This course examines the theory and practice of;the politics of international trade and;economics, focusing on the spread of global;trade, global financial flows, causes and effects;of globalization and migration, and the;intersection of trade and environmental issues. ;Major themes include tensions between the;developed and developing world, various;development strategies, and the impact of a;rising China on both the developed North American;and European economies and developing economies.

This course introduces students to the study of;political thought, focusing on such concepts as;freedom, power, equality, justice, and democracy.;Over the course of the semester, students will;develop a theoretical vocabulary with which to;analyze both the history of political thought and;contemporary politics. This course is;writing-intensive; students will have the;opportunity to rigorously analyze texts and hone;their ability to write confidently and;effectively.

This course is a survey of contending approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world politics. Examines key concepts--including balance of power, imperialism, collective security, deterrence, and interdependence--with historical examples ranging from the Peloponnesian War to the post-cold war world. Analyzes the emerging world order.

This course is a survey of contending approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world politics. Examines key concepts--including balance of power, imperialism, collective security, deterrence, and interdependence--with historical examples ranging from the Peloponnesian War to the post-cold war world. Analyzes the emerging world order.

This course provides an introduction to comparative political analysis, one of the four subfields of political science. The primary objective is to help students understand how the 'modern' world, one characterized by the rise of industrialized nation-states, took form and what shape it might take in the post-Cold War era. We will examine how the challenges of economic development, social transformation, and nation-building sparked the emergence of alternatives to 'modernity' characterized by diverse configurations of political institutions and social forces.

Offers an overview of the American political system and the theories of those who both celebrate and criticize it. Focuses on the institutions of American politics, including the Constitution, the presidency, Congress, the courts, parties, elections, interest groups, and movements seeking political change. Also includes a theoretical focus: a critical examination of the varieties of liberalism, conservatism, pluralism, and democracy that inform the practice of American politics.

Offers an overview of the American political system and the theories of those who both celebrate and criticize it. Focuses on the institutions of American politics, including the Constitution, the presidency, Congress, the courts, parties, elections, interest groups, and movements seeking political change. Also includes a theoretical focus: a critical examination of the varieties of liberalism, conservatism, pluralism, and democracy that inform the practice of American politics.

This course explores writings by women in;French-speaking Africa from its early beginnings;in the late 1970s to the present. Special;attention will be given to social, political,;gender, and aesthetic issues.

This course develops the ideas of probability simultaneously from experimental and theoretical perspectives. The laboratory provides a range of experiences that enhance and sharpen the theoretical approach and, moreover, allows us to observe regularities in complex phenomena and to conjecture theorems. Topics include: introductory experiments; axiomatic probability; random variables, expectation, and variance; discrete distributions; continuous distributions; stochastic processes; functions of random variables; estimation and hypothesis testing.

This is an introduction to differential equations;for students in the mathematical or other;sciences. Topics include first-order equations,;second-order linear equations, and qualitative;study of dynamical systems