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3.00 Credits
Survey of competing approaches to the study of international politics. Realism, transnationalism and regime analysis, and the problem of international system transformation. Some attention to research methods. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 290 or 291. Maximum enrollment, 20.
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Between 1910 and 1920, Mexico experienced the first social revolution of the 20th century. It left a paradoxical legacy. It brought popular mobilization, sweeping social and political reform, and cultural upheaval, but it also led to a remarkably durable authoritarian regime that lasted for most of the 20th century. A look at the causes, processes and long aftermath of the revolution. Themes include peasant politics, state formation, nationalism, memory, gender, ethnicity, labor and class identities, political violence and U.S.-Mexican relations. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, one course in history or government. (Same as History 393.) Maximum enrollment, 20.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the study of non-American national political systems, emphasizing authority, legitimacy and processes of state- and nation-building. Comparison of alternate forms of political development in selected Western and non-Western countries. Open to juniors and seniors with consent of instructor. (Proseminar and writing-intensive in the Spring.) Orvis (Fall); S Rivera (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the theory and practice of world politics. Emphasis on the changing structure of the international system; the role of the nation-state and non-state actors; patterns of conflict and cooperation; the use of force, diplomacy and ideology; the interplay between politics and economics. (Writing-intensive.) (Proseminar.) (Proseminar and writing-intensive in the Fall and Spring.) Open to juniors and seniors with consent of instructor only. Maximum enrollment, 16. Cafruny (Fall); Lee (Spring), Lehmann (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the study of American national institutions, the public policy-making process and, in general, the distribution of political power in American society. Open to juniors and seniors with consent of instructor only. Proseminar and writing-intensive in the Spring. Klinkner (Fall); Milstein (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Survey of selected political theorists from Plato to the present. Examination of questions of liberty, equality, justice and community. (Proseminar and writing-intensive in the Spring.) Open to juniors and seniors with consent of instructor only. (Same as Philosophy 117.) Cannavo (Fall); Martin (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary examination of the history and contemporary practice of feminist thought. Topics include the history of feminist thought in Western culture, the broadening and complication of that canon to include examinations of race, class, gender, sexuality, ableism and ageism, and the implications of global feminist thought. (Writing-intensive.) Prerequisite, 101 or consent of instructor. (Same as Women's Studies 201.) Maximum enrollment, 20. Lacsamana.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of issues with global impact that will dominate the attention of policymakers over the next decade - issues such as information, energy, proliferation, culture, education, distribution of wealth, health and environment. Consideration of ideology, including democracy and religion, and the potential for a "clash of civilizations." Identification of the roots of terrorism and anti-social national behavior. Examine the consequences of delay, deadlock or inattention to global problems. Prerequisite, 114 or 116 or consent of instructor. Walker.
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3.00 Credits
Examines examples of American political rhetoric from historical, political and rhetorical standpoints. In addition, students will learn how to write and give their own political speeches. (Writing-intensive.) (Oral Presentations.) Maximum enrollment, 12. Klinkner.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the role of interest groups in American democratic theory and practice, including the history and regulation of interest groups, organizational creation, maintenance and change. Techniques of influence and issues of reform, including lobbying and campaign finance. Prerequisite, 116. Milstein.
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