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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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POLI 250 - Introduction to Public Administration and Policy (3.00)
This course provides a basic understanding of the theories and practice of public administration: how public organizations are different from private organizations, the political context of public administration, the problems of bureaucratic power and control, organizational theory and personnel management, and core policy and management processes such as regulation and budgeting. Recommended Preparation Sophomore standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56243
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 260 - Comparative Politics (3.00)
This introductory course provides a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts in comparative politics. During the semester, students will learn to think critically and analytically about politics. In addition, students will learn about different political systems across the globe and how they function and provide governance to citizens. Recommended Preparation Sophomore standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56244
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GFR). Effective Spring 2018, Social Sciences (GEP)
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POLI 270 - Culture and Politics (3.00)
An introduction to the relationships among politics, culture and human diversity throughout the world. Can cultures and human diversity be judged by independent standards of justice? When does cultural diversity endanger political unity? Must religious nationalism endanger, and can secularism protect, cultural diversity?
Course ID: 56232
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GEP), Social Sciences (GEP), Culture (GFR), Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 280 - International Relations (3.00)
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of international relations. Students are taught the basic concepts, main theoretical approaches, and major issues in the study of world politics. The central purpose of the course is to help students develop the conceptual tools and analytical skills necessary for explaining international affairs. Students who choose to take POLI 280 MAY NOT subsequently enroll in POLI 281 .
Course ID: 56245
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 280H
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 280H - International Relations (3.00)
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of international relations. Students are taught the basic concepts, main theoretical approaches, and major issues in the study of world politics. The central purpose of the course is to help students develop the conceptual tools and analytical skills necessary for explaining international affairs. Students who choose to take POLI 280 MAY NOT subsequently enroll in POLI 281 .
Course ID: 100343
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 280
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 281 - International Relations (w/ writing focus) (3.00)
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of international relations. Students are taught the basic concepts, main theoretical approaches, and major issues in the study of world politics. The central purpose of the course is to help students develop the conceptual tools and analytical skills necessary for explaining international affairs. This course offers the same content as POLI 280 ; however, it is designed as a ‘writing-intensive’ version of the course. Students who choose to take POLI 281 MAY NOT subsequently take POLI 280 .
Course ID: 100547
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Writing Intensive (WI)
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POLI 300 - Quantitative Analysis in Political Science (4.00)
The primary objective of this course is to help students understand and evaluate the kinds of quantitative information presented in tables, graphs, and statistics in political science textbooks and articles that are commonly invoked in debates concerning public affairs and public policy. It also helps develop students’ own research skills. It focuses particularly on survey research on public opinion and voting behavior. Recommended Preparation POLI 100 plus MATH 106 or a score on the LRC algebra placement exam suitable for a general education MATH course.
Course ID: 56247
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 301 - Research Methods in Political Science (3.00)
This course focuses on the preparation of research designs, consideration of quantitative versus qualitative methods, problems of inference and causality, development of cases, and the uses of statistics. The primary objective is to develop students’ research capabilities. Recommended Preparation POLI 100 plus sophomore standing.
Course ID: 56248
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 304 - Community Research (3.00)
This course will involve undergraduate students in a team-based project to generate field research findings useful to a government or non-profit client/partner. The policy areas to be researched will include environment, health, housing, poverty, and urban development, among others. Team participants will include teaching and research faculty and staff, advanced graduate students, and a Sondheim Program-based Peaceworker. Undergraduates will contribute to the research design and to the preparation of the research findings, and will conduct extensive field research. They will build practical research skills and engage with members of local communities. This course is repeatable up to 6 credits or 2 attempts.
Course ID: 100236
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: AMST 304 , GES 304 , PUB 304
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POLI 309 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3.00)
Study of a particular topic that overlaps two or more areas of political science. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56250
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Women And Politics, Business-Gov Relations, Politics Of Citizenship, Mod Political Campaigns, Presidential Election, Cntmp.Am. Foreign Policy, Topic:Maryland Politics, Campaign, Political Science Intern, Selected Topics In Poli, Business-Govt Relations, Media And Politics, Research Methods In Crim, Citizen Involvement, Contem African Politics, The Pol/Gov Of East Asia, Activism And Leadership, Women And Law, Top:Maryland Politics, 20Th Century/Balkan Poli, Constitutional Law, Inter Relation Asia Paci, Gender & Nationalism, Knowledge & Responsiblty, Pol Of Race And Gender, Const Law US Foreign Rel, Const Law Of US Frgn Rel, Contemporary American, Election 1992:Geog Aprsl, Impact Of Soviet Union, U.S. Campaigns& Election, Gender And Nationalism, Intelligence and National Security, Young Voters & the Future of American Democracy, Environmental Politics, Policy, Analysis and Advocacy
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POLI 310 - Political Philosophy Before 1600 (3.00)
This course consists of close textual analysis of a small number of works of political philosophy written before 1600. Among the authors that may be covered in any given year will be Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and Machiavelli. Recommended Preparation Sophomore standing or POLI 210 .
Course ID: 56251
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 315 - Political Philosophy from 1600 (3.00)
This course consists of close textual analysis of a small number of works of political philosophy written since 1600. Among the authors who may be chosen in any given year will be Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Marx and Nietzsche. Recommended Preparation Sophomore standing or POLI 210 .
Course ID: 56255
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 317 - American Political Development (3.00)
This course examines the development of the American political system through a historical lens. The course uses theories of American political culture and ideology to frame particular policy areas through historical time periods from the early 1800s to the early 2000s.
