Department of Political Science Fall 2021 Undergraduate Course Descriptions

All information in this guide is tentative and subject to change. Check the Political Science Department Office for updates. Information on rooms and times for the classes listed can be obtained from the university-wide Time Schedule of Classes or from the Political Science office.

“Cross listed” Courses: These may applied to a Political Science major or minor without a petition, regardless of the departmental prefix. For example, if you take African-American Politics as AAS 306, you do not need to petition to apply it to your Political Science major.

"Meets With” Courses": If you take a “Meets With” course under a departmental prefix other than PSC, you will need to petition to count that course towards your Political Science major or minor.

Courses with international content are designated with an asterisk [*].

Current information on rooms and times for classes can be obtained on your MySlice or from the Political Science office.

PSC 121 m100 American National Government and Politics Instructor: Mark Brockway Class #: 10590 Offered: T/Th 2:00 pm - 2:55 pm Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None This course is required for all students who are majoring in Political Science.

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 10907 (Section 101) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 am Discussion # 14067 (Section 102) Fridays 10:35 am-11:30 am Discussion # 14068 (Section 103) Thursdays 11:00 am-11:55 am Discussion # 10908 (Section 104) Fridays 8:25 am-9:20 am Discussion # 10909 (Section 105) Thursdays 3:30 pm-4:25 pm Discussion # 10910 (Section 106) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm

Course Description How does the American political system operate? This course provides an introduction to American political ideas, institutions, behaviors, and processes. Topics include (among other things) public opinion, elections, Congress, the presidency, the mass media, civic participation, the Constitution, federalism, and public policy. Although we will cover the “nuts and bolts” of American government, our focus is on political science rather than civics, which means our task is to analyze and interpret political phenomena.

PSC 121 m200 American National Government and Politics Instructor: Chris Faricy Class #: 11211 Offered: M/W 10:35 am – 11:30 am Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None This course is required for all students who are majoring in political science.

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 11212 (Section 201) Thursdays 3:30 pm-4:25 pm Discussion # 11213 (Section 202) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm Discussion # 11214 (Section 203) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 am Discussion # 11215 (Section 204) Fridays 8:25 am-9:20 am Discussion # 11817 (Section 205) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 am Discussion # 11817 (Section 206) Fridays 12:45 pm-1:40 pm

Course Description How does the American political system operate? This course provides an introduction to American political ideas, institutions, behaviors, and processes. Topics include (among other things) public opinion, elections, Congress, the presidency, the mass media, civic participation, the Constitution, federalism, and public policy. Although we will cover the “nuts and bolts” of American government, our focus is on political science rather than civics, which means our task is to analyze and interpret political phenomena.

PSC 123 m100 Comparative Government and Politics * Instructor: Margarita Estevez Abe Class #: 11818 Offered: M/W 11:40 am – 12:35 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 11819 (Section 101) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 am Discussion # 11820 (Section 102) Fridays 10:35am-11:30 am Discussion # 11821 (Section 103) Thursdays 8:00 am-8:55 am Discussion # 11822 (Section 104) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm

Course Description Why are some countries wealthier than others? Why do some countries become democratic while others remain authoritarian? Do certain democratic institutions work better than others? Comparative politics is the study of variations in political outcomes across and within countries. This course provides an introduction to main topics in comparative politics (electoral systems and their outcomes, regime types, democratization, breakdowns of democracies, economic development, ethnic conflicts). The

course surveys theories and case studies. Students will deepen their understanding of politics in the US and the rest of the world.

PSC 124 m100 International Relations * Instructor: Terrell Northrup Class #: 10591 Offered: M/W 10:35 am – 11:30 am Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 10911 (Section 101) Fridays 12:45 pm-1:40 pm Discussion # 10912 (Section 102) Thursdays 9:30 am-10:25 am Discussion # 10913 (Section 103) Thursdays 3:30 pm-4:25 pm Discussion # 10914 (Section 104) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm Discussion # 11242 (Section 105) Fridays 10:35 am-11:30 am Discussion # 11243 (Section 106) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25am

Meets with PSC 139 m001

Course Description This course introduces students to the main issues and actors in contemporary international relations, organized around three major topical perspectives: world structure and theoretical views of that structure; international political economy; and international conflict, cooperation and security. It will focus on current debates around global topics such as human rights, economic interdependence, nationalism, the global environment, and economic disparities. During section meetings, students are encouraged to explore and discuss how states, international institutions, and non-state actors shape current international affairs and future forms of global governance.

