An examination of contemporary critiques and developments in modern science and social science. Thinkers to be considered may include Gadamer,...
An exploration of how ancient and modern conceptions of empire differ and how the pursuit of empire abroad can undermine good government at home in...
Joint implications of contemporary science, technology and demographics for the design of public policy. The main emphasis of the course will be...
Interaction of gender politics and the state. Feminist approaches to analyzing the state as a site of gendered engagement. Emphasis on representation,...
The interaction between social movements, legislatures and courts in formulating reproductive rights policy in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. ...
The content and creation of public policy. Focus on the explanation, prediction and design of policy. Perspectives and examples are drawn from a...
Theories and practice in the management of public affairs, including the environment and administration of the public sector, public opinion, and...
An examination of the application of organization theory to policy implementation and evaluation for developing and transitional systems, with an...
How globalization affects women's involvement in politics and how they organize to conceptualize and pursue gender justice in official politics; grass...
The relationships between political transformation, identity-building, ethnicity and gender politics in the transitional states of Europe and the...
The relationship between social forces and state structures at both the national and local levels in the USSR and the post-communist states. Also...
Examination of the Caucasus and Central Asia, from Chechnya to former Soviet republics of the region, Afghanistan and Chinese Turkestan. Interests of...
Examination of the South Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia), the Russian-held North Caucasus, including Chechnya, and relations with Iran....
A comparative analysis of processes of democratization. Diverse theoretical approaches to understanding the timing, causes, nature, and limitations of...
The efforts of women in North America to increase their political role through public activism, including in party organizations, social movements,...
The foreign policies of the USSR and of Russia and selected other successor states, with special emphasis on the search for a new security order. Also...
The theory and practice of bargaining and negotiation. The seminar includes national and international levels, government and mixed public-private...
Various theoretical approaches to the study of the international political economy, with a focus on historical development and changing international...
Contemporary problems and issues in the international political economy, with particular attention given to advanced industrial countries. ...
Analysis of feminist approaches to international relations. Substantive issues include the role of women in war and militarization, the gender...