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3.00 Credits
SO S.McGovern This seminar assesses the condition of participatory and representative democracy in the United States today. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO S.McGovern Advanced seminar on city politics, public policy, and grassroots activism. Traditional seminar format combined with an experiential learning component featuring internships with city government agencies, public interest groups, or community-based organizations in Philadelphia. Prerequisite: Two courses in political science and/or urban studies, or consent of instructor; limited to juniors and seniors. (Satisfies the social justice requirement.)
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in Latin American and Iberian Studies) Staff Prerequisite: One course in comparative politics or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in and Peace and Conflict Studies) A.Isaacs Examines the evolution, the nature and the causes of violent, intra state conflict. It pays attention to assessing alternative explanations that include the fear and insecurity provoked by failing states, resource scarcity and the spread of infectious disease and/or a manipulative and self-serving leadership. It places these conflicts in the context of writings about collective violence, revolutions and genocide and asks about the contribution and the responsibility of the international community to resolving civil strife. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO A.Isaacs The processes of democratization in historical and comparative perspective. It investigates the meaning of democracy and assesses factors that facilitate or impede democratic transition and durability; including strategies of elites, civil society and external actors, civil-military relations, institutional design and the relationship between democratization and economic transformation. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in Peace and Conflict Studies) A.Isaacs Challenges of transitional justice -- confronting human rights violations in the aftermath of violent conflict and repressive dictatorship. We will address questions raised in transitional justice studies, focusing on purpose, goals and implications, and assessing practical experiences with key transitional justice mechanisms, including truth commissions, trials and reparations. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in African and Africana Studies) S.Wing An examination of the challenges of nation-building in postcolonial states. Explores ethnicity, democracy, citizenship and legal reform. Theoretical approaches are combined with case studies from Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions of the world. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO (Cross-listed in African Studies Program and African and Africana Studies) S.Wing An examination of political dynamics of Islam. Islam is analyzed with respect to democracy, human rights, cultural pluralism, and development. Case studies from Africa, Europe and other regions of the world will be explored. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO B.Mendelsohn Prerequisite: A course in international or comparative politics, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
SO B.Mendelsohn Conflicts in the Middle East since World War I. Cleavages are discussed that have contributed to the emergence of violent conflicts in the region and discusses particular conflicts. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
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