international relations
PLSC 300D: International Human Rights
Professor Grigorescu
MWF 9:20am / LSC
This course will discuss the history of human rights emphasizing the development of three "generations" of rights in the post-World War II era. It will address some of the main questions in the literature regarding political, economic and group rights. Lastly, it considers the enforcement of international human rights looking at the roles of intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and international law mechanisms. It also addresses the ability of the United States and of other countries to affect human rights issues around the world. The course will involve a research paper on specific types of rights as well as on specific problems within a state.
PLSC 300D: Politics of International Health
Professor Endless
MWF 1:40pm / LSC
This course will look at political issues in the field of international health, both comparing a variety of health care systems, as well as discussing broad reaching health problems. A portion of the course will be dedicated to a comparison of how government's treat public health, using the United States, France and Cuba among other examples. The remainder of the course will focus on how the international community deals with diseases that cross borders and effect all of humanity, including the HIV/AIDS pandemic, tuberculosis and malaria.
PLSC 300D: International Relations Through Film
Mr. Gest
Th 4:15pm / LSC
This course will explore classic and contemporary global issues through the medium of film. The films for this course will focus on key actors, issues, and processes that define contemporary international relations. Films will be matched with assigned readings in order to help center discussion on the political issues that emerge from the films. Topics covered will include war, foreign policy decision-making, and globalization.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Mr. O'Leary
TTh 11:30am / LSC
American foreign policy is made by the President and executed by the State Department--or so says grammar school civics. In reality, policy is occasionally articulated by the President, but usually not. Numerous agencies have their own foreign and domestic agendas and Congressional mandates and compete to determine America’s outlook and actions. Members of Congress also want a hand in foreign policy, often in response to their constituents’ concerns. Special interest groups, NGOs, “public opinion”, the press, the availability of resources, foreign governments, and international entities also influence its formation and execution. In this course, we will attempt to sort out who does what to whom against the backdrop of this year’s presidential elections. Students will determine the foreign policy priorities and orientations of the two major presidential candidates and assess how those policies may fare as competing interests struggle to shape them to achieve their own goals. Current events will also be used to illustrate the policy-making process. The goal is to enable students to understand American foreign policy and its components; comprehend constraints on policy formation; and evaluate effectiveness of the policy itself, both at home and abroad.
PLSC 350: Politics of International Economic Relations
Professor Endless
W 4:15pm / LSC
This course will focus on the close linkage between political and economic issues in international relations, both historically and in the contemporary world. We will utilize a theoretical basis to analyze practical examples of economic interactions between states, and to view those interactions as they affect corporate and consumer issues. Some of the questions that will be asked during this course include: Why is the developing world so much poorer than the industrialized world? Who is responsible for the flow of money in the world today? How is wealth generated on a global scale? How democratic are the world’s economic institutions, and is this important? What does it mean to be “exploited”?
PLSC 364: UN & International Organizations
Professor Grigorescu
MWF 12:35pm / LSC
PLSC 300D: International Human Rights
Professor Grigorescu
MWF 9:20am / LSC
This course will discuss the history of human rights emphasizing the development of three "generations" of rights in the post-World War II era. It will address some of the main questions in the literature regarding political, economic and group rights. Lastly, it considers the enforcement of international human rights looking at the roles of intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations and international law mechanisms. It also addresses the ability of the United States and of other countries to affect human rights issues around the world. The course will involve a research paper on specific types of rights as well as on specific problems within a state.
PLSC 300D: Politics of International Health
Professor Endless
MWF 1:40pm / LSC
This course will look at political issues in the field of international health, both comparing a variety of health care systems, as well as discussing broad reaching health problems. A portion of the course will be dedicated to a comparison of how government's treat public health, using the United States, France and Cuba among other examples. The remainder of the course will focus on how the international community deals with diseases that cross borders and effect all of humanity, including the HIV/AIDS pandemic, tuberculosis and malaria.
PLSC 300D: International Relations Through Film
Mr. Gest
Th 4:15pm / LSC
This course will explore classic and contemporary global issues through the medium of film. The films for this course will focus on key actors, issues, and processes that define contemporary international relations. Films will be matched with assigned readings in order to help center discussion on the political issues that emerge from the films. Topics covered will include war, foreign policy decision-making, and globalization.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Mr. O'Leary
TTh 11:30am / LSC
American foreign policy is made by the President and executed by the State Department--or so says grammar school civics. In reality, policy is occasionally articulated by the President, but usually not. Numerous agencies have their own foreign and domestic agendas and Congressional mandates and compete to determine America’s outlook and actions. Members of Congress also want a hand in foreign policy, often in response to their constituents’ concerns. Special interest groups, NGOs, “public opinion”, the press, the availability of resources, foreign governments, and international entities also influence its formation and execution. In this course, we will attempt to sort out who does what to whom against the backdrop of this year’s presidential elections. Students will determine the foreign policy priorities and orientations of the two major presidential candidates and assess how those policies may fare as competing interests struggle to shape them to achieve their own goals. Current events will also be used to illustrate the policy-making process. The goal is to enable students to understand American foreign policy and its components; comprehend constraints on policy formation; and evaluate effectiveness of the policy itself, both at home and abroad.
PLSC 350: Politics of International Economic Relations
Professor Endless
W 4:15pm / LSC
This course will focus on the close linkage between political and economic issues in international relations, both historically and in the contemporary world. We will utilize a theoretical basis to analyze practical examples of economic interactions between states, and to view those interactions as they affect corporate and consumer issues. Some of the questions that will be asked during this course include: Why is the developing world so much poorer than the industrialized world? Who is responsible for the flow of money in the world today? How is wealth generated on a global scale? How democratic are the world’s economic institutions, and is this important? What does it mean to be “exploited”?
PLSC 364: UN & International Organizations
Professor Grigorescu
MWF 12:35pm / LSC