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4.00 Credits
POLS 316 -- Power and Democracy (4) Considers the structure of power; the effects of social class, economic structure and political ideology on the distribution of political power; and the implications for democratic theory and practice. Prerequisite: POLS 110 or 200. Gen Ed: SA credit.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 321 -- Politics and the Judicial Process (4) A legal-political analysis of the institutions and factors shaping judicial behavior and decision-making. Emphasis is placed upon the federal political system, particularly the Supreme Court of the U.S. Prerequisite: POLS 110. Gen Ed: SA credit.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 323 -- Welfare Policy Research (4) This course examines U.S. welfare policy with an emphasis on factors influencing the development of the modern social welfare state and its affects on the poor. Students engage in original research in order to analyze and assess contemporary welfare policy in the light of the historical, economic, and regional contexts in which it operates. Each student group orally presents its research results at the end of the semester and each student writes a paper summarizing his or her contribution. Prerequisite: POLS 110 or 125 or SOCI 101 or SOCI 325 or permission.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 324 -- Natural Resource Policy (4) This course will examine historical and current natural resource policy and management in the U.S. Emphasis will be placed on the political, legal, economic, ecological, and social context in which public land management decisions are made at the national, state, and local level. Minimum requirement of Sophomore standing.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 332 -- Women and Politics (4) This course explores the impact of male-dominated politics on women and development of feminist politics from U.S., international, and comparative perspectives. It also examines gender, race and class relations in politics of international relations, state, workplace, community and family. Prerequisite: POLS 125 or 200. Gen Ed: SA credit.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 334 -- Democracy & Democratization (4) This course explores the process of building or transitioning to a democratic politcal system, and the different ways democracy is practiced around the world. We will examine the political, economic, and social forces that have enabled more countries to abandon authoritarianism and embrace democratic reforms. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 335 -- Peace and Conflict Resolution (4) Conflict is a natural part of human life that can be a positive force for change, but can also be destructive and eventually lead to violence and war. This course explores different forms of conflict -- from non-violent to violent -- and their underlying dynamics. The following questions will be addressed: Why can some conflicts be managed in a peaceful way, while others end in genocide? What are origins, stages, and causes of conflict? What role does the cultural context, the state, the military, the economy, the gender order and ethnicity and nationalism play in conflicts? What are techniques to mediate and transform conflicts? And how in the aftermath of a conflict, can peace be made sustainable? Prerequisite: Junior standing. Occasionally. Gen Ed: Occasionally taught for WI and SI credit.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
POLS 338 -- International Human Rights (4) Since World War II, human rights have gained the status of the universal and non-discriminatory principle of human dignity. Yet in a world assembling a wide variety of value systems, the universality of the idea has attracted widespread criticism. This course sheds light on the theoretical contestations around the understanding of human rights and on the political practices to might make rights a reality. The course analyzes several practices that refer to human rights, ranging from the rights monitoring system of the United Nations and domestic and foreign policies of selected states to transnational organizations working for human dignity, e.g., in the field of indigenous or women's rights. Prerequisite: POLS 200 or permission. Gen Ed: XC credit.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 339 -- Citizen Politics (4) This course explores why, when and how ordinary citizens participate in democratic politics. We will study what motivates participation--that is, why individuals get involved--when citizens choose to join the political process, and how the modes of participation in advanced, industrial democracies may be changing from traditional party politics to new forms of involvement. Prerequisite: POLS 342.
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4.00 Credits
POLS 342 -- Approaching Political Puzzles (4) This course is designed to improve students' understanding of political science by enchancing their critical thinking skills and exploring different theoretical approaches to political science. Prerequisite: POLS 110 or POLS 200. Every year.
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