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governments in Western and Eastern Europe.
Prerequisite: PO151 or consent of instructor.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO371. United States Parties and Politics:
Examination of interplay between the main
components of our two major parties, party
organization, party-in-government and partyin-the-electorate.
Emphasis is on recent trends,
particularly in the process of presidential
selection. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO372, The Role of Protest in U.S. Politics:
Protest movements in U.S. politics. Examines
the historical context of protest movements and
considers theoretical approaches to understanding
them. Includes the Civil Rights and antiwar
movements of the 1960s. Prerequisite: One
of the following: PO101, PO131, PO141 or
consent of instructor. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO373, Public Policy: An introduction to the
study of how public policies are established in
the United States. Emphasis is on developing
and applying analytical skills. Students are
expected to research in depth a particular policy
issue such as housing, the environment or the
workplace. Prerequisite: One of the following:
PO101, PO131, PO151 or consent of instructor.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO375, Public Opinion: This course is an introduction
to the design, implementation, use
and abuse of public opinion surveys for social
and political research, news and policy analysis,
and political campaigns. In the course of the
semester, we will develop a survey instrument,
conduct interviews with CATI (computer-assisted
telephone interviewing) software, and do
some basic analysis of the results. Prerequisite:
One of the following: PO101, PO201, junior
standing or consent of the instructor. (U/G)(3).
Occasionally.
PO377, Constitutional Law: Examination of
Supreme Court cases in areas such as freedom
of speech, religion, criminal due process,
government regulation of commerce and racial
discrimination. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO379, The Presidency and the Congress:
The modern president’s role as leader of public
opinion, the executive branch and Congress.
Congressional leaders and their relationship
with the president, each other and Congress.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
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PO380, Topics in Political Science: Selected
topics of contemporary significance in scholarship
in political science. Prerequisite: At least
one Political Science class or junior standing
or permission of instructor. (U)(3). Fall and
spring.
PO381, Ancient and Medieval Political
Thought: This course examines the foundation
of Western political thought and considers the
ways in which the successors of a tradition
simultaneously criticize and incorporate the
work of their predecessors as they seek to
construct new theories of politics. Prerequisite:
PO101, PO210 or permission of instructor.
(U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO382, Modern Political Thought: Study of
several leading political writers from Hobbes
through Marx, with attention to certain basic
similarities in addition to pronounced differences.
Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission
of the instructor. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO383, United States Political Thought:
Selected writings of U.S. authors focusing on
four periods: founding of the republic, slavery,
suffrage and the civil rights movement.
Prerequisite: PO131, PO210 or permission
of the instructor. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO384, Politics Through Film: Post-war
Hollywood films as they reflect and help to
create the persuasive political culture of the
United States. Draws on analytical, historical,
aesthetic and political economy approaches.
Prerequisite: PO101, PO131 or consent of
instructor. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.
PO385, The Enduring Quest for Community:
This course examines various ideas of the
meaning and purpose of communities throughout
the history of western political thought.
Beginning with Greek conceptions of what it
means to live together, we will consider how the
definition and purpose of community evolves
to the contemporary period. Consideration
of contemporary efforts to recover idyllic
communities will also be considered as parts
of the continuing efforts on the part of human
beings to link personal and political practices.
This course includes a service-learning
component. (U/G)(3). Occasionally.