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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.001.135 (01)
FYS: Free Speech and Its Limits
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Katz, Richard Stephen
Gilman 134
FYS: Free Speech and Its Limits AS.001.135 (01)
Freedom of speech is a core value for democracies -- and for universities, in which the freedom to challenge accepted beliefs is essential to advancing knowledge. The 1st Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees freedom of speech and of the press, as do the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the European Convention on Human Rights. But like other rights, my right to freedom of speech may conflict with yours, or with other important rights or societal objectives. As a result, freedom of speech cannot be (and in practice never is) unlimited. In this First-Year Seminar, we will be asking why freedom of speech has been accorded such importance, and how and why it might legitimately be limited, in politics, in business, in everyday life, and in universities, looking both at the United States and at other liberal democracies. Topics will include asking what should count as speech beyond the mere utterance of words; appropriate protections or limitations for hate speech and other offensive speech and for falsehoods; where the boundary between legitimate protest and unlawful infringement on the rights of others should be drawn; whether free speech includes an affirmative right to be informed, or an affirmative right to be let alone; appropriate regulations for social media; and campus speech codes.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Katz, Richard Stephen
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.168 (01)
FYS: The Psychology of Mass Politics in the U.S.
M 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Mason, Lily Hall
Wyman Park N325F
FYS: The Psychology of Mass Politics in the U.S. AS.001.168 (01)
This First-Year Seminar looks at the deeper psychological motivations of the American electorate. We begin by discussing the meaning of democracy and establishing a common understanding of American democracy specifically, placing the current moment into historical and international context. We then gradually dismantle the "folk theory" of democracy that assumes all voters are rational and economically-minded. Instead, we apply theories from social psychology to understand some essential questions about voter behavior. Why do people vote? How do they understand politics? How are their feelings and judgments affected by their own identities, biases, information sources, and by the messages they hear from leaders? Why have Americans grown so polarized? What role do racial and gender-based prejudice play? Is American politics headed toward a more violent future? We use evidence-based research from political science, sociology, and psychology to answer these questions.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 4:00PM - 6:30PM
Instructor: Mason, Lily Hall
Room: Wyman Park N325F
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.190.101 (01)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (01)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.101 (02)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (02)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.101 (03)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (03)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.101 (04)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (04)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.101 (05)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (05)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.101 (06)
Introduction to American Politics
MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Lieberman, Robert C
Hodson 210
INST-AP, POLI-AP
Introduction to American Politics AS.190.101 (06)
This course examines the ideals and operation of the American political system. It seeks to understand how our institutions and politics work, why they work as they do, and what the consequences are for representative government in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the federal government and its electoral, legislative, and executive structures and processes. As useful and appropriate, attention is also given to the federal courts and to the role of the states. The purpose of the course is to understand and confront the character and problems of modern government in the United States in a highly polarized and plebiscitary era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Lieberman, Robert C
Room: Hodson 210
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.108 (01)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (01)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (02)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (02)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 13/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (03)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (03)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (04)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (04)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (05)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (05)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (06)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (06)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (07)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (07)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 12/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.108 (08)
Contemporary International Politics
MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
David, Steven R
Mergenthaler 111
INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
Contemporary International Politics AS.190.108 (08)
An introduction to international politics. Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace. The first half of the course will focus on events prior to the end of the Cold War, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII, and the Cold War. The second half will focus on international politics since 1990, including globalization, whether democracies produce peace, the impact of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and the prospects for peace in the 21st century. Theories of realism and liberalism will also be considered. This course was previously AS.190.209.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:20PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Reserved Open
Seats Available: 15/15
PosTag(s): INST-GATEWY, INST-IR, POLI-IR
AS.190.180 (01)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (01)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (02)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (02)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (03)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (03)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.180 (04)
Introduction to Political Theory
MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Simon, Josh David
Mergenthaler 111
INST-PT, POLI-PT
Introduction to Political Theory AS.190.180 (04)
This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, adn the relationship between freedom, responsibility, and political judgement. Spanning texts ancient, modern, and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past impossible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom's opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Simon, Josh David
Room: Mergenthaler 111
Status: Open
Seats Available: 16/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.228 (01)
The American Presidency
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ginsberg, Benjamin
Krieger 180
POLI-AP, INST-AP
The American Presidency AS.190.228 (01)
Over the past several decades, the power and importance of America’s presidency have greatly expanded . Of course, presidential history includes both ups and downs, some coinciding with the rise and fall of national party systems and others linked to specific problems, issues, and personalities. We should train our analytic eyes, however, to see beneath the surface of day-to-day and even decade-to-decade political turbulence. We should focus, instead, on the pronounced secular trend of more than two and a quarter centuries of American history. Two hundred years ago, presidents were weak and often bullied by Congress. Today, presidents are powerful and often thumb their noses at Congress and the courts. For better or worse, we have entered a presidentialist era.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ginsberg, Benjamin
Room: Krieger 180
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.190.231 (01)
Politics of Income Inequality
WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Rehm, Philipp
Macaulay 101
Politics of Income Inequality AS.190.231 (01)
Introduces fundamental patterns, puzzles, and theories on the politics of income inequality.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: WF 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Rehm, Philipp
Room: Macaulay 101
Status: Open
Seats Available: 17/20
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.190.246 (01)
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (01)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (02)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (03)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization
MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Allan, Bentley
Mergenthaler 111
INST-IR, INST-ECON, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Solutions: The Global Politics and Technology of Decarbonization AS.190.246 (04)
This course provides an introduction to climate solutions by reviewing the politics and technologies in all major sectors: electricity, transportation, biofuels, hydrogen, buildings, heavy industry, and agriculture. In each area, we will first understand the existing technologies and potential solutions. But to understand decarbonization, we also have to study the political economy of these technologies. What role do the technologies play in the broader economy? Who will win or lose from the transition? What firms and countries dominate and control current and emerging supply chains? What makes a climate solutions project bankable? How can states design policies, regulations, and programs to successfully manage the politics of technology change?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 9:00AM - 9:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM
This course will plumb the theoretical depths of democracy and its manifold forms, ideas, and arguments. After sampling a handful of the many democratic traditions in the field, we will attempt to ‘apply’ these theories to two issues that have proven particularly sticky for democratic thinkers: the global nuclear arrangement, and global climate change. The course will require significant reading and writing and will be driven by in-class discussion.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Phillips, Chas.
Room: Maryland 109
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): INST-PT
AS.190.255 (01)
Race and Racism in International Relations
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Schmidt, Sebastian; Shilliam, Robbie
Gilman 377
INST-IR
Race and Racism in International Relations AS.190.255 (01)
This course introduces students to the foundational importance of race and racism to the construction of our contemporary global order. Topics include the Crusades, European imperialism, eugenics, Apartheid, freedom struggles, decolonization, and global development.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Schmidt, Sebastian; Shilliam, Robbie
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/25
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.326 (01)
Democracy And Elections
MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Katz, Richard Stephen
Krieger 300
INST-CP
Democracy And Elections AS.190.326 (01)
An examination of most aspects of democratic elections with the exception of th e behavior of voters. Topics include the impact of various electoral systems and administrative reforms on the outcome of elections, standards for evaluations of electoral systems, and the impact of the Arrow problem on normative theories of democratic elections.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Katz, Richard Stephen
Room: Krieger 300
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.190.329 (01)
National Security-Nuclear Age
TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
David, Steven R
Gilman 381
INST-IR
National Security-Nuclear Age AS.190.329 (01)
This course examines the impact of weapons of mass destruction on international politics with an emphasis on security issues. The first half of the course focuses on the history of nuclear weapons development during the Cold War and theories of deterrence. The second half of the class considers contemporary issues including terrorism, chemical and biological weapons, ballistic missile defense and proliferation. Requirements include a midterm, final and a ten page paper.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: David, Steven R
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.330 (01)
Japanese Politics
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Chung, Erin
Gilman 313
INST-CP
Japanese Politics AS.190.330 (01)
This course introduces students to the major debates and issues of postwar Japanese politics. Topics include nationalism, electoral politics, civil society, and immigration.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Chung, Erin
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP
AS.190.335 (01)
Imagining Borders
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Marlin-Bennett, Renee E
Krieger 302
INST-IR
Imagining Borders AS.190.335 (01)
