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For final schedule information, please refer to OPUS.
The goal of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the contemporary American political system. In addition, the course will introduce students to some of the approaches that political scientists use to study political institutions, processes and behavior. The course will examine the major institutions of American national government including Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court, and the relationships among these institutions. In addition, the course will investigate the role of non-governmental groups and actors that influence political decision-making such as voters, political parties, and interest groups.
Wilson, American Government: Dolphin Ed.
Papers- Weekly discussion papers
Examinations - three exams (essay and objective)
Grading - exams 70%, discussion group 30%
The essence of political action is the controversial judgment of better and worse, and political life therefore is characterized by what political scientists call "value judgments." Political theory (also called political philosophy) is by far the oldest form of political science and is today the one branch of political science that enters into the essential character of politics by asking such questions as "what is just?", "what is the best form of political society?", "what is the relation between what is right and what is prudent?", and "what is the relation between human authority and divine authority?" The core of this course is the careful analysis and discussion of important texts in the history of political philosophy.
Hobbes, Leviathan (Ed Curley)
Locke, Second Treatise of Government(Ed Macpherson)
Moses Maimonides Ethical Writings of Maimonides
Plato, Four Texts on Socrates: Plato's Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito and Aristophanes' Clouds (Cornell University Press)
Holy Bible, King James Version
Attendance and participation; weekly quizzes; three exams
The primary purpose of this course is to help the student understand the world politics of today and tomorrow. It will explain and develop the fundamental concepts and materials essential to an intelligent analysis of international political behavior. The course will focus first on what the condition of anarchy, defined as the absence of political rule, means for state behavior at the international level. The course will then address the strategies states use in coping with the consequences of anarchy in dealing with contemporary transnational problems.
Kegley, World Politics: Trends & Transformation (12th ed.)
Other readings on Electronic Reserve & Learnlink.
Examinations: three - two one hour exams and a comprehensive final
Writing Assignments: 10 short (2 page) papers based upon the lecture topic for the week.
Grading: First Hour examination 15%, Second Hour examination 20%, Final examination 35% and Discussion Sections/Writing 30%
This course provides an introduction to the comparative study of modern political systems. It outlines the major concepts and methods of comparative political analysis and applies them to a selection of advanced industrial democracies, communist and post-communist states, and developing countries. In each case, we will examine the key institutions and patterns of political behavior, as well as the historical and social contexts of present-day politics.
Hauss, Comparative Politics (6th Ed.)
Steiner, European Democracies (6th Ed.)
Examinations: 2 quizzes, final
Grading: Grading: quiz 1 (25%), quiz 2 (25%), final exam (35%), participation (15%)
We will explore the theme of loyalty in a variety of settings: the decision of Elia Kazan to "name names" of old friends as fellow communists before the Un-American Activities Committee; the betrayals of friends and family by such people as Linda Tripp and Bill Clinton during the impeachment scandals; Socrates' decision to die rather than to flee Athens; loyalty to a religion or ethnic group versus loyalty to the state, and others.
John LeCarre, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Plato, The Crito
Sophocles, Antigone
The Book of Job
Arthur Miller, The Crucible
Schulberg, What Makes Sammy Run?
Koestler, Darkness at Noon
We will also watch several movies, including "On The Waterfront" and "A Man for All Seasons"
Papers - several short papers during the semester, one major paper
From the beginning, the 2008 presidential election cycle shaped up to be a transformative race. The candidacies of Bill Richardson and Barack Obama were particularly notable because they underscored the important role that racial and ethnic minorities play in American politics today. In this course, students will learn the historical role of racial and ethnic minorities (blacks, Latinos and Asian Americans) in elections and apply their historical and theoretical knowledge to the current election cycle through collaborative assignments.
