多元化社会中的性政治
对政治之间相互关系的考察, 法律, 宗教, 以及性的社会建构. Topics include the historical emergence of gay and lesbian politics through the voices and observations of participants, 特别关注治理制度, 性别问题, 艾滋病, 以及关键的法庭案件.
媒体与政治
An examination of the role of the mass media in the American 政治 process. Topics include various models and theories of 政治 communication, 新闻的建构, 议程设置, 大众传媒效应, 竞选外联, and the impact of press coverage of 政治 actors and institutions.
当代中东政治
This course examines the interaction between politics and society in Middle East politics, 主要集中在三个地理集群:北非, 新月沃土, 西南亚(包括波斯湾和阿拉伯海湾). 学生 will examine issues of identity formation, state formation, and the post-colonial state.
政治经济学
An examination of how economic systems and 政治 systems influence each other. 主题包括政府在经济中扮演的角色, 个人和企业如何影响政治, 资本主义与民主的关系, and how the gap between the rich and poor might be decreased.
宪法:公民权利和自由
An examination of American constitutional law with particular emphasis on the protection of civil rights and civil liberties. 主题包括宗教自由, 演讲, press and assembly; the rights of criminal defendants; economic rights; and the right to equal protection of the laws.
POSC 349美洲原住民法
The historical relationship between Native American peoples 和美国 has been characterized by some as “genocide-at-law;” how can the United States come to deal justly with these so-called “nations within?” This course will examine the historical background and contemporary nature of the 法律 and 政治 relationship between the United States government and Native American tribes. Special focus will be placed on the 法律 status of indigenous peoples and Native Americans in international law and how that impacts treaty interpretation in Federal Indian Law and the 法律 basis and 政治 implications of the 主权 of Native peoples. 的社会, 政治, and 法律 circumstances and prospects of Native Americans will be considered through an examination of legislation, 法庭案件, 以及联邦政府的政策, 州和地方政府.
美国政党制度的演变
This course examines the evolution of the American 政治 party system from the late eighteenth century to the present. 学生 will examine the causes and consequences of shifting party coalitions; changes in the parties’ organizational structures; and the relationship between parties and other organizational actors in civil society. 此外，学生们将评估美国大学.S. 从规范的角度看政党. The course will examine the ways in which their emergence has complicated the functioning of the U.S. constitutional system (whose designers did not anticipate the existence of parties). The course will ask whether parties have tended to promote or discourage a healthy culture of civic engagement. And it will examine whether the recent polarization of the electorate along partisan lines poses a threat to democratic institutions in the United States.
美国的种族和民族政治.S.
An analysis of the central importance of race and ethnicity in American politics. Topics include the divergence and similarities in the 政治 incorporation of various West- and East-欧洲an ethnic groups (Irish, 意大利, 德国, 东欧犹太人), 非裔美国人, 拉丁美洲人, 和亚裔美国人.
环境政治与政策
An overview and examination of environmental problems and their 政治 implications. 主题包括全球, environmental problems ranging from global warning to resource depletion, 砍伐森林和有毒废物, as well as the 政治 and policy responses to these threats, 包括可持续发展, eco-justice运动, and the efforts of various actors in the domestic and international arenas.
POSC 379外星人，巫师和政治家
This course will explore core themes in the study of politics, 经济学, and international organizations through the lens of significant works of science fiction and fantasy. 这些包括, 但不限于, 民主与专制, 宗教自由, 主权, 殖民主义, 国家间外交与冲突, 政治暴力, 大规模杀伤性武器, 以及灭绝级别的事件. 这门课将以电影为素材, 电视, 文学作品和政治科学的见解, 国际关系理论, 和政治社会学. The aim is to use science fiction and fantasy genres to understand central issues facing 政治 institutions and the evolution of the international system.
性别与全球政治
A study of global politics with a focus on international law and 性别问题. 主题包括妇女权利, 武装冲突中的性暴力, 同性婚姻, 儿童色情作品, 以及跨地区和国家的代孕, 比如非洲, 亚洲, 欧洲, 南美, 和美国.
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