What is a border and why do borders matter in global politics. What do borders mean under conditions of globalization? An examination of the politics of borders, transborder flows, and networks within and across borders. The readings, which come from political science and other social science disciplines, will include theoretical and case-specific works. Goals for this writing intensive course also include learning to identify researchable questions, to engage with the scholarly literature, and to understand appropriate standards of evidence for making claims.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Marlin-Bennett, Renee E
Room: Krieger 302
Status: Open
Seats Available: 20/25
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.353 (01)
China and the World
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ang, Yuen Yuen; Yasuda, John Kojiro
Maryland 202
POLI-IR, POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-IR
China and the World AS.190.353 (01)
This introductory course explores China's expanding global presence and influence in the context of rising US-China tensions. We will begin with an overview of China's rise since market opening in the 1980s, leading up to its ascendence as a global power in recent times. In addition to learning about the historical and political-economic dimensions of China's engagement with the world, the course aims to impart you with some basic skills in evaluating the quality of evidence and expertise, so that you can form your own informed assessment of contentious issues.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Ang, Yuen Yuen; Yasuda, John Kojiro
Room: Maryland 202
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-IR
AS.190.384 (01)
Urban Politics & Policy
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Spence, Lester
Maryland 114
INST-AP
Urban Politics & Policy AS.190.384 (01)
An analysis of public policy and policy-making for American Cities. Special attention will be given to the subject of urban crime and law enforcement, poverty and welfare, and intergovernmental relations. Cross-listed with Africana Studies
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Spence, Lester
Room: Maryland 114
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/25
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.190.392 (01)
Introduction to Economic Development
MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Mazzuca, Sebastian L
Gilman 17
INST-CP, INST-ECON
Introduction to Economic Development AS.190.392 (01)
Most wealthy countries are democracies, but not all democracies are wealthy—India, Costa Rica, and Mongolia are prominent examples. This course explores three fundamental questions: 1) What political institutions promote economic prosperity? 2) Under what conditions does democracy promote prosperity? 3) What are the mechanisms connecting political institutions and economic performance?
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 3:00PM - 3:50PM
Instructor: Mazzuca, Sebastian L
Room: Gilman 17
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-ECON
AS.190.397 (01)
The Politics of International Law
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Staff
POLI-IR
The Politics of International Law AS.190.397 (01)
This course introduces students of politics to international law. We will explore historical roots and current problems, recognizing along the way persistent contestation over the participants, sources, purposes, and interests associated with international law. The course situates formal aspects of law—centered on international treaties, international organizations, the World Court (ICJ), and the International Criminal Court (ICC)—within a broader field of global governance consisting of treaty-based and customary law, states and transnational actors, centralized and decentralized forms of legal authority. We will place special emphasis on the significance of international law to colonialism, decolonization, and contemporary forms of imperialism, keeping in mind that the law has been experienced differently in the Global South and by actors not recognized as sovereign by states in positions of power. Students will be exposed to a range of approaches, including rational choice, various species of legalism, process-oriented theories, critical legal studies, and postcolonial critiques.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Staff
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 19/19
PosTag(s): POLI-IR
AS.190.405 (01)
Food Politics
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Sheingate, Adam
Shriver Hall 001
ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Food Politics AS.190.405 (01)
This course examines the politics of food at the local, national, and global level. Topics include the politics of agricultural subsidies, struggles over genetically modified foods, government efforts at improving food safety, and issues surrounding obesity and nutrition policy. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students only. Cross-listed with Public Health Studies. A student who takes AS.190.223 (Understanding the Food System) in Summer 2021 cannot also enroll in this course.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Sheingate, Adam
Room: Shriver Hall 001
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/19
PosTag(s): ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.190.415 (01)
Political Arts: Dada, Surrealism, and Societal Metamorphoses
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Bennett, Jane
Gilman 208
INST-PT
Political Arts: Dada, Surrealism, and Societal Metamorphoses AS.190.415 (01)
In the years between World Wars I and II, a fascinating group of artists, manifesto-writers, performers, intellectuals, and poets, in Europe and the Caribbean, who were put off by conventional politics of the time, decided to pursue other means of societal transformation. This seminar explores the aims and tactics, and strengths and liabilities, of Dada and Surrealism, as it operated in Europe and the Americas in the years between the World Wars. We will also read texts and images from writers and artists influenced by Dada and Surrealism but applied to different historical and political contexts.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Bennett, Jane
Room: Gilman 208
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): INST-PT
AS.190.421 (01)
Violence: State and Society
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Kocher, Matthew A
Gilman 313
INST-IR
Violence: State and Society AS.190.421 (01)
This course will examine violence that occurs mainly within the territory of nominally sovereign states. We will focus on violence as an object of study in its own right. For the most part, we will look at violence as a dependent variable, though in some instances it will function as an independent variable, a mechanism, or an equilibrium. We will ask why violence starts, how it “works” or fails to work, why it takes place in some locations and not others, why violence take specific forms (e.g., insurgency, terrorism, civilian victimization, etc.), what explains its magnitude (the number of victims), and what explains targeting (the type or identity of victims).