Mayer, Running on Race
Walters, Freedom is not Enough
Mendelberg, Race Card
Walters, Black Presidential Politics in America
Western, Political Brain
DeSipio, Awash in the Mainstream
Obama, Audacity of Hope
De La Garza, Muted Voices: Latinos & The 2000 Election
Carroll, Gender & Elections
Lawless, It takes a Candidate
Richardson, Leading by Example
Durr, Behind the Backlash
Andersen, Race, Class & Gender
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This course will examine in detail the principal writings of Xenophon of
Athens--soldier, leader, and, oddly enough, Socratic philosopher. Unlike his teacher Socrates, Xenophon clearly heard the call of political life and engaged in some hair-raising adventures while heading that call. Yet, like his teacher, he was also devoted to the life of the mind. We will examine how Xenophon understood the relation of the political to the philosophic life and how he approached the question of classical political philosophy, the question of the best way of life for a human being.
Xenophon, The Anabasis of Cyrus, ed. and trans. Wayne Ambler
Xenophon, The Education of Cyrus, ed. and trans. Wayne Ambler
Xenophon, The Shorter Socratic Writings, ed. and trans. Robert C. Bartlett
Xenophon, Memorabilia, ed. and trans. Amy Bonnette
Xenophon, Hiero, Or, On Tyranny.
3 papers, weekly quizzes, attendance and participation, and a final examination.
This course examines in depth several of the most profound and influential political theorists of the modern age. Our major emphasis will be upon the content of their theories but we shall also consider their relevance to an understanding of contemporary politics.
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
Charles de Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, The Social Contract
John Stuart Mill, On Liberty & Utilitarianism
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto
Machiavelli, The Prince & Discourses
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
Examinations: midterm and final
An examination of the political career of Abraham Lincoln, with special attention on his response to the growing sectional divide over slavery that culminated in secession and war. Specific topics include the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the Dred Scott decision, "popular sovereignty" in the territories, the possibility of compromise following the 1860 election, border state policy, and emancipation. Consideration will be given to alternative responses, as represented by Stephen A. Douglas, the Calhoun wing of the Democrats, and Radical Republicans.
Mostly primary sources-Lincoln's speeches and letters.
Angle, Complete Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858
Charnwood, Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings
Zarefsky, Lincoln, Douglas, & Slavery
Quizzes, one paper, participation, and final exam.
This course introduces students to the style of analytical thinking involved in the conduct of political science research. It covers experimental and observational research designs, case selection and simple sampling techniques, and measurement of theoretical concepts. It also covers basic statistical procedures for describing and analyzing quantitative data. The course applies these techniques to analyze numerous political examples. Students will learn some basic statistical computing skills, which the instructor will demonstrate in class and which students will use for some homework and a paper assignment. (The instructor will hold an optional Friday lab session, at the regular course time, at various points during the semester; students are advised to keep this part of their schedule free to allow them to attend such sessions if needed.)
Johnson, Political Science Research Methods (6th Ed.)
Pollock, Stata Companion for Political Analysis
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Homework Assignments
Research paper analyzing political data provided by instructor
This course will consider the roots of global conflict and the various means that actors try to resolve their disputes. A large component of the course will be focused on understanding the theories behind war initiation and termination, paying special attention to how states interact with each other strategically. We will also rely on in-depth case studies of historical conflicts and group simulations of present conflicts.
Blainey, Causes of War (3rd Ed.)
Smith, Stopping Wars
Walter, Committing to Peace
2 Midterms (20% each)
Simulation paper (20%)
Final (30%)
Participation (10%)
This course is an intermediary level course intended to provide students with an overview of U.S. foreign policy since World War II. Students enrolled in the class are expected to be familiar with international relations theory and current world events. This course is intended to provide students with theoretical and analytical tools that will allow them to understand the process of U.S. foreign policy decision making, opposing views of past U.S. foreign policies, and most importantly, it will enable them to consider various arguments regarding questions of future U.S. foreign policy. The course will address the following questions: (1) What are the major goals of American foreign policy? (2) What are the primary means used to achieve US foreign policy goals? (3) What domestic and international actors influence U.S. foreign policy? (4) How can the U.S. best achieve its foreign policy goals in the future?
Bennett, Taking Sides - American Foreign Policy (4th Ed.)
Hook, American Foreign Policy Since World War II (17th Ed.)
Students will be evaluated on three exams, a debate presentation and paper, attendance and participation.
This course offers a broad interpretation of Latin American politics and government from developmental and cultural perspectives. Significant issues shaping contemporary politics will also be discussed, namely democratization, neoliberal economic models, human rights and the tension between militarism and democratic legitimacy.
