190.101 (S)

INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS (AP)  (3) Ginsberg Limit 20 per section   This course is an introduction to government and politics through the study of the government and politics of the United States.  All governments combine coercion and legitimacy.  In a stable and legitimate system of government, coercion is hardly noticed by most citizens.  Government comes to be seen as a source of benefits.  The purpose of this course is to look behind institutions, practices, and benefits to appreciate how, for what and by whom we are governed.

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

MT 2

T 3

T 3

W 1

W 2

W 3

Th 1

Th 2

Th 3

M 3 Th 12

190.209 (S)

CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS  (IR) (3) David    An introduction to international politics.  Emphasis will be on continuity and change in international politics and the causes of war and peace.  The first half of the course will focus on events prior to 1945, including the Peloponnesian War, the European balance of power, imperialism, and the origins and consequences of WWI and WWII.  The second half will focus on international politics since 1945, including origins of the Cold War, the impact of nuclear weapons, the emergence of the Third World and the effect of the collapse of the Soviet Union on prospects for peace.

Secs. 08 & 14 canceled 06/01/05 Secs. 08 & 14 re-opened 07/21/05

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

TW 1

W 2

W 2

W 3

W 3

W 4

W 4

Th 1

Th 1

Th 2

Th 2

Th 3

Th 3

Th 4

Th 4

F 10:30

F 11

190.265 (S)

COMPARATIVE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR (CP) (3) Katz   An introduction to the study of political behavior, emphasizing electoral behavior in democratic countries.

Sec. 01

TW 2

190.311 (S)

MIDDLE EAST POLITICS (IR/CP) (3) Hazbun    Limit 35     Survey of the state building, domestic politics, and economic change across the Middle East. Topics include politics of self-determination and nationalism, impact of oil wealth, rise of political Islam, challenge of globalization, and prospects for political reform.

Sec. 01

MT 3

190.320 (S)

POLITICS OF EAST ASIA (CP) (3) Chung   Examines some of the central ideas and institutions that have transformed politics in the contemporary world through the lens of East Asia, focusing on Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China.  Topics include state-society relations, late development, nationalism, democratization, political culture, social movements, and globalization. Course closed 05/05/05

Lec.

Sec. 01

02

TW 1

Th 2

F 10:30

190.333 (S)

AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (LP) (3) Grossman    A two semester exploration of the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Constitution and the Court’s role in the American political system.  The first semester focuses on how the court makes its decisions: on its development and articulation of fundamental principles such as judicial review, federalism, and the separation of powers; and on the powers of Congress and the president.  The second semester focuses on issues of civil liberties and civil rights, with major emphasis on the rights of defendants and the criminal justice system; issues of racial, gender, and political equality; the constitutional right of privacy; selected free speech and religious freedom issues; and a final assessment of the policy impact and implementation capacities of the Court.

Sec. 01

MW 3-4:30

191.335 (S)

THE ARAB – ISRAELI CONFLICT (IR) (3) Freedman   Limit 35 The course will focus on the origin and development of the Arab-Israeli conflict from its beginnings when Palestine was controlled by the Ottoman Empire, through World War I, The British Mandate over Palestine, and the first Arab-Israeli war (1947-1949).  It will then examine the period of the Arab-Israeli wars of 1956, 1967, 1973, and 1982, and the development of the Arab-Israeli peace process from its beginnings with the Egyptian-Israeli treaty of 1979, the Oslo I and Oslo II agreements of 1993 and 1995, Israel's peace treaty with Jordan of 1994, and the periodic peace talks between Israel and Syria as well as the impact of the death of Palestine leader Yasser Arafat.  The conflict will be analyzed against the background of great power intervention in the Middle East and the dynamics of Intra-Arab politics.

Sec. 01

T 4-6pm

190.352 (S)
             

THE BODY POLITIC (PT) (3) Bennett   Limit 25    Prereq: Classics of Political Theory or Perm. Req’d     A study of four European political theorists (Hobbes, Rousseau, Schiller,  Freud), with a focus on the embodied character of the citizen.  What are the characteristics of the flesh of the human body?  What is the relationship between this body and its “spirit,” “imagination,” or “ideas”?  How is the body an obstacle to moral and political order?  How is it a site of moral and political order?  What are the limits to the State’s ability to educate, discipline, or manipulate the embodied citizenry?

