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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT
240/340. Security at Sea
Explores the problem of gaining security on international seas by
strategies developed to protect territorial or national security. U.S.
strategy is currently undergoing a sweeping reappraisal due to changing
technology and the resulting debate provides insight into making and
implementing national security policy. Travel will be an essential
feature of the course and students must be prepared for additional
expenses associated with transportation and housing. With permission of
the instructor, juniors and seniors who have completed POL
240 may enroll in the course as POL 340, for
which an additional research paper is required. Alternate years. (Social
Science) SUTHERLAND
242. International Politics
Post-World War II international political system. Discussion of changes
in the international power structure with emphasis upon the increasing
importance of non-Western nation-states and non-nation-state actors.
(Social Science) or A. THOMAS
243. Comparative Politics
Various types of political systems, including liberal democracies, current and former communist systems, and mixed systems of the developing world. (Social Science) A. THOMAS
335 through 339. Seminar in International Relations and Comparative Government
Examination of a particular topic or issue in international relations or in comparative government. Content varies from year to year. Prerequisite: POL 242 or 243. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Social Science)
345. Political Economy of Brazil
In-country study of Brazil, a newly industrializing country that is
attempting to make the transition from authoritarian military rule to
constitutional democracy. When taught in Brazil, registration entails
additional costs. Prerequisite: POL 243. Alternate years.
(Social Science) LOEBSACK
346. Political Economy of Developing Countries
Political-economic systems of selected developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Normally the course will focus on Latin America. Discussions of independence movements, post-independence experiences of civilian rule, civil-military relations, and the evolving relationships between politics and economics in these countries. Prerequisite: POL 243. Alternate years. (Social Science) LOEBSACK
348. U.S. Foreign Policy
Process by which U.S. foreign policy is made and implemented, focusing
on contemporary cases. Emphasis on how the political process and
distribution of authority affect policy. Prerequisite: POL
242. Alternate years. (Social Science)
LOEBSACK
349. International Political
Economy
Analysis of the interrelationships between the
international political and economic systems since 1945. Emphasis upon
U.S.-Western European-Japanese and Western industrialized-Third World
political-economic relations. Prerequisites: POL 242, ECB
101, and junior standing. (Social Science)
LOEBSACK
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