Research paper will be expected. Graduate students only. American Political Institutions 3 Explores major themes, viewpoints, issues and topics pertaining to the American political system. Themes include stability, change, conflict, American exceptionalism, American political thought, alternative perspectives on democracy, analysis of political parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency and the courts. Focuses on the evolution of the study of politics within national states, the principal theoretical approaches in studying politics cross- nationally and major scholarly controversies.
Students review a broad spectrum of comparative research and writing.
811 Topics in Comparative Government 3 Focuses on selected topics in Comparative Government and Politics. Topics in American Politics 3 Focuses on selected topics in American politics, including urban politics, judicial politics and political parties. American Foreign Policy 3 Overview of contemporary American foreign policy and policy making, as well as the analytical, conceptual and methodological problems associated with foreign policy analysis. See URAF810 for course description. See URAF815 for course description.