POLSC

Subject

POLSC

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course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

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course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This survey course will provide an intro­duction to major political philosophers, ­concepts, and to competing ideologies on political science by presenting some of the fundamental theoretical schools and by examining many of the approaches that underlie contemporary ideologies. Special attention will be placed on the theoretical background that ultimately deals with the complex triangular relationship between the individual, society, and the state. Spring semester.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

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course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

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POLSC

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Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

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POLSC

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course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This course will undertake an examination of the motivations that propel voters to choose the winning candidate or campaign in Electoral politics. We will utilize current and recent American elections on the national, state, and local levels, to evaluate whether campaign strategy or candidate-appeal determine the Electoral outcome. Party affiliation, issue importance and campaign techniques will be reviewed as to determine what factors contribute to a successful campaign strategy. A main goal of the course is to intrigue students as campaign participants through an understanding of how to approach campaigns. Spring semester, odd years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

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Edition

2024-2025

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www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

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course

Edition

2024-2025

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www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

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course

Edition

2024-2025

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www.emmanuel.edu

American Politics: MINOR IN AMERICAN STUDIES Polarized America The American Studies minor offers

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Latin America and Caribbean Historical, cultural, economic, and geopolitical, imperatives have forged identities that are influencing the politics of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). This course examines the politics of 21st century in LAC primarily through the prism of identities of race and ethnicity. Gender, class, religion and sexual orientation, are also addressed as they influence political culture and public policy regionally and within cases. The course examination is divided along different regions, such as: Mexico and Central America; the Andes; Brazil and the Southern Cone; and the Caribbean. **Please note. There will NOT be a travel component with this course during the Fall 2020 semester. This course will extend beyond the classroom in a number of ways, most importantly with travel to a country within a featured region and based on the themes established in the syllabus. Travel will take place during the January intersession following the class and will be a required component. Possible destinations include: Cuba, Peru, Brazil, or destinations for approved by the International Programming Office. Fall semester, even years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

From Transition to Integration Comparative study of politics in several Western European countries, with an emphasis on political development, institutions, major issues in contemporary

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This course will examine when and how the United States acts in the world arena. We will analyze the role of domestic politics, the interpretation of the national interest, and the formulation of policy. Fall semester, odd years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

and North Africa: Challenges and the Promise This course will introduce students to the states, political movements, conflicts and the possibilities for peace in the Middle East. Students will begin by examining the major international dynamics of the region, such as the Palestinian-Israeli dispute, the inter- actions of the Gulf Region, and the Syrian- Lebanese-Israeli triangle. The discussion will then turn to the domestic political, social, and economic environment challenging the people and governments of the area including the changes in North Africa developing from the Arab Uprisings . Lastly, students will look at the implications for the United States of the complexities of this region—its challenges and its promise. Fall semester, even years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

­Institutions In this course, students will examine the sources and historical foundations of contemporary International Law as well as the international institutions most closely associated with its application. Students will gain an understanding of the role played by state actors, international institutions and NGOs in both the development of international law and its application, as well as of the difficulties of enforcing these norms on sovereign states. This will be demonstrated through applied case studies in specific areas of international law, such as humanitarian law, the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine, the Law of Seas, the use of force, and the environmental law. Spring semester, even years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

In a globalized political system, states’ ability to use statecraft is affected by the condition of the international system and the structure of alliance membership. The current Eurozone crisis that has at its ­epicenter the southern Mediterranean littoral states of Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain (PIGS) presents interesting dimensions of statecraft that states practice within institutional arrangements such as the European Union and NATO, at a time of economic crisis. Travel component required. Summer. 4 credits Offered in Crete as part of Eastern Mediterranean Security Studies program

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

In this course, we will examine the conflict of geopolitical interests versus domestic forces that challenge the modern state. We will begin by outlining the dominant arguments that have defined the emergence of liberal democracy as “the only game in town” as well as the new geopolitical “great game.” 2024-2025 Academic Catalog e 295

