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Related TopicsEnvironmental Studies International Business |
CORNELL
COLLEGE 348: U.S. Foreign Policy January 2006 Dr. David
W. Loebsack, Instructor
Instructor: David W. Loebsack, 308 South Hall. Telephone: Office, 895-4300. Phone messages may be left with faculty secretary Cheryl Dake 895-4283 or in her voice mail box or on the answering machine at my office. I also recommend contacting me by e-mail. For quickest response e-mail your questions and comments to my office (dloebsack@cornellcollege.edu ). Office Hours: Normally, I will be around from 2-4 p.m. Feel free to make an appointment or just show up. E-Mail: In order to take better advantage of technological innovations recently available, I encourage you to deliver your paper and/or rough draft by means of e-mail attachments. If you work on a PC, please save your papers and other submissions in either WordPerfect or Word. Please name your file xxxxx-y, where xxxxx are the first five letters of your last name and y is your first initial. Attach your file to an e-mail addressed to dloebsack@cornellcollege.edu. Feedback: Whether or not you are asked to complete a standardized course evaluation, I am interested in your comments and suggestions for improvement of the course, the readings, the assignments and this course description. Feel free to send comments as you think of them. E-mail: dloebsack@cornellcollege.edu.
COURSE DESCRIPTION Class Meets: West Science 319; generally Monday-Friday 9-11 but often 1-3 as well . See the schedule for the specifics on a day-to-day basis. Purpose--This course is designed to introduce the student to some of the major issues in recent U.S. foreign policy. To this end, it is concerned with both policy and process. Thus, we analyze and discuss not only the what of American foreign policy but also the how and why. How does U.S. foreign policy get formed? Who and what are the factors that contribute to the making of U.S. foreign policy? We begin with an overview of post-WWII relations between the U.S. and the world as well as a discussion of the most important determinants of American foreign policy. The rest of the course will then be taken up with discussions of recent U.S. foreign policy, especially the approach taken by George W. Bush. A variety of questions will be addressed but in particular we will focus on the increased "unilateralism" evident since 2001 and will discuss, among other issues, the likelihood of more U.S. military interventions around the globe, and the importance of human rights, environmental, and economic issues to American foreign policy. Readings--Eugene Wittkopf, Charles Kegley, Jr., and James Scott, American
Foreign Policy (W,K&S) Requirements-- 3. Research
paper and presentation combined worth 35% of the
course grade. The paper (worth 25% of the course grade) is
to be 12 pages and will be an policy paper that deals
with the U.S. policy towards a particular country or region or international
issue. If the paper deals with a country or region of the world,
it should discuss one or more issues relevant to this relationship.
You will be required to describe and explain the U.S. position on
the issue(s) under consideration. Moreover, you will be required
to offer your own ideas as to the best policy course for the
United States in the future. Finally, every student will present
orally his/her results to the class on Monday or Tuesday of the
last week of the term. (Click on the link above for expectations
re the paper and presentation). This presentation will count for
10% of the course grade. The final draft of the paper is
due the last Wednesday of the term at 5 p.m. 4. Summary of grade components: Week 1 -
Monday - 9-11 - Introduction: thinking conceptually
about U.S. foreign policy; determinants of foreign policy. W,K&S,
Part I (chapters 1-2). Wednesday 9-11 - Thinking conceptually again - external determinants of policy. W,K&S, Part III. Thursday 9-11 - Societal determinants of policy.
W,K&S, Part IV. Friday - 9-11- Role and individual determinants. W,K&S, Parts VI and VII. Week 2 -Monday 9-11 - Exam 1. Tuesday - 9-11 - Should the U.S. "go it alone" and be prepared for more wars? Frum and Perle, Chapters 1-4. Friday 9-11 - Is more cooperation the correct path for the United States? Prestowitz, Chapters 1-3. Week 3 -Monday - 9-11 and 1-3 - Prestowitz, Chapters 4-7 Tuesday - 9-11 - Prestowitz, Chapters 8-10. The Bush Doctrine prior to the Iraq invasion: American Exceptionalism? Walter LaFeber, “The Bush Doctrine,” Diplomatic History 26:4 (Fall 2002), 543-558. Wednesday 9-11 - Bush and American Exceptionalism, cont.
Paul T. McCartney, “American Nationalism and U.S. Foreign Policy from September 11 to the Iraq War,” Political Science Quarterly 119:3 (2004), 399-423 Friday 9-12 - Exam 2. Week 4 -Monday - 8:45-11:15 - Paper presentations.
Special guest, Lawrence Korb 10-11. Tuesday - 8:45-11:15 - Paper presentations. Wednesday - Final draft of paper due at 5 p.m.
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