Professor Jeffrey M. Berry, Interim Chair;
John Richard Skuse, Class of 1941,
Professor of Political Science; American politics, political behavior
Professor James M. Glaser, American politics, political behavior
Professor Kent E. Portney, Quantitative methods, public policy, political
behavior
Professor Tony Smith, Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science;
International relations, comparative politics
Professor Vickie Sullivan, Political theory
Associate Professor Consuelo Cruz, Comparative politics, Latin America
Associate Professor Robert Devigne, Political theory
Associate Professor Richard C. Eichenberg, International relations, foreign
policy, West Europe
Associate Professor Marilyn T. Glater, Constitutional law
Associate Professor Malik Mufti, International relations, Middle East
Associate Professor Elizabeth Remick, Comparative politics, East Asia
Associate Professor Pearl T. Robinson, Comparative politics, Africa,
African-American politics
Associate Professor Jeffrey W. Taliaferro, International relations, security
studies
Assistant Professor Kerry Chase, International political economy
Assistant Professor Ioannis Evrigenis, Political theory
Assistant Professor Gary McKissick, American politics, public policy,
health policy
Assistant Professor Vincent Phillip Muņoz,
Constitutional law, political theory
Assistant Professor Deborah J. Schildkraut, American politics,
political psychology, political behavior
The Department of Political Science is concerned with the functions and theory of the
structure and operation of government, and the nature and development of local, national,
and international politics. The goals of the department are both intellectual and
practical. Courses are designed to develop an understanding of the political process, and
an ability to analyze critically political systems, relationships, and problems. Courses
are also intended to provide a basis for intelligent citizenship, increase capacity for
community service, and orient the student toward possible employment in governmental
agencies on the local, state, national, or international level. The undergraduate
curriculum is structured to recognize that majors in political science will have a
diversity of postcollege goals. The department's offerings may be regarded as a foundation
for graduate study preparatory to college teaching, professional government service, the
law, and city and environmental planning, as well as for careers in such fields as public
and business administration, journalism, secondary school teaching, and social action.
Undergraduate Concentration Requirements
Major: Two political science foundation courses; eight additional political science
courses. Students are required to take at least one course in each of four subfields:
American government and politics (or American public policy), comparative government and
politics, international relations, and political thought. Students majoring in political
science must take five political science courses at Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus.
Internships and directed research courses will not fulfill a subfield requirement.
All majors must also take at least one course designated as methodologically focused. These courses incorporate material that helps students to understand the logic of social science inquiry. Since these courses will improve students' comprehension of how social science research is conducted, they are advised to fulfill this requirement early in their course of study, preferably in the sophomore year. Courses that meet this requirement are:
Political Science 70 Acquiring Political Knowledge
Political Science 73 Globalization and National Politics
Political Science 74 Political Economy of Latin America
Political Science 75 Politics in the City
Political Science 76 Race and Class in American Politics
Political Science 111 Political Psychology
Political Science 113
Non-Profits and Civil Society
Political Science 115 Public Opinion and Survey Research
Political Science 117 Politics in the American South
Political Science 124 Comparative Political Economy of
Advanced Industrial Democracies
Political Science 142 Interest Groups and Democratic Theory
Political Science 160 Force, Strategy, and Arms Control
Political Science 174 The Rise and Fall of Great Powers
Political Science 181 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Political Science 184 Analysis of International Conflict
Political Science 195 Politics of Sustainable
Communities
Each year, other courses will be designated as methodologically focused and these
additional options will also fulfill the requirement. Please consult the course listings
published by the department prior to preregistration for a complete listing of all
methodologically focused courses.
Majors are also required to take one upper-level seminar in political science at Tufts' Medford/Somerville campus or at the Tufts-in-Washington program. Sophomore seminars do not fulfill this requirement. Majors are expected to complete their basic courses and declare their major by the end of the sophomore year. A grade of C- or better is required for a course to count toward the major. The department publishes an Undergraduate Handbook detailing requirements, programs, and additional information about the major. New majors should familiarize themselves with this material.
Undergraduate Minor Program
Students interested in completing a minor concentration in political science may choose
from seven different options: Law and Society, Political Economy, Political Science
(general), Comparative Politics, American Politics, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Political
Thought.