Examinations - midterm and final
Papers - one 15-17 page research paper
Grading - midterm 30%, final 40%, paper 30%
Prerequisites-Some background in comparative politics or Latin American Studies is useful.
This course introduces students to the workings of the
executive branch of the federal government, including and especially the
Presidency. The course will address many topics, including (but not
limited to): theories of executive power, the electoral politics of the
presidency, presidential management style, presidential policy-making in
a separation of powers system, and bureaucratic politics.
Pfiffner, Modern Presidency (5th Edition)
Pfiffner, Understanding the Presidency (4th Edition)
Kernell, Going Public (4th Edition)
Students will be required to complete a midterm exam, a
final exam, and a research paper. Active participation in class will be
required and rewarded with course credit.
This course analyzes Republican and Democratic efforts in the South to gain control of the White House and Congress during the last half-century. It also compares partisan politics in the South with partisan trends in other regions of the nation.
Earl Black and Merle Black, Divided America
Earl Black and Merle Black, The Rise of Southern Republicans
Richard Fenno, Politics at the Grassroots
Examinations: mid-term exam and final
This course provides an introduction to the American legal system and the political science of law and courts. Topics covered include, but are not limited to, the theory of courts and the design of the federal and state judicial systems, the legal profession, plea-bargaining and settlement, how trials and juries work, how the U.S. Supreme Court operates, why it works that way, and with what consequences; judicial independence from the elected branches of government, the relationship between courts and administrative agencies, the creation and enforcement of rights by courts, and the selection of state and federal judges. Readings will include both overviews of the topics and illustrative case studies.
William S. Miller, A Primer on American Courts (2005, Pearson Longman)
Edward Levi, Introduction to Legal Reasoning (1962, University of Chicago Press)
Lee Epstein and Jack Knight, The Choices Justices Make (1998, CQ Press)
Charles Epp, The Rights Revolution (1998, University of Chicago Press)
Two short papers 20%
One Supreme Court case study 30%
One final examination 40%
Active class participation 10%
A study of the non-civil liberties sections of the United States Constitution as interpreted by the U. S. Supreme Court. Topics include: the separation of powers; federalism; the government's authority to regulate commerce, to tax and to spend; substantive due process, the impairment of contract obligations; and the taking of private property for a public purpose.
Lee Epstein and Thomas G. Walker, Constitutional Law for a Changing America: Institutional Powers and Constraints 6th edition (Washington: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2007)
Lecture and discussion format. Participation required. Three examinations.
Suggested Prerequisite - POLS 100
An examination of the criminal justice process in the
United States and the constitutional rights extended to the criminally
accused.
Lloyd Weinreb, Leading Constitutional Cases on Criminal
Justice (2008 Edition)
Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter
Thomas Walker, Eligible for Execution: Daryl Atkins and the Death Penalty
Examinations - 2-3 exams
This is a course about community building and social change. Community Building refers to "locally focused approaches to collective problem-solving that aim to solve problems and to promote socially valuable forms of connectedness, sustained stakeholder engagement, a sense of common purpose, and greater institutional capacity." Social Change refers to the positive externalities (i.e., good consequences) of community building that broaden the access of disadvantaged communities to social, economic, and political opportunities. The course addresses a number of tensions and issues that affect community building, and the processes through which community builders attempt to foster social change. It approaches the tensions and issues through a mix of lectures, individual and group exercises, and the examination of a variety of case studies of contemporary community building initiatives through text, film, and on occasion audio.
The course has five goals:
1. Introduce students to the principles that support community building as an approach to addressing collective problems in metropolitan America, inclusive of cities and suburbs;
2. Provide students with a set of analytic perspectives for examining urban issues and fostering social change;
3. Assist students in identifying the interconnections among demography, culture, economy, and polity, and the global, national, state, regional, and neighborhood forces affecting metropolitan communities;
4. Lay a foundation for students to eventually engage in analysis, reflection, and application of the key determinants of successful community building initiatives and to understand the core competencies needed for successful community builders;
5. Prepare interested students to apply for participation in Emory University's Community Building and Social Change Fellowship.
