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3.00 Credits
This course examines the relationship between ethics and the legal system. It pays special attention to the political context within which this relationship is situated. The course is concerned with such questions as: how are ethical discussions informed by categories such as class, race and gender? Should they be? What is the relationship between law and morals? What are the limits of that relationship, if any? In addition to a comprehensive approach to controversial issues in legal ethics, the course also considers classical readings in the Philosophy of Law. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
The course will study the formation and execution of American foreign policy, including the institutions involved (Presidency, Congress, State Department, Foreign Service, C.I.A., etc.), and the role of domestic political considerations, particularly interest groups. There will also be a survey of U.S. foreign policy since World War II and the roles played by the various forces indicated above. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
The course focuses on how the United States Supreme Court has answered and failed to address unpopular positions. The thrust of the course is to integrate the "unpopular issue" with literature,film, and actual Supreme Court cases. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore many of the cutting edge issues facing women today. Is it still possible, today, to speak of women and politics, or does the evolving political agenda require an even more complex approach to coalition politics? How will issues such as reproductive rights, violence against women, emerging technological changes (pornography in cyberspace), work place issues, sexual harassment be formulated and addressed in the 21st century. Ethical issues raised by advancing technologies, especially in the area of the politics of reproduction will be covered, as well as trends and shifts in affirmative action programs. The course will also address generational changes concerning women in public office and labor union activity. (Fall)
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3.00 Credits
After a lifetime of public life, Tip O'Neil, Speaker of the House of Representatives, noted that "all politics is local." With NewYork serving as a backdrop, the course will probe the network of local ties - formal and informal -which bind political actors and communities together. It will consider the financing and function of state, county, and municipal governments. It will review polling and survey techniques and how they can be used in the study of state and local government. ( Fall)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the details of the public policy process as it relates to science and technology. Important debates, and the values that inform them, will be explored with a view toward understanding politics as a value-allocation process. Issues covered will include cloning, DNA research, artificial intelligence, the development and prescribing of psychopharmaceutical medications, and the issues surrounding weapons procurement and development. Research Paper is required. ( Spring '08)
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3.00 Credits
This seminar examines the conduct of United States foreign policy in East Asia, in the new alignment of powers due to the emergence of China as a dominant player. The inquiry will include on the changing nature of US economic, strategic and political interests in the region, the changing political relations of regional powers among themselves and with the United States and the changes in the regional balance of power.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses contemporary politics in continental Africa including: theoretical debates on methodology and contending definitions. It includes case studies of selected African countries with a focus on intricate webs of social relations, political struggles and change, political economy, international relations, colonialism and neo-colonialism. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the foreign policies of major African states: their relationships with industrialized countries in Western Europe and North America; their relationships with other developing countries in the Third World; their intraregional conflicts; and their participation in global affairs through the United Nations and its specialized agencies for the promotion of human rights, economic and social development of the third World nations. ( Spring)
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3.00 Credits
How does a global market impact national communities? Does globalization undercut the power of nation states to such an extent that national sovereignty nowadays means little or nothing? What is the impact of globalization on democratic politics, environment, labor standards, social welfare systems and the distribution of wealth? These questions will be subjected to a critical examination from the perspective of both advocates and critics of globalization. ( Spring '08 and 0'10)
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