PSC 124 m200 International Relations * Instructor: Daniel McDowell Class #: 10592 Offered: M/W 9:30 am – 10:25 am, Offered: ***ONLINE SYNC*** Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None

Note: All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 10945 (Section 201) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm Discussion # 10946 (Section 202) Thursdays 3:30 pm-4:25 pm Discussion # 10947 (Section 203) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 am ***ONLINE*** Discussion # 10948 (Section 204) Thursdays 8:00 pm – 8:55 pm ***ONLINE*** Discussion # 12146 (Section 205) Thursdays 3:30 pm-4:25 pm Discussion # 12147 (Section 206) Thursdays 5:00 pm-5:55 pm

Course Description This course introduces students to the main issues and actors in contemporary international relations, organized around three major topical perspectives: world structure and theoretical views of that structure; international political economy; and international conflict, cooperation and security. It will focus on current debates around global topics such as human rights, economic interdependence, nationalism, the global environment, and economic disparities. During section meetings, students are encouraged to explore and discuss how states, international institutions, and non-state actors shape current international affairs and future forms of global governance.

PSC 124 m300 International Relations * Instructor: Francine D’Amico Class #: 10962 Offered: M/W/F 11:40 am – 12:35 pm Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None

Note: Restricted to first-year students residing in the International Relations Learning Community, Day Hall 3. For information on joining a learning community, please contact the SU Office of Learning Communities by email or phone at 315-443-2079.

Course Description This course introduces students to the main issues and actors in contemporary international relations, organized around three major topical perspectives: world structure and theoretical views of that structure; international political economy; and international conflict, cooperation and security. It will focus on current debates around global topics such as human rights, economic interdependence, nationalism, the global environment, and economic disparities. Students are encouraged to explore and discuss how states, international institutions, and non-state actors shape current international affairs and future forms of global governance.

PSC 125 m001 Political Theory Instructor: Glyn Morgan Class #: 11656 Offered: T/Th 5:00 pm – 5:55 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 12844 (Section 002) Fridays 8:25 am-9:20 am Discussion # 12845 (Section 003) Fridays 9:30 am-10:25 pm Discussion # 12846 (Section 004) Fridays 10:35 am-11:30 am Discussion # 12847 (Section 005) Fridays 10:35 am-11:30 am Discussion # 12848 (Section 006) Fridays 12:45 pm-1:40 pm Discussion # 12859 (Section 007) Fridays 2:15 pm-3:10 pm

Cross-listed with PHI 125

Course Description This class reads and discusses texts that address the basic questions of political theory: What is happiness? What is justice? What is law? Can the law make us happy and just? What are the legitimate limits of freedom? Do we need families? What role should the state play in the raising of children? Do we have an obligation to obey the law? Among the texts we read: Plato, The Republic; Augustine, City of God; Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Hobbes, Leviathan; Mill, Subjection of Women.

PSC 139 m001 International Relations (Honors) * Instructor: Terrell Northrup Class #: 11659 Offered: M/W 10:35 am – 11:30 am; Th 9:30 am – 10:25 am Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Meets with PSC 124 m100

Course Description This course explores diverse world views and theoretical perspectives on issues in contemporary international relations, including foreign policy, global political economy, international conflict and cooperation, international law & organizations, and global issues such as health and the environment. Lectures, readings, analytic writing, case analysis, and group discussion. This course is offered ONLY for students currently enrolled in the Syracuse University Renee Crown Honors Program. Students not enrolled in the Crown Honors program must enroll in PSC 124 International Relations. Academic credit is given for PSC 124 or PSC 139, but not both.

PSC 202 m100 Introduction to Political Analysis Instructor: Simon Weschle Class #: 11301 Offered: M/W 11:40 am – 12:35 pm Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: None

This course is required for all students who are majoring in political science.

All students must also enroll in a discussion section listed for this course. Discussion # 11302 (Section 101) Fridays 10:35-11:30 am Discussion # 11303 (Section 102) Fridays 10:35-11:30 am Discussion # 11304 (Section 103) Fridays 12:45-1:40 pm Discussion # 11305 (Section 104) Fridays 12:45-1:40 pm

Course Description

The purpose of this course, required for political science majors, is to build skills for conducting, interpreting, and presenting political science research. These skills include: basic research and data collection practices, techniques for measuring political science concepts quantitatively, hypothesis testing, interpretation of statistical evidence, and the presentation of findings in a clear and compelling manner. Tying these components together is a thematic focus on important political science concepts such as democracy, power, or representation.

