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POLI 343: Politics of East Asia

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

Politics of East Asia analyzes the national and international politics of China and Japan with emphasis on political, social and economic patterns and processes. Cultural tradition, policymaking and the international context will be examined. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 344: Politics of the Middle East

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

Politics of the Middle East surveys the political, economic and social structures and forces that make up the essence of Middle East politics and shape the region's place in the world. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 345: Politics of China

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course examines contemporary Chinese politics in comparative perspective. China is a rapidly modernizing country with growing global influence. We will address theoretical and methodological questions in China studies. Key topics include political culture, leadership transition, econonmic reform, environment and population, and state-society relations. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 346: Politics of Southeast Asia

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course is an introduction to the politics of Southeast Asia, both the region and the separate countries of the region. Comparable in size and population to the Asian giants of China and India, the region has fascinating engagements with postcolonialism, neoliberalism, and other critically important contemporary issues. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 347: Intl Dev:Theories and Practice

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course examines the major theories of development and underdevelopment. The class addresses the domestic and international political, social and exonomic factors that promote or retard development in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 348: Politics of Protest & Revoltn

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course undertakes a comparative study of protest and revolution in industrialized and non-industrialized countries. The political, economic, and social conditions that give rise to protest and revolution will be examined. Reform movements, revolts and revolutions, both historical and contemporary, will be compared from a cross-system perspective. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 349: African Wars

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

African wars and their catastrophic human costs have long been of interest to scholars and policy makers alike. This course will examine historical and contemporary issues of peace and security in Africa. Topics include the causes and outcomes of civil wars; the organization and behavior of armed groups; civil-military relations and counterinsurgency; peace operations and humanitarian intervention; and newer forms of political violence such as electoral violence and the militarization of anti-poaching operations in national parks. Students will conduct research on forms of violent conflict in different sub-regions in Africa. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions.

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POLI 350: Global Gender Politics

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

What counts as female? What counts as male? Where did our ideas about femininity and masculinity come from? Do we all answer these questions in the same way? How do we make connections among women and across place and time?

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POLI 351: Politics of Contemp Brazil

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

This course introduces the student to the politics of Latin America's largest, most populous and most important country. A brief introduction that covers the period of Portuguese colonization as well as early independence and national eras will be followed by an intensive focus on the period from the presidency of Getulio Vargas to the present. Special attention will be given to the era of military government in the 1960s to the "abertura," which opened the door to democratization in the 1990s and the present period of President Henrique Cardoso. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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POLI 352: Geog/Pol of the European Union

3.00 Credits

College of Charleston

A comprehensive introduction to the European Union, structured around the changing geographies of the European space and a chronology of developments in Europe from the Second World War. The course will chart the emergence of the initial European Communities and follow changes as these communities evolve into today's European Union. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..

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