All of these minors require five courses in political science. Each of them, however, has separate requirements and a different list of courses. No student may take two minors. A detailed listing of these requirements is contained in the Undergraduate Handbook or in a separate document, Departmental Minors, both available from the Department of Political Science in Eaton Hall.
Tufts in Washington
The Tufts-in-Washington program offers students an opportunity for intensive firsthand
study of government and politics during a semester's residence in Washington, D.C.
Undergraduates who are accepted to the program may elect either American national
government, foreign policy, or economic policy as their field of concentration. Students
are registered at Tufts and pay its tuition directly to Tufts, but are housed at
American University in Washington, D.C., and pay American University for housing and other
charges.
The Tufts-in-Washington program is administered by the Department of Political Science, but it is open to all Tufts undergraduates. A prerequisite for admission is a background in political science and other social science courses relevant to the student's plan of study in Washington.
Central to the curriculum during the Washington semester is a series of seminars with various Washington political elites and policy activists. Students also do individual research projects and participate as interns in the government or in the private sector.
Interested students may contact Professor Gary McKissick at 617-627-5849.
Foundation Courses
11 Introduction to American Politics. A study of governmental politics, functions, and programs. Emphasis given to political behavior, both at the mass level and in institutions. Survey of public opinion and political culture, parties, and elections. Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, the federal courts, and interest groups. Glaser
21 Introduction to Comparative Politics. Theories and evidence in comparative politics, preparing students for upper-level courses that focus on specific regions, countries, and themes. The rise and fall of democracy in selected countries from different regions such as Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, East Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. Fujihira, Cruz
43 Justice, Equality, and Liberty. (Cross-listed as Philosophy 43.) An introduction to the central concepts and problems in the foundations of political order, including the nature of the state, rights, justice, equality, representation, property, law, and coercion. Readings from classic and contemporary thinkers.
45 Western Political Thought I. (Cross-listed as Classics 45 and Philosophy 45.) Central concepts of ancient, medieval, and early modern political thought. Ideas of Thucydides, Aristophanes, Plato, and Aristotle during the rise and fall of Athens. Subsequent transformations of political philosophy related to the decline of the Roman empire and the origins and development of Christian political doctrine, and the new political outlook of those who challenged the hegemony of Christianity. Analysis of how premodern political thought helped structure future political debate. Devigne, Sullivan
46 Western Political Thought II. (Cross-listed as Philosophy 46.) Central concepts of modern political thought. The views of those writers who challenged the dominance of Christianity: Machiavelli, Descartes, Hobbes, and others. Some of the main transformations of political thinking that characterized the Enlightenment: the possibility of scientific thinking and reasoning as the basis for human freedom. Nietzsche's critique of the Enlightenment, and the ability to find political principles that are genuinely true or liberating. Devigne, Sullivan
61 International Relations. Examination of several conceptual designs intended to make order out of the essential anarchy in international relations, from a theoretical assessment of the nation-state and the nature of national power to an exploration of behavior among nation-states, including the ultimate problem of war and peace and an appraisal of the factors that give an age its particular characteristics. Eichenberg, Mufti, Taliaferro
Sophomore Seminars
Selected topics in political science. Enrollment is
limited to fifteen students in each seminar. Designed primarily for majors and prospective
majors. Does not fulfill the department's advanced seminar
requirement. Prerequisite: one lower-division course in political science.
70 Sophomore Seminar: Acquiring Political Knowledge. Investigation of how and
why political science research is conducted, focusing on a series of substantive issues
central to political science with the goal of understanding what and how we know about
them. These substantive issues are developed as the vehicle for understanding the
reasoning that underlies much of the research conducted in political science. Portney
71 Sophomore Seminar: Comparative Political Corruption. Definitions, history, causes,
and consequences of political corruption. Different cultural understandings of corruption.
