Particular stress is placed on the role of nationalism and populism, external dependency and patterns of social and economic change, and the obstacles to the consolidation of democratic regimes. Introduction to the theory and practice of international relations. North - South divisions. Class discussion of topics of current relevance to the international community. International relations of the People's Republic of China, in theory and in practice.
China is a global and regional actor.
Professor Dreyer POL 585 Comparative Analysis of Latin American Politics 3 cr. A seminar focusing on the principal theoretical paradigms in the study of Latin American politics, combined with comparative analysis of principal actors in the region such as the armed forces, entrepreneurs, middle sectors, urban labor, the peasantry, the Catholic Church, revolutionary groups, and new social movements. An analysis and evaluation of the several approaches to international conflict, resolution, reduction and stabilization such as international organization, law, collective security, balance of power, functionalism, world government, morality, conscience. Special emphasis on recent problems and efforts at institutionalizing social control.