Course ID: 100319
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: HIST 317
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POLI 318 - United States Constitutional History (3.00)
A survey of Constitutional history from the founding of the English colonies in North America until the present. The class focuses in particular on the Enlightenment and Common Law roots of the United States Constitution, debates over the scope of federal power, the role of slavery and freedom in constitutional debates, and the rising pressure to expand civil rights and responsibilities for all citizens.
Course ID: 100320
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: HIST 318
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POLI 319 - Selected Topics in Political Philosophy (1.00 - 6.00)
This class allows the opportunity to investigate a given topic in political philosophy outside of a historical period and beyond the scope of one author. Possible topics include: philosophical responses to slavery, natural law, feminist theory and democratic theory. This course is repeatable for credit. Recommended Preparation POLI 210 or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56256
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Slavery In Westrn Poli, Equality, Utopian Thry & Scnce Fic, “equality”, Race, Gender & Democracy, Tocqueville’s Amer. Film, Eastern Political Thought
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POLI 320 - American Political Thought (3.00)
Political ideas that have been most significant in shaping the American political regime and way of life. Emphasis on the philosophic dimension of American statesmanship and on principles underlying major changes in the character of the American polity. Students are given opportunities to study subjects of special concerns to them. Recommended Preparation Sophomore standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56257
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 323 - The Presidency (3.00)
This course examines the U.S. presidency as a highly idiosyncratic, rapidly evolving political institution. The focus will be on the contemporary presidency, with specific attention paid to subtopics, including the study and assessment of the presidency and presidents; constitutional design, presidential power and leadership; campaigns and elections; public opinion, media and the rhetorical presidency; structural organization of the White House, executive office of the president and the executive branch; relations with Congress and the bureaucracy; and the president’s role in domestic, economic and budgetary policies. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56259
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 324 - The Congress (3.00)
This course examines the contemporary U.S. Congress, with a constant eye toward the paradoxes that define, and dilemmas that face, the institution and its members. The course focuses on a single theme with wide-reaching implications, namely the tension between the representative Congress as the collection of individualmembers with idiosyncratic, local, divergent needs and the lawmaking Congress as a collective body with shared, national, convergent responsibilities. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56260
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 325 - Political Parties and Elections (3.00)
A theoretical and comparative examination of the electoral process, with special attention to American politics. Consideration of electoral methods, party organization, party systems, candidate selection and voter behavior. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56261
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 327 - Interest Groups and Lobbyists (3.00)
This course examines the significance of organized interests and lobbying behavior on national policy. Specific topics include a history of lobbying and interest-group activity; the nature of representation; collective action and collective action dilemmas; membership, recruiting and fundraising; the structure and organization of interest groups; interest-group objectives and activities; tactics, information, access and influence of groups in lobbying Congress, the president, courts and the bureaucracy; campaign financing and political action committees; regulation of lobbying and campaign activities; and the impact of groups on policy outcomes. Recommended Preparation Recommended Preparation: Sophomore standing or POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56262
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 328 - Women and Politics (3.00)
This course is an examination of significant current trends in women’s political mobilization in the United States, including topics such as the gender gap, gender differences in electoral strategies, the impact of gender on political behavior, the status of women in public office, the history of women in public office and the history of women’s political participation. Recommended Preparation One prior course in political science or gender and women’s studies.
Course ID: 50129
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: GWST 328
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POLI 334 - Judicial Process (3.00)
This course is designed to give the student an introduction to the way in which the American court system operates. Students will learn the elements of the formal judicial process by briefing and discussing court decisions. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 233 .
Course ID: 56264
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 337 - Comparative Justice (3.00)
This course will examine public law systems across a spectrum of nations and in several international tribunals. We will compare the structure, powers and role of national and international courts as well as the varied meanings of justice and rights. This analysis will be conducted using cases from the courts in our study, as well as by reading scholarly and journalistic reports on the topics discussed. Recommended Preparation Any 200-level POLI course or junior standing.
Course ID: 56265
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 338 - Women, Gender, and Law (3.00)
This course examines how American civil and criminal legal systems shape gender and identity. It explores the interrelationship between traditional attitudes and stereotypes concerning gender roles in society and the historical development of women’s citizenship and legal rights. Using case law as the primary text, the course focuses on statutory remedies to discrimination in employment and education, reproduction and personal life, and the response of criminal law to domestic violence, rape, and prostitution. Recommended Preparation One prior course in Political Science or Gender and Women’s Studies.
Course ID: 50109
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
Same as Offered: GWST 338
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POLI 339 - Legal Advocacy (3.00)
This course instructs students in various methods of legal and political advocacy. Each year the American Mock Trial Association distributes complete case materials. Using these materials students study the law of the case, the law of evidence, civil or criminal procedure and strategic methods for implementing these rules. This course will provide students with: (1) knowledge of trial practice and the judicial process; (2) training in constructing and testing logical arguments; (3) training in thinking and speaking in high pressure situations; (4) training in written advocacy; (5) instruction on the law of evidence; and (6) instruction in various legal areas. Recommended Preparation POLI 100 or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56266
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 340 - Problem-Solving in the Urban Black Community (3.00)
Urban problems within the Black community. Nature and types of problems, causes (internal and external), effects and remedies. Topics to be announced each semester offered. Recommended Preparation AFST 271 or junior/senior status
Course ID: 50019
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 436 , POLI 440
Same as Offered: AFST 385
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POLI 341 - Legislative Simulation (1.00)
This course teaches legislative skills via active, faculty-supervised involvement in UMBC’s Maryland Student Legislature (MSL) delegation. Students write and debate original legislation, learn parliamentary procedure, and participate in off-campus legislative sessions with college students from around the state. They also gain in-depth knowledge of the Maryland General Assembly. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits or 4 attempts
Course ID: 100556
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete POLI 100 .