Prevention strategies. Cases include early modern Europe, pre-Revolutionary France,
colonial Nigeria, the Tammany Hall machine, republican and post-Mao China, the
Philippines under Marcos, and Watergate. Remick
72 Sophomore Seminar: Rethinking the Cold War. Reexamination of the 50-year rivalry between the United States and Soviet Union with emphasis on the "crisis years," 1945-1963. Consideration of orthodox, revisionist, and post-revisionist scholarship in international relations and history. Origins of the Cold War, the division of Germany, the Korean War, the 1961 Berlin crisis, covert action in the Third World; superpower intervention in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and the Cold War's end. Prerequisite: Political Science 51. Taliaferro
73 Sophomore Seminar: Globalization and National Politics. Economic and political causes and consequences of the increased mobility of goods, money, firms, people, and information in the world economy. Special consideration of how globalization affects society, the nation-state, and international relations. Chase
74 Sophomore Seminar: Political Economy of Latin America. Explores alternative theoretical and methodological approaches to political economy, and utilizes these approaches to analyze strategic relations and policy linkages between states and markets in several Latin American countries. A methodologically focused sophomore seminar. Cruz
75 Sophomore Seminar: Politics in the City. Three major problems in urban politics: the political economy of cities, especially issues involving community economic development; race and the city, emphasizing the problems facing the poorest residents of the inner city; and political empowerment, including analysis of neighborhood government. A methodologically focused sophomore seminar. Berry
76 Sophomore Seminar: Race and Class in American Politics. Race and class cleavages in the U.S. and their effect on our politics. Emphasis on how race has impeded a class-based politics in this country. Origins and decay of the Jim Crow South, American political attitudes toward race and class issues, and urban and social welfare policy. A methodologically focused sophomore seminar. Glaser
Upper-Division Courses
The courses listed below are grouped according to subject matter and require sophomore
standing or consent of instructor.
99 Fieldwork in Politics. Internship placements with such employers as legislators, campaigns, news media, lobbies, law firms, and administrative agencies. Twelve to fifteen hours of work per week. Written assignments, with supporting readings, on organizational structure, goals and strategies, and occupational socialization. Prerequisite: consent. Members of the department
American Government and Politics
101 The Presidency and the Executive Branch. Study of the constitutional development of the presidential office, its power, prestige, and functions, as well as the influences of the person occupying that office. Major emphasis is on the process of policy formulation in the executive branch. Analysis of the president's relations with his staff, the bureaucracy, the Congress, the press, and the public. Berry
102 Congress, Bureaucracy, and Public Policy. The focus of this course is on the national policy-making process. Examination of such topics as agenda building, the relationship between congressional elections and public policy outcomes, legislative process, congressional-agency relations, bureaucratic politics, and program implementation. Berry
103 Political Science Research Methods. The study of quantitative methods for investigating political issues and policy controversies. Focuses on collecting, analyzing, and presenting data. Emphasizes hands-on training that provides useful skills for academic and professional settings. Topics covered include: measurement, hypothesis development, survey design, experiments, content analysis, significance tests, correlation, and regression. No prior statistics background necessary. Coursework includes problem sets and a final team project. Prerequisites: Political Science 11, 21, 45, 46, or 61. A methodologically focused course. Satisfies a mathematical sciences distribution requirement, but not a social sciences distribution requirement. Schildkraut
104 Race, Sex, Class, and Law. Consideration of U.S. court decisions and related materials that address (or fail to address) issues of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Topics include employment, welfare, marriage, privacy, families, reproduction, and expression. Usually offered in alternate spring semesters. Glater
105 Constitutional Law. The development and application of American constitutional law as interpreted in the leading decisions of the Supreme Court. Included are citizenship, the commerce power, due process of law, and the equal protection of the laws. Recent trends in constitutional doctrine. Glater
