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3.00 Credits
This course is crosslisted as GEOG 225, EDUC 225, and SOAN 225. For course description, please see "Geography: Course Offerings."
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3.00 Credits
F. Chernoff, E. Fogarty This course is an introduction to the basic approaches to international relations, such as realism, idealism, and the interdependence school. It also considers fundamental problems of national security, the uses of power, the causes of war, the nature of international institutions, the relationships among security, deterrence, conflict escalation, and nuclear proliferation.
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3.00 Credits
R. Kraynak, B. Shain, J. Wagner This introduction to political thought explores the questions: What is a just society What is the best way of life The course examines major alternatives from Plato to Nietzsche, as well as recent critics and defenders of American liberal democracy.
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3.00 Credits
Staff These courses offer opportunities for independent study projects in political science. Permission of the supervising faculty member and the department chair's approval of a detailed project proposal and bibliography are required.
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3.00 Credits
M. Johnston, A. Pitcher This course considers the evolution and dynamics of the contemporary British political system. Major topics include the development of the constitutional order; political culture; elections, parties, and the parliamentary system; political participation and interest groups; Britain as a multi-national society; and the continuing role of the monarchy. Also considered are a variety of contemporary issues, including relationships with the United States and Europe, urban planning and problems, immigration, managing and changing a mixed economy, and the origins and consequences of relative economic decline.
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3.00 Credits
(IR) B. Rutherford This course studies the impact of the Islamic resurgence on international and intra-national politics. The course begins with an introduction to the Islamic faith. Students explore the origins of the Islamic resurgence, the ideas of influential Islamic political thinkers, and Islamic movements in comparative perspective (Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, the United States, and France). The class concludes by examining two issues of great contemporary importance: the impact of Islam on democracy and the future relationship between the Islamic world and the West. This course is crosslisted as MIST 304.
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3.00 Credits
I. Nam This course studies the role of the state in economic and social development and the relationship between economic development and democratization in Southeast Asia. Two subjects are discussed: the relationship between the state and the market in economic development, and the relationship between security concerns and economic development. Students explore the interplay of traditional culture, authoritative state, market economy, and democratic institution building.
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3.00 Credits
(IR) Staff This course is a study of the government and politics of the People's Republic of China. Topics include the rise and development of communism in China, the ideology of Marxism-Leninism and the thought of Mao Zedong, the impact of historical and economic factors on Chinese politics, political mobilization and participation, the processes of decision making, and developments in China since the death of Mao. The relationship between domestic and foreign policies is also examined.
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3.00 Credits
(PG) Staff This systematic study of the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China examines the mainsprings of China's foreign policy and its development since 1949. The relationships between domestic and foreign policies and between ideology and national interest are also considered.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course looks at the development of the German state from Bismarck until the present day. Major themes include German political institutions, the impact of international events on domestic politics, the Cold War and unification, and Germany's relationship with Eastern and Western Europe as well as the United States.
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