PSC 300 m101 Policy Implementation Instructor: Zach Huitink Class #: 12571 Offered: T/Th 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Meets with PAI 305.001

Course Description This course is about how public policy gets put into action, with a focus on developing knowledge and skills essential for addressing some of society’s most complex problems. The course will help you understand what we really mean when we say “policy implementation,” as well as some realities of implementation as it is done in practice. The course will stress, in particular, the widespread roles of not only government but also the private and nonprofit sectors at all levels in the implementation process, and how these actors use policy tools like regulations, grants, vouchers, and public-private partnerships to get things done. Government and non-governmental actors have taken numerous approaches to achieving public policy goals, from (among many others) reducing poverty and improving education to ensuring public health and safety, protecting the environment, and recovering from disasters. What are the trade-offs of different strategies to pursuing goals like these, and why has the record of achievement been mixed? How do government, business, nonprofits, and individual members of the public contribute to implementation efforts? How can they work better with one another to make public policy successful? How do we assess whether policies have had their intended impacts on people and communities? Students will consider these questions through a mix of lecture, discussion, examples, and hands-on exercises, and develop abilities in areas including policy field mapping, logic modelling, planning, and applied implementation analysis.

PSC 300 m103 Education Policy Instructor: Ying Shi Class #: 14044 Offered: W 9:30 am – 12:15 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Meets with PAI 300.001

Course Description This course will familiarize students with the policies defining the K-12 U.S. education system today. The policy areas we will cover include, but are not limited to, governance, funding, accountability, and choice. Students will have the opportunity to investigate specific issues such as disproportionality in exclusionary discipline and high dropout rates, and rely on evidence to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of policy solutions.

PSC 300 m104 US Intelligence Community Instructor: Robert Murrett Class#: 13949 Offered: M/W 2:15 pm – 3:35 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Meets with PAI 300.003, IRP 300.001

Course Description This course will focus on the practice, structure and governance of the intelligence field, and material that has a direct bearing on its current posture. In order to understand the full range of today’s intelligence activities, students will examine the evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community (I.C.) since its inception in 1947 through the present day. Key phases and specific events will be explored, including I.C. efforts throughout the Cold War, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Vietnam Conflict, the Church Committee, the Balkans Conflicts, pre and post-9/11 operations, the 911 and WMD Commissions and the subsequent executive and legislative changes implemented over the past ten years. The course will also review governance and oversight of the I.C., including roles of the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government. In addition to understanding the development of the I.C., students will study the functional elements of intelligence tradecraft (human intelligence, signals intelligence, imagery analysis, etc.), and engagement with international counterparts. The class will participate in case studies, in which the students will evaluate, provide briefings and recommend decisions in realistic scenarios, both in terms of analysis and intelligence-driven decision-making on policy and operational matters.

PSC 300 m105 Religion & Science in American Society Instructor: Mark Brockway Class#: 21496 Offered: T/Th 5:00 pm – 6:20 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Meets with REL 300.004

Course Description The conflict between religion and science pervades American society. Teachers and school districts refuse to teach evolution, politicians eschew scientific evidence, individuals refuse scientific health

guidance, and a growing number of secular Americans reject religious practice. As scientific advancements, from cell phones to vaccines, increasingly invade every aspect of our lives, the fight for the soul of America has intensified. The 2017 March for Science saw hundreds of thousands of scientists in lab coats take to the streets, and the Covid epidemic brought the fight over scientific evidence and recommendations to every household, workplace, church, and statehouse. Despite the increased attention and focus on science in America, religion remains a powerful force in the lives of most Americans. Religious commitment and belief remain high and religious organizations wield immense political influence. In this course, we uncover and investigate the nature of the conflict between science and religion in America. How has the country's overwhelming religious identity shaped scientific progress? What is the value and utility of religious devotion and belief in God? How do debates over science and religion play out in the public sphere? Our explorations of these questions will bring us to the issues and identities that make up the fabric of American society.

PSC 300 m205 Muslim Politics in Real Time Instructor: Jeannette Jouili Class#: 14160 Offered: M/W 3:45 pm – 5:05 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Meets with REL 300.002

Course Description This hands-on, information literacy-driven course allows students to build their own syllabus in relation to current events taking place in Muslim societies. These events will be researched by the students through a range of international news media and scholarly articles. Through individual research and lectures by the instructor, students will learn how to place current events in the Muslim world or involving people of Muslim background in their historical context.

PSC 300 m401 Governance & Ethics of Artificial Intelligence * Instructor: Baobao Zhang Class#: 21497 Offered: T/Th 5:00 pm – 6:20 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Course Description Artificial intelligence (AI) is a general-purpose technology that will affect nearly all aspects of society, including criminal justice, health care, employment, and international security. Private and governmental entities are already deploying autonomous systems that affect everyday life, such as facial recognition, hiring decisions, and disease diagnoses. Meanwhile, researchers are quickly making advances in developing algorithms that could outperform humans in tasks that require intelligence, such as playing

the strategy game Go. While AI has enormous potential to benefit society, it can also introduce many risks to human safety and well-being.