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Kocher, Matthew A
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.437 (01)
Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Weaver, Vesla Mae
Gilman 55
INST-AP
Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States AS.190.437 (01)
Race has been and continues to be centrally important to American political life and development. In this course, we will engage with the major debates around racial politics in the United States, with a substantial focus on how policies and practices of citizenship, immigration law, social provision, and criminal justice policy shaped and continue to shape racial formation, group-based identities, and group position; debates around the content and meaning of political representation and the responsiveness of the political system to American minority groups; debates about how racial prejudice has shifted and its importance in understanding American political behavior; the prospects for contestation or coalitions among groups; the “struggle with difference” within groups as they deal with the interplay of race and class, citizenship status, and issues that disproportionately affect a subset of their members; and debates about how new groups and issues are reshaping the meaning and practice of race in the United States.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Weaver, Vesla Mae
Room: Gilman 55
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/18
PosTag(s): INST-AP
AS.190.449 (01)
War and Society in World Politics
M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Barkawi, Tarak Karim
Krieger 308
INST-IR
War and Society in World Politics AS.190.449 (01)
This course is an advanced introduction to war in the modern world, encompassing its political, social, cultural and ecological dimensions. It adopts a “war and society” approach in that it covers the ways in which society shapes war and, in turn, how war shapes society. It situates “war and society” in an historically evolving global context, attending to the nature of war in both the core and the periphery of world politics. Topics include the totalization and industrialization of war; civil-military relations; modernity, reason and war; “small war”; and race, culture and war.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Barkawi, Tarak Karim
Room: Krieger 308
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR
AS.190.458 (01)
Climate Geopolitics: New-Zero Industrial Policy and World Order
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Allan, Bentley
Maryland 201
INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
Climate Geopolitics: New-Zero Industrial Policy and World Order AS.190.458 (01)
This course will survey the history of industrial policies for clean technologies from China’s wind and solar push in the 1990s to the Inflation Reduction Act. We will seek to understand the determinants of industrial policy, best practices for industrial policy, and the effects of industrial policy on climate politics. The lens of industrial policy provides a unique avenue to understand world order. Through this lens, we will see how nature, knowledge, and geopolitics come together in various formations throughout world history.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Allan, Bentley
Room: Maryland 201
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/12
PosTag(s): INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.190.498 (01)
Thesis Colloquium
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Sheingate, Adam
Thesis Colloquium AS.190.498 (01)
Open to and required for Political Science majors writing a thesis. International Studies majors writing a senior thesis under the supervision of a Political Science Department faculty member may also enroll. Topics include: research design, literature review, evidence collection and approaches to analysis of evidence, and the writing process. The course lays the groundwork for completing the thesis in the second semester under the direction of the faculty thesis supervisor. Students are expected to have decided on a research topic and arranged for a faculty thesis supervisor prior to the start of the semester. Seniors. Under special circumstances, juniors will be allowed to enroll. Enrollment limit: 15.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Sheingate, Adam
Room:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.191.335 (01)
Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR)
T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Freedman, Robert
Krieger 307
INST-IR, INST-CP
Arab-Israeli Conflict (IR) AS.191.335 (01)
The course will focus on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, through World War I, The British Mandate over Palestine, and the first Arab-Israeli war (1947-1949). It will then examine the period of the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982, the Palestinian Intifadas (1987-1993 and 2000-2005); and the development of the Arab-Israeli peace process from its beginnings with the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of 1979, the Oslo I and Oslo II agreements of 1993 and 1995, Israel's peace treaty with Jordan of 1994, the Road Map of 2003; and the periodic peace talks between Israel and Syria. The conflict will be analyzed against the background of great power intervention in the Middle East, the rise of political Islam and the dynamics of Intra-Arab politics, and will consider the impact of the Arab Spring.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Freedman, Robert
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-IR, INST-CP
AS.191.345 (01)
Russian Foreign Policy (IR)
W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Freedman, Robert
Krieger 307
POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-CP
