printer friendly pagePOLISCI 316S: Decision Making in U.S. Foreign Policy (IPS 316S)
Formal and informal processes involved in U.S. foreign policy decision making. The formation, conduct, and implementation of policy, emphasizing the role of the President and executive branch agencies. Theoretical and analytical perspectives; case studies. Interested students should attend the first day of class. Admission will be by permission of the instructor. Priority to IPS students.
Last offered: Spring 2015
POLISCI 317M: Special Topics: International Democratization (POLISCI 217M)
Analyzing the international aspects of democratization involves understanding at least the following: (1) what is democracy (2) what domestic-level processes increase or decrease the level of democracy (3) what kind of influences from the outside world work, and do not work, in furthering democracy, and in what ways. This course spans all subfields of political science, and spills over into law, economics, and sociology. A complicating factor is the geographical expanse of democratic institutions and efforts to promote them. Eastern Europe, Russia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, post-civil war El Salvador and Cambodia, are only some of the regions and countries that have been impacted. Their vastly different backgrounds challenge anyone attempting the puzzle. A further complication is the variety of ways in which the outside world may affect the scope and quality of democracy. These ways include but are not limited to: pressures exercised by regional economic institutions and alliances, the power of ideas and socialization, transfers of wealth, demands for trade liberalization, the training of civic activists, reports issued by foreign election observers.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Burbank, S. (PI)
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Marinov, N. (PI)
POLISCI 318: Special Topics: Democratic Peace-A Political Biography (POLISCI 218)
The theories of democratic peace are among the most salient theories in the discipline of International Relations. The academic discussions surrounding their validity have been quite fierce as they concern also the inter-paradigmatic debates so prevalent in IR. No less interestingly, though, is the theories' migration outside of the halls of academia into the political arena in countries such as the United States and Israel. Noteworthy is the impact those theories had on public discussions and on the shaping of foreign policies of the US following the Cold War. This phenomenon raises important meta-theoretical questions about the nature of theory, its powers, and the responsibilities of academia to society. The course will follow the political biography of the theories of democratic peace: their academic origins, migration into the public and political spheres, the politicization process they underwent, the political and rhetorical uses and misuses of the theories (including the Iraq War), and the outcomes of this charged meeting of academia and politics. No less importantly, the course will discuss the responsibility theorists bear for the real-world ramifications of their theories, and the way they should act to discharge their responsibilities.
POLISCI 318J: Japanese Politics and International Relations (POLISCI 218J)
The domestic politics, political economy, and international relations of contemporary Japan. The role of political parties, the bureaucracy, and private actors. Economic development and challenges. Relations with the United States and East Asia.
Last offered: Spring 2013
POLISCI 319: Directed Reading in International Relations
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Blacker, C. (PI)
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Blaydes, L. (PI)
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Bonica, A. (PI)
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Instructors:
Blacker, C. (PI)
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Blaydes, L. (PI)
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Bonica, A. (PI)
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Brady, D. (PI)
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Cohen, J. (PI)
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Cox, G. (PI)
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Crenshaw, M. (PI)
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Fearon, J. (PI)
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Fiorina, M. (PI)
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Goldstein, J. (PI)
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Grimmer, J. (PI)
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Haber, S. (PI)
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Holloway, D. (PI)
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Iyengar, S. (PI)
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Jackman, S. (PI)
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Jusko, K. (PI)
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Karl, T. (PI)
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Krasner, S. (PI)
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Krosnick, J. (PI)
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Laitin, D. (PI)
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Lipscy, P. (PI)
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Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI)
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McFaul, M. (PI)
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McQueen, A. (PI)
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Moe, T. (PI)
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Nall, C. (PI)
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Ober, J. (PI)
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Oi, J. (PI)
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Rakove, J. (PI)
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Reich, R. (PI)
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Rice, C. (PI)
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Rivers, D. (PI)
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Rodden, J. (PI)
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Sagan, S. (PI)
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Schultz, K. (PI)
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Segura, G. (PI)
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Sniderman, P. (PI)
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Tomz, M. (PI)
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Wand, J. (PI)
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Weingast, B. (PI)
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Weinstein, J. (PI)
POLISCI 320R: The Presidency (POLISCI 220R)
This course provides students with a comprehensive perspective on the American presidency and covers a range of topics: elections, policy making, control of the bureaucracy, unilateral action, war-making, and much more. But throughout, the goal is to understand why presidents behave as they do, and why the presidency as an institution has developed as it has¿with special attention to the dynamics of the American political system and how they condition incentives, opportunities, and power.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Moe, T. (PI)
POLISCI 321: Law and Politics Workshop
This workshop will feature guest speakers who are political scientists or law professors specializing in the legal regulation of politics. Students will be responsible for response papers to each scholarly paper presented. On weeks without guest speakers, topics to be covered will include election law, administrative law, legislation, judicial behavior and public opinion, as well as the political science relevant to those areas of law. The final grade will be determined by class participation (10%), response papers (30%) and final research paper (60%). Students can take the course for R credit for either 2 or 3 units, depending on paper length. Elements used in grading: Class participation (10%), Response papers (30%) and final paper of no less than 18 pages for 2 units of credit and 26 pages for 3 units of credit (60%). (Cross-listed as
POLISCI 321)
Last offered: Spring 2014
POLISCI 322A: Advances in Political Psychology
Among the topics: the comparative contributions of rational choice and political psychology; political information process; coordinating vs. inducing preferences; identities and values; and prejudice and politics.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Sniderman, P. (PI)
POLISCI 322S: Topics in Constitutional History
Originalism has become the dominant topic in contemporary constitutional interpretation. Is it possible to interpret the Constitution according to its original, meaning, intentions, and understandings? Should we think of the Constitution as a fixed set of rules laid down linguistically, or a set of understandings shaped by the nation's history? How should modern interpreters assess the legacy of major epochs of constitutional change, from the founding era through Reconstruction and on to the great disputes over the New Deal and civil rights? These are the questions this course will entertain.
Last offered: Winter 2014
POLISCI 323: Pivotal Moments in American Institutions and Public Law, 1781-Present
(Same as
Law 680) American lawyers and policymakers work today in a system of institutions that are strikingly unique in comparative and historical terms. With some exceptions, that system is characterized by relatively stable political and legal institutions, low levels of explicit corruption, high bureaucratic capacity in public organizations, and relatively open, impersonal access to political, policymaking, and legal institutions. Although these characteristics are now too often taken for granted, the process through which they emerged remains remarkably opaque. In the 1780s under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was a poor developing country on the fringe of the Atlantic community with limited capacity and a striking inability to provide basic public goods, such as security. One hundred years later, it well along the way to becoming the richest nation in the world. How did this transformation occur?nnnDrawing on judicial opinions, legal scholarship, political science, economics, and history, this course explores how institutions evolved to create such a system. It traces the problem of institutional development through several critical periods in the history of American public law, including the emergence of the Constitution, the events leading up to and following the Civil War, the Progressive era, World War II, 1964-75, and the emergence of the modern administrative state. Although the primarily focus is on the American experience, we place these developments in comparative context as well.
Last offered: Spring 2013
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