POLI 2 Approaches
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Instructor
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Emphases
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| Bowyer |
My POLI 2 is organized thematically. We will address questions regarding the causes of political outcomes (e.g., why some countries are democratic and others are not), as well as the effects of these various political systems (e.g., how different political systems moderate or aggravate social conflict). Rather than concentrating on a few countries, we will draw on the empirical experience of a wide range of countries, inlcuding both advanced industrial countries and the developing world.
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| Carpino |
My Poli2 course examines the similarities and differences among countries,
institutions, and political processes as well as the consequences of these characteristics
for various policies and outcomes, such as degrees of political liberalization,
different levels of political and social conflict, and levels of
inequality.While this course will
examine a broad spectrum of regions, countries and institutions, we will focus our
attention on the Middle East/North Africa, specifically the countries affected
by the recent Arab Spring.
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Curry
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My POLI 2 focuses on democracy building or failure... England, France, Russia, Nigeria, and South Africa.
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Faulve-Montojo
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We focus on the following countries: The U.K., France, Germany, Russia, China, Iran, Nigeria, Mexico, and if time permits, The Philliippines.
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Gordon
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My approach is in keeping with the University core requirement that the course deal 2/3 with non-Western/non-European cultures. The course is about 30% concepts and models and 70% case studies which focus on: Brazil, Jamaica, Japan, United Kingdom
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Hanson
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My POLI 2 covers China (Communist systems), India (parliamentary systems), and Mexico (state bureaucracy). Two Winter courses have Arrupe placements with Confucian, South Asian, or Latin clients.
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Morlang
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My POLI 2 will compare four main regions (Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa/Middle East) by focusing on one or more countries in each region (Germany/UK, Mexico/Brazil, Japan/China, Nigeria/Egypt).
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Senzai
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We begin the course by comparing democratic regimes, using the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Israel and India as the main examples. We then turn to Communist regimes and Marxist ideology, using the Soviet Union and China for illustrative purposes. Next we examine countries in Latin America and Africa to assess the recent democratization process. We then end the course by looking closely at the Islamic World with particular attention on the role of religion in the Middle East.
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