Russian Foreign Policy (IR) AS.191.345 (01)
This course will explore the evolution of Russian Foreign Policy from Czarist times to the present. The main theme will be the question of continuity and change, as the course will seek to determine to what degree current Russian Foreign Policy is rooted in the Czarist(1613-1917) and Soviet(1917-1991) periods, and to what degree it has operated since 1991 on a new basis. The main emphasis of the course will be on Russia's relations with the United States and Europe, China, the Middle East and the countries of the former Soviet Union--especially Ukraine, the Baltic States, Transcaucasia and Central Asia. The course will conclude with an analysis of the Russian reaction to the Arab Spring and its impact both on Russian domestic politics and on Russian foreign policy.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Freedman, Robert
Room: Krieger 307
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-CP
AS.191.365 (01)
The Political History of Police
MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Saxton, Stephanie Alexandra
Gilman 377
POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP
The Political History of Police AS.191.365 (01)
This course investigates the roots of the American police, and its impact on people and place. Political theorist Markus Dubber calls police the “most expansive, most amorphous of governmental powers.” Policing is a key component of state power, but the current web of police institutions was never inevitable. In studying the deliberate creation of the police, we will pay particular attention to race-class hierarchies in the historical and contemporary carceral state. We will struggle through questions on safety, freedom, repression, and political power, such as: How did a country founded on principles of radical republicanism develop vast institutions of patrol and surveillance? Under what conditions do police powers expand or contract? And what contributes to safety in America? This course will first, look at the historic roots of American police. The next section of the course attempts to analyze how or when these institutions intervene in the lives of Americans. Next, we will study police from the perspective of policed populations and think about what impact these interactions have on American democracy and belonging. Through studying police and prisons, students will learn about an important face of the American state and how certain state functions are differentially distributed along lines of race and class.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM
Instructor: Saxton, Stephanie Alexandra
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/25
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP
AS.191.370 (01)
(Mis)Measuring Human Progress
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Trasi, Aila
Bloomberg 172
POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-ECON
(Mis)Measuring Human Progress AS.191.370 (01)
This course will explore the ways in which human progress, societal prosperity, economic growth, and development have been understood in the modern era. It will do so by investigating the political processes that surround decisions about the measurement of these concepts, the underlying worldviews that support them, and their normative implications. The first part of the course is historically oriented. Students will study the processes of emergence, consolidation, and globalization of the prevailing, or “hegemonic”, view of progress: economic growth measured by GDP. They will learn the causes that led to this choice and the problems that resulted from it. The second part of the course explores alternatives to this mainstream conceptualization and teaches students how some socio-economic indicators of prosperity are created. Student are then asked to apply the historical and practical knowledge to build their own vision and measurement of human progress.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Trasi, Aila
Room: Bloomberg 172
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/18
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-ECON
AS.191.375 (01)
Thinking Organizationally about Politics
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Teles, Steven Michael
Shriver Hall Board Room
Thinking Organizationally about Politics AS.191.375 (01)
The fundamental units of all political life are organizations. Interest groups, social movements, political parties, militaries, legislatures, police forces, and schools all have to solve the fundamental problems faced by all organizations—how to acquire resources, generate support from external constituencies, develop coherent strategies and coordinate joint action. These fundamental challenges will be the subject of this course, which is designed to equip students with the skills of organizational analysis, drawing on insights from political science, sociology, history and economics.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Teles, Steven Michael
Room: Shriver Hall Board Room
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.192.225 (01)
Economic Growth and Development in East Asia
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Gilman 75
INST-ECON
Economic Growth and Development in East Asia AS.192.225 (01)