106 Civil Liberties. The meaning of freedom and the fashioning of the law of civil liberties by the U.S. Supreme Court. Rights and obligations of individuals and groups under the Bill of Rights. The legal issues involved in maintaining national security and in preserving and broadening freedoms, with particular attention to freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Offered in alternate years. Spring. Glater
107 Candidates, Campaigns, and Elections. The study of electoral politics in the United States. Different theoretical approaches to understanding behavior of politicians and voters. Strong emphasis on political feasibility and normative implications of electoral reform. Frequent visits from journalists, politicians, and consultants. Glaser
108 African-American Politics. The African-American experience as a prism for examining the principles and problems of American democracy. Historical and analytical approaches with attention to race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Contrasts between North and South. Robinson
110 Political Parties. Study of political parties in the United States: the concept of party identification, the evolution of the present party system, the role of parties in presidential and congressional elections, comparative study of parties in the governing process. Focus on both elite and mass political behavior. Glaser
111 Political Psychology. Topics in political psychology: the transmission and structure of political attitudes, ideological thought, the relationship of political attitudes to political behavior, the effect of the media on political attitudes, extremism, tolerance, and prejudice. Glaser
112 Seminar: American Politics and the Media. Study of the "fourth branch" in the American political system, structured around the following questions: What is the nature of the media's influence on the electoral and governing process? What impact have the media had on American political culture? Are the media ideologically biased? Glaser
113 Seminar: Nonprofits and Civil Society. Analysis of the role of nonprofits in the American political system. Topics include nonprofits and civic engagement, the administration of human service programs by community-based nonprofits, faith-based organizations, advocacy by nonprofits, and the regulation of nonprofits by the government. Berry
114 Social Movements in American Politics. (Cross-listed as Peace and Justice Studies 114.) How and why social movements such as civil rights, women's rights, environmentalism, Christian conservatism, and gay rights have transformed American politics. Factors that help social movements gain political advantage, forces that imperil their sustained success, and governmental responses to their policy demands. Additional focus on how movements come about, why people choose to become active in them, and what makes them different from other forms of political organization and collective action. McKissick
115 Public Opinion and Survey Research. Foundations of survey research as used in political polls, election analysis, and public opinion research. Overview of major survey methodologies and techniques. Emphasis on development and execution of survey projects, from questionnaire construction to sampling and interviewing. Prerequisite: Political Science 11, 107, or consent. Portney
116 Judicial Politics. The influences on and processes and public policy impacts of court decisions. The influences of public opinion, judicial values, informal rules and procedures, and legal reasoning on various types of court actions. Explanation of Supreme Court decisions, and the ways and conditions under which courts alter the nature of public policy in the United States. Portney
117 Politics of the American South. Study of politics and government in the eleven states of the former Confederacy. Themes include the role of race and class in the politics of the region, change and continuity in Southern politics and society, and Southern political and cultural exceptionalism. Satisfies the methodological focus requirement. Glaser
118, 119 Seminar or Directed Research in American Government. Members of the
department
Comparative Politics
120 Seminar: Power and Politics in China. Advanced seminar on sources of political power and resistance in post-Mao Chinese politics. Debates in recent research over state strength, origins of political reform, development of civil society, prospects for democratization, corruption, censorship, religion, and protest. Prerequisite: PS 126 or HIST 44, or consent. Remick
121 Seminar: Political Culture in Comparative Perspective. How cultural meanings and practices shape political struggles and institutions. Survey of culturalist theories of political dynamics and structures, and assessment of theories against a range of empirical case studies from Asia, the Middle East, Western Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Cruz
122 Politics of Soviet Union and Disunion. Overview of the politics of the former Soviet Union from Stalin's death through the breakup of the U.S.S.R., with emphasis on the Gorbachev revolution and dilemmas of the postcommunist transition: political institutions and decision making, socioeconomic and nationality issues, role of the military.
