International politics is about strategic interaction among actors, especially states, in the world arena. When governments make choices about the size of their military forces, whether to reduce barriers to trade, or whether to comply with …
Courses
PS 362 African International Relations
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an intensive introduction to the broad structures and processes of international politics and foreign policy in Africa. Although we shall pay some attention to historical …
PS 338 The European Union: Politics and Political Economy
In 1951, six countries in Western Europe joined together in the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the predecessor to what is known today as the European Union (EU). This organization has played a central part …
PS 319 Terrorism
This course will introduce the student to the subject of terrorism. The course will cover the history of terrorism, the causes of terrorism, the goals and strategies pursued by terrorist groups, the extent to which …
PS 267 Introduction to Political Psychology
This course is the undergraduate introduction to Political Psychology. No background in political science or psychology is required, though those that do have experience in these areas are, of course, welcome and appreciated. The goal of the …
PS 244 Introduction to Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is a region that today consists of eleven nations: Brunei, Cambodia (Kampuchea), East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, each with its own history, cultural and ethnic diversity, …
PS 218 Understanding Political Numbers
Formally, this course will teach you how to understand quantitative analysis, how to develop a data–based research question that you can answer, how to collect and analyze the data and how to present your conclusions to others. …
PS 217 Law, Politics, and Society
This class is an introduction to the legal process by examining how law intersects with politics and society. The course has three broad and overlapping sections. First, we will begin with theoretical concepts of law …
PS 209 Introduction to Political Theory
This course is an introduction to political theory. What is political theory? One way of answering the question is to say that political theory entails the normative and conceptual analysis of politics. For example, rather than ask the question, …
PS 201 Citizenship, Democracy, and Difference
Welcome to “Citizenship, Democracy, and Difference”! This course is designed to give you, and all of us collectively, an opportunity to develop our conceptions of ourselves as citizens. When you earn a college degree, you are becoming skilled …