Cross-listed with Study of Women, Gender, & Sexuality

Sec. 01

MT 10

190.354 (S)

THE POLITICS OF HEALTH POLICY (AP) (3) Sheingate   Limit 30   Prereq: One course in Political Science or Perm. Req’d   Traces the evolution of the American Health care system, emphasis on the political forces that shape public and private provision of health care in the United States.

Cross-listed with Public Health Studies

Sec. 01

TW 2

190.356 (S)

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT AND ITS DISCONTENT (PT) (3) Culbert   Limit 20     Seminar will focus on early modern examples of contract theory and on critical perspectives offered by later writers.  Readings include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke Wollestoncraft, Marx, and Freud.

Sec. 01

T 10-12

190.366 (S)

NORMS AND FORCES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (IR/PT) (3) Gorvogui   This course is a limited survey of the norms applicable to the use of force in international relations, from aggression to self-defense and just wars to humanitarian interventions.  Its purpose is to examine arguments against the use of force as a means to end as well as the outlawing of aggression and the criminalization of certain outcomes of force, including ware crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity.

Sec. 01

Th 1-3

191.370 (S)

MEDIA AND POLITICS (3) Staff    Limit 16
Aitchenson Fellowship students only

Sec. 01

TBA

191.371 (S)

THE MORALITY OF WAR (3) Staff Limit 16
Aitchenson Fellowship students only

Sec. 01

TBA

190.372 (S)

POLITICAL VIOLENCE (IR) (3) David  Limit 20   Prereq: 190.209 or equivalent  An examination of the ways in which violence has been used to secure political ends.  Topics include terrorism, assassination, genocide, coups, rebellions and war itself.  Students examine what makes types of political violence unique and what unites them.

Sec. 01

M 1-3

190.377 (S)

JUSTICE, RIGHTS AND UTILITY (PT) (3) Flathman   Limit 15   Undergraduates only   An examination of theories of justice, rights and utility.  Formerly Concepts of Political Philosophy

Sec. 01

TW 2

190.380 (S)
             (W)

LAW, MORALITY, AND THE STATE, (PT/PL) (3) Culbert   Limit 20  What is law? How is law related to the state?  Does the state have a relationship t o morality or a sense of justice? Does law?  This course examines how these questions have been posed by various school of legal thought.  Readings will include Austin, Hart, Dworkin, Unger, Fish, MacKinnon, and Cover.

Sec. 01

Th 10:30-12:20

190.389 (S)

              (W)

SEMINAR ON THE INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENCY (AP) (3) Cooper   Perm. Req'd.   Limit 15   An examination of the development of the modern Congress and the presidency.  Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation of patterns of structure, process and leadership, and their impact o the roles of Congress in the American political system.

Sec. 01

W 4-6pm

190.402 (S)

WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (3) Ginsberg  Coreq: 190.403

Sec. 01

TBA

190.403 (S)

WASHINGTON SEMINAR (3) Ginsberg  Coreq: 190.402 
Economists believe that policy can be analyzed through the application of cost-benefit analysis.  Philosophers believe that policy can be analyzed through the application of ethical principals.  Political scientists know that policy can only understood in political terms, that is, in terms of underlying struggles among important groups and forces.  The winners of these struggles generally invent the appropriate ethical principles and cost-benefit studies needed to justify the policies they want.  This seminar examines the relationship between political struggles and public policies in contemporary America.  Every student will be asked to prepare a seminar paper dealing with an important current policy issue. 
Meets in Washington,D.C.

Sec. 01

Th W 3-5

190.414 (S)

              (W)

US FOREIGN POLICY: WAR ON TERRORISM (IR) (3) Deudney         Limit 40 20   Preference to BA/MA students, seniors and graduate students 
Intensive research seminar on international and domestic aspects of anti-terrorism including US hegemony, economic globalization, international law and organization, non-state actors, state structure and civil liberty.