This course uses a cross-disciplinary approach to study how tech companies, national governments, international organizations, and civil society groups could manage the development and deployment of AI in the public interest. The course material draws upon research in political science, public policy, philosophy, legal studies, economics, and computer science. Topics include algorithmic fairness; privacy, transparency, and safety; automation and the future of work; the impact of AI on international security.

In recent years, the ethics of AI has become a burgeoning field of study, with various institutions articulating AI ethics principles. But as tech companies and governmental bodies seek to implement policies to manage the technology, how to govern AI has become a deeply political question. While this course touches on the central debates in AI ethics, it emphasizes the political and public policy dimensions of AI governance.

PSC 300 m402 Political Psychology & Persuasion * Instructor: Emily Thorson Class #: 21590 Offered: M/W 12:45 pm – 2:05 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Course Description In this course, students will be introduced to the theory and techniques of political persuasion. The course draws on literature from psychology, political science, and communications to explain how and why people change their attitudes and/or behavior. Students will design their own theory-driven persuasive messages on a political topic of their choosing.

PSC 302 m001 Environmental Politics & Policy Instructor: Sarah Pralle Class #: 21501 Offered: T/Th 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course will examine the political processes surrounding environmental decision making in the United States. Emphasis will be placed on how environmental issues reach the governmental agenda, why and how natural resource and pollution policies change (or do not), and the challenges involved in implementing environmental policies. Theoretical readings will be interspersed with case studies of environmental policymaking.

PSC 305 m001 U.S. Congressional Politics Instructor: Maraam Dwidar Class #: 14047 Offered: M/W 3:45 – 5:05 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course is about the politics of the United States Congress. We will discuss the historical and contemporary functions of the U.S. Congress, with a focus on representation, elections, political parties, special interest groups, inter-branch relations, and the changing character of legislative politicking and policymaking. As we do so, we continuously consider the questions of how and why certain policy topics rise and fall on the agenda of the U.S. Congress over time.

PSC 310 m001 Refugees in International Politics * Instructor: Lamis Abdelaaty Class #: 13543 Offered: T/Th 9:30 am – 10:50 am Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course deals with the global politics of refugee issues, broadly defined to include the movement of people displaced by persecution, conflict, natural or human-made disasters, environmental change, or development projects. It is grounded in the international relations subfield, but students are expected to engage with ideas from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Topics covered include historical trends in, analytical approaches to, and the international legal framework-governing refugees. We also explore the causes, consequences, and responses by state and non-state actors to refugee flows. A series of examples from recent and current events are examined, including a case study on refugees and the Syrian civil war.

PSC 317.001 Local Internship Instructor: Grant Reeher Class #: 10593 Offered: M/W/F 11:40 am – 12:35 pm Frequency Offered: Every semester Prerequisites: The internship program is intended for juniors and seniors only.

Course Description The course is based on a local internship experience in politics, public affairs, or the law. Placements are found at the beginning of the semester based on a list provided by the professor. Students also meet once a week in the classroom for organizational discussions, Q&A sessions with local political figures,

and advice from professional development experts. Interested students are advised to review a FAQ sheet and recent syllabus, which can be found in 100 Eggers Hall or by contacting the professor.

PSC 318 m001 Technology, Politics & Environment Instructor: W. Henry Lambright Class #: 14040 Offered: M/W 8:00 am – 9:20 am Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course analyzes the relation of government to policymaking in the domain of environment, where technology and politics intersect in many crucial ways. Attention is given primarily to politics and administration of environmental policy in the US at all levels of government. Comparative and international aspects of the problem are also examined. Particular emphasis is given to the processes by which policy is formulated, implemented and modified.

PSC 324 m100 Constitutional Law I Instructor: Tom Keck Class #: 11016 Offered: T/Th 9:30 am – 10:50 am Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description Does the US Constitution impose adequate safeguards to prevent a sitting President from undermining free and fair elections? Does it authorize Congress to enact a law requiring all Americans to have health insurance? Does it require all states to allow same-sex couples to legally marry? Does it give the President free rein, as commander in chief of the US military, to authorize warrantless wiretapping of suspected terrorists? If you are interested in any or all of these questions, then this course is for you. In Constitutional Law I, you will learn everything you ever wanted to know about the development of the American constitutional system from the founding through the mid-twentieth century. In Constitutional Law II, offered in the Spring, we will continue this inquiry right up to the present day. Recent versions of the syllabi are available on the instructor’s website, though there will be a number of updates for the coming year.

PSC 328 m100 American Social Movements Instructor: Sarah Pralle Class #: 21502 Offered: T/Th 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description From Earth Day in 1970s to the Black Lives Matter protests, social movements have been an essential part of American politics. This course examines how social movements emerge, why people join them, the strategies they use to challenge the status quo, and why some succeed while others seemingly fail. Much of our attention will be on 20th century social movements, including the labor, civil rights, and environmental movements. We will also spend time discussion 21st century movements on both the ideological right and left.