In the end, the hope is that this course will give students a basic understanding of the challenges, dynamics, and promise of metropolitan communities (i.e., urban and suburban), along with an appreciation for the complexity and opportunities of fostering social change. Together, these elements should ensure that students have a breadth of knowledge about community building that will permit them to confidently explore and deeply engage more complex issues at and beyond Emory University.
Carmen Sirianni and Lewis Friedland, Civic Innovation in America: Community Empowerment, Public Policy, and the Movement for Civic Renewal (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001)
Peter Medoff and Holly Sklar, Streets of Hope: The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood (South End Press, 1994)
Herbert J. Rubin, Renewing Hope Within Neighborhoods of Despair: The Community-Based Development Model (Albany: State University of New York Press, 2000)
Students will be evaluated through a final examination (20%), group-based assignments (40%), an individual paper (20%), and class participation (20%).
David M. Lampton, The Three Faces of Chinese Power: Might, Money and Minds
Kenneth Lieberthal, Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform (2nd Edition)
Elizabeth Perry, Chinses Society: Change, Conflict and Resistance
Additional readings will be on electronic reserve.
One or more documentary videos will also be assigned.
This course will include lectures and active class discussion. In addition to a mid-term and final exam there will be several short writing assignments, a bibliographic essay, and responsibility for a class-led discussion.
Verba, Voice & Equality
Rosenstone, Mobilization, Participation & Democracy in America
Green, Get Out The Vote!
Wolfinger, Who Votes?
Leighley, Strength in Numbers?
Harris, Countervailing Forces in African-American Civic Activism ect.
Walton, Invisible Politics
Verba, Participation in America
Putnam, Bowling Alone
Fisher, Activism Inc.
Doppelt, Nonvoters: America's No Shows
Transforming Politics, Transforming America
Wong, Democracy's Promise
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This is an introduction to Political Psychology, the study of political phenomena with tools from psychology and evolutionary psychology. We will explore various theories and ways of thinking in political psychology. We will often compare these to traditional theories and models within the social sciences. We will cover a wide range of topics including the philosophy of science behind political psychology; rational and irrational behavior; election campaigning, personality and decision making; social attitudes; political communication and media affects; group identity and dynamics; persuasion and attitude change; obedience and resistance to authority; and the psychological causes of democratization.
Sears, David O., Leonie Huddy, and Robert Jervis. 2003. Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.Students will have a mid-term exam (25%), short assignment(s) (15%), and write a final examination (60%). Class participation in encouraged and may count up to an additional 10% bonus of the final grade. Students will also send weekly reflection paragraphs on the subjects and readings discussed in class.
This course analyzes the political and economic developments in South Asia, particularly in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, over the past 50 years from a historical, political institutional, and policy perspective. Possessing 20 percent of the world's population, this region will play an increasingly important role in international affairs in the future.
This course explores the Israeli political system, its institutional characteristics and components, and its main political dilemmas. The course aims to provide knowledge about Israeli political history and society. Topics included will be the origins and the development of the political system, electoral histories, and government formation. Attention is given to the dynamics between institutional arrangements and social cleavages in Israel and their interrelated effects. The course also discusses some of the main socio-political issues and tensions resulting from the dual definition of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state, religion and politics, and the effects of armed conflicts on politics and society. The course requires no previous knowledge about Israel.
Mahler, Gregory S. 2004. Politics and Government in Israel: The Maturation of a Modern State. New York: Rowman & Littlefield.
Rabinovich, Itamar. and Jehuda Reinharz. 2008. Israel in the Middle East: documents and readings on society, politics, and foreign relations, pre-1948 to the present. Waltham, Mass. Hanover, Brandeis University Press; Published by University Press of New England.Students will have a mid-term exam (25%), short assignment(s) (15%), and write a final examination (60%). Class participation in encouraged and may count up to an additional 10% bonus of the final grade. Students will also send weekly reflection paragraphs on the subjects and readings discussed in class.
