printer friendly pagePOLISCI 1: Introduction to International Relations
Approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world affairs. Applications to war, terrorism, trade policy, the environment, and world poverty. Debates about the ethics of war and the global distribution of wealth.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-AQR, WAY-SI, GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Handler, S. (PI)
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Krasner, S. (PI)
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Tomz, M. (PI)
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Instructors:
Handler, S. (PI)
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Krasner, S. (PI)
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Tomz, M. (PI)
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Abel, A. (TA)
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Handler, S. (TA)
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Li, X. (TA)
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Lidow, N. (TA)
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Partlett, W. (TA)
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Robinson, A. (TA)
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Stein, R. (TA)
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Uriarte, G. (TA)
POLISCI 2: Introduction to American National Government and Politics
The role and importance of the ideal of democracy in the evolution of the American political system. American political institutions (the Presidency, Congress, and the Court) and political processes (the formation of political attitudes and voting) are examined against the backdrop of American culture and political history. The major areas of public policy in the current practice of the ideal of democracy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Fiorina, M. (PI)
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Frisby, T. (PI)
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Anzia, S. (TA)
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Instructors:
Fiorina, M. (PI)
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Frisby, T. (PI)
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Anzia, S. (TA)
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Harlan, D. (TA)
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Jackman, S. (TA)
POLISCI 3: Introduction to Political Philosophy (ETHICSOC 30, PHIL 30, PUBLPOL 103A)
State authority, justice, liberty, and equality through major works in political philosophy. Topics include human nature and citizenship, the obligation to obey the law, democracy and economic inequality, equality of opportunity and affirmative action, religion, and politics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:EC-EthicReas, GER:DB-Hum
Instructors:
Hussain, N. (PI)
POLISCI 4: Introduction to Comparing Political Systems
Politics in major regime types including democratic, authoritarian, and communist; how types of politics affect economic development and state/society relations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
POLISCI 10SC: American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
The substance of U.S. foreign policy, and the political considerations that influence the making and conduct of American diplomacy. Topics include the prospects for conflict and cooperation among the great powers, regional security, peacekeeping and peacemaking, international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the global economy, and the domestic politics of U.S. foreign policy.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Blacker, C. (PI)
POLISCI 13N: 2008 Presidential Election
Preference to freshmen. Analytical framework for understanding the U.S. presidential election campaign. Focus is on historical election results, survey data, and experimental data. Concepts from political science, such as party identification and the spatial voting model, and statistics, such as sampling error and survey bias.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Jackman, S. (PI)
POLISCI 16N: Politics of Economic Development
Preference to freshmen. Why are some countries rich and others poor? What explains the policies that governments adopt, and how do those policies affect economic performance? Readings from political science and economics about Latin America and other regions.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, Writing 2
Instructors:
Tomz, M. (PI)
POLISCI 19SC: Food and Politics
The politics of food production and distribution; organic and sustainable farming; federal farm and free trade policies; genetically modified food; animal ethics; and the political context of famine and obesity.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Reich, R. (PI)
POLISCI 20SC: America in Vietnam (HISTORY 20SC)
The American intervention in Vietnam, focusing o:n political motives and moral justifications for intervention; the military and political strategies of counterinsurgency and nation building; the political uses of terror and the mobilization strategies of the Viet Cong and N. Vietnam; and consequences of the war at home, including the draft and the efforts of Congress to devise a constitutional remedy to the problem of unilateral, presidential war making. Readings include Michael Herr and Norman Mailer.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
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Rakove, J. (PI)
POLISCI 21SC: Land and Water Policies in the West (ECON 19SC, HISTORY 19SC)
Historical development and current status, with a focus on California. Topics include: the political origins and economic implications of federal laws and programs that define and allocate rights to land and water; competition for resources between cities and agriculture; the history of federal involvement with the West; contemporary policies and controversies regarding resource management, agriculture, water, energy, and environmental quality. Field trip to California's Central Valley and Owens Valley.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
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