DISCOVER HOPKINS POLITICS: Sources of Conflict in U.S. Presidential Elections
- Session I: June 29 - July 12
Course Number: AS 360.121.03 (1 credit)
Instructors: John McTague
Cost: $1995
Description: The broad goal of this course is to familiarize students with the social and political dynamics that underlie competition for the office of the President of the United States, and to provide an understanding of the institutional context within which this competition takes place. In this course, the study of presidential elections is viewed as an opportunity to analyze political conflict among organized group interests in American society. First and foremost, presidential elections often center around the competition for power between Democrats and Republicans. However, beyond pure partisan competition, political parties represent coalitions of real social and economic interests. As such, presidential elections serve as an opportunity to study the nature of class divisions, race relations, religious and cultural conflict, and differences in opinion about the role of the U.S. in the international arena. Finally, given the timing of this course offering, we will be discussing the headlines of the day as the 2008 campaign shifts to a general election contest over the summer.
DISCOVER HOPKINS POLITICS: Human Rights & Terrorism
- Session II: July 13 - July 26
Course Number: AS 360.121.02 (1 credit)
Instructors: Stefanie Fishel
Cost: $1995
Description: How should human rights laws be applied to humanitarian interventions, terrorism, war, globalization, and bioethics? This class will focus on recurring issues in the field of International Relations by examining human rights in law, theory, and practice. Special attention will be paid to institutions and actors involved in the creation and maintenance of human rights.
DISCOVER HOPKINS POLITICS: International Conflict Resolution
- Session II: July 13 - July 26
Course Number: AS 360.121.01 (1 credit)
Instructors: Jeffery Pugh
Cost: $1995
Description: War and peace, and the factors that influence both, comprise the core of international relations. This class is an introduction to the theory and practice of international conflict resolution; students will gain a basic understanding of major theories of international and internal conflict and peacemaking from the perspective of state and non-state actors. In particular, the course will examine issues of identity, ethics, asymmetry, and how multiple sources of power affect conflict and peacemaking. It will also explore how realism, liberalism, social psychology, and other theories of international relations inform and explain war and its resolution.
SCHEDULE
- Session I
June 29 - July 12 - Session II
July 13 - July 26 - Session III
July 27 - August 2
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