PSC 329 m100 The Modern American Presidency Instructor: Margaret Thompson Class #: 13907 Offered: T/Th, 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Cross-listed with HST 341.001

Course Description This course will analyze the evolution of the modern presidency and its present operation. The focus of our attention will be on the years since the Second World War, and especially on those since 1960. The decision-making process and operation of presidential administrations from Kennedy through Trump will be studied in detail; we also will discuss the early challenges faced by the Biden administration. We shall consider the various roles that the president plays in government, politics and society. The presidency as an institution and as an individual office will be examined to identify factors that have contributed to the successes and failures of particular administrations. This course shall also examine the roles and influence of unelected officials (esp. senior White House staff), and popular attitudes toward both the symbolic and the practical presidency—especially as they have been shaped by the traditional mass media and the “new media” (especially online interactivity). We will consider what lasting effects, if any, events during the last quarter century have had upon the presidency as an institution. Finally, we will leave space for discussion of breaking news and unexpected developments, especially those related to presidential politics.

PSC 342 u001 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict * Instructor: Ivy Raines Class #: N/A Offered: M/W 5:15 pm - 6:35 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most contested and protracted conflicts. However, any analysis and understanding of the conflict are incomplete without taking into account the regional relations between Israel and other Middle Eastern states. The objective of this course is to broaden

student understanding of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as it relates to the larger regional politics in the Middle East and North Africa. This course will examine conflict origins; major historical milestones; and the different narratives and perceptions of the conflict, from the perspective of Palestinians, Israelis, and key regional and international actors. By offering cross-disciplinary and comparative approaches, this course aims to highlight the multifaceted nature of the Arab-Israeli conflict and how the region’s complexity impedes conflict resolution, and looking forward, requires creative solutions for any prospect of peace.

PSC 343 m001 Politics of Europe * Instructor: Seth Jolly Class #: 21508 Offered: T/Th 9:30 am - 10:50 am Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description The purpose of this course is to familiarize you with the politics of Europe, not on a country by country basis, but in a truly comparative way. We will study various aspects of European politics including domestic political and economic institutions, the process of European integration, and current events such as immigration and the Euro crisis. For each topic we will compare a range of European countries, but, following the textbook, we will focus on several European countries in more detail.

PSC 345 m001 Capitalism, For & Against Instructor: Dennis Rasmussen Class #: 21442 Offered: M/W 12:45 pm - 2:05 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description Are capitalist societies just or are they full of inequality and exploitation? Do they give people freedom or oppress them in one way or another? Do they encourage virtue or vice, excellence or mediocrity, happiness or misery? Are there other types of society that would be preferable? What might be done to improve capitalist societies? This course will address these questions through an examination of some of the seminal philosophical discussions of commerce, private property, and economic inequality. It will focus principally on the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Friedrich Hayek, John Rawls, and Robert Nozick.

PSC 346 m001 Comparative Third World Politics * Instructor: SN Sangmpam Class #: 21640 Offered: M/W 8:00 am - 9:20 am

Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisite: None

Cross-listed with AAS 346.001

Course Description The prevailing tendency in the comparative politics of the Third World today is to deal with each region or country and to emphasize their differences. Although one needs to recognize such differences, this course proceeds from the assumption that differences can be better understood only via an examination of the similar political features shared by the regions and countries of the Third World. For this reason, the course examines thematically the political systems of South America, Asia, and Africa, exploring such aspects as colonization, decolonization and nation-building, the post-colonial state and its institutional make-up both under authoritarian and democratic regimes, the recent wave of democratization, and the challenges of socioeconomic development. In order to better apprehend both similarities and differences, specific case-studies from the major regions of the third world will be discussed. Required texts will be supplemented by other materials not required for purchase (e. g videos, when available) to support some of the topics to be discussed.

PSC 348 m001 Politics & Military * Instructor: Brian Taylor Class #: 21493 Offered: T/Th 5:00 pm - 6:20 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course is an overview of the major themes and debates in the study of civil-military relations. In every modern state the question of the proper balance between the armed forces and the civilian political leadership is a key feature of politics. In the most extreme cases, the military itself takes power. In established democracies civil-military relations do not take this extreme form, but there are still important debates about the proper degree of military influence over defense and foreign policy, and the degree to which military policy should be responsive to broader social and cultural values. In this class we will study the key themes of civil-military relations in many different countries, including the United States.