123 Democracy in Western Europe. Comparison of democratic governance in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and small European states. Topics include: Thatcherism and New Labor, French dirigisme, German reunification, Italy's "Second Republic," Spain's democratic consolidation, democratic corporatism in small states, democratic deficit in the European Union, New Left and New Right, and challenges of globalization and multiculturalism. Fujihira
124 Seminar: Comparative Political Economy of Advanced Industrial Democracies. Comparison of different models of capitalism in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan. Topics include: rise and fall of Keynesianism, electoral and partisan business cycles, interest groups and corporatism, central bank independence, production regimes, welfare status, privatization, and globalization. Fujihira
125 Building the European Union. Introduction to the project for greater economic, political, and security integration among the current members of the European Union in its historical context, economic and political setting, and future ambitions. Covers recent events and important European events-in-the-making, including the implementation of the Maastricht Treaty, the expansion of the European Union, and the EU-sponsored strategies to facilitate democratic transitions in Eastern Europe. Eichenberg
126 Chinese Politics. Survey of the domestic politics of the People's Republic of China. The development of Communist Party power through the political campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. The political, cultural, economic, and social challenges faced by post-Mao reformers. Brief consideration of foreign policy. Remick
127 Latin American Politics. Introduces established and changing patterns in Latin American politics. Offers a brief historical background before concentrating on twentieth-century populist politics, corporatist modes of interest representation, authoritarian rule, civil-military relations, democratization, and social movements. Cruz
128 Gender, Work, and Politics in East Asia. Gendered experiences of work in the East Asian economic "miracle." The state's role in creating, challenging, or mitigating gender considerations in work, the centrality of women's labor in development, and women's work as an international relations issue. Readings on factory, office, domestic, and sex work. Sophomore standing. Remick
129 African Politics. Analysis of political developments in contemporary Africa, with emphasis on the interaction between politics and culture. Relates Africa's historical, economic, social, and gender dynamics to general theories of politics and governance. Robinson
130 Seminar: African Political Economy. Theories of political economy with a focus on political liberalization and economic change. Issues include political reform, economic development, gender and sex roles, agricultural policy, debt, poverty, structural adjustment, and emerging African markets. Robinson
131 Democracy and Capitalism in Japan. Survey of the world's second largest economy and postwar Asia's most stable democracy. Investigation of whether Japan's democracy is fundamentally different from the one practiced in the West; whether Japan's capitalism offers an alternative model that is more efficient and fair; and whether Japan should adopt a more assertive foreign policy in the post-cold war world. Fujihira
132 Transition Regimes in Russia and Eastern Europe. Overview of communist political systems in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and causes of their decline and collapse in the 1980s and early 1990s; burden of political, economic, social, and environmental legacies of communism on the successor states; building democratic institutions and market economies.
133 The Political Economy of Latin America. Analysis of the political bases of the developmental and distributive strategies pursued by several Latin American countries in the postwar period, and the relationship between economic crises in the region and political change. Explicit examination of the relationship between regime type and economic policies and performance. Members of the department
134 Seminar: Democratization in Latin America. Theories of democracy and democratization with a focus on democratic transitions and consolidation processes in Latin America since the 1980s. Examines the roles of various political and social actors and institutions in the region's democratization, including the military, Catholic church, social movements, and political parties. Considers effects of economic constraints and policy options on new democracies. Cruz
135 Comparative Revolutions. The causes, processes, and outcomes of revolution. Student development of a theory of revolution's causes through comparative examination of revolutions in France, Russia, China, Iran, and one other case chosen by the class. Discussion of whether the causes of revolution have changed in the late twentieth century. Remick
136 Comparative Politics of the Middle East. Survey of the political development of the Arab states, Israel, Turkey, and Iran since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Focus on the various factors that have helped shape the emergence of political institutions in those countries: history, economics, culture, religion, and foreign intervention. Prospects for future change (socioeconomic development, political liberalization, war and peace) in the Middle East. Mufti
137 Seminar: State Building in Europe and Asia. Inquiry into the origins of the national state in Western Europe and Asia. Theories of the development of national states and nationalism out of feudalism in early modern Europe and their triumph over other state forms. Examination of how this state model developed in Asia. Prerequisite: junior status. Remick
138, 139 Seminar or Directed Research in Comparative Government. Credit as
arranged. Members of the department
Political Thought and Theory
140 Liberalism and Its Philosophic Critics. (Cross-listed as Philosophy 140.) Examination of alternative conceptions of liberty and morality developed by critics of the Enlightenment. Topics include the charge that liberty as uninhibited activity fails to cultivate genuine individuality, erodes communities, debases culture, and is incapable of establishing norms of justice. Examination of alternative visions of art and politics that aim to establish an autonomous and moral existence. Exploration of whether these alternative visions have been integrated into the traditional liberal framework. Devigne
141 Shakespeare's Rome. Exploration through Shakespeare's poetry of a central issue in political philosophy: the effect of the regime on the character of the individual. Sullivan
142 Seminar: Interest Groups and Democratic Theory. Critical analysis of the development of interest group theory during the twentieth century. Emphasis is placed on the efforts of social scientists to place interest groups within the larger framework of democratic theory. Classic works and the current state of interest group theory are addressed. Berry
143 Philosophy and Public Policy. (Cross-listed as Philosophy 143.) Examination of ethical and other issues in public policy, including constraints imposed by considerations of justice, democratic process, and role-based obligations. The area of policy focus (e.g., health policy, international conflict, civil rights) may vary by year. Prerequisite: junior standing, or one course in philosophy. See Philosophy for course description.