Sec. 01

W 5-7pm

190.416 (S)

              (W)

COMPARATIVE CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION POLITICS (CP) (3) Chung    Limit 12     Perm Req’d  This course will examine the political dynamics of migration, citizenship, and race in advanced industrial democracies focusing on the United States, France, Germany, and Japan. We will analyze how citizenship and immigration policies shape immigrant political identities, claims, and strategies as well as how immigrants impact public debates policies in receiving societies.

Cross-listed with Institute for Global Studies

Sec. 01

Th 2-4

190.426 (S)

              (W)

GEOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL TOURISM (IR/CP) (3) Hazbun  Limit 15  Research seminar explores the history, politics, and culture of international travel and tourism development in a range of contexts including Europe, the Middle East, and Baltimore.

Sec. 01

Th 10:30-12:30

190.428 (S)

GLOBAL SECURITY POLITICS END OF THE COLD WAR (IR) (3) Deudeny Limit 40 20   Preference to BA/MA students, seniors and graduate students     Intensive research seminar on explanations for the end of the Cold War.  Examination of international and domestic factors: nuclear weapons, balance of power, political economy, learning and ideas, transnational actors, and leadership.

Sec. 01

T 5-7pm

190.471 (S)

SENIOR THESIS SEMINAR: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (3) Suk Open to seniors who have satisfied or will satisfy the necessary requirements for departmental honors.

Sec. 01

Th 2:15-4

190.499 (S)

SENIOR THESIS: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE (6) Staff Course canceled 04/04/05

Sec. 01

TBA

195.477 (S)

              (W)

INTRODUCTION TO URBAN POLICY (3) Newman Limit 12 per section    Perm. Req'd.  Coreq: 195.478

Cross-listed with Policy Studies, Public Health Studies,   Sociology, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

T 5-7pm

195.478 (W)

URBAN POLICY INTERNSHIP (3) Newman   Perm. Req'd.   Coreq: 195.477

Cross-listed with Public Policy, Sociology, Public Health Studies, and Geography and Environmental Engineering

Sec. 01

TBA

300.377 (H)

RADICAL ENLIGHTENMENTS: SPINOZA’S HERETIC “ATHEISM AND THE MATERIALIST TRADITION” (3) deVries   Limit 30 20

Cross-listed with Philosophy, German, Romance Languages and Anthropology

Sec. 01

       Th 1-3:30

360.101 257 (H,S)

INTRODUCTION TO AFRICANA STUDIES (3) Hayes   Limit 25

Cross-listed with Interdepartmental, Africana Studies, History, the Humanities Center and Sociology

Sec. 01

ThF 10:30-12

360.112 (H,S)

THE CITY: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE (3) Crenson/Kargon    Limit 40

Cross-listed with Interdepartmental, History of Science and Latin American Studies

Sec. 01

T 2-4, W 2

360.353 (S)

HISTORY OF U.S. LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS (IR) (3) Smith   Limit 25

Cross-listed with Interdepartmental and Latin American Studies

Sec. 01

T 2-4

360.369 (S)

ISSUES IN GLOBALIZATION (IR) (3) Grovogui

Cross-listed with Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

Th 4-6pm F 10-12

360.375 (H,S)
              (W)

BEBOP, MODERNISM, AND CHANGE (3) Hayes  Limit 20

Cross-listed with Africana Studies, English, History, the Humanities Center, Interdepartmental, and Sociology

Sec. 01

ThF 2-3:30

190.501

POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP Staff   Perm. Req'd

190.503

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INTERNSHIP Staff   Perm Req'd.

190.535

INDEPENDENT STUDY - FRESHMAN

190.537

INDEPENDENT STUDY - SOPHOMORES

190.539

INDEPENDENT STUDY - JUNIORS

190.541

INDEPENDENT STUDY - SENIORS

190.543

INDEPENDENT RESEARCH

190.602

INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE POLITICAL SCIENCE (CP) Katz   An introduction to measurement and data analysis in contemporary Americana political science.  Measurement topics will include the formation of indices and cumulative scales. Analytic topics will include sampling variations, statistical association and causation, as manifested in contingency tables and correlation and regression.  Emphasis will be on fundamental concepts and assumptions, and on comprehension and evaluation of the scholarly literature.  No mathematical prerequisites. Course canceled 05/05/05

Sec. 01

T 10-12

190.608

COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY Blyth   Course discusses the interaction of capitalism and democracy. Course focuses upon rational, institutional, and historical models of political economy across a wide variety of different subject areas. Course added 04/28/05

Cross-listed with Institute for Global Studies

Sec. 01

W 2-4

190.616

AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT (AP) Sheingate    Limit 12    Graduate students only   
Examination of the historical evolution of American political institutions, political organizations, and public policies; special emphasis on the process of state-building and nation-building from the Founding Period onwards.

