| INST 170-01 |
International Relations
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 170-01. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization.
This course is cross-listed as POSC 170.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 104 |
| INST 170-02 |
International Relations
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 170-02. An introduction to global politics which examines the interaction of states, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and individuals in the world arena. Topics covered include traditional concerns such as war, balance of power, the UN and international law along with the more recent additions to the agenda of world politics such as international terrorism, human rights, and economic globalization.
This course is cross-listed as POSC 170.
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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 304 |
| INST 200-01 |
Global Economy
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 226-01. The course introduces economic theory that builds on ideas from introductory microeconomics and macroeconomics. It uses that theory as a framework for examining developments in the changing global system. Developments include the revolution in information technology; the dynamics of human population growth; the implications of climate change; challenges to human security; and emerging patterns of organizational interdependence and collaboration. Those developments provide the context for business managers and for government officials responsible for shaping strategies and implementing policies.
Prerequisite: ECON 111 and 112; concurrent enrollment in ECON 112 by permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as ECON 226.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
ALTHSE 08 |
| INST 280-01 |
American Foreign Policy
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 280-01. A survey of U.S. foreign policy since World War II. American approaches to such issues as containment, detente, arms control, deterrence, international law, and foreign aid will be discussed. Students will also address issues of U.S. foreign policy formulation, including the roles of the public, Congress, and the president in the foreign policy process.Prerequisite: POSC 170 or INST 170. This course is cross-listed as POSC 280.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
STERN 103 |
| INST 281-01 |
American National Security Policy
Instructor: Craig Nation
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 281-01. Analysis of formulation and implementation of American national security policy within the context of American society and the international system. National security will not be considered simply in a military/strategic sense but as connoting the preservation of the core values of a society.
Prerequisite: POSC 170 or 120 or INST 170. This course is cross-listed as POSC 281.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
ALTHSE 204 |
| INST 290-01 |
U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Arab World
Instructor: Magda Siekert
Course Description:
Cross-listed with MEST 233-01. This course introduces the students to the theory and practice of U.S. public diplomacy in the Arab world from a historical and a comparative perspective, looking at past challenges, successes and failures. The course examines the role of public diplomacy in the context of U.S. strategic interests in the region, U.S. efforts to promote democratic governance in the Arab world through the use of public diplomacy tools including traditional and new media, cultural exchanges, and educational programs. Students will debate whether public diplomacy should be integrated into the policy-making process, and how it could complement traditional diplomacy and advance political, military, and economic policies.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| INST 290-02 |
"Why Nations Fail": Political Economy of Development
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 214-02. This course explores the dynamic interplay between political and economic institutions and their impact on development outcomes. Through an in-depth analysis of the book Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, students will examine how institutions shape economic growth, development, and inequality. Students will engage with key concepts such as inclusive vs. extractive institutions, the role of political power in shaping economic policies, and the historical roots of contemporary development challenges. The course will analyze case studies from diverse regions to illustrate how institutional frameworks influence development trajectories and the prosperity of nations.
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12:30 PM-01:20 PM, MWF
ALTHSE 08 |
| INST 290-03 |
China-Middle East Relations
Instructor: Joshua Yaphe
Course Description:
Cross-listed with EASN 206-03, MEST 200-04 and POSC 290-02. This course will examine the evolving relations between China and the Middle East, from merchant travelers and religious scholars in the pre-modern period, to Mao's support for insurgent groups and liberation movements in the 1960s and 70s, to the growing economic trade and diplomatic engagement with authoritarian regimes of today. Beijing has developed a nuanced approach to the region, through diplomatic coordination in multilateral organizations, cultural and educational exchanges, and strategic investments with the potential for technology transfer. At the same time, Islam plays a complex role on both sides as they seek to balance security and religion, with governments under pressure to react to public calls for human rights. Students will apply their knowledge of International Relations concepts to this study of trans-regional activities taking place on a wide range of levels, including politics, economics, diplomacy, religion, technology, and defense and security affairs.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 211 |
| INST 351-01 |
Gender and Development
Instructor: Ebru Kongar
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 351-01 and WGSS 302-01. This course examines the gender dimensions of economic development and globalization from the perspective of feminist economics. This perspective implies foregrounding labor, broadly defined to include paid and unpaid work, and examining gender differences in work, access to resources, and wellbeing outcomes, and how these are affected by macroeconomic policies and how gender inequalities are relevant for societal wellbeing. Since the early 1980s economic globalization has been achieved on the basis of a common set of macroeconomic policies pursued in industrial and developing countries alike. These policies frame both the gender-differentiated impacts of policy and the initiatives that are implemented to reduce inequalities between men and women. The main objective of the course is to examine the impact of these policies on men and women in the global South (a.k.a. developing countries/Third World) on gender inequalities and to evaluate the policies/strategies for reducing gender inequalities and promoting the well-being of all people. The pursuit of these objectives will entail first a brief examination of the central tenets of feminist economics and an historical overview of the policy-oriented field of gender and development. Gender-differentiated statistics will be reviewed as they pertain to the topics under discussion.Prerequisite: For ECON 351: ECON 288; For INST 351: ECON 288 or INST 200 or INBM 200; For WGSS 302: at least one WGSS course or ECON 288. This course is cross-listed as ECON 351 & WGSS 302.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
ALTHSE 110 |
| INST 404-01 |
Integrated Study
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
The purpose of the course is to help students review and integrate the diverse components of the International Studies major.
Prerequisites: senior standing in the INST major and prior completion of INST 401.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, F
DENNY 212 |