144 The Meaning of America. Analysis of founding political principles of the U.S. through a study of the debates that animated the Revolution, the founding of the national government, and the Civil War. Among the themes analyzed are the tension between the rights of communities and the liberties of the individual, the relations between democracy and leadership, the American idea of human excellence, the role of political virtue in a republic, and the relations among empire, commerce, and corruption. Discussion of how America's foundational principles have helped structure future political debate. Prerequisite: one of the following: Political Science 45, 46, or consent. Devigne, Sullivan
145 Seminar: The Political Thought of Machiavelli. Topics include Machiavelli's views on Christianity and the role of religion in a state, his insistence on the centrality of foreign policy in defining the nature of a regime, his belief in the necessity of great individuals to found and reorder civilizations, and the relation between his claim to originality and his insistence that the ancient Roman republic is a model for imitation. Machiavelli and the transition from ancient to modern Western political philosophy. Sullivan
146 Liberty, Morality, and Virtue. Analysis of whether the goal of promoting individual liberty can be reconciled with the aims of preserving standards of right and wrong, cultivating human sociality, and promoting human excellence. Particular attention to the role women, religion, and war have played in cultivating morality and virtue and whether new sources of ethics will be required if the liberal commitments to the emancipation of women, freedom of religion, and peace are realized. Devigne
147 Seminar: The Political Philosophy of Nietzsche. Nietzsche's views of philosophy, nature, morality, religion, art, science, and politics. Analysis of view that "God is dead" and that we are no longer capable of distinguishing whether one value is better than another. Assessment of the qualities that must exist--in both the individual and society--for human creativity to regenerate. Exploration of whether Nietzsche successfully broke from Western political philosophy. Devigne
148 Seminar: The Political Thought of Montesquieu. Examination of Montesquieu's political thought through his comparative analysis of political regimes in his major work, Spirit of Laws. Topics include the principles that guide tyranny, monarchy, and republican government, the principle of separation of powers, the meaning of political liberty, the impact of commerce on political life, the relation of mores to laws, and the character of Montesquieu's liberalism. His other works, The Persian Letters or Considerations on the Greatness of the Romans and Their Decline, will also be considered. Sullivan
158, 159 Seminar or Directed Research in Political Thought. Credit as arranged. Members
of the department
International Relations
160 Force, Strategy, and Arms Control. Examination of the political, economic, military, and ethical factors affecting the use and utility of military force in international relations. Study of the political and decision-making process by which nations decide to use military force. Study of the major arms control agreements of the post-World War II period, including negotiations currently under way. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Eichenberg, Taliaferro
161 International Relations Theory. Examination of major theories useful for the understanding of international relations, including economic relations, the making of foreign policy, and conflict and cooperation. Focus on competing theories, including realism, liberalism, structuralism, cooperation, feminism, and decision making. Discussion of ethical, historical, and philosophical implications. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Eichenberg
162 Seminar: U.S. National Security in the Twenty-First Century. Examination of the interplay of international and domestic forces that currently shape U.S. national security policy. Application of various international relations theories to the study of current diplomatic and military policy. Topics include: force structure and military doctrine; criteria for military and humanitarian intervention; terrorism; nuclear, chemical, and biological nonproliferation; the future of NATO; and U.S. strategies toward possible great power competitors. Prerequisite: Political Science 61 and at least one course designated as methodologically focused. Taliaferro
163 Seminar: Ethnicity and American Foreign Policy. Historical investigation into the influence of American ethnic groups on U.S. foreign policy and the effect of world affairs on U.S. multiculturalism. Research papers on current questions. Prerequisites: junior standing and Political Science 165 or equivalent course in history. Smith
164 Seminar: International Cooperation. A consideration of factors that impede cooperation in international relations. Survey of strategies that states employ to promote cooperation, such as hegemonic leadership, reciprocity, issue linkage, multilateralism, and international institutions. Members of the department
165 United States Foreign Policy. Survey of diplomacy and national security policy of the United States from founding of the republic to the present. Examination of various theoretical approaches (defensive realism, offensive realism, and liberal peace theory) to understanding the sources, goals, and tools of U.S. foreign policy. Topics include the U.S. rise to great power status; World Wars I and II; the origins, conduct, and end of the cold war; and U.S. foreign policy in the post-cold war world. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Taliaferro
166 Soviet/Russian Foreign Policy, 1917 to the Present. Evolution of Soviet foreign policy to 1991, with emphasis on the post-WW II period. Topics include the Leninist-Stalinist legacy, cold war and competitive coexistence, and Gorbachev's "New Thinking" on international relations. The breakup of the U.S.S.R.; emergence of a specifically Russian foreign policy. No prerequisites.
