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Course ListingsFall 2012Political SciencePlease see departmental website for specific details.Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.Sections02866PS 014801 2 Sullivan, Vicki 1.0 Ps 41 Or 42RecommendedOr ConsentPS 0159SEM IN POLITICAL THOUGHTPlease see departmental website for specific details.SectionsDAVID HUME & ADAM SMITH03661 PS 015903 12 Rasmussen, Denn1.0 Prereq: Ps 41Or 42 OrConsentPLATO'S REPUBLIC04173 PS 015904 11 Evrigenis, Ioan 1.0PS 0165US FOREIGN POLICYSurvey of diplomacy and national security policy of the United Statesfrom founding of the republic to the present. Examination of varioustheoretical approaches (defensive realism, offensive realism, and liberalpeace theory) to understanding the sources, goals, and tools of U.S.foreign policy. Topics include the U.S. rise to great power status; WorldWars I and II; the origins, conduct, and end of the cold war; and U.S.foreign policy in the post-cold war world.Prerequisites: PS 61Sections03664PS 016501 G+ Greenhill, Kell 1.0 Prereq: Ps 61PS 0172US FOREIGN POL MID EASTThe evolution of American foreign policy toward the Middle East sinceWorld War II. Basic American interests in the region, and how the U.S.has pursued those interests in connection with issues such asconflicting nationalisms (including the Arab-Israeli conflict), the role ofTurkey and Iran in the regional balance of power, and the Islamistrevival. Implications of the Soviet Union's collapse for future Americanpolicy in the Middle East.Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.Sections04083PS 017201 J+ Corbin, Ethan 1.0PS 0188TOPICS IN INTERN'L RELPlease see departmental website for specific details.SectionsGENDER IN WORLD POLITIC03665 PS 018803 E+MW Eichenberg, Ric 1.0GLOBAL ENVIRONM POLITICS02872 PS 018806 J+ Gleason, Nancy 1.0HUMAN RIGHTS & DEM PROMO02875 PS 018825 J+ Smith, Charles 1.0 Soph StandingOr AbovePS 0189SEM IN INT'L RELATIONSPlease see departmental website for specific details.SectionsIR OF EAST ASIA03667 PS 018903 10 Fujihira, Shinj 1.0WORLD WAR& NATION STATE02876 PS 018904 6 Taliaferro, Jef 1.0 Preq:ps 61 +Junior OrSenior; PackardConfer RoomTURKISH FOREIGN POLICY02877 PS 018905 1 Mufti, Malik 1.0 Prereq:ps 61.ORIGINS OF HUMAN RIGHTS02878 PS 018906 7+ Smith, Charles 1.0 Jr Standing OrAbove03668ROLE OF MYTH & RUMORPS 018907 12 Greenhill, Kell 1.0 Prereq: Ps 61 &Senior StandingPS 0194U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL POLExamines the recent history and contemporary political debatessurrounding governmental decisions affecting the environment.Environmental policy making in the general context of U.S.policy-making processes and institutions, emphasizing the roles offederal, state, and local actors, including the president, executive andregulatory agencies (especially the Environmental Protection Agency),the legislature, and the courts, as well as their state and localcounterparts, in defining environmental policy. Addresses such issuesas policies toward air pollution, water pollution, hazardous wastemanagement, environmental justice, sustainability, and public opiniontoward the environment.Sections02879 PS 019401 H+ Portney, Kent E 1.0PS 0198SENIOR HONORS THESISThis course explores the theoretical, empirical, normative, andmethodological problems involved in conducting political scienceresearch. It will also provide a forum for discussing students' draftthesis chapters.Sections02880 PS 019801 8 Eichenberg, Ric 1.0 C-list Intr 197;Held In PackardHall Conf RoomPS 0241DIR RSRCH IN POLIT TGHTPlease see department website for specific details.SectionsPRINCE AND PROPHETS04321 PS 024101 ARR Evrigenis, Ioan 1.0Tufts University Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 150