Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Origins and structure of the international system; key actors, theories and concepts; global issues facing states and citizens, such as war, wealth and poverty, hunger and environment, and global justice.

Comparing national governments and politics by looking at development/political economy, nationalism, ethnicity, culture, gender, democratization, political institutions, state-society relations, parties. Cases include: UK, France, Germany, Japan, China, others.

History of U.S. diplomacy and foreign policy; structure and process of U.S. foreign policy making; contemporary challenges and policy alternatives facing policy makers and citizens alike. Prerequisite: one introductory level political science course recommended.

State and non-state actors’ roles in environmental issues in Global South regions: Asia, Africa, Middle East, Latin America/Caribbean. Key issues include the impact of slavery, energy production, food safety, traditional practice, indigenous knowledge, climate change.

Quantitative research methods in Political Science. Concept formation, cross-tabulation, control comparisons, probability, statistical inference, tests of significance, linear regression analysis, logistic regression. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and one of the following: ES 172, HD 101S, or one political science course.

Pol Sci Internship

The Presidency as a political and constitutional office, its growth and development from Washington to the present. One lower-division political science course recommended.

Analysis of politics and policy relevant to environmental issues, the complexity of environmental problems and prospects of political solutions on both domestic and global dimensions. Designed for majors in environmental studies and political science. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.

China's government, politics, political history, cultures, economy, society, religions, women's roles, human rights, village democracy, minority peoples (e.g. Tibetans, Uighurs), Taiwan issue. Recommended: one lower division political science course.