167 Studies in War and Empire. An introduction to basic issues in international relations theory such as the causes of war, the motivations behind imperialism, strategic thinking in various cultures, and the role of leadership. Major strategic thinkers such as Thucydides, Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and Clausewitz. Mufti
168 International Law. The function of international law in the international community and its relation to international politics, with special emphasis on the nature of the legal process. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Members of the department
169 International Organizations. Examination of governance in international relations, including both formal and informal institutions. The functioning of organizations such as the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization, European Union, and multinational development banks. Case studies of humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping, and environmental protection. Members of the department
171 The Arab-Israeli Conflict. A survey course analyzing the conflict in the Middle East from its origins in the collapse of the Ottoman Empire during World War I until the present. Dimensions of the conflict to be investigated include the communal (Palestinians vs. Jews), the regional (Arab states vs. Israel), and the international (superpower rivalry in the Middle East). Special attention will be devoted to the causes of the conflict and the prospects for peace in the future. Mufti
172 U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East. The evolution of American foreign policy toward the Middle East since World War II. Basic American interests in the region, and how the U.S. has pursued those interests in connection with issues such as conflicting nationalisms (including the Arab-Israeli conflict), the role of Turkey and Iran in the regional balance of power, and the Islamist revival. Implications of the Soviet Union's collapse for future American policy in the Middle East. Mufti
173 International Environmental Politics. Introduction to the role of states, NGOs, international organizations, scientists, and other actors in international environmental politics. Consideration of policy instruments such as economic incentives, international treaties, and aid. Case studies include ozone depletion, deforestation, biodiversity, climate change, developing country issues, acid rain, trade and the environment, and UNCED. Members of the department
174 Rise and Fall of the Great Powers. Examination of international and domestic forces that have shaped strategies of rising and declining powers since 1648. Survey of various theoretical approaches (balance-of-power, hegemonic stability, domestic politics, culture) to understanding the diplomatic, military, and foreign economic strategies of major states: Great Britain, Germany, France, United States, Russia, and Imperial Japan. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Taliaferro
175 Politics of the World Economy. Historical and analytical perspectives on the
politics of international economic relations. Examination of the historical origins of the
modern world economy; monetary, financial, and trade relations; and foreign direct
investment and the multinational corporation. Chase
176 American Foreign Economic Policy. Survey of the history and politics of foreign
economic policy in the United States. Evaluation of how political and economic
considerations influence the domestic actors and institutions (the presidency, executive
agencies, Congress, interest groups) involved in the formulation of monetary and financial
policy, trade policy, and policy toward foreign direct investment. Chase
177 America and Democracy Abroad. United States foreign policy and its influence on the development of democratic government in the world. Consideration of events since 1898 with special emphasis on the post-cold war period. May be used for either the comparative government or international relations subfield in political science. Smith
178 Seminar: Foreign Policy-Making in the Arab World. Investigation of those factors, domestic and external, that influence the foreign policy decisions reached by Arab governments. Students will be asked to evaluate the applicability of various theoretical approaches (balance-of-power, domestic politics, institutionalism) in understanding how Arab states practice foreign policy. Mufti
180 Seminar: International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. A seminar examining primary and secondary resources and scholarship in human rights and humanitarian law, especially United Nations covenants and Geneva Conventions of laws of war. Student class participation explores these two branches of international law; student seminar papers explore basic components of rights law. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Members of the department
181 Public Opinion and Foreign Policy. Study of the domestic politics of foreign policy, especially the relationship between leaders and people, which is central to democratic theory and practice. Examination of public and elite opinions on international issues: nuclear weapons, arms control, military intervention, and defense spending; historical and comparative focus. Inquiry into the determinants of attitudes, the impact of public opinion, the role of the media, and the effects of foreign policy events on domestic politics. Prerequisite: Political Science 61. Eichenberg
