| 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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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, MR
DENNY 104 |
| INST 170-02 |
International Relations
Instructor: Rachel Jacobs
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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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 104 |
| INST 170-03 |
International Relations
Instructor: Kristine Mitchell
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 170-03. 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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01:30 PM-02:45 PM, TF
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 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 284-01 |
European Security
Instructor: Andy Wolff
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 284-01. What security issues do European countries face? How are European countries, the European Union, and NATO responding to various threats? This course delves into the structure of European security, examines the security challenges confronted by Europe, and weighs the opportunities these challenges present for enhancing Europe's security and global leadership. Students will learn how European governments define security, formulate strategies, and implement policies to meet a host of traditional, transnational, and human security concerns. This course is cross-listed as POSC 284. Prerequisite: 170/POSC 170.
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10:30 AM-11:45 AM, TR
EASTC 314 |
| INST 290-01 |
Economic Development: Theories, Policies, and Challenges
Instructor: Fatou Thioune
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 214-01. This course examines the key theories, issues, and challenges related to international economic development. It introduces students to different perspectives on the concept of economic development and provides them with a comprehensive understanding of the economic, social, and political factors that shape the development of countries and regions across the globe. We will study countries in Africa and Asia at differing development levels and analyze the policies and reforms that led to their respective trajectories.
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10:30 AM-11:20 AM, MWF
DENNY 103 |
| INST 290-02 |
The Ukraine War & International Relations
Instructor: Russell Bova
Course Description:
Cross-listed with POSC 290-02. By the time this class begins, it is possible that the war in Ukraine will have come to an end. Whether it has ended or not, this war has raised enduring questions about almost every big issue in the study of international relations. After an introduction to Ukraine, its recent history, its historical relationship with Russia, and its geopolitical significance, we will turn to those larger questions. What were the causes of the Ukraine war, and what does this war have to tell us about the future of war more generally? Is the "long peace" over, and is great power war becoming more likely? How stable is nuclear deterrence? Has the nuclear taboo eroded? Was the expectation that economic interdependence is an antidote to war wrong? Do economic sanctions work? In light of Ukraine, does the United Nations still have relevance? What is genocide, and has it occurred in Ukraine? Can Putin be prosecuted for war crimes? How and why do wars end? What paradigm of international relations theory best explains the Ukraine crisis? The goal will be to build on what you learned in the introductory IR class by examining both how IR concepts and theory help us to understand the Ukraine situation and how that situation might require critical rethinking of those very same concepts and theories.
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09:00 AM-10:15 AM, TR
DENNY 103 |
| INST 351-01 |
Gender and Development
Instructor: Ebru Kongar
Course Description:
Cross-listed with ECON 351-01 and WGSS 350-01. 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 ECON 226/INST 200 or INBM 200; For WGSS 350: at least one WGSS course or ECON 288. This course is cross-listed as ECON 351 & WGSS 350.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
ALTHSE 109 |
| INST 358-01 |
19th-20th Century European Diplomacy
Instructor: Regina Sweeney
Course Description:
Cross-listed with HIST 358-01. European diplomatic history from the Congress of Vienna through World War II.
This course is cross-listed as HIST 358. Offered occasionally.
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11:30 AM-12:20 PM, MWF
DENNY 203 |
| INST 401-01 |
Empire
Instructor: Ed Webb
Course Description:
Empires may seem to belong to history, but they have shaped today's political order and globalizing economy. Few parts of the world have been untouched by empire. Some argue that the United States is or should be an empire, whether they see it as benign or malign. What does empire mean today? Participants will critically assess diverse materials to come to their own conclusions about the analytical utility of the concept of empire, and how they can best apply it to understand issues that matter in world politics and economics today. Students will produce research papers examining how empire affects their areas of specialization, in preparation for discussion at the oral examination in the spring.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, W
ALTHSE 110 |
| INST 401-02 |
Political Violence
Instructor: Rachel Jacobs
Course Description:
This seminar is intended to improve critical thinking and analytical writing skills through the study of intra-state violence. The course will focus on the types of political violence, causes of intra-state conflict, and the reasons individuals participate in violence. The topics will focus primarily on civil war, ethnic conflict and genocide, terrorism, and revolution. The course will also emphasize the research process and the ethics (and ethical dilemmas) of conflict research. The discussions will be guided by three overarching questions: how do structural conditions shape the likelihood of political violence? What are the individual or social factors that contribute to an individual's decision to participate in violence? Why are certain strategies or types of violence used? These questions will be addressed through the readings, seminar discussions, and student research on a case of their choosing. By the end of the seminar, students should be able to ask informed questions and have the social science skills to answer those questions well. There is a heavy emphasis on writing in the course that is designed to improve students' writing and research skills, as well as learning to give constructive feedback.
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01:30 PM-04:30 PM, T
ALTHSE 206 |