| 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: Kristine Mitchell
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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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 203 |
| 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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09:30 AM-10:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 103 |
| INST 256-01 |
The Politics of Southeast Asia
Instructor: Rachel Jacobs
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 256-01. This course is an overview of the politics of Southeast Asia. Contemporary Southeast Asia is a region of contrasts. It is home to some of the fastest growing economies of the world, hubs of global trade and finance, but also rising threats from non-state actors, ethnic violence, and democratic backsliding. This course will cover the development of the region over the 20th and 21st century from the colonial period to independence and to growing regional interdependence. It will address the political history of most countries in the region and key regional issues. The major themes covered in the course include: nationalism, mass atrocity, statelessness and migration, regional integration, trade, and human rights. Cross-listed as POSC 256.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 103 |
| INST 258-01 |
Human Rights
Instructor: Rachel Jacobs
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 258-01. The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights embodies a global consensus on the fundamental importance of human rights as a political value. But the idea and its practical applications have provoked intense controversy around the world on issues such as freedom of expression, capital punishment and torture, gender and sexuality, religious freedom, social and economic justice, and cultural and minority rights. Prerequisite: one social science course or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as POSC 258.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 103 |
| INST 270-01 |
Politics of the European Union
Instructor: Kristine Mitchell
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 270-01. The European Union (EU) represents an unprecedented political experiment in economic and political integration that challenges conventional understandings of sovereignty and political organization. Its supporters credit it with fostering peace and stability on the continent while its detractors characterize it as an antidemocratic, overweening bureaucracy. The puzzle of why sovereign states have ceded so much of their authority to a novel political institution they do not fully control is at the heart of this course. We will explore the postwar and post-cold war contexts that gave rise to new thinking about European political organization and the challenges and crises that have driven European integration forward. Students will become familiar with the political processes and multi-level institutional structure of the EU and evaluate their success at balancing national and European interests, ensuring democratic accountability, and responding successfully to the challenges facing Europe in the 21st century.
This course is cross-listed as POSC 270.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 110 |
| INST 273-01 |
International Political Economy
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 273-01. This course examines the politics of global economic relations. Specific topics discussed include: trade and protectionism, international monetary relations, foreign direct investment, global institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank, and World Trade Organization (WTO), regional economic integration (e.g. the European Union [EU] and North American Free Trade Agreement [NAFTA], economic development, and the economic emergence of China and India. The larger issue serving as the backdrop to all of this is economic globalization -- its significance, sources, and consequences.
Prerequisite: POSC 170, or permission of the instructor. This course is cross-listed as POSC 273.
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 211 |
| INST 280-01 |
American Foreign Policy
Instructor: Rachel Jacobs
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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03:00 PM-04:15 PM, MR
ALTHSE 109 |
| INST 281-01 |
American National Security Policy
Instructor: Andy Wolff
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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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
ALTHSE 109 |
| INST 282-01 |
Diplomatic History of the United States
Instructor: Matthew Pinsker
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 282-01. Description and analysis of the nation's role in world affairs, from the earliest definitions of a national interest in the 18th century, through continental expansion, acquisition of empire, and world power, to the Cold War.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 282.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 211 |
| INST 290-01 |
"Why Nations Fail": Political Economy of Development
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 214-01. 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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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 103 |
| INST 290-04 |
U.S. - Middle East Relations
Instructor: David Commins
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 219-02 and MEST 200-02. This course examines the history of US-Middle East relations from the Barbary Wars to the present. Topics will include American travel and missionary activity in "the Holy Land" during the 1800s; the American role in post-World War I diplomacy affecting the Middle East; rivalry with the Soviet Union; Arab-Israeli diplomacy; petroleum policy; anti-American terrorism; and military interventions.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
DENNY 204 |
| INST 290-05 |
The Geopolitics of Eurasia
Instructor: Craig Nation
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 290-02 and RUSS 260-02. Eurasian is undergoing a process of dramatic change. Our course examines the regions evolution, with focus on emerging geopolitical competition. The Eurasian plate, covering about forty percent of Earths land mass and containing more than seventy percent of the worlds population, has become a platform for intense geopolitical rivalry. We will attempt to identify the factors driving interstate competition in the area, analyze what is at stake, evaluate the consequences of unhinged strategic rivalry, and investigate prospects for the future. Is a battle for Eurasia underway? How might inevitable interstate differences in this vast region be channeled in more positive directions? Course taught in English,
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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
DENNY 112 |
| INST 404-01 |
Integrated Study
Instructor: Kristine Mitchell
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 204 |