Students are advised to follow the Israeli daily Haaretz: www.haaretz.com
Other issues:
All students are expected to abide by the Emory Honor Code which covers mattes of plagiarism and cheating. If you are unfamiliar with the Honor Code, please read it (http://www.college.emory.edu/current/standards/honor_code.html).
There is no present grading curve in this course.
Prerequisites: ENVS 131,132 or POLS 100 or permission. An intermediate course designed to acquaint students with the basic concepts of American environmental policy. This course will begin by putting environmental policy in an historical perspective, and then briefly discuss the basics of public policy analysis, before moving on to current environmental policy. Topics such as the following are included: Federal Environmental Policymaking, Environmental Policy Tools, Controversies in Environmental Policy, US Environmental Policy in the age of Globalization. A Friday Lab is scheduled for this course. Attendance is required at three lab sessions which will involve field trips to environment related facilities.
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Three field trips on Friday afternoon required (1:30-5:30 p.m.).
This course will examine with as much care as we can muster the two works constituting Aristotle's "philosophy of human affairs," the Nicomachean Ethics and its sequel, the Politics. The Ethics and Politics are among the founding documents in the library of the West and are-apart from the Bible of course-the most influential and important of the books dealing with the question of the good life and the character of ethical action. In the pages of the Ethics and Politics it is still possible to see, and to begin to strive for, a life marked by moral correctness, personal responsibility, and the improvement or even perfection of the human intellect.
Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics, trans. Robert C. Bartlett and Susan Collins
Aristotle, The Politics
Strunk and White, Elements of Style (4th Edition)
Weekly quizzes, 3-4 essays
The course will deal with the buildup and development of the Israeli-American relationship from the 1940s to the present. The course will describe the historical roots of the American support to the Zionist idea in the 19th century, the transfer of the Jewish diplomatic center from Britain to the US, the ideological roots of the US support of Israel and its extent, beyond the security dimension and the mutuality of those relationship, that is, the Israeli input in the creation of the Israeli-American special relations.
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Analysis and critical evaluation of democracy in Latin America, focusing on institutional development, political culture, elections and political leadership. Course examines the extent to which recent transformations may endure, or become vulnerable to authoritarian reversals.
Howard Wiarda, Dilemmas of Democracy in Latin America (2005)
Peter Smith, Democracy in Latin America (2005)
Examinations: take-home final exam
Papers: one 20-25 page research paper
Grading: final exam 40%, research paper 40%; class presentations 20%
Other: Students expected to make several presentations to the class based on literature to be read. Individual presentations will be followed by analysis and discussion among class members and the instructor. Course will be run like a graduate seminar, and thus require substantial reading on a weekly basis. Extensive participation is expected because this is not a standard upper division lecture course, but rather one where an extensive review of the literature will provide much of the substance.
Prerequisites: Some prior work in Comparative Politics or Latin American and Caribbean Studies would be helpful.
Surprising as it may seem, possibly the best book ever written on American politics is by a Frenchman. Equally remarkable is that a book written in the 1830s is as relevant to understanding American politics today as when Tocqueville wrote it. This seminar will be devoted to an in-depth exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's classic two volume work, Democracy in America. Tocqueville praises some features of American democracy, but is far from an uncritical observer of American politics and society. Americans, he tells us, provide a model for modern democratic politics in some respects. We have reconciled religious belief with political freedom and are actively engaged in politics and civic life. But we are also obsessed with money and will be struggling for a very long time with the problem of racism. American art and culture are also judged to be of a low standard (he is French, after all), although our unrefined tastes are said to be partly an inevitable consequence of democracy. Tocqueville's analysis also ranges well beyond American democracy to consider the political and cultural consequences of the spread of democracy throughout much of the world. While arguing that democracy is more just than what preceded it, he also warns that democracy has the potential to produce passive, isolated, self-absorbed citizens and a new, suffocating form of despotism.
For the student who genuinely desires to deepen his or her understanding of the politics of modern democracies-especially the politics of American democracy-this book will pay back richly the considerable time and effort that will be involved in working carefully through its ninety-three chapters. We will devote the majority of the semester to reading and discussing Democracy in America. However, in the second half of the seminar we will also read a novel by Henry James that addresses some important Tocquevillian themes as well as readings by contemporary political scientists who have undertaken research on some of the issues Tocqueville raised.
