international relations
PLSC 300D: International Health
Professor Endless
MWF 9:20am / 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: Conflict Management
Professor Melin
MWF 2:45pm / LSC
This course considers a variety of different approaches to international conflict management: direct bargaining, mediation, military intervention, economic sanctions, arbitration, and adjudication. In addition to learning about the differences among these various conflict resolution techniques, we will also talk about factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of successful conflict resolution. We will look at the role of regional and international institutions, such as the United Nations, in the conflict management process.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Mr. Hogan
MWF 2:45pm / LSC
This class will discuss global trends and changes, public opinion, and the perspectives of U.S. decision makers on foreign policy issues. We will examine how to determine the way these issues affect American goals and strategies. Students will gain an appreciation of the background that shapes American policies and the constraints faced by policymakers as they attempt to define and promote the national interest.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Professor O'Leary
TTh 1:0pm / 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 policy formation and execution. In this course, we will attempt to sort out who does what to whom against the backdrop of President Obama’s first 32 months in office—a time when Presidents have come to accept that campaign rhetoric usually does not match reality. Students will determine the foreign policy priorities and orientations of the Administration 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 353: International Law
Professor Endless
M 4:15pm / LSC
This course introduces students to the study of international law. Emphasis will be placed on both international legal concepts and theoretical issues, as well as the application of international law in the analysis of several case studies. Topics will focus on the development and use of international law in the conduct of international relations, with special emphasis placed on such current topics as laws of war, law of the sea, diplomatic immunity and human rights.
PLSC 364: United Nations & International Organizations
Professor Grigorescu
TTh 11:30am / LSC
This course focuses on the major concepts and theories in the study of international organizations (IOs). In order to illustrate various theoretical approaches, we will use more than a dozen organizations (such as the U.N., the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization). Although the course does not involve large-scale simulations (as PLSC 367: Model United Nations) it will offer a variety of smaller scale interactive activities that are intended to illustrate bargaining and negotiations among states in various IOs.
PLSC 300D: International Health
Professor Endless
MWF 9:20am / 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: Conflict Management
Professor Melin
MWF 2:45pm / LSC
This course considers a variety of different approaches to international conflict management: direct bargaining, mediation, military intervention, economic sanctions, arbitration, and adjudication. In addition to learning about the differences among these various conflict resolution techniques, we will also talk about factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of successful conflict resolution. We will look at the role of regional and international institutions, such as the United Nations, in the conflict management process.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Mr. Hogan
MWF 2:45pm / LSC
This class will discuss global trends and changes, public opinion, and the perspectives of U.S. decision makers on foreign policy issues. We will examine how to determine the way these issues affect American goals and strategies. Students will gain an appreciation of the background that shapes American policies and the constraints faced by policymakers as they attempt to define and promote the national interest.
PLSC 325: American Foreign Policy
Professor O'Leary
TTh 1:0pm / 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 policy formation and execution. In this course, we will attempt to sort out who does what to whom against the backdrop of President Obama’s first 32 months in office—a time when Presidents have come to accept that campaign rhetoric usually does not match reality. Students will determine the foreign policy priorities and orientations of the Administration 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 353: International Law
Professor Endless
M 4:15pm / LSC
This course introduces students to the study of international law. Emphasis will be placed on both international legal concepts and theoretical issues, as well as the application of international law in the analysis of several case studies. Topics will focus on the development and use of international law in the conduct of international relations, with special emphasis placed on such current topics as laws of war, law of the sea, diplomatic immunity and human rights.
PLSC 364: United Nations & International Organizations
Professor Grigorescu
TTh 11:30am / LSC