PS 300

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Credit: 3 hours.

Selected readings and research in political science. See Class Schedule for current topics.

May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: Six hours of political science, or consent of instructor.

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CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65210	Lecture	A1	4:00PM -5:20PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Nagashima, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Gov & Pol of East Asia Section Info: This course provides a comparative analysis of the political and economic development of East Asia, particularly in Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan. The politics of East Asia will be examined through different approaches, including historical, statist, agential, cultural, and institutional accounts. Students should have completed PS 240 or 241 or at least six hours of Political Science credit prior to taking this course. Restricted to political science majors until noon on November 12, 2018. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55401	Lecture-Discussion	CL	3:30PM -5:50PM	T	David Kinley Hall	Leff, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Comp Pol of EU Enlargement Section Info: Comparative Politics of European Union Enlargement. This course examines the incentives and disincentives to join the EU in historical perspective, with a focus on how those incentives and disincentives changed across time and region, from the first members in the 1950s to the present and how enlargement has influenced EU politics and decisionmaking. Why do countries join a supranation body? Topics covered include the tension between elite and mass attitudes on the issue of joining, the use of referendum as a general tool and as an enlargement component, the politics of rejection (Iceland, Norway and Switzerland) and the role of Germany and France as founders and arbiters, British exceptionalism: delayed entrance and Brexit. We will also consider the distinctiveness of the EU itself as an international organization. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
68327	Lecture-Discussion	VNA	6:00PM -6:50PM	W	David Kinley Hall	Kourtikakis, K	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/11/19-05/01/19 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Title: Euro Union and Gov in Vienna Section Info: Topic: The European Union & Governance in Vienna Travel Dates: May 12, 2019 - June 9, 2019 What is the European Union? Why does it matter for politics in Europe? And how does it affect the place of Europe in the world? This course uses the concept of governance to explore these three questions. We will look at governance inside the EU, and at the role of the EU in the governance in global governance. Vienna, the modern capital of Austria and the former imperial capital of the Habsburg empire, is the ideal venue to explore these topics. Today the city is the seat of multiple EU and international organizations. And, as a member of the EU for over 20 years, Austria has participated actively in internal EU governance and in fulfilling the EU's goals in regional and global governance. The course combines classroom instruction on the campus of the prestigious Vienna University of Economics and Business with site visits to Austrian, EU and international institutions.
55783	Lecture-Discussion	W	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Grossman, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/19-05/01/19 Section Title: Terrorism Section Info: This course is about asymmetric conflicts: political and military competitions where one side possesses considerably more material resources. The dynamics of material asymmetry characterize wars involving the United States since World War II, from Vietnam to Iraq, and offer a framework for understanding the War on Terror. Overall, this course aims to explore the strategies asymmetric conflict, especially the weaker actor. How do terrorists, insurgents, guerrillas, revolutionaries, and freedom fighters design strategies to achieve their goals against powerful states? More specifically, how do al Qaeda, and now ISIS, hope to challenge the American-led international order? Knowing they’re outgunned, how do they try to win? Restricted to political science majors until noon on November 12, 2018. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.