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POLI 350 - The Policy-Making Process (3.00)
This course examines the actors, circumstances, and political processes associated with enactment of American public policy. It emphasizes strategies advocates use to influence public policy, as well as other factors that facilitate or inhibit policy change. The course uses these lessons to analyze and explain the state of policy and political debate on contemporary domestic policy issues. Recommended Preparation POLI 100 .
Course ID: 56271
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 352 - Administrative Law (3.00)
The principles and practices of administrative law in the United States. Topics include legislative and executive control of administrative action, processes of administrative decision-making, the informal administrative process and governmental tort liability. Recommended Preparation Junior standing and one of POLI 100 , POLI 233 or POLI 250 .
Course ID: 56273
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 353 - Governmental Budgeting and Financial Administration (3.00)
The course begins with an overview of how governments acquire money through taxation and debt and comply with balanced budget and related constraints. It proceeds to the study of how governments spend money. Among the topics covered are budget analysis methods, the institutional structure of the budget process, political strategies for budgetary competition, performance budgeting, management, budgeting for infrastructure and economic development, and contracting with private providers of public services. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 250 .
Course ID: 56274
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 354 - Public Management and Personnel Systems (3.00)
This course explores how government agencies are led and managed. It will introduce the student to the concepts and theories of public employment, the practice of human resource management, and current issues of importance in the field of public sector human resource management. Concepts such as leadership, civil service and patronage systems, workforce recruitment, workplace discrimination, and public employee unionization will be discussed among many other issues. A theme throughout the course will be the identification of value conflicts that constantly plague the public manager. Recommended Preparation POLI 250 .
Course ID: 56275
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 360 - Comparative Political Analysis (3.00)
Examination of liberal-pluralist, Marxist-radical and conservative-corporatist frameworks as alternative approaches to the study of comparative politics. These approaches represent both ways of interpreting politics, as well as ways of thinking critically about them. There will be case studies of selected countries to test the propositions of the course. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56277
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive, Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 371 - Comparative Asian Politics (3.00)
Comparative study of the politics of Asian regimes with emphasis on the origins and impact of democratic versus authoritarian regimes and the problems of modernization in such countries as Japan, India, Indonesia and China. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56282
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 373 - Comparative Middle Eastern and North African Politics (3.00)
Comparative study of the politics of the Middle Eastern and North African states, including the relationship between development, political organization and social structure. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56283
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 374 - European Politics (3.00)
First, the course offers an examination of classical concepts in comparative and European politics, such as electoral systems, political parties, federalism, and the welfare state. Next, we study the European Union, its history, institutions, and effects on European politics. Finally, at the very end of the semester we turn to the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe, discuss the recent regime transition that has occurred in many countries and consider the impact of the most recent enlargement on the European Union. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56284
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 377 - Latin American Politics (3.00)
In this course, students critically analyze the politics of Latin America from multiple perspectives and discuss approaches to political issues faced by the region. The course starts with the historical background of Latin American politics but emphasizes the contemporary period. Students examine the interplay of national, regional, hemispheric and global forces operating in Latin American politics, which contributes to their skills in comparative politics, international relations and global studies. Topics examined include democratic governance, populism, economic policy, regional integration and immigrant political transnationalism. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56285
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 378 - Contemporary African Politics (3.00)
Nationalism and the struggle for independence. The evolution of post-independence systems and institutions. Examination of problems and trends since independence, including development administration, territorial and ethnic conflicts, nation-building and the role of the military, decolonization and neocolonialism, and Africa in world affairs. This course is repeatable for credit. Recommended Preparation AFST 211 or HIST 242
Course ID: 50020
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Contemp African Politics
Same as Offered: AFST 320
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POLI 379 - War and Film (3.00)
This course explores the history of interaction between war and film to understand the impact of these two powerful technologies on each other and on human life. Students taking the course can expect to develop a culturally differentiated understanding of meanings of war in film. We will watch and critically review films, audio, and other media and tie intellectual developments with the representation of war in film. Recommended Preparation POLI 280
Course ID: 100970
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP)
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POLI 380 - International Relations Theory (3.00)
An intensive overview of the central schools of thought in the study of international relations (IR). We will read, discuss and write about theories rooted in realism, liberalism, Marxism, constructivism and other IR paradigms. Emphasis is on the purposes of theory, the main perspectives in IR theory and how IR theory has developed in conjunction with the evolution of international relations itself. Students should be prepared for careful reading, critical discussion and analytical writing. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281 .
Course ID: 56286
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 381 - International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Region (3.00)
Theoretical and historical examination of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region since 1945. Topics will include: the Cold War in Asia; regional great-power rivalries; contemporary flashpoints such as the Korean peninsula and Taiwan; transnational terrorism; the U.S.-led regional alliance system; and multilateral groupings, such as APEC and ASEAN. Throughout the course, we will pay close attention to how history has shaped theory and how theory, in turn, has shaped history. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 .
Course ID: 56287
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 384 - International Organizations (3.00)
One characteristic of the increasingly globalized international environment is the proliferation of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs, such as the U.N., the World Bank, IMF, WTO) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs, such as Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Greenpeace and the International Red Cross). This course examines what it means to organize internationally, both in theory and in practice. It considers the future of IGOs and NGOs and their likely impact on the dynamics of world politics. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281 .
