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POLISCI 226U: Approaches to American Legal History (HISTORY 253D)

Legal history, once primarily devoted to exploring legal doctrines and key judicial opinions and thus of interest mainly to legal scholars and lawyers,now resembles historical writing more generally; the study of legal ideas and practices is increasingly integrated with social, intellectual, cultural, and political history. Recent writings in American legal history; how the field reflects developments in historical writing; and how the use of legal materials affects understanding of American history.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5
Instructors: Rakove, J. (PI)

POLISCI 227R: Polarized Politics and Special Interest Groups

The influence of special interest groups on electoral competition and policy outcomes in the U.S., and the increasing partisan polarization among elites. How money spent by special interest groups affects the types of candidates who are elected, the agendas of the parties, and the votes of Congressmen.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors: Wand, J. (PI)

POLISCI 229: Directed Reading and Research in American Politics

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit

POLISCI 230A: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 133, CLASSHIS 333, HUMNTIES 321, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 330A)

Political philosophy in classical antiquity, focusing on canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Historical background. Topics include: political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; and law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER

POLISCI 231: High-Stakes Politics: Case Studies in Political Philosophy, Institutions, and Interests (CLASSHIS 332, POLISCI 331)

Normative political theory combined with positive political theory to better explain how major texts may have responded to and influenced changes in formal and informal institutions. Emphasis is on historical periods in which catastrophic institutional failure was a recent memory or a realistic possibility. Case studies include Greek city-states in the classical periodand the northern Atlantic community of the 17th and 18th centuries including upheavals in England and the American Revolutionary era.
Terms: Spr | Units: 4-5 | UG Reqs: WAY-SI, WAY-ER

POLISCI 236: Theories of Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Nonprofit Sector

The historical development and modern structure of civil society emphasizing philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. What is the basis of private action for the public good? How are charitable dollars distributed and what role do nonprofit organizations and philanthropic dollars play in a modern democracy? How do nongovernmental organizations operate domestically and globally? Readings in political philosophy, political sociology, and public policy.
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: WAY-ER
Instructors: Sievers, B. (PI)

POLISCI 237: Models of Democracy (COMM 212, COMM 312, POLISCI 337)

Ancient and modern varieties of democracy; debates about their normative and practical strengths and the pathologies to which each is subject. Focus is on participation, deliberation, representation, and elite competition, as values and political processes. Formal institutions, political rhetoric, technological change, and philosophical critique. Models tested by reference to long-term historical natural experiments such as Athens and Rome, recent large-scale political experiments such as the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly, and controlled experiments.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3-5

POLISCI 239: Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit

POLISCI 240L: The Politics of Divided Korea: Past, Present, and Future

The origins and development of Korea's divided nation status will be addressed, by ascertaining historical context, political process and policy issues of a modern-day Korea, both in the south and in the north. Included in the discussion will be security policy perspectives of U.S.-ROK alliance and its future prospects
Terms: Spr | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci

POLISCI 242D: Political Economy of Property Rights (HISTORY 278A)

This course seeks to understand how property rights systems influence economic growth and the stewardship of resources. We are also interested in explaining the political process by which societies create property systems. In order to answer these questions we will read and discuss the work of political scientists, economists, and historians.
Terms: Win | Units: 5
Instructors: Haber, S. (PI)
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