Sec. 01

M 3-5

190.625

THEORIES OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS (CP) Blyth   Limit 15  Graduate students only  This seminar considers the theoretical problems and methods of comparing political processes in different contexts.  The implications of various approaches (e.g. functional, macroanalytic, politic-cultural, psychological) will be explored. Course canceled 04/28/05

Sec. 01

Th 2-4

191.637

TRANSFORMING WELFARE STATES Pierson Limit 15
How are contemporary welfare states being transformed under the imperatives of globalisation, ageing, declining fertility rates, new social risks and the new economy?

Sec. 01

W 4-6pm 10-12

190.649

SOVEREIGNTY Grovogui  Course added 07/15/05

Sec. 01

F 10-12

190.653

LANGUAGE AND POLITICS (PT) Flathman   Graduate students only    An examination of leading issues and positions in the philosophy of language and their bearing on issues in political philosophy.  Writers examined include Locke, Mill, Durkheim, Wittgenstein, DeMan, Kristeva, Lyotard, Butler.

Sec. 01

W 10-12

190.655

CAPITALISM AND CHRISTIANITY (PT/CP) Blyth/ Connolly   Limit 15  Graduate students only or permission of instructor     An exploration of ways in which capitalism and Christianity inform each other, historically and today.  Texts will include: The Gospels, Calvin, Locke, Weber, Hirschman, Tawney, Goodchild, and Ralph Reed.

Sec. 01

T 3-5

190.658

THE POLITICAL AESTHETIC OF THOREAU AND WHITMAN Bennett  Limit 15  Examination of the works of Henry Thoreau and Walt Whitman, with a focus on the relationship between political, literary, and aesthetic practice.

Cross-listed with the Humanities Center

Sec. 01

Th 10-12

190.673

SEMINAR: INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS (AP) Cooper    
An examination of major variants of modern institutional analysis that contrasts micro approaches, as exemplified by rational choice treatments of structure, behavior, and change, with more macro approaches, as exemplified by sociological institutionalism, comparative historical analysis, and path dependency. Emphasis is also placed on concrete applications in the study of American, Comparative and International politics.

Sec. 01

Th 4-6pm

190.683

RESEARCH SEMINAR ON POLITICAL PARTIES Katz Limit 15 Seminar will focus primarily on the literature on political parties and the second will include the place of parties in political theory, the nature of party systems, pary organization and party behavior in both the U.S. and other countries.Course added 05/05/05

Sec. 01

T 10-12

190.685

PROSEMINAR: POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A PROFESSION Ginsberg

Sec. 01

T 10-12

360.661

THE PHILOSOPHY AND  NEUROSCIENCES OF EMOTIONS  Leys/Williams

Cross-listed with History of Science and Technology, the Humanities Center, History, Philosophy and Interdepartmental

Sec. 01

W 1-4

300.677

TRANSCENDANCE & IMMANENCE: THEODOR W. ADORNO AND GILLES DELEUZE deVries/Marrati

Cross-listed with Anthropology, English, Philosophy, German, Romance Languages and Political Science

Sec. 01

T 1-4

190.800

INDEPENDENT STUDY
Sec. 01 Staff

Sec. 02 Keck

Sec. 03 Connolly

Sec. 04 Grossman

Sec. 05 Katz

Sec. 06 Cooper

Sec. 07 Zartman

Sec. 08 Crenson

Sec. 09 David

Sec. 10 Deudney

Sec. 11 Berger

Sec. 12 Tsai

Sec. 13 Sheingate

190.849

DISSERTATION RESEARCH Please use the sections listed for 190.800 when registering.