Course ID: 56290
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 384L - Model United Nations (1.00)
Open to students attending fall or spring Model United Nations conferences. Students will attend collegiate conferences to serve as a nation’s expert on assigned committees to negotiate United Nations resolutions. Students will be graded on their research on issues, completeness of position papers and draft resolutions prepared for the conference. Offered both fall and spring semesters. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 4 credits or 4 attempts. Recommended Preparation POLI 384 .
Course ID: 56291
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 385 - International Security (3.00)
This course is both an introduction to the scholarly discipline of security studies and a broad survey of contemporary international security issues. Topics will include core concepts in security studies; strategy during the Cold War; post-Cold War international security issues, such as nuclear dangers and arms control; major-power relations in Europe and Asia; and so-called new security issues, such as sub-state conflicts, transnational terrorism, refugee and migration flows, the problem of failed states and environmental degradation. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 .or POLI 281
Course ID: 56292
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 386 - The Politics of Development (3.00)
This course examines the interaction of politics (the making and implementation of collective decisions for a society) and human development (the improvement of living conditions in a society). Various theoretical approaches are used to study the role of politics in the multiple dimensions of development, including economic growth, environmental sustainability and human rights. Recommended Preparation 3 Social Sciences GEP courses.
Course ID: 102074
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: GLBL 386
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POLI 387 - The Basics of Political Economy (3.00)
In a world of scarcity, societies use both political and economic means to determine ‘who gets what, where, when, why, and how.’ The political-economic ‘mix’ employed, reflects each society’s basic values and beliefs about what constitutes ‘the good society.’ In this course, we will examine concepts, institutions, and instruments associated with the domains of politics (e.g., power/governance) and economics (e.g., exchange/ markets). We will consider their relative strengths and weaknesses as these relate to motivating behavior and organizing collective activity in order to address the great social challenges of our day. Topical case studies will vary from semester to semester, but case study topics are likely to include climate change, affordable health care, entitlements, governing/regulating the Internet.
Course ID: 56294
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 388 - International Conflict and Cooperation (3.00)
The course introduces game theory at an elementary level. Simple models of strategic interaction and conflict will be presented to analyze the strategy and tactics of international (and other) deterrence, coercion, bargaining and cooperation. Attention will be given to doctrines of nuclear strategy and arms control and to the changing strategic balance between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War period. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 280 .
Course ID: 56295
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 390 - American Foreign Policy (3.00)
This course provides an overview of American foreign policy with a focus on the post-World War II period. It combines a chronological overview of seminal events with a topical survey of strategic eras from Cold War containment to the war on terror. Competing sources of foreign policy - institutional, bureaucratic and socialpsychological are also considered. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281
Course ID: 56296
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
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POLI 395 - National Security Policy of the United States (3.00)
An overview of the problems of policy, organization and implementation involved in providing for the national security of the United States. Issues of threat perception, crisis management and intelligence analysis are examined. Focus is also placed on evolving threats, including cyber security and human security issues. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281
Course ID: 56301
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP) as of Fall 2017
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POLI 401 - Individual Study in Political Science (1.00 - 3.00)
Independent reading and research supervised by a member of the political science faculty. Intended for students who desire to study independently an aspect of political science not covered by regular course offering. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
Course ID: 56303
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
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POLI 402 - Honors Research (1.00 - 3.00)
Research leading to honors thesis under supervision of a member of the political science faculty. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite: Admission into the departmental honors program.
Course ID: 56304
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
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POLI 403 - Research Internship (1.00 - 3.00)
Student applicants selected by the department will work closely with a faculty member in the conduct of research or the preparation of publications. Intended for advanced students who are seriously interested in entering graduate study in political science or a related field. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56305
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Independent Study
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POLI 405 - Seminar in Political Science (1.00 - 3.00)
An advanced seminar on some topic within political science to be selected by the instructor and announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56306
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Community And Politics, Identity Politics & American Democracy, Globalization and Transitional Justice, The Political Theory of the American Framing, Cultural Identity and American Democracy
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POLI 406 - Seminar in Political Psychology (3.00)
A seminar covering those areas of politics in which a psychological perspective can enhance understanding of the political process. No background in psychology will be assumed. Under the guidance of the instructor, students will pursue individual research projects, as well as discuss and evaluate generally assigned readings. Recommended Preparation Junior standing.
Course ID: 56307
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 409 - Selected Topics in Political Science (1.00 - 3.00)
Study of a particular topic that overlaps two or more areas of political science. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56308
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Electoral Systems, Individuals W/Disability, Leadership And Respons, Ser To Urban Communities, Mock Trial II, Honrs Thesis Prep Course, Globalism & Int’l Terror, Election 1988:, Top:Hum Parntg &Hum Evol, Information Policy, Topic: Women And Law, Top:Hum Parent&Hum Evol, Mgmt Gov In An Urban Env, Challenges To Privacy, Politics/Evolution, Environmental Policy, International Terrorism, Politics Of Human Rights, Selected Topics Poli Sci, History Of Terrorism, Slectd Tps In Poli Sci, Politics Of Terrorism, Individ W/Disabilities, Fld Sem On Public Ldrshp, Pub Policy&Pub Speaking, Politics Of Iraq, Dynamics/Water Rec Mgmt, Fighting Terrorism, Top:Biol Found Poli Thry, Social Policy Reform, Mock Trial, Religion & Int’l Politic, Transitional Justice, Top: Women & Law, Corp Business/Econ Dev, Biol Found Poli Theory, Sel Topics In Poli Sci, The Honors Research Proj, Politics Of Kurdistan, World Politics 21St Cent, Globalization and Transitional Justice, Research in UMBC Political History, Computer & Digital Forensics, Political Writing, Democracy and Revolution in the Middle East, The Politics of Cybersecurity, Maryland Student Legislature, Democratization, Law and Social Change, Disaster Politics
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POLI 410 - Seminar in Political Philosophy (1.00 - 3.00)
Advanced study of selected texts, with emphasis on exploration of problems in political philosophy, such as the fact/value problem, the relationship between political philosophy and ideology, or the dilemmas of equality, freedom and excellence in a liberal democracy. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: Application and acceptance by the instructor.
