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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. The domestic policies and international relations of the contemporary states of the Middle East. Includes analysis of the politics of various transnational forces and the policies of external powers as they impinge on the area.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading and term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): POSC 020 or POSC 020H; upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Surveys postwar Russian foreign policy with an emphasis on recent changes in relations between the United States and Eastern Europe and the independent states that formerly comprised the USSR. Utilizes various international relations theories and concepts to help students understand these significant changes.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Examines the formation of the European Community, its institutional structure, its policy-making processes, and its new role in Europe. Explores its success in the face of Western Europe's persistent nationalism.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours. The comparative study of contemporary government and politics in Western Europe with special attention to the influence of economic, cultural, and other factors upon their formation. Comparative analysis of parties, bureaucracy, legislatures, and executives and of the way in which they reflect and contribute to the political life of the European peoples.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of the different political systems and institutional arrangements regulating the relationship between religion and the state across the Muslim world. Includes the history and main tenets of Islam and case studies such as Iran, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Nigeria, and the United States.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Considers how dictatorships from such countries as Germany, Cambodia, Chile, Argentina, and Iraq came to power; how they abused that power; what contributed to their successes; and why some met with defeat.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A survey of contemporary Mexican politics. Emphasis is on recent economic and social changes and their impact on Mexico's political system. Topics include relations with the United States, the rise of drug trafficking in Mexico, and the recent emergence of opposition politics. Cross-listed with LNST 148.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upperdivision standing or consent of instructor. An introduction to the origins, nature, and behavior of the military within political systems. Focuses on the political interaction between the armed forces and civilians. Topics include military intervention, democracy, human rights, missions, defense organizations, and civilian control. Explores case studies of the United States, Russia, and countries from Latin America and Asia.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Critical evaluation of issues and theories about underdevelopment and the prospects for development within the context of globalization. Examines areas of continuity and change, resistance and conflict, and crises and solutions emerging in a post-World War II developing world increasingly connected to a single global economy.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; individual study, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A comparative examination of central issues in and components of Latin American political life, including economic development, regimes and alliances, guerrilla wars, the armed forces, human rights, and democratic consolidation. Countries studied include Argentina, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, and Cuba. Cross-listed with LNST 142.
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