Examines the origins and development of human rights in international politics. The course discusses what human rights are, international human rights movements, the international search for justice after mass crimes, and international humanitarian intervention.
Year: 2017
PS 412 The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
This course undertakes an historical examination of the development of American constitutional thinking about individual rights and civil liberties from the founding era to the present day. Issue that are considered include freedoms guaranteed by …
PS 408 The American Presidency
The President as chief administrative leader, political leader, foreign policy initiator, commander-in-chief, and head of state.
PS 401 Selected Topics in Political Science: Introduction to Empirical Legal Research
A topics course for the exploration of current issues in Political Science.
PS 401 Selected Topics in Political Science: Social Identities
A topics course for the exploration of current issues in Political Science.
PS 400 Topics In political Science: CRC Common Read
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 400 Topics in Political Science: Washington DC Internship Prep
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 400 Topics in Political Science: Washington DC Internship Prep
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 400 Careers in Political Science
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 377 Nuclear Weapons and Politics
Covers the origins of nuclear weapons, the reasons states seek them, the strategies developed for their use, the consequences of their development, and efforts to control and reverse their spread.