182 Seminar: European Community and Integration. Examination of theories of political and economic integration, with primary application to the evolution of the European Community. Special attention will be given to the Treaty of Rome, the Single European Act, and the Treaty of Maastricht, and to the prospects for a fully integrated economic and political union in Europe. Prerequisite: One course in modern European history, or politics, or consent. Eichenberg
183 Political Economy of Regional Integration. Development of regional economic
institutions and their interaction with international institutions such as the World Trade
Organization and the International Monetary Fund. Topics include European integration,
European Monetary Union, the North American Free Trade Agreement,
"dollarization" in the Americas, the Asian financial crisis, and the prospects
for economic integration in East Asia. Chase
184 Analysis of International Conflict. Analysis of the process underlying
international conflict. Examines cooperation, deterrence, crises, arms races, and war,
using game theory, statistics, psychology, case studies. Discussion of social science
methods used in investigation of war. Prerequisite: Political Science
61. Mufti
185 Seminar: Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control. Arms control and the role of military force. The relationship of strategy and deterrence policies to arms control; broader purposes of arms control; political, economic, and philosophical introduction to issues of military force in world politics. Prerequisite: consent. Eichenberg
186 Africa in the New International Order. Theory and practice of international relations frame the analysis of post-cold war African politics. Issues of sovereignty, security, and development are examined using realist, constructivist, and feminist approaches. Case studies highlight links between the state, transnational actors, and domestic transformation goals. Robinson
187 America and Democracy Abroad since 1898. Motives and results of U.S. efforts since 1898 to promote democracy in such areas as the Philippines, Latin America, Japan, Germany, Eastern Europe, and southern Africa. Special focus on the presidencies of Wilson, FDR, Carter, and current policy. Prerequisite: sophomore standing and a course in history or political science on twentieth-century American foreign policy. May be used for either the comparative government or international relations subfield in political science. Smith
188, 189 Seminar or Directed Research in International Relations. Credit as
arranged. Members of the department
American Public Policy
191 Issues in American Public Policy. Survey of the ideas, interests, and institutions that shape our responses to the issues (large and small) of the day. Agenda-setting, policy formulation, problems of implementation, and policy analysis. The competing values of responsiveness, efficiency, and equity at the national level. Spring. McKissick
192 Health Care in America: Policies and Politics. (Cross-listed as Community Health 2.) Problems and issues encountered in the planning, organization, and regulation of health services. Health policy formation and its implications for service delivery. Health care financing; health insurance; the changing role of physicians; technology; poverty and health; the mix of planning, regulation, and competitive strategies; and consumer organizations. Problems of implementation and administration; federal, state, and local interests. Spring. McKissick
193 Seminar: Health Policy for Aging Populations. (Cross-listed as Community Health 187.) The politics of an aging society and the many challenges policy-makers face in trying to address the health and health-care needs of older populations. How demographic shifts, existing policy commitments, and technical innovations in medicine affect health policymaking. How policy-makers address concerns of subpopulations of older citizens. Special emphasis on the politics of Medicare. McKissick
194 The Politics of Environmental Policy. Examines the recent history and contemporary political debates surrounding governmental decisions affecting the environment. Environmental policy making in the general context of U.S. policy-making processes and institutions, emphasizing the roles of federal, state, and local actors, including the president, executive and regulatory agencies (especially the Environmental Protection Agency), the legislature, and the courts, as well as their state and local counterparts, in defining environmental policy. Addresses such issues as policies toward air pollution, water pollution, hazardous waste management, environmental justice, sustainability, and public opinion toward the environment. Portney
195 Seminar: Politics of Sustainable Communities. Theories and practice of sustainability applied to cities and communities in the U.S. Comparison of specific cities' programs and policies. Patterns of variation in cities' operational definitions of sustainability, and specific local programs and policies that represent local sustainability initiatives. Political conditions conducive to local communities' pursuit of sustainability policies. Portney
198, 199 Senior Honors Thesis.