Over the past three decades, East Asia has been the most dynamic region in the world. East Asia has a remarkable record of high and sustained economic growth. From 1965 to 1990, the twenty-three economies of East Asia grew faster than all other regions of the world mostly thanks to the ‘miraculous growth’ of Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand; these eight countries, in fact, have grown roughly three times as fast as Latin America and South Asia, five times faster than Sub-Saharan Africa, and significantly outperformed the industrial economies and the oil-rich Middle East and North Africa regions. Poverty levels have plummeted and human-development indicators have improved across the region. The course is divided into three parts to allow students to develop expertise in one or more countries and/or policy arenas, while also cultivating a broad grasp of the region and the distinct challenges of “fast-paced, sustained economic growth.” Part I will introduce the subject, consider the origins of Asian economic development, and analyse the common economic variables behind the region’s success. It will look at the East Asian Crisis and will consider its lessons and assess whether or not East Asian countries have learned them. While the course will show that there are many common ingredients to the success of the region’s economies, it will also show that each country is different, and that differences could be, at times, quite stark. Hence, Part II will focus on the development experiences of individual countries, with a special emphasis on the ASEAN economies, NIEs, Japan and China. Finally, Part III will consider various topics of special interest to Asia, including trends toward greater regional economic cooperation, both in the real and financial/monetary sectors, and issues related to poverty, migration, and inclusiveness in the region.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/20
PosTag(s): INST-ECON
AS.196.363 (01)
Populism and Politics
Th 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Mounk, Yascha B
Gilman 413
Populism and Politics AS.196.363 (01)
Around the world, from Italy to Brazil, and from Hungary to the United States, populist candidates are fundamentally changing the political landscape. In this course, we explore the nature of populism; investigate whether populism poses an existential threat to liberal democracy; explore the causes of the populist rise; investigate the ways in which populism is a response to demographic change; and discuss what strategies might allow non-populist political actors to push back.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 4:30PM - 7:00PM
Instructor: Mounk, Yascha B
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/18
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.211.394 (01)
Brazilian Culture & Civilization
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Gilman 443
INST-GLOBAL
Brazilian Culture & Civilization AS.211.394 (01)
Did you know that Brazil is very similar to the United States? This course is intended as an introduction to the culture and civilization of Brazil. It is designed to provide students with basic information about Brazilian history, politics, economy, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The course will focus on how Indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted to create the new and unique civilization that is Brazil today. The course is taught in English, but ONE extra credit will be given to students who wish to do the course work in Portuguese. Those wishing to do the course work in English for 3 credits should register for section 01. Those wishing to earn 4 credits by doing the course work in Portuguese should register for section 02. The sections will be taught simultaneously. Section 01: 3 credits Section 02: 4 credits (instructor’s permission required).
No Prereq. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.211.394 (02)
Brazilian Culture & Civilization
MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Gilman 443
INST-GLOBAL
Brazilian Culture & Civilization AS.211.394 (02)
Did you know that Brazil is very similar to the United States? This course is intended as an introduction to the culture and civilization of Brazil. It is designed to provide students with basic information about Brazilian history, politics, economy, art, literature, popular culture, theater, cinema, and music. The course will focus on how Indigenous, Asian, African, and European cultural influences have interacted to create the new and unique civilization that is Brazil today. The course is taught in English, but ONE extra credit will be given to students who wish to do the course work in Portuguese. Those wishing to do the course work in English for 3 credits should register for section 01. Those wishing to earn 4 credits by doing the course work in Portuguese should register for section 02. The sections will be taught simultaneously. Section 01: 3 credits Section 02: 4 credits (instructor’s permission required).
No Prereq. THERE IS NO FINAL EXAM.
Credits: 4.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MW 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: De Azeredo Cerqueira, Flavia Christina
Room: Gilman 443
Status: Approval Required
Seats Available: 2/5
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL
AS.310.305 (01)
China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Ott, marvin C
Mergenthaler 266
INST-CP, INST-IR
China, Southeast Asia, and U.S. National Security AS.310.305 (01)
The global political and security landscape of the 21st century will be shaped by the rivalry between two superpowers -- China and the U.S. For the foreseeable future, the geographic focus of that contest will be Southeast Asia and the surrounding maritime space, particularly the South China Sea. Southeast Asia is a complex, highly differentiated region of ten-plus nations, each with its own unique history and relationship with China. This course will introduce Southeast Asia as a key region -- geographically, economically, and strategically -- often overlooked by policymakers and scholars. It will also focus on the craft of national security strategy as the best tool for understanding the multi-sided competition, already well underway involving China, the U.S., and the Southeast Asian states.