3. The American Political System
An examination of the American political process as manifested in voting
behavior, parties and their nominating conventions, interest groups, the
Presidency, Congress, and the Judiciary. Special emphasis is placed on
providing the student with a theoretical framework for evaluating the system
including discussions of decision-making, bargaining, and democratic control.
Dist: SOC; WCult: W.
4. Introduction to Comparative Government and
Politics
This course will introduce students to the field of comparative government
and politics through an examination of selected political systems. Special
attention will be given to analytic techniques involved in the study of the
field and to certain basic concepts, such as power and political culture,
decision-making, and communications. Dist: SOC or INT.
5. International Politics
This course introduces the systematic analysis of international society, the
factors that motivate foreign policies, and instruments used in the conduct of
international relations. Particular attention is given to power and economic
relations; to cultural differences that may inhibit mutual understanding or
lead to conflict; to nationalism and other ideologies; to the requisites and
limits of cooperation; and to the historical structuring and functioning of
international institutions. Dist: SOC or INT.
6. Political Ideas
The course is designed to introduce students to political philosophy. It
opens with the classic contrast between Plato and Machiavelli concerning the
problems of justice and power. The course then examines several basic positions
in the development of modern political philosophy -- liberalism, socialism, and
conservatism. Among the individual thinkers considered as representative of
these positions are Locke, J. S. Mill, Rousseau, Marx, and Burke. Dist:
PHR/TMV.
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