Course ID: 56310
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Pol Phil & Theater, Human Body/Body Politic, Seminar:Rousseau’s Phil, Seminar: Aristotle, Classical Chinese Tchng, Bro,Sis, Fellow Citizens, Moral Laws, Sem: Rousseau, Aristotle, Political Phil Rousseau, Thomas Hobbs And Origin, Rousseau, Political Phil & Autobio, Sem: Detocqueville, Pol Phil & Internat Rel, Fellow Citizens, Sem: Aristotle, Seminar: Montesquieu, Seminar: Tyranny, Justice For All, Democracy In America
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POLI 412 - Ethics and Public Policy (3.00)
Moral issues facing people individually and collectively in their professional or public roles, such as government officials, corporate managers, scientists, doctors and citizens. Clarification of value concepts such as freedom, equality, justice, the public interest and community. Exposition of these values as they pertain to actual cases of decision-making and policy debates. Issue areas examined include personal integrity in public and private organizations, corporate social responsibility, government regulation of technology and the ethics of income redistribution. This is a seminar course intended for upper-level students with some background in ethics and/or political philosophy. Recommended Preparation Permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56312
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 419 - Selected Topics in Political Theory (3.00)
Study of a particular topic within the area of political philosophy and theory. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56316
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Biol & Pol Consios, After The Age Of Reason, Hobbes Origin Of Modern, Crisis Of Poli Origins, Top:Ethics/Public Policy, Political Phil Today, Biol Thry& Pol Conscious, Topics In Political Thry, Topics:Political Theory, Political Phil & Lit, Af/Am Political Thought, Humane Warfare?, Political Education, Islam, Law, and Politics, Global Political Theories, Political Philosphy of War and Peace, Globalization
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POLI 423 - Presidential Elections (3.00)
This course examines U.S. presidential elections and the campaigns waged to win the White House. Topics include the presidential nomination process and history; the creation, evolution and contemporary structure of Electoral College and its implications; electoral strategies and tactics utilized by candidates and campaign; and results and voting patterns from presidential nomination and general election contests. Recommended Preparation POLI 323
Course ID: 56319
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 425 - U.S. Campaigns and Elections (3.00)
This course investigates American elections and the political campaigns waged to win federal and state offices. Topics include the structural and systemic dynamics of suffrage, voting rules and electoral results; the strategic and tactical conduct of campaigns by candidates, consultants, parties and other groups; and the patterns of electoral behavior, including turnout rates and partisan, demographic and geographic voting trends. Recommended Preparation POLI 325
Course ID: 56320
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 427 - African American Politics (3.00)
An examination of the unique history, content and forms of African American political participation, with a particular emphasis on the nature and consequences of African-American influence within, or exclusion from, the workings of various political institutions. Attention is focused on the attitudinal and structural dimensions of participation, the socio-economic conditions of African Americans and on selected attempts by African Americans to use the political process for ameliorating said conditions. Upon completion, students will be familiarized with issues affecting contemporary discussions within African-American politics and democratic theory.
Course ID: 56322
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Prerequisite/Corequisite: POLI 325
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POLI 429 - Selected Topics in American Government and Politics (3.00)
Study of a particular topic within the area of American politics. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56325
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Sci, Tech, & Public Pol, Top:Presidential Electns, Politics Envirn Policy, Top:Pol.Of Envir.Pol Mkg, Implementing Pub Policy, Implementing The Program, American Political Arena, Executive Branch Policy, The Issue Of Privacy, Sci, Tech, Public Policy, Media And Politics, The Amer.Political Arena, Afro-American Politics, Presidential Elections, Top:Political Leadership, Topic:, Environmental Policy Mkg, Wealth, Power, & Values, National Security Policy, Top: Politics & Sports, Science, Tech, & Policy, Sci, Tech, And Pub Pol, Science/Tech/Publ Policy, Top:Environmental Policy, Top:Politics Of Regulatn, Science,Tech & Publc Pol, US Political Leadership, The Pol. Of Health, Sel Top American Govt, Mass Media &Amer Politic
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POLI 431 - Spies, Assassins, and Cyber-Warriors - Modern National Security Law (3.00)
Are modern national security operations such as drone strikes, cyber warfare, indefinite detention, and mass surveillance legal under domestic and international law? To what extent can officials be held accountable for abuses committed in these operations? Through this course, students will understand how various laws, treaties, cases, and legal principles influence modern national security and counter-terrorism operations. It will equip students to critically analyze these policies - and to work for the changes they deem appropriate. Recommended Preparation POLI 220 , POLI 230 ,POLI 233 , POLI 260 , POLI 280 , POLI 281 , POLI 318 , POLI 334 , or POLI 337 .
Course ID: 102621
Consent: NO special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 432 - Civil Rights (3.00)
Examination of the due process and equal protection rights of Americans as articulated in judicial decisions and statutes. Among issues studied are affirmative action, abortion, equality in education and housing. Recommended Preparation POLI 230 .