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America (trans. Mansfield and Winthop)
Henry James, The Americans
Weekly commentaries on the assigned reading, midterm exam, 15-20 pp. research paper.
The first part of this course examines the roles and functions of political parties in democratic political regimes. We will explore how parties aggregate and articulate diverse demands which are then voted on by the general public. We will also look at how parties control the recruitment of candidates for public office, run election campaigns and play a key role in structuring legislative activity. The latter part of
the course considers the role of parties in authoritarian and transitional regimes. Ruling parties play a critical role in stabilizing and regularizing relations among ruling elites, delivering electoral victories to authoritarian incumbents, and structuring legislative activity on behalf of the leadership. Understanding how such parties function provides clues about the foundations of authoritarian rule and, indeed, about the prospects for democratization.
No Texted Ordered for the Emory Book Store.
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This seminar explores various themes in Egyptian politics, society and culture through an intensive reading of texts from multiple disciplines, including political science, anthropology, sociology, economics, media studies and urban studies, as well as through film and literature. Throughout the course we will focus on how the social and political transformations of modern times have shaped the lives of ordinary Egyptians. Such transformations will be traced through successive periods in Egypt’s history, beginning with the colonial era and continuing through the achievement of national independence, Nasser’s revolution and the regimes of Sadat and Mubarak, with particular attention in the later periods to the interface between citizens and the authoritarian state and the ways this relationship is inflected by variations in gender, sexuality, region and social class. To stimulate discussion, each week of the seminar will focus on a set of problems or questions related to a particular theme. Themes will include: class relations in the Egyptian countryside; the rise of “identity” politics (with case-studies of Islamic revivalism and feminism); the state economy and the consequences of economic liberalization; the dynamics of political opposition and dissent; and the prospects for democratic reform.
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Plus selected book chapters, articles and films.
Class participation: 30%
Weekly commentaries (1-2 pages): 20%
2 analytic essays (8-10 pages each): 50% (25% each)
Like Western Europe and other parts of the world, government's use of religious organizations to provide social welfare programs is not new to the United States. Depending upon the issue, the practice of church-state collaboration has existed at least since the War on Poverty and as early as the founding of the nation. Nevertheless, contemporary efforts by the federal and state governments to reform or manage collective problems, particularly in urban neighborhoods, through religious organizations (i.e., congregations and faith-related agencies) and with public funding are hotly debated in political and policy venues in Washington D.C. and the capitals of the fifty states. The Bush Administration's Faith-Based and Community Initiative is but one of the reasons. The core policy proposal of the Faith-Based and Community Initiative, which began in 2001 with the creation of the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, is the transfer of public funds to religious organizations to provide social welfare services to the afflicted and the addicted. Our seminar will use the faith-based and community initiative to frame our consideration of a set of issues related to religion and social welfare policy: the ideology of church-state separation; the "failures" of government programs; the proper role of government in the lives of adults and youth; public funding of religious organizations; "faith," expressed as a belief in particular moral values, as a factor in reducing poverty and problems associated with it; and the range of political actions religious groups may engage in to influence social welfare policy. Illustrations of key ideas will come from examinations of groups such as Prison Fellowship, Teen Challenge, Habitat for Humanity, and the Nation of Islam. Key policy areas are likely to include welfare dependency, juvenile and adult crime, child development, and affordable housing.
The readings for this course will include books, book chapters, and journal articles. The following books may be required for this course:
David Kuo, Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction (New York: Free Press, 2006)
John DiIulio, Godly Republic: A Centrist Blueprint for America's Faith-Based Future (Berkeley: University of California Press 2007)
Robert Wuthnow, Saving America? Faith-Based Services and the Future of Civil Society (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2004)
Michael Leo Owens, God and Government in the Ghetto: The Politics of Church-State Collaboration in Black America (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007)
Mark Warren, Dry Bones Rattling (Princeton Universtiy Press, 2001)
E.J. Dionne & Ming Hsu Chen, Sacred Places, Civic Purposes (Brookings Institution Press, 2001)
(Tentative) Synthetic essay (35%), Research paper (40%), and Class participation (25%)
The United States is a federal system in which national power is built up from local, state, and regional bases of support. Each party has developed important regional strongholds. To better understand national politics, this writing seminar examines the party battles in the nation's principal geographical areas: the Northeast, Pacific Coast, Midwest, Mountains/Plains, and South.
