100g Theory and Practice of American Democracy (4, Fa) Theoretical, institutional, and functional aspects of American national, state, and local government and politics; contemporary issues. Prerequisite: recommended for freshmen and sophomores.
110g Ideology and Political Conflict (4, Sp) Modern political ideologies; their assumptions, perceptions, and prescriptions regarding political stability and social injustice: anarchism, communism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism, and fascism.
120g Comparative Politics (4, Fa) Comparative analysis of political institutions and processes in selected industrial, developing and socialist countries, in terms of contrasting ideologies, parties, elites, and economics.
130g Law, Politics, and Public Policy (4) Interaction between law and politics; overview of the American legal system; value conflicts and public policy questions which arise within it.
190 Politics and Society (4) Significant political writings emphasizing historical perspectives, differing approaches to recurring political problems, and conflicting contemporary ideologies. Discussion; independent research. Maximum enrollment, 20.
201 Law and Politics: Electing a President (4) (Enroll in LAW 201)
210gm Introduction to the Study of Women and Men in Society (4) (Enroll in SWMS 210gm)
220 Critical Issues in American Politics (4) Examination of enduring political issues, as well as the political processes and institutions.
250 Critical Issues in Comparative Politics (4) Critical analysis of major issues in comparative politics such as dependency, crises in political legitimacy, political violence and terrorism, political corruption, genocide, and comparative revolutions.
260m Global Ethnic Politics (4, Fa) A comparative analysis of multi-ethnic societies through case studies of inter-ethnic conflict and coexistence, conflict resolution, prevention of genocide and defense of human rights.
300 Principles, Institutions, and Great Issues of American Democracy (4) Underlying principles of American democracy; major issues of contemporary public policy in national and state institutions.
311g Political Analysis (4) Methodological and theoretical problems of micro-analytic studies in political science. Techniques of data collection and assimilation.
315 Regulation of Elections and Political Finance (4) The role money plays in elections and public decisions: disclosure requirements, limits on campaign contributions and expenditures, regulation of radio/television time, tax incentives, public funding.
320 Urban Politics (4) Evolution of contemporary institutions; differing views of community power; major policies; state and federal relations to local governments; metropolitan community problems.
321 Urban Political Problems (4) Social problems and governmental policy in the urban environment, emphasizing such problem areas as education, environment, race, police and the system of criminal justice, and poverty.
325 State Politics (4) American state politics from a comparative perspective. Examines political processes, differing policy outcomes and the impact of social change on system performance.
333gm Stigma and Society: Physical Disability in America (4) Political activity involving disabled persons; development of public policy regarding disabled citizens.
334 Interest Groups and Elite Behavior (4) Introduction to interest group and elite views of the American system, including recent interest group theory and findings and the general critiques of power distribution in American society.
335 Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections (4) Organization and function of political parties, nominations and elections, strategy and tactics of campaigning, professional candidate management finance, political machines, voting behavior.
340 Constitutional Law (4) Development of constitutional law by the courts; leading cases bearing on major constitutional issues; the federal system; powers of government; civil liberties.
345 International Law (4) Nature, origin, and development of international law; basic principles analyzed and illustrated with cases.
347 Environmental Law (4) Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.
350 Politics of Latin America (4) Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.
351g Middle East Politics (4) Political development in the Middle East, emphasizing historical, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions affecting political structures and functions; modernization and countervailing social, economic, and religious forces.
352 Politics of Southeast Asia (4) Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.
355 Politics of East Asia (4) Institutions and processes of advanced societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.
356 Politics in the People's Republic of China (4) The Chinese revolution; social, political, and economic developments in post-1949 China; China after Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung).
358 Politics of Sub-Sahara Africa (4) Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.
360 Politics of Anglo-American Political Systems (4) Institutions and processes of advanced societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.
365g World Political Leadership (4) Comparative analysis of theories of power and leadership; application to leaders from western democracies, Third World, and socialist countries. Societal consequences of their policies.
366 Terrorism and Genocide (4) Comparative analysis of the determinants of political violence, terrorism, and genocide and their social and moral consequences; application of theories to contemporary case studies.
370 European Political Thought I (4) Basic concepts of Western political thought from Plato through the contract theorists.
371g European Political Thought II (4) Western political thought since the French Revolution. Rise of Marxist socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, National Socialism, other doctrines; the democratic tradition; new theories of the state.
374 The American Founders: Visions, Values and Legacy (4) Analysis of the political thought of the American Founders; consideration of alternative visions of patriarchalism, republicanism, and liberal democracy; exploration of Founders' core values and their impact on issues of race, class, and gender.
375 American Political Thought (4) Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Special emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, democracy, and racism.
377 Asian Political Thought (4) Major systems of political thought in Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian cultural traditions. Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, and other classical systems and their present-day adaptations under the impact of communism and democracy.
380 Political Theories and Social Reform (2 or 4) Political theories and philosophies in modern times and their relation to public policy and social reform.
381 Sex, Power, and Politics (4) An evaluation of the ways in which different ideologies, institutions, and policies contribute to differences in political power between men and women.
385g Population, Society, and Aging (4) (Enroll in SOCI 385)
390 Special Problems (1-4) Supervised, individual studies. No more than one registration permitted. Enrollment by petition only.
391 Honors I: Undergraduate Seminar (4, Fa) Selected topics in designated area of political science. Discussion of readings and presentation of papers.
392 Honors II: Undergraduate Thesis (4, Sp) Thesis written under supervision, based on research begun in Honors I.
395 Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship (2-8, max 8) Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required. Prerequisite: permission of Director of Institute of Politics and Government.
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