Course ID: 56327
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 433 - First Amendment Freedoms (3.00)
The freedoms of speech, press, religion and assembly as defined in important Supreme Court decisions. The problem of liberty versus authority in a democratic regime. The competing theories of First Amendment interpretation by courts. Recommended Preparation POLI 230 or junior standing.
Course ID: 56328
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: PUBL 633
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POLI 435 - Legal Reasoning (3.00)
Designed to give students advanced understanding of the ways in which American lawyers and judges think about legal questions and issues. The course will be devoted to intensive practice in the process of legal analysis. Students will study a series of cases and related materials that address the basic tools of legal reasoning and the special characteristics of reasoning in the specific areas of American law. Recommended Preparation Permission of the instructor
Course ID: 56330
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 436 - Health Law (3.00)
Topics include an overview of major issues in health law, such as definitions of life, the Good Samaritan concept, client rights, privacy, professional licensing, liability and malpractice. Recommended Preparation Junior standing.
Course ID: 56331
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: AFST 385 , POLI 340
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POLI 437 - International Human Rights Law (3.00)
In this course we study human rights law and the many actors and institutions struggling with its enforcement. In it we use the case method to master the legal contours of human rights and explain their limits and possibilities. To understand contemporary human rights law, one has to have a good grounding in the philosophical, political and legal concepts that form the basis of international human rights. We also focus our study on efforts to find domestic and international justice, and the relationship between human rights and international law. We introduce the legal elements of various human rights provisions and take into account the role that NGOs play in the protection and sustenance of human rights regimes. Finally, we examine several specific rights through efforts to enforce them in domestic and international courts. Recommended Preparation POLI 230 , POLI 233 , POLI 280 , POLI 337 , POLI 432 , POLI 433 OR POLI 482 .
Course ID: 100676
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 438 - Legal Internship (4.00)
Student applicants selected by the department intern under lawyers and judges. The internship program includes supervised public service, directed reading and research, and classroom and seminar instruction. Intended for non-majors as well as majors. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56332
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 439 - Selected Topics in Public Law (3.00)
Study of a particular topic within the area of public law, such as the relationship between private law and public justice, the role of the judicial process in social change or a particular area of constitutional law. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: See current Schedule of Classes.
Course ID: 56334
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Legal Reasoning, Hate Speech & First Amen, Law And The Policy Proc, Top: Health Law, Top:Secrecy/Surveillance, Public Law; Legal Reason, Children And The Law, Top:Criminal Justice Pol, Transitional Justice, Sel Topics Public Law, Law And The Internet, International Trade Law, Modern National Security Law
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POLI 440 - Urban Politics (3.00)
An examination of problems, politics and policies relevant to state, county, city and other forms of local government organizations. Problems of the city in an age of urbanization and trends in metropolitan and suburban politics are considered,with particular reference to the Baltimore area. Recommended Preparation Junior standing plus POLI 240 or POLI 250 .
Course ID: 56335
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 442 - Intergovernmental Relations (3.00)
An examination of the American federal system, with emphasis on processes of conflict and coordination between local governments, state governments and national government. Attention is focused on the allocation of responsibilities to different levels of government and the use of intergovernmental tools (such as grants, mandates, and cooperative agreements) to implement domestic policies. Recommended Preparation POLI 240 or junior standing.
Course ID: 56336
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 452
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POLI 443 - Urban Problems and Policy Analysis (3.00)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the nature and causes of urban problems and the ability to analyze and understand the problems and policies addressed to them. This course is repeatable for credit. Recommended Preparation Permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56337
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 445 - Law, Politics and American Educational Policy (3.00)
Examination of the way in which the political process creates and implements educational policy. Topics include school integration, students’ rights and academic freedom, religion and education, federal legislation and regulation, politics of higher education, school finance, collective bargaining, urban school governance and school choice.
Course ID: 56338
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 446 - The Politics of Poverty and Social Welfare Policy (3.00)
Study of liberal, conservative and radical views of the welfare state. How politics in Congress, the bureaucracy, interest groups and federal-state relations affect the formulation and implementation of social welfare policies. Comparisons of American policies and politics with those of other nations. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or two courses in American politics.
Course ID: 56339
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 448 - Internship in Policy, Politics, and Administration (4.00)
Students selected by the department intern in the offices of elected officials, political parties, advocacy groups, think tanks, government agencies, public administrators, or other institutions in the policy process. Supervised reading and research programs and seminars with other interns develop relevant professional skills and situate the internship experience within the broader study of efforts to shape public policy.
Course ID: 100367
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 449 - Politics of Environmental Policy (3.00)
This course explores how political beliefs, behaviors, and institutions produce public policies intended to protect the natural environment and the humans that depend on that environment. Emphasis is placed on how environmental and other advocacy organizations attempt to affect legislative, administrative, and judicial decisions. Recommended Preparation POLI 100 or GES 120 .
Course ID: 101932
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 450 - Seminar in Public Administration and Policy (3.00)
An integrative seminar for advanced students in public administration and policy. The course applies theories of administrative capacity, organizational leadership, policy design and political feasibility to current policy problems. Students prepare research papers with special attention paid to improving information gathering and writing skills. Recommended Preparation POLI 350 , POLI 353 and POLI 354 or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56341
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 452 - Politics of Health (3.00)
This course examines how health policies reflect the political system in which they are enacted and implemented. It introduces concepts, theories and literature concerning the development of the U.S. healthcare system and the contemporary agendas and actions of the federal and state governments. It applies political dimensions to policy issues such as access to insurance and health services, cost containment, disease and injury prevention, and initiatives for health care reform. Recommended Preparation Junior standing and POLI 100 or permission of instructor.
