420 Practicum in the American Political Process (4) Field work in governmental institutions and processes.

421 Ethnic Politics (4) Analysis of the political behavior and roles of ethnic and racial groups in the American political system; public policy issues and patterns of political action are examined.

422 Political Attitudes and Behavior (4) The citizen's political world; political socialization, opinion formation and dissemination; development of political cultures and subcultures; political mobilization; personality and politics.

423 Presidents and the Presidency (4) Presidential coalition; sources of presidential power; recent leadership styles; decision-making within the presidency.

425 Legislative Process (4) Individual behavior and decision-making within legislatures; changing executive-legislative functions; legislative functions; relationships to political systems in comparative perspective.

427 Black Politics in the American Political System (4) The effects of the organization of the American political system and its operations on blacks and other minorities.

430 Political Economy of Mexico (4) Examination of contemporary Mexico: the role of the state in the Mexican economy; development of the government party and opposition groups.

431 Political Economy of Central America (4) Focus on economic, social, and political structures and processes in the region and in specific countries, especially Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.

432 The Politics of Local Criminal Justice (4) Roles and behavior of major legal and political participants in the criminal justice system including the police, the legal profession, judges, and the public.

435 Politics and the Economy (4) Major techniques, politics, and values involved in the allocation of social and economic resources. Includes such topics as determination of priorities in budgetary processes, economic regulation, control of environmental change, and policies for science.

436 Environmental Politics (4) The political realities of selected environmental issues; resolving and implementing social priorities; interests, attitudes, strategies, and tactics of pressure groups; institutional biases and opportunities.

437 Mass Media and Politics (4) Analysis of political content of mass media. Audience response to alternative sources of political information. Consideration of the institutional and economic as well as political aspects of the mass media.

439 Critical Issues in American Politics (4) Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of American politics.

440 Comparative Law and the Judicial Process (4) Analysis of courts in comparative perspective; judicial decision-making and development of public policy through the judicial process; theories of law and jurisprudence. Recommended preparation: POSC 340.

441m Cultural Diversity and the Law (4) Jurisprudential approach to the study of cultural differences. Consideration of circumstances under which law should accommodate cultural diversity in the United States and abroad.

442m The Politics of Human Differences: Diversity and Discrimination (4, FaSp) A comparative perspective on social and cultural forces that affect American laws and policies concerning discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability.

444 Civil and Political Rights and Liberties (4) Novel aspects of the course include presentations by representatives of minority groups, law enforcement officials, public and private defenders, and judges. Students also serve as instructors at local high school for one class meeting. Recommended preparation: POSC 340 or POSC 440.

448ab The Politics of Peace (4-4) Issues of social justice, large-scale social change, high technology, impacts on human survival, and uses of national and international institutions. a: Human rights. b: Arms limitation, control, and disarmament.

449 Political Psychology (4) Psychological forces shaping politics and persons, processes and interactions; emphasis on political socialization and cognitive and affective orientations to politics.

450 Political Development (4) Choice of models in nation-building; party and other means of mass mobilization; elite recruitment and differentiation; peculiarities of cultures and subcultures; integration of ethnic and other minorities; political socialization and secularization; legitimization.

451 Politics of Resources and Development (4) Comparison of relationships between rich and poor countries involving political and economic resources and prospects for development; impact on industrialized states; interdependence; new international economic order.

452 Critical Issues in Law and Public Policy (4) Intensive examination of special topics in the field of law and public policy.

453 Political Change in Asia (4) Modernization and political development in China and Japan; Asia's economic "miracles" (Taiwan, Japan, Korea, etc.); nationalism and communist movements in East and Southeast Asia.

456 Women in International Development (4) How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.

463 Politics of Western Europe (4) Institutions and processes of advanced industrial societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, and the governmental process.

464 Politics of Russia and Eastern Europe (4) Culture, society, and politics in Russia and in Eastern Europe. Contemporary political institutions and processes.

469 Critical Issues in Comparative Politics (4) Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.

476 Contemporary Political Thought (4) 20th century political philosophy dealing with major movements in psychological, existential, socialist, and nationalist thought as they bear upon the crisis of political authority in our time.

479 Critical Issues in Political Thought (4) Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of political thought.

490x Directed Research (2-8, max 8) Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit. Prerequisite: departmental approval.

499 Special Topics (2-4, max 8)

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