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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
330. Women and Politics: A Cross-National Perspective
This course examines a variety of issues and debates within the field of Political Science that are particularly relevant to the study of women and politics. The course will examine women's participation in formal politics in a comparative perspective, by focusing on women's roles as voters, candidates, and officeholders. Course materials include case studies from various countries. Prerequisite: POL 243. (Social Science) A.THOMAS
331. Gender in Developing Countries
This course will critically investigate the complex ways in which gender relationships shape history, ideology, economy, and polity in developing countries. The role and status of Asian women will be examined to enable students to compare and contrast non-Western experiences with Western experiences. The forces of modernity and the impact on colonialism will also be discussed especially in relation to the economic and political conditions of the non-Western world and development. Prerequisite: POL 243. (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. See Topics Courses. Prerequisite: POL 242 or 243. Offered subject to availability of faculty. (Social Science)
346. Political Economy of Developing Countries
Political-economic systems of selected developing countries of Africa, Asia, and 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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