Course ID: 56342
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 442
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POLI 459 - Selected Topics In Public Policy (3.00)
Study of a particular topic within the area of public policy. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit. Prerequisite: See current Schedule of Classes.
Course ID: 56345
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Public Admin And Policy, An International Perspec, Urban Management, Social Policy Reform
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POLI 460 - Comparative Institutional Development (3.00)
Institutions are the rules that guide human interaction. Whenever we come into contact with other humans, institutions are involved. But where did our social, political and economic institutions come from? How did they become so firmly entrenched in our societies? This class attempts to answer these profound and often abstract questions by reading influential books on the subject and by generating our own ideas in class discussions. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56346
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 461 - Comparative Legislatures (3.00)
This class will present an analysis of various democratic legislatures around the globe. Each student will be assigned a specific legislature and will be responsible for gathering and analyzing information for that legislature during the semester. Topics for class discussion will include each legislature’s history, broad institutional structures (procedures and rules), and main political features (parties and politicians). Recommended Preparation POLI 260
Course ID: 56347
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 462 - Comparative Electoral Systems and Representation (3.00)
This course examines the great variety of election methods used around the world and their consequences for the representation of parties, interests and groups - especially those with minority status - in legislatures, governments and policy outcomes. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 or POLI 325 .
Course ID: 56348
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 472
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POLI 464 - Comparative Political Economy (3.00)
An examination of the political and policy responses of the advanced industrial states in Western Europe, North America and Japan to past and present economic challenges. The course will focus on how ideology, political, social and economic institutions, and socioeconomic interests in each area shape its response to the rise of the new competitors in other parts of the world, changes in technology and production, and the globalization of markets and finance. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 or junior standing.
Course ID: 56350
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 467 - Comparative Foreign Policy (3.00)
This course focuses on the intersection of two important subfields in Political Science, foreign policy and comparative politics. Initial work centers on an examination of the conceptual and methodological tools for the analysis of foreign policy formulation and implementation. Students explore commonalities and differences in the behavior of states from both a regional comparative basis as well as a topical one. The latter includes decision-making theory, two-level game analysis, and an intercultural dissonance hypothesis. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 and ( POLI 280 or POLI 281 )
Course ID: 56353
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 469 - Selected Topics in Comparative Politics (3.00)
Study of a particular topic chosen from within the area of comparative politics. The specific topic will be announced before registration. This course is repeatable for credit.
Course ID: 56355
Consent: Department Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Top:Latin American Devel, Reform In Soviet Union, Islamic Law: Origins, Comp Env Politics&Policy, Politics Of Canada, Top:Conservatism/Devel, Islamic Law, Top:Anth Of 3Rd Wrld Dev, Society/Politics In Euro, Comparative Justice, Top: Compartv Pol Econ, Top: Arab Thought, Top:Central Amer Politcs, Political Islam, Democratic Practice, Govt & Poli In Mideast, Politics Of Develpment, Soviet Union & Legacy, Comparative Legislatives, Democratic Consol Africa, Topics In Comp Politics, Trans.Frm Author.To Demo, Centrl Europe/Euro Union, Institutional Dev., Comp. Welfare Systems, Dem In Sub Sahara Africa, Top:Modern Arab Thought, Democ/Authortrn Regime, Islam And Politics, Politics And Islam, Top:Comp Political Econ, Top:European Integration, Islam & Politics, European Integration, Sem: Comp Political Econ, Top:Soviet Reform, Relig & Polit In Mideast, Comparative Politics, Modern Irish Politics, Italian Politics, Politics of Native America, Opposition Parties, New Europe/State of Transatlantic
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POLI 470 - Politics of Human Rights (3.00)
The term “human rights” has become an incredibly powerful one in international relations, used as everything from a justification for support of a given country to an excuse for war against one. But “human rights” is more than a catch-all phrase differentiating the “good” from the “bad” in this world. It is a set of commonly recognized norms and laws that have evolved over hundreds of years. It is a system of international, regional and domestic enforcement mechanisms. And it is an increasingly important part of Western states’ self-identities and foreign policies. The purpose of this course is to explore what human rights are, how they have evolved, and how they influence the international and domestic political arenas. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 , POLI 280
Course ID: 101873
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 471 - Globalization and Transitional Justice (3.00)
In this course we analyze transitional justice, the process by which political elites in post-repressive states account for human rights violations orchestrated by their predecessors. When and under what conditions do newly empowered political leaders choose to confront past abuses and what are the mechanisms they have at their disposal? Why do some new leaders choose to close the past with a one-line condemnation, while others establish a year-long truth commission and still others initiate a decade of criminal prosecutions? This class focuses on the political, rather than judicial, side of transitional justice, taking into account the elite calculus of risk and advantage inherent in the variety of policies political leaders have at their disposal. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 , POLI 280
Course ID: 101872
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive
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POLI 472 - Modern Indian Politics (3.00)
This course examines modern nation-building and self-government in a traditional society. Other topics discussed include: the secular state; political parties, economic development, the transformation of caste, the rise of revolutionary movements and of ethnic and religious nationalism, the development of nuclear weapons, and the continuing conflict with Pakistan. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 and (POLI 280 or POLI 281 ) .
