An examination of government and politics in selected countries from Asia, Africa, Latin American and Eastern Europe, focusing on processes and problems of nation building and modernization. A detailed analysis of selected topics in comparative politics. A survey of international relations in contemporary times, with a concentration on the simultaneous struggle for power and quest for peace and order. Each course is devoted to a detailed examination of some critical issue of international concern. Possible topics include Soviet foreign policy, relations between the great powers and war-peace.
Students produce a research project utilizing the research methods of the field.