PSC 354 m001 Human Rights & Global Affairs * Instructor: Lamis Abdelaaty Class #: 14036 Offered: T/Th 12:30 pm - 1:50 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description

The idea of human rights has become a powerful tool in struggles against oppression and discrimination. This growing popularity of claiming inalienable rights has also led to a formidable backlash both against the very idea of rights and the groups that claim to advance them. The course introduces students to the history of human rights since 1948, highlights the role of international institutions and non-governmental organizations, and discusses current human rights issues. Students will conduct their own original human rights research and describe both root causes of violations and the solutions that are most likely to address contemporary human rights challenges.

PSC 355 m001 International Political Economy * Instructor: Daniel McDowell Class #: 14038 Offered: T/Th 11:00 am - 12:20 pm, Offered: ***HYBRID*** Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description From the rise of Donald Trump’s economic populism to Great Britain’s “Brexit” from the European Union, it is impossible to deny the tenuous political underpinnings of economic globalization today. To borrow from Prof. Jeffry Frieden, globalization is a choice, not a fact. That is, the global economic integration we observe today is the product of governments’ policy decisions over a period of many decades. This course introduces the student to the field of international political economy (IPE). IPE studies how politics impacts the global economy and, in return, how the global economy impacts politics. There are two central questions that we will wrestle with in this class. First, what explains the international economic policy choices governments make? Second, what are the effects of those policy choices both within and across countries? Over the course of the session, we will engage with a number of key topics in IPE including: international trade, economic development, multinational corporations, international capital flows, exchange rates, sovereign debt, and financial crises. We will rely on two primary analytic tools: basic economic principles to explain how economic policies influence the distribution of income and political economy theories that explain how politicians set policies. Together, we will use these tools to help understand historical and contemporary phenomena.

PSC 360 m001 Sustainability Science and Policy Instructor: Sherburne Abbott Class #: 12415 Offered: M/W 2:15 pm - 3:35 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Cross-listed with GEO 360.001

Course Description

Sustainability—improving the well-being of the present and future generations in ways that conserve the planet’s life support systems—is a central challenge of the 21st century. This course consists of a combination of lectures, guest lectures, discussions, and team projects that are designed to facilitate an in-depth understanding of a complex, contemporary or “grand” challenge of sustainability that spans science (and technology), communications, and public policy, while considering advances in the underlying theory of sustainability science and its practice. This fall course will examine the grand challenge of climate change and sustainability—what is known about climate change and its impacts, what motivates public understanding, attitudes, and behaviors about climate change, what actions are possible to avoid or manage its impacts, and what contributions these actions have made toward achieving goals for sustainability.

PSC 364 m001 African International Relations * Instructor: Horace Campbell Class #: 12153 Offered: T/Th 9:30 am - 10:50 am Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisite: None

Cross-listed with AAS 364.001, Meets with PAI 500.001

Course Description The course focuses on the relations between African societies and peoples and the wider international system. In the process, there will be the effort to seek to understand the imperial forces that shaped contemporary African international relations. Why is Africa viewed as an untapped treasure house for external forces? What accounts for the militarization of the state and the high propensity towards external military interventions, wars and environmental destruction? Is racial capitalism central to International Relations theory? Is there a need for the Decolonization of International Relations? What theories best explain the centrality of mineral extraction in African international relations? Is realism the best approach towards understanding the international relations of Africa? What forms of international cooperation are necessary for peace, reconstruction and restorative justice?

To answer these questions the course analyzes the humanity of Africans using an emancipatory gendered approach to the theory of African International Relations. In order to grasp the recursive impact of the politics of retrogression, the course will examine the nested loop of force, masculinity, plunder and militarism. This militarism will be linked to the global armaments culture and the legacies of racism and imperialism in Africa. Traditional IR conceptions of Africa will be interrogated to grasp how humanitarianism and the concepts of “failed states” constitute a component of the psychological warfare against Africans. How can the peoples of the planet develop a greater sense of solidarity and an appreciation of the principles of ubuntu? We seek to learn from the new interventions of the democratic forces and the impact of the ideas of Truth on the politics of reparations.

PSC 365 m001 International Political Economy of the Third World * Instructor: SN Sangmpam

Class #: 21641 Offered: M/W 5:15 pm - 6:35 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisite: None

Cross-listed with AAS 365

Course Description This course is about international political economy with special emphasis on the status of developing countries in it. Because international political economy cannot be understood without an understanding of the international system as a whole, we will perforce discuss the relationship between the "Third world" and other countries. But the main objective will be to convey some concrete knowledge about the political and economic problems developing countries face in these relations and various attempts to solve them. Among the issues to be discussed are the making of the international economic system, the "Third World," globalization and political responses to it, trade, debt, multinational corporations, multilateral lending agencies (IMF, World Bank), the politics and strategies of development, and the prospects of a new international system. Listed texts will be supplemented by other materials to be handed out throughout the semester.

