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220S. Problems in International Politics (D). The development and critical analysis of
various models in political science and economics that focus on the relationship between
international economics and international security. Various models of the impact of
political-military dynamics on international economic relationships, and the impact of
international economics on the likelihood of war and peace among nations. Attention to the
interplay between economics and security in a key region of the world--East Asia.
Prerequisite: one course in international relations, foreign policy, or diplomatic history.
Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
221S. Theories of International Relations (D). Systematic evaluation of major theories of
international relations, including realism, liberalism, and constructivism. Identification of
key criteria for assessment of theories, and discussion of new research frontiers in the field,
including analysis of domestic politics and foreign policy. Instructor: Downes and Grieco.
3 units.
222. Introduction to Statistical Analysis (C-E). Basic applications of statistical theory to
political questions: research design, hypothesis tests, computer data analysis. Consent of
instructor required for undergraduates. Instructor: De Marchi. 3 units.
223. Ancient Political Philosophy (C-N). Intensive analysis of the political philosophy of
Plato, Aristotle, and other ancient theorists. Research paper required. Instructor: Gillespie
or Grant. 3 units. C-L: Classical Studies 203
224S. Modern Political Theory (C-N). A historical survey and philosophical analysis of
political theory from the beginning of the seventeenth to the middle of the nineteenth
century. The rise of liberalism, the Age of Enlightenment, the romantic and conservative
reaction, idealism, and utilitarianism. Instructor: Grant or Spragens. 3 units.
225S. Understanding Ethical Crisis in Organizations. 3 units. C-L: see Study of Ethics
202S; also C-L: Sociology 202S, Public Policy Studies 203S
226S. Nietzsche's Political Philosophy (C-N). Study of the thinker who has, in different
incarnations, been characterized as the prophet of nihilism, the destroyer of values, the father
of fascism, and the spiritual source of postmodernism. An examination of his philosophy as
a whole in order to come to terms with its significance for his thinking about politics.
Instructor: Gillespie. 3 units. C-L: German 276S, Philosophy 237S
229S. Contemporary Theory of Liberal Democracy (C-N). Reading and discussion of
some of the most important theoretical conceptions of democratic ideals and purposes since
1970. Topics include social justice, individual rights and community, deliberative
democracy, and the normative implications of moral and religious pluralism. Instructor:
Spragens. 3 units.
230S. Introduction to Positive Political Theory (C-E). Introduction to formal models in
political science and a field of research that is at various times called political economy,
positive political theory, formal theory, and public choice. Focus on three basic models that
form the foundation of the field: individual choice, game theory, and social choice.
Instructor: Aldrich or Niou. 3 units.
233. Intermediate Statistical Methods (C-E). Applications of regression models of
politics emphasizing the effect of assumptions behind Generalized Least Squares
regression. Prerequisite: Political Science 222; consent of instructor required for undergraduates.
Instructor: Munger. 3 units.
236S. Hegel's Political Philosophy (C-N). Within context of Hegel's total philosophy, an
examination of his understanding of phenomenology and the phenomenological basis of
political institutions and his understanding of Greek and Christian political life. Selections
from Phenomenology, Philosophy of History, and Philosophy of Right. Research paper
required. Instructor: Gillespie. 3 units. C-L: Philosophy 236S, German 275S
238S. Courts, Wars, Legacies of Wars (A). The impact of international wars, international
policing, and domestic wars relating to national security on the United States courts of the
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