Course ID: 56356
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Course Equivalents: POLI 462
Attributes: Culture (GFR)
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POLI 473 - Mahatma Gandhi’s Political Experiments with Truth (3.00)
A study of Gandhi’s effort to gain national independence and to reform India by non-violent vindication of truth. A reflection on Gandhi’s sexual asceticism, civil disobedience, and politicization of women. A comparison and contrast of Gandhi with Socrates, Henry Thoreau and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Intended for non-majors as well as majors. A seminar presentation, a research paper, and regular class attendance are all required. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or a grade of C or better in POLI 200 or POLI 301 or a writing class beyond ENGL 100
Course ID: 50224
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Culture (GFR)
Same as Offered: RLST 473
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POLI 474 - Democratization (3.00)
In this course, we explore the theory behind, and the policy questions surrounding, democratization. We begin this class by considering the outstanding traits of democracies and their alternatives, and looking at various theories that help account for why some states democratize and others do not. Next, we consider democratization from the viewpoint of the citizen in non-democratic states. In this section, we look both at the role of the masses and that of counter-elite activists as they seek to weaken the non-democratic state and replace it with a democratic alternative. Since these actors are frequently assisted by outside states, and especially the United States, we subsequently consider the pros and cons of democracy assistance. Finally, this class looks at the various conundrums common to democratizing states, ranging from choosing appropriate institutional mechanisms to the process of dealing with past human rights abuses and abusers. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 , POLI 280
Course ID: 101993
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 475 - Politics in the Former Soviet Union (3.00)
This seminar is designed to introduce the student to the politics and government of the countries that occupy the territory of the former Soviet Union. It will cover both the history and the current political status of these countries with particular reference to the influence of the Soviet experience on their internal politics and international relations. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or POLI 260 .
Course ID: 56357
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 480 - World Order (3.00)
This course considers the problem of achieving order in an international system that lacks a central organizing authority. In seminar format, we explore alternative perspectives on the nature, source, and scope of order in world politics in the context of both historical and contemporary examples. Recommended Preparation (POLI 280 or POLI 281 ) and POLI 380
Course ID: 56358
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 482 - International Law (3.00)
This course is designed to introduce students to the complexities of law in the international environment. The course begins by familiarizing students with the American legal system, a brief overview of the international system and how cases are reported in the U.S., as well as the nature of international law. The first half of the class deals with how international law is created by examining treaties, the role of custom, general principles of law and judicial opinions. The second half of the class deals with the United Nations, nonofficial sources of law and the application of international law in specific instances, including a brief review of human rights. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 and any law course.
Course ID: 56360
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 483 - International Negotiation (3.00)
This course presents the principles of international negotiation. Using the case study method and a multiparty negotiation simulation, students will learn in hands-on fashion about the theory and practice of negotiation. Key conceptual notions include game theoretic models of strategic situations and mediation approaches. Special topics include the role of the media in agenda-setting, the importance of non-state actors in the 21 st century diplomatic arena, and the challenges of public goods issues in international and transnational negotiations. Recommended Preparation POLI 280
Course ID: 102083
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: GLBL 483
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POLI 484 - Politics and International Relations of Iran (3.00)
Examines Iranian politics and foreign affairs over the last century. Covers the constitutional revolution of 1905-06; modernization under Reza Shah; the 1951 nationalization of Iran’s oil industry and 1953 coup; the reign of the Shah, Iran’s role in the Cold War; the 1978-1979 Islamic revolution; and the Iran-Iraq war. Focuses intensively on post-revolutionary Iran, especially its aspirations for great-power status, pursuit of nuclear weapons, and contentious relations with the United States. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 and ( POLI 280 or POLI 281 ).
Course ID: 100188
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 485 - Dynamics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (3.00)
The course starts with a focus on the development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings in the period when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire. The growth of Arab nationalism and Zionism will be compared, as will the conflicting promises made by the British to both Zionists and Arab nationalists during World War I. Next is a review of British rule over both Arabs and Zionists during the Palestine Mandate. The second half of the course is an examination of the Arab-Israeli wars since 1948, the Camp David and Oslo peace processes, the Al-Aksa Intifadah and developments since then. The conflict is analyzed against the background of great powers intervention in the Middle East, and the dynamics of intra-Arab politics, political Islam and oil. Recommended Preparation One of the following: JDST 274 , JDST 310 , POLI 280 or POLI 373
Course ID: 50185
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Same as Offered: JDST 410
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POLI 486 - Middle East International Relations. (3.00)
This course focuses on the world politics of the Middle East - a region crucial to international stability, given its geostrategic importance. The emphasis is on post-colonial international relations and on the importance of identity, conflict, nationalism, transnationalism and political economy to the prevailing regional system. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281
Course ID: 56361
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 487 - International Political Economy (3.00)
The course focuses on the basic analytical tools and knowledge of economics needed to develop an understanding of important international economic problems with which political actors must cope. The course explores the challenges for policy-makers stemming from the globalization of finance, markets and production. Recommended Preparation POLI 280 or POLI 281 or POLI 387
Course ID: 56362
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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POLI 488 - Politics and International Relations of South Asia (3.00)
Overview of the politics and international relations of South Asia, a region that includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Topics covered include the history of the region, covering the British colonial period, the awakening of nationalism in the late 19th century, the independence movements of the early 20th century and the formation of newly independent polities at midcentury; processes of political and economic development; significant issues in South Asia’s international politics, including India-Pakistan relations, Kashmir, the foreign policies of regional actors, nuclear proliferation, Afghanistan’s long war, ethnic conflict, transnational terrorism, and U.S. foreign policy in the region. Recommended Preparation POLI 260 and ( POLI 280 or POLI 281 ).
Course ID: 56363
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
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