PSC 374 m001 Law & Society Instructor: Yuksel Sezgin Class #: 21492 Offered: M/W 3:45 pm - 5:05 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisite: None

Course Description This course will examine the American legal system as embedded within America's separation of powers system. Legal institutions and legal decision making can define, refine, or uproot congressional policy; they can enable or hinder its implementation by the executive branch; and they can manage and regulate private behavior. This course will consider the scope, capacity, and potential of the American legal system as an integral component of policymaking and policy implementation in the American political system, and will address three guiding questions:

What is the regulatory potential, or limits, of law and the American legal system?

How has litigation developed as a tool for regulation in America?

How does the American legal system differ from that of other countries and what political factors explain this variation?

PSC 375 m001 Philosophy of Law Instructor: Verena Erlenbusch-Anderson Class #: 21391

Offered: T/Th 9:30 am - 10:50 am Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisite: None

Cross-listed with PHI 397

Course Description This course is an introduction to philosophical debates about the nature, source, and authority of law. The fundamental question we will explore is “what is law?” but we will also consider how natural law theorists, positivists, realists, and critical legal scholars answer questions such as: Are there different kinds of law? Is law based on universal principles or does it depend on context? What is the relationship between law and justice? What is the source of law? Who is authorized to interpret law and what are the principles of its interpretation? When and why is punishment justified? When and why should individual rights be limited?

PSC 376 m001 Creation of the US Constitution Instructor: Dennis Rasmussen Class #: 21556 Offered: M/W 2:15 pm — 3:35 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisite: None

Course Description This course will examine the creation of the basic framework for America’s government and laws, the U.S. Constitution. The first half of the course will focus on the debates at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, which formulated and proposed the Constitution, and the second half will focus on the ratification debates between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists in 1787-88. A study of these debates allows us to see the choices that were made—as well as the arguments behind the choices that were made—in the creation of the world’s longest-lasting and most influential national constitution.

PSC 382 m001 Contemporary Political Philosophy Instructor: Elizabeth Cohen Class #: 12417 Offered: T/Th 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisite: None

Cross-listed with PHI 417

Course Description This course examines the works of prominent 20th and 21st century theorists of politics and power through the lens of “big questions” about how we organize our political lives, what is fair, who gets what, and who should hold power. We discuss: freedom, rights, nationalism, distributive justice, citizenship,

animal rights, and multiculturalism. Readings will include both abstract theoretical works written by authors including Rawls, Nussbaum, Manne, and others, as well as more concrete and immediately relevant political case studies.

PSC 391 m001 Revolutions in the Middle East * Instructor: Hossein Bashiryeh Class #: 14049 Offered: M/W 5:15 pm – 6:35 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Cross-listed with MES 391.001

Course Description Whereas revolutions are more or less abating in other regions of the world today, the Middle East still finds itself in the throes of revolution. A new wave of revolutionary upheavals has begun since January 2011 and continues to shape the politics of the region. In theoretical terms, four aspects of these political revolutions need to be studied: 1) Taxonomy; 2) Etiology; 3) Morphology, and 4) Teleology. Hence, in the first few weeks of the course we will study the major theories of revolution. Then in light of the theoretical discussion, we will explain the new wave of revolutions in the Middle East in terms of their causes and consequences. In every historical case we will discuss the following sequence of processes:

1- The pre-revolutionary authoritarian stability 2- How crises emerge and provide opportunities for collective action 3- Oppositions, and their modes of mobilization 4- The complex interactions between authorities and oppositions including the possibility of

repression, accommodation, and revolution 5- Post-revolutionary power struggles

PSC 393 m001 Middle Eastern Political Systems * Instructor: Hossein Bashiryeh Class #: 12418 Offered: M/W 3:45 pm – 5:05 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Cross-listed with MES 393.001

Course Description What are the factors that hinder the development of well-functioning political systems in the Middle East? This is the main question of the course. Political development is usually defined in terms of 1) national unification and the consolidation of national identity; 2) the development of legitimate

authority; 3) the development of channels of popular participation in politics and the rise of a civil society; 4) political and administrative efficiency; 5) equitable distribution of resources or the development of a basic welfare state. In trying to answer the main question, we argue that several factors impede political development in the region. These include: 1) Structural ones like geographical/geopolitical, demographic, historical, and religious factors; 2) Social forces, particularly the landed classes, tribes, ethnic groups and sects. In the first part of the course, we will discuss these obstacles in general across the region; in the second part, we will explain the political systems in the region in terms of the impact of various obstacles.

PSC 394 m001 Islamic Political Thought * Instructor: Hossein Bashiryeh Class #: 11823 Offered: M/W 12:45 pm – 2:05 pm Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Cross-listed with MES 394.001

Course Description The aim of this course is to study some of the major issues and discourses in Islamic political thought, especially those of more contemporary significance such as dissent, apostasy, intolerance, human obligations and rights, women's status, the status of minorities, war and peace, universal government and the idea of the Caliphate.

