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Course ID: | INTL 4475. 3 hours. | Course Title: | War and Gender | Course Description: | Examination of the relationship between conflict and gender,
how gender is constructed through the military and
conduct of conflict, and how the norms and practices of
conflict are dependent upon ideas about gender. | Oasis Title: | War and Gender | Prerequisite: | INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E or INTL 3300 | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| Course Objectives: | Students will learn how to use both gender and feminist
frameworks to analyze international conflict. The course will
begin by examining why, despite the variety in conflict types
and genders, women have historically been absent from combat.
We will consider various theories to explain this outcome,
cases that refute this relationship, and evaluate the recent
increase in women’s combat participation around the world.
Students will examine how norms about gender and violence
shape the behavior of warring parties during conflict, in
terms of how they treat civilians as well as soldiers.
Students will also consider the role of gender in conflict
resolution and how international norms and laws about
equality have affected the establishment and maintenance of
peace. | Topical Outline: | Using a Gendered Lens in Studying International Relations
*What is gender? How does it differ from sex?
*What types of issues in International Affairs does a
gendered lens reveal?
The Use of Gender Within Wars
*Mobilizing for War - Militarized Masculinities
*The Presence of Women in Combat
*Gendered Norms of War
*Just War and the Civilian Immunity Principle
*Gender-Based Violence During War
Political Violence Beyond War
*Rebel Groups
*Terrorism and Suicide Terrorism
*Gender and Conflict Resolution
(including UNSCR 1325) | |
Course ID: | INTL 4675E. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Music and Politics Around the World |
Course Description: | The reciprocal relationship between music and politics around the
world. Political agendas and ideas advanced by music. How music
responds to domestic and international political events, such as
war, discrimination, and police brutality. How leaders interact
with music, including its use in propaganda and pushes for
censorship and prohibitions. |
Oasis Title: | Music Politics Around World |
Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | By the end of the course, students should have a firm grasp of
the role that music plays in politics globally, and they should
have a solid understanding of its power as a tool for both
beneficial and harmful political change. |
Topical Outline: | MODULE 1: MUSIC AS A FORM OF STATE CONTROL
MODULE 2: MUSIC AS PROPAGANDA
MODULE 3: MUSIC IN TIMES OF CONFLICT
MODULE 4: MUSIC AS ACTIVISM AND PARTICIPATION
MODULE 5: MUSIC AND REGIME CHANGE
MODULE 6: CENSORSHIP OF MUSIC
MODULE 7: MUSIC AS A TOOL OF HATE
MODULE 8: MUSIC AS A TOOL OF PEACE
MODULE 9: MUSIC, IDEOLOGY, AND VALUES
MODULE 10: MUSIC AND GENDER POLITICS |
Course ID: | INTL 8275. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Foundations of Security Studies |
Course Description: | Exploration of the theories of international relations relevant
to policymaking in security affairs. Students will evaluate
theories of foreign policy behavior and conflict outcomes in
light of the results of both quantitative and qualitative
empirical research. They will also critically assess actual
security policy from a theoretically-grounded perspective. |
Oasis Title: | FNDS SECUR STUDIES |
Prerequisite: | INTL 6200 or permission of department |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course is to explore in greater depth
theories of international relations relevant to policymaking in
security affairs. Students will evaluate theories of foreign
policy behavior and conflict outcomes in light of the results
of both quantitative and qualitative empirical research. At
the same time, students will critically assess actual security
policy from a theoretically-grounded perspective. Students
should complete this course with a greater understanding of the
determinants of a state's security policy; the causes of
success and failure in a state's attempts to deter or coerce an
adversary; and the factors that affect a state's ability to
defend its vital interests. The utility and limitations of
military force as a policy instrument is a central theme.
Finally, students should be able to identify methodological
problems inherent to the study of strategic behavior and
develop research strategies that minimize the risk of making
biased inferences. This course is designed to prepare students
for success in an academic career, but it will also be useful
to those interested in policy analysis and to those who hope to
pursue careers as practitioners in areas related to national
security policy. |
Topical Outline: | 1. The Relationship Between Theory and Policy in International
Relations
2. Grand Strategy
2.1 Isolationism vs. Engagement
2.2 Unilateralism vs. Multilateralism
2.3 Offensive vs. Defensive
2.4 Realism vs. Liberalism
3. Domestic Sources of Foreign and Defense Policymaking
3.1 Public Opinion and the Use of Military Force
3.2 Civil-Military Relations
4. Conventional Deterrence Theory
4.1 Rational Deterrence Theory
4.2 Cognitive Processes
4.3 Selection Effects
5. Crisis Diplomacy and Coercion
5.1 Bargaining Theory
5.2 Spiral Model
5.3 Two-level Games
5.4 Uncertainty
6. Nuclear Policy
6.1 Nuclear Deterrence
6.2 Nuclear Proliferation
6.3 Ballistic Missile Defense
7. Military Effectiveness
7.1 Military Capabilities and Technology
7.2 Military Strategy and Force Utilization
7.3 Domestic Society and Military Effectiveness
8. The Utility of Force
8.1 Military Force as a Policy Instrument
8.2 The Determinants of War Outcomes
8.3 Asymmetric, Limited, and Unconventional War
9. Terrorism and Homeland Security
9.1 Counterterrorism and Antiterrorism
9.2 Protecting the Homeland |
Course ID: | INTL 8375. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Comparative Political Institutions |
Course Description: | The historical, political, and cultural origins and consequences
of political institutions, with emphasis on societal outcomes. |
Oasis Title: | COMP POL INST |
Prerequisite: | INTL 6300 |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with
both the origins and consequences of political institutions.
Students will explore why there is such a variety of institutions
observable, and what the differential effects are of such
institutions. At the end of the semester students should be
able to understand how institutions shape outcomes and the
historical, structural, and cultural factors that contribute to
the creation of these institutions. |
Topical Outline: | 1) What are political institutions?
a) Formal and informal political institutions
2) The historical preconditions of institution-building.
a) Nation building in Europe
b) Nation building in the United States of America
c) Transplanting political institutions? Nation building in
the developing societies.
4) Major forms of political institutions:
a) Presidentialism vs. parliamentarism
b) Turning votes into seats: the variety of electoral
systems
c) Parliaments: how many chambers?
d) Federalism vs. Unitarism
e) Citizen empowerment: referenda and plebiscites
5) Do institutions matter?
a) The effect of institutions on political representation
b) The effect of institutions on macro-economic outcomes
c) The effect of institutions on equality and well-being
d) Other effects of institutions |
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