printer friendly pagePOLISCI 226: Superpower California: The Indispensable State
Superpower California asks the following questions: What role does the state of California ¿ or any powerful subnational entity ¿ perform in the world? What role can it play? What role should it play? And how does it work towards extending - or hindering - the global power, presence, and blessings of democracy of the United States of America? The answer is critical to defining the future of American power. California is now the world's fourth largest global economy. It is not, however, a sovereign nation state. It is both enriched and constrained by its federal structure, e.g., America's unitary foreign policy and its national security structures. This course will review the ways that power is afforded to and extended by subnational entities, how that power and influence manifests itself in the global commons, and how California asserts its interests and values with other nations and subnational actors.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Kounalakis, M. (PI)
POLISCI 226A: The Changing Face of America (CSRE 108X, EDUC 108)
This upper-division seminar will explore some of the most significant issues related to educational access and equity facing American society in the 21st century. Designed for students with significant leadership potential who have already studied these topics in lecture format, this seminar will focus on in-depth analysis of the impact of race on educational access and a variety of educational reform initiatives.
Last offered: Spring 2020
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