PSC 400 m301 War & Conflict in the Middle East * Instructor: Yael Zeira Class#: 21505 Offered: T/Th 11:00 am – 12:20 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Course Description This course offers an introduction to war and conflict in the Middle East. We will begin by examining general patterns and trends in war and conflict in the Middle East and comparing them to other world regions. We will then investigate the possible causes of war and conflict in the Middle East, such as oil, ethnicity, and geopolitics and outside intervention. Finally, we will study some wars and conflicts in depth in order to better understand their causes and consequences, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Lebanese civil war, the Iraq War, and/or the war in Syria. Students will also study a conflict or conflicts of their choosing as part of the required final research paper for this course. Prior coursework on the Middle East is recommended but not required.

PSC 400 m402 Politics of Pandemics Instructor: Glyn Morgan Class#: 21506 Offered: M/W 5:15 pm – 6:35 pm Frequency Offered: Special Offering Prerequisites: None

Course Description Pandemics are rare but hugely significant events in human history. Politics—collective action in the face of disagreement—plays a central role in the life-history of pandemics. Although the focus of the class is the current Covid-19 pandemic, we situate this pandemic in the context of the history of plagues and pandemics—including the Athenian Plague of 430 BCE; the Antonian Plague of the Roman Empire; the Justinian Plague of the Byzantine Empire; the Black Death of 1347, and the Spanish Flu of 1918-1919. Among the questions we consider: what role did politics play in the origin and development of Covid-19? Why have some countries fared better than others? What role has politics played in the public health measures (masks, lockdowns, vaccines etc.) taken to address Covid-19? We also consider some of the normative-philosophical questions raised by Covid-19. Should vaccines be mandatory? Are vaccine passports justified? What do wealthy vaccinated countries owe to poor unvaccinated countries?

PSC 412 m001 Global Governance: The United Nations System * Instructor: Francine D’Amico Class #: 13170 Offered: M/W 3:45 pm – 5:05 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Meets with IRP 495, Cross-listed with IRP 412. This course is open to official PSC seniors only.

Course Description The United Nations System. This course explores the theory and practice of global governance and international diplomacy through an in-depth study of the UN system. Class meetings analyze and critique assigned readings and discuss current UN-related events in a seminar format. Each student will undertake an in-depth research project to investigate one aspect of the UN system, such as security, development, peacekeeping, or human rights. Each student will submit an original research paper and present a formal evaluation of that piece of the UN puzzle in a public presentation at the conclusion of the semester. This course employs a professional development model for academic research.

PSC 469 m001 Global Migration * Instructor: Audie Klotz Class #: 14037 Offered: M/W 12:45 pm – 2:05 pm

Frequency Offered: Irregularly Prerequisites: None

Course Description People increasingly move across international borders. Some seek jobs in more prosperous regions; others flee political persecution, war, or ecological disasters. What are the social, economic, and political consequences of these transnational population pressures? How should national governments and international institutions meet these new challenges? Are immigration restrictions justified? Can international institutions provide better or supplementary responses?

PSC 478 m001 Politics of China * Instructor: Dimitar Gueorguiev Class #: 21498 Offered: T/Th 8:00 am – 9:20 am Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: None

Course Description China’s rise is arguably the most important feature of the 21st Century. Its growth-driven model of single-party rule challenges democratic ideals nurtured since WWII and its expanding economic and political weight threatens the existing world order. At the same time, China’s larger-than-life presence belies a fragile domestic environment, riddled with rampant corruption, extreme pollution, and bubbling social tensions. How did China get to this point and where is it going? In this class, we explore China’s transition from an impoverished agriculture society to leading world power and assess how China's involvement in the global economy influences its domestic as well as its foreign policy aspirations. As such, this class should appeal to a broad audience, including those with personal or professional experience in China as well as those with no background in Chinese studies but with a curiosity and concern for the country and its future.

PSC 495 m001 Distinction Thesis I Instructor: Emily Thorson Class #: 11507 Offered: W 3:45 pm – 6:30 pm Frequency Offered: Yearly Prerequisites: Permission from department – must have an overall GPA of 3.5 for admittance

Course Description The program requires the student to produce a senior thesis that reflects an understanding of the contemporary literature relevant to the thesis topic, advances an original argument, and presents evidence appropriate to the underlying inquiry. The thesis should generally be modeled after a typical academic journal article in the field of Political Science. The thesis will be read and evaluated by a committee of three, consisting of the main advisor and two additional readers. Two of the readers must

be members of the Political Science department. One of the readers may be a graduate student in Political Science. An oral defense will determine if the thesis meets the departmental requirements for distinction.