First-Year Courses in Political Science This page was created at 6:57 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. Winter Academic Term, 2002 (January 7 - April 26) Open courses in Political Science (*Not real-time Information. Review the "Data current as of: " statement at the bottom of hyperlinked page) Wolverine Access Subject listing for POLSCI Winter Academic Term '02 Time Schedule for Political Science. POLSCI 101. Introduction to Political Theory. Section 001. Instructor(s): Elizabeth R Wingrove (ewingrov@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for First and Second Year Students. (4). (SS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. An introduction to some classic accounts of politics in the Western tradition, and to some critiques thereof. Readings include: Plato, Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Arendt, and King. Among the themes to be addressed: What, if anything, makes state authority legitimate? Do people benefit from political participation, or is it inevitably corrupting, confusing, irritating, and/or tiresome? What constitutes a public rather than a private concern? Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 2 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. POLSCI 111. Introduction to American Politics. Section 001. Instructor(s): Daniel P Carpenter (dancarp@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for First and Second Year Students. (4). (SS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~dancarp/ps111.htm This is a broad survey of government and politics in the United States which explores a wide range of topics including public opinion, elections, interest groups, the presidency, Congress, and the courts. We will examine the basic structure of American government and politics, namely, what are the rules that govern this system? How have these rules changed over time, and to what ends? Some specific questions covered in the course are: What makes one set of interests more successful in the public sphere? Are political parties meaningful anymore? What accounts for swings in voting behavior and election outcomes from one time to another? What influences a member of Congress' voting decision? In what ways do presidents and bureaucrats affect public policies? This is not a comprehensive list but suggests the kinds of issues that are discussed in this course. There are two lectures and two discussion section meetings each week. Coursework involves readings and several written assignments; there will also be an in-class midterm and a written final examination. Readings for the Course: All books are available at Shaman Drum Bookstore. There is no coursepack. The Federalist Papers (ed. Clinton Rossiter). Alexis deTocqueville, Democracy in America (Penguin edition). Gary Wasserman, The Basics of American Politics (9th Edition). Samuel Kernell and Steven Smith, editors, Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings. William D. Young, Source Readings for American Government (Second Edition). Steven Waldman, The Bill; How Legislation Really Becomes Law: A Case Study of the National Service Bill. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 3 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. POLSCI 140. Introduction to Comparative Politics. Section 001. Instructor(s): Ronald F Inglehart (rfi@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for First and Second Year Students. (4). (SS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course examines how democracy evolves and functions in different settings around the world. We start with the emergence of democracy in Western Europe, examining the factors that give rise to it and help it survive. We then examine the origins of fascism in Germany and Japan; and the rise of communism in Russia and China, attempting to understand why these alternatives to democracy flourished in those settings – and why they later collapsed. This leads to an analysis of the current struggle between reformers and hardliners over the move to market economies and liberal democracy in Russia, China, and Eastern Europe, and an assessment of the prospects for democracy in Mexico and Nigeria. Finally, we examine the probable evolution of democracy in advanced industrial societies. In addition to two lectures, there are two meetings a week in relatively small discussion sections, designed to encourage active discussion of these topics. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 3 Waitlist Code: 1 POLSCI 160. Introduction to World Politics. Section 001. Instructor(s): James D Morrow (jdmorrow@umich.edu) Prerequisites & Distribution: Primarily for First and Second Year Students. (4). (SS). Credits: (4). Course Homepage: No homepage submitted. This course analyzes world politics from a broad and general perspective, explaining and exploring the principles involved in the functioning of the global political system and illustrating these principles with contemporary material. The course begins by presenting basic concepts like national power and reviewing well-known theories such as realism and liberalism. A strategic approach based on the combination of power, preferences, and perceptions will be explained. That approach is used to understand a variety of issues in world politics, including war, alliances, domestic politics and foreign policy, and international political economy. These issues will be presented both in general terms and applied to understand specific key events. The course requires two short papers, a midterm, and a final. Check Times, Location, and Availability Cost: 3 Waitlist Code: No Data Given. This page was created at 6:57 PM on Mon, Jan 21, 2002. 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