosophical perspective, sets them in historical and contemporary political contexts, and investigates the role public policy and social norms play in the process. Part of the Identity Issue. Cross-listed with WGS 334. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Prerequisite: Junior standing.
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Critical examination of theories of human rights, with emphasis on classical ethical and political thought and the development of modern rights theory. Assessment of arguments both supporting and denying human rights, and applications to contemporary issues of slavery and trafficking, torture, genocide, and rights of women and sexual minorities. Cross-listed with HRT 335. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: PLS 105 or PLS 231 or PLS 232 or HNR 263.
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Prerequisite: PLS 105 or PLS 231 or PLS 232 or HNR 263.
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