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

The Model United Nations (MUN) course aims to increase the student’s knowledge of international issues, policy making and the activities of the United Nations. You will also gain valuable skills in public speaking, research and writing, negotiation and powers of persuasion, leadership, organization, and interpersonal communication. Students will gain these skills through course assignments, and, most importantly, by playing the role of United Nations delegates at MUN and Crisis conferences during the fall semester. You will have the opportunity to represent EC as a delegate at Model UN and Crisis conferences locally as part of the course. Students are responsible for attending classes, completing several assignments in preparation for attending and participating in two Boston-area MUN conference at Boston University and the Harvard National Model United Nations conference in February, following the end of the semester. Fall semester, even years. 4 credits for

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This course discusses the nature and causes of rebellion and revolution with special regard to the national self-assertion of ­societies emerging from imperialism since World War I. Spring semester, odd years. 4 credits

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

The course evaluates the current ability of legal institutions to deal with a variety of societal problems such as discrimination, child rights, the aged, drug addictions, AIDs, prisoner rights and rehabilitation, and the environment. Fall semester, odd years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

“Health” is more much than “the absence of disease.” This course will explore the interrelationship of law, health, and public policy in the U.S., with an emphasis on the social, economic, geographic, educational, and culture forces contributing to health law and policy formulation. Included in this course will be developing an understanding of the broader political environment of vested interests that impact the governing of health care, the policymaking process and how that environment may misperceive/misidentify what policies and potential reforms are the most effective in achieving an equitable distribution of health care to the country’s diverse population. Spring semester, even years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

(SA) (SS) (SJ)

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

American political development is character­ ized by consensus and conflict—consensus over a shared set of ideals and values; ­conflict over how these values are to be implemented in society. This trajectory of consensus and conflict results in a society in which public policies do not always comport with American ideals. This course assesses debate over the meaning of American political ideologies; as well as how the disenfranchised, those marginalized on the basis of their ethnicity, national origin skin color, gender, sexual orientation, or economic status have enhanced their rights over time. This course seeks to explore this debate through an overview of American political thought from the nation’s founding through present day. A close reading and analysis of canonical documents will reveal a society often at struggle with itself while striving to attain certain ideals. Spring semester, odd years. 4 credits 2024-2025 Academic Catalog e 297

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1201

the Legislative Process The powers and duties of Congress are delineated in Article 1 of the Constitution. Congress has a unique role in the American political system by possessing legislative, representative, and oversight responsibilities. It is accepted wisdom that representatives want to get reelected, but the question is how or in what acts do individual members engage to affect this reality. As a result, this course focuses on Congress’s role in the formation, enactment, and implementation of public policy in the United States from the perspective of legislative agendas and goals. Understanding the basic characteristics and nature of Congress is critical to a fuller appreciation of the development of American government and politics as a whole. Spring semester, odd years. 4 credits of instructor

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1201 or permission

This course studies the development and contemporary importance of the Presidency as an institution of national and international leadership. Fall semester, even years. 4 credits permission of instructor

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1201 or EDUC1111 or

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

(cross-listed with EDUC3210)

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Alias

EDUC 3210

­Developing States This course explores various models of the government of changing societies, such as those evolving out of revolution and ­military juntas, as well as the politics of ­economic and religious change. Africa, Asia and Latin America are the areas of ­concentration. Fall semester, even years. 4 credits of instructor

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1301 or permission

This course focuses on protest movements and their role as interest articulation mechanisms specifically within transitioning and consolidated democracies. The main question that this course raises is: Do protest movements work to hinder or enhance the process of democratic consolidation, and to what extent? Comparative methods will be used to identify, compare and contrast protest movements in Latin America and Europe. Fall semester,odd years.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1301

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

This course emphasizes conflict resolution. It begins with the study of various methods of war then moves to the analysis of the evolving methods of negotiation and reconciliation. The class will culminate with a month-long negotiation simulation working to resolve a contemporary conflict situation. Spring semester, odd years. 4 credits of instructor

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1401 or permission

Middle East and North Africa (WI)

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Through an examination of Supreme Court decisions, the first part of this course explores the constitutional powers of the Presidency, Congress, and the judiciary as well as the ­constitutional relations between states and the federal government. The second part of the course will focus on individual rights and freedoms. Fall semester, odd years. 4 credits of instructor

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

POLSC1201 or permission

Subject

POLSC

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

of department chair. 4 credits Offered as needed.

Subject

POLSC

Credits (min)

4

Credits (max)

4

Credit unit

credits

Type

course

Edition

2024-2025

Source

www.emmanuel.edu

Prerequisite

INT1001, permission