This is a writing intensive course. Requirements include two short papers and one 15-20 page research paper that compares recent elections in two different regions of the nation.
With the ongoing war in Iraq, NATO actions against Serbia, continuing
terrorist attacks, and the events in Bosnia, Chechnya, Rwanda, Sierra
Leone and the Sudan (to mention a few), the ongoing American opposition
to the International Criminal Court and recent unhappiness with
decisions of the International Court of Justice with respect to
procedures in the American domestic criminal justice system, issues of
both content and application with respect to the obligations
international law might place on both states and individuals have
become a prominent part of policy discussions. In particular, what
rights might the prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay have with respect to
international law? Do Russian actions in Chechnya qualify as genocide?
What obligations does the U.S. have as an occupying power in Iraq under
International Humanitarian Law? Why does the U.S. oppose the
International Criminal Court after being a advocate for its creation?
This course will provide a straightforward introduction to the basic
elements of international criminal law, the political problems
associated with its consistent enforcement and development, and the
institutions associated with it.
Minow, Between Vengeance & Forgiveness
Larry May, Crimes Against Humanity: A Normative Account
Other readings on Electronic Reserve
Two Examinations: a midterm (90 minutes) and a comprehensive final.
Three Papers: Two 7-8 page discussions of specific cases and trials. One fifteen page research paper.
Two Oral Presentations: One dealing with a specific case/incident; one based upon the research paper.
Grading: Short papers 20% (10% each), Research paper 20%, Midterm Examination 15%, Final Examination 25%, and Presentations & Participation 20%.
Unlike modern drama, Greek drama is inherently political. And whereas modern politics is moved by a spirit of progress, Greek drama is most famous for its powerful tragedies. When Friedrich Nietzsche launched his seminal critique of modern political and intellectual life, he called for a recovery of the spirit of Greek tragedy as the antidote to modern ills. What do we today have to learn from this ancient literature, starring such famous figures as Oedipus and Antigone? We will read and discuss some of the most famous plays of the three great tragic playwrights: Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. This course follows the lead of Nietzsche and the Greek comic playwright Aristophanes in tracing the fundamental conflict in Greek tragedy to the struggle between religious faith and reason, the latter embodied in Socrates, the first political philosopher.
Nietzsche, Birth of Tragedy & Case of Wagner
Aeschylus, Aeschylus I: Oresteia etc
Sophocles, Sophocles I: Three Tragedies
Euripides, Euripides IV: Four Tragedies
Euripides, Euripides V: Three Tragedies
Sachs, Aristotle's Poetics
West, Four Texts on Socrates
Attendance and participation, weekly quizzes, three essays.
This course analyzes nuclear weapons from historical, political, scientific, and policy perspectives. The course covers topics such as the science behind nuclear weapons; conventional bombing in World War II; the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis; theoretical issues connecting nuclear weapons and the causes of war; nuclear terrorism; nuclear proliferation (the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries); non-proliferation policy; the Bush doctrine of preventive/preemptive war. This course fulfills the Emory College writing requirement.
Freedman, Evolution of Nuclear Strategy (3rd Edition)
Jervis, Meaning of Nuclear Revolution
Sagan, Spread of Nuclear Weapons: Debate Renewed
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National security is a prime issue in Israel, and it was so since it existence. Being established in war, leaving in hostile environment, Israel had to deal with issues pertaining to its national security with the highest priority. The course will focus on several issues pertaining to Israel's national security, bringing together military, diplomatic and social issues. We'll study the ideas that provided the basis for the development of Israel's national security policy, build up of the IDF and the development of military strategy that were aimed to accomplish the goals of Israel's national security policy; the role of diplomacy in the shaping and conduct of Israel's national security policy; the pursuit of peace and the conduct of wars; military-civic relations in Israel; Israel and the non-conventional threats, nuclear and low-intensity conflicts.
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