26:790:501Policy Making in the American Political System (3) |
26:790:501Policy Making in the American Political System (3) Examines the role of political and governmental institutions in the policy-making processes. |
26:790:502Problems of American Government (3) Selected problems of national and state governments in the United States. |
26:790:504Comparative Public Policy (3) Approaches to the study of policy-making in different political systems. Includes case studies. |
26:790:505,506Contemporary Constitutional Issues (3,3) Introduction to the literature of constitutional law and politics. Exploration of selected problem areas. |
26:790:509Introduction to Public Administration (3) Recurring problems in public administration. Major works. |
26:790:510Public Policy Analysis (3) Focus on approaches to the analysis of the policy-making process and the evaluation of its outputs. Emphasis on the policy agenda-setting processes, the politics of problem definition, policy decision-making strategies, cost-benefit analysis, the problem of legitimation and political feasibility, policy implementation, experimental evaluation research, and the role of values in policy analysis. Special attention given to the integration of empirical and normative research in the analytical process. Core course. |
26:790:511Contemporary Political Theory (3) Systematic examination of the writings of major political theorists in terms of a specific problem or a series of related questions. |
26:790:512Ethical Issues in Public Policy and Administration (3) Consideration of selected ethical problems and dilemmas facing policy-makers and public administrators. These include such issues as conflict of interest, confidentiality, deception, official disobedience, whistle-blowing, record keeping, and questions of distributive justice in health care and employment opportunities. Special attention given to conflicts between expedience and principle in policy-making and policy implementation. Readings in political theory and political ethics, as well as cases and commentary. |
26:790:513Ethics and Global Politics (3) Consideration of ethical dilemmas in global politics. Topics include just war theory, intervention and the use of force, democracy and development, distributive justice and humanitarian assistance, human rights, and the moral responsibilities of leaders and citizens. Readings in political theory, as well as cases and commentary in international relations and global politics. |
26:790:515Urban Government and Politics (3) Analysis of problems arising from the structure, functions, and politics of urban government in the United States, with particular attention to the current problems of metropolitan areas. |
26:790:516Urban Public Policy (3) Analysis of selected policy problems affecting urban areas. |
26:790:518Topics in Political Theory (3) Analysis of selected topics in political theory. |
26:790:521Theories of Global Politics (3) General theories of global politics and international relations. |
26:790:529Science, Technology, and Public Policy (3) Study of political issues that involve science, such as arms control, nuclear proliferation, energy and natural resources, technology transfer, population growth, and food supplies. Also, the politics of science and the organization and funding of scientific research. |
26:790:530Environmental Politics and Policy (3) Analysis of selected topics in the politics and policy of environmental issues in both global and domestic contexts. |
26:790:533Research Methods in Political Science (3) General introduction to methods in political science research for students with diverse substantive interests. Core course. |
26:790:536(S) Advanced Research Methods in Political Science (3) Stresses systems analysis as a tool for policy formulations; program evaluation for assessing the effectiveness and efficiency of agency operations; information systems development to provide necessary data for meaningful systems analysis and program development. |
26:790:537Global Governance (3) Organization of world politics and international cooperation beyond formal international organizations; emphasis on international regimes, institutions and norms; examination of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs); epistemic communities and multilateral cooperation. |
26:790:538Global Environmental Issues (3) Examines global environmental institutions and issues. |
26:790:539Gender, Politics, and Policy in the United States (3) Analysis of the roles women play in the political system as citizens, activists, and officeholders. Examines how basic public values (privacy, justice, equality, welfare) are interpreted through law and public policy to shape women`s lives. Focus on American politics, with some attention to other societies. |
26:790:540Gender and Global Politics (3) Political status of women in global perspective. Topics include women`s leadership and political participation (both countrywide and in global organizations, such as the UN, the World Bank, and nongovernmental organizations); gender and development planning; and women`s rights as human rights. |
26:790:541International Political Economy (3) Global economic affairs. Presents alternative theoretical approaches to the subject, including classical liberal, Marxist/dependencia, economic, power-centered, state-centered, and justice-centered theories. Utilizes case studies in international economic diplomacy. |
26:790:542Topics in Recent International Relations (3) |
26:790:543,544Problems of Comparative Politics (3,3) Examination of different conceptual and theoretical approaches to comparative politics, with particular emphasis on political systems, states, regimes, institutions, nationalism, class, globalization, development, transitions, and revolutions. |
26:790:546Human Resources Policy (3) Examination of the economic, political, and administrative interrelationships in the delivery of human resource policies and employment training programs. |
26:790:569American Foreign Policy (3) Formation of American foreign policy, including the roles of individuals and agencies in the executive branch, Congress, interest groups, public opinion, and the influence of the international environment. Special emphasis on techniques of analysis of the policy-making process and international economic issues. |
26:790:570Problems of Public Policy (3) Major issues of policy in the United States and other political systems. Problems treated vary from term to term. |
26:790:571American Politics and Public Policy (3) Impact of American politics upon public policy issues of contemporary relevance. |
26:790:572Problems of Political Parties (3) Literature, methodology, and data on political party organization and nominating procedures, with particular attention to the U.S. |
26:790:573Administrative Law and Policy (3) Basic legal concepts affecting the administrative process; a historical overview; examination of discretionary powers, rule making, and legislative delegation of powers. |
26:790:574Internship in Political Science (3) |
26:790:597,598Advanced Studies in Political Science (3,3) Reading and individual study by arrangement. Regular conferences, both written and oral reports. |
26:790:608American Political Thought (3) Major themes in American political thought from the 17th century to the present. Emphasis on contemporary movements and ideas. |
26:790:631Seminar in Political Development (3) The modernization process; selected problems involving democratic, totalitarian, and non-Western nations and the relationship of social and economic change to political matters. |
26:790:697,698Research in Political Science (3,3) M.A. thesis research. |
