Economics assume that exchange happens voluntarily, but sometimes exchange results in spillover effects called externalities. In this video, Professor Sean Mullholland of Stonehill College defines externalities and explains both public and private solutions to the problem.
Nelson Mandela was the first black President of South Africa. He spent 27 years in prison for trying to overthrow the pro-apartheid government. After he left prison, he worked to achieve human rights and a better future for everyone in South Africa.
This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on international politics in the 21st century. Students will explore how advances in information technology are changing international relations and global governance through opening new channels of communication, creating new methods of education, and new potentials for democratization. We will consider the positive and negative externalities associated with applications of such technologies. Students will be encouraged to look at alternative futures, and/or to frame solutions to problems that they define. The class will include guest lectures, discussions, and a final project and presentation.
Data modeling activity using oil reserve and consumption data. Students predict when oil reserves meet or exceed reserves.
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The goal of this doctoral course is to familiarize students with major conceptual frameworks, debates, and developments in contemporary organization theory. This is an inter-disciplinary domain of inquiry drawing primarily from sociology, and secondarily from economics, psychology, anthropology, and political science. The course focuses on inter-organizational processes, and also addresses the economic, institutional and cultural contexts that organizations must face.
This is an introduction to a vast and multifaceted domain of inquiry. Due to time limitations, this course will touch lightly on many important topics, and neglect others entirely; its design resembles more a map than an encyclopedia. Also, given the focus on theoretical matters, methodological issues will move to the background. Empirical material will be used to illustrate how knowledge is produced from a particular standpoint and trying to answer particular questions, leaving the bulk of the discussion on quantitative and qualitative procedures to seminars such as 15.347, 15.348, and the like.
We constructed a project that outlines the students opinion on the role of government in protecting and preserving the environment. Please see that attached resource for more information.
PLSC 130: International Relations (SKY) by Jesse Raskin for Skyline College–SMCCCD ZTC Early
Adopter Program is derivative of International Relations and International Relations Theory
edited by Stephen McGlinchey, and is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
This syllabus explains the goal of the course which is to provide students with a comprehensive and critical coverage of U.S. foreign policy since(and before) World War II. Through a coherent chronological narrative, the course traces the evolution of U.S. foreign policy, centered on whiteness which, by default, institutionalizes racism.
The goal of this course is to provide students with comprehensive and critical coverage of U.S. foreign policy since(and before) World War II. Through a coherent chronological narrative, the course traces the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from its assumption of world leadership during and after World War II to its present concerns with sprouting democracies, a militarized policy, and global economic and political interdependence.
The goal of this course is to provide students with comprehensive and critical coverage of U.S. foreign policy since(and before) World War II. Through a coherent chronological narrative, the course traces the evolution of U.S. foreign policy from its assumption of world leadership during and after World War II to its present concerns with sprouting democracies, a militarized policy, and global economic and political interdependence.
This site presents maps of a geographic location currently in the news.
Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and society. Through readings, lectures and discussion of original texts in political liberalism and individualism, neo-classical economics, Marxism, sociological and cultural theories, and neo-institutionalism, the seminar examines the fundamental assumptions on which our understanding of the social world and our research are based.
This is a graduate seminar for students who already have some familiarity with issues in political economy and/or European politics. The objective is to examine the ways in which changes in the international economy and the regimes that regulate it interact with domestic politics, policy-making, and the institutional structures of the political economy in industrialized democracies.
The following reading list provides a list of resources that are freely accessible for students of Lane Community College (LCC) through the LCC library or through the internet.
Catalog description:
Political Ideologies are comprehensive systems of political beliefs . More than particular opinions or suggestions for political programs, they contain interpretations of human nature, individual rights, and social life . They are oriented towards political action, containing particular programs for the structure of the state and authority, economic systems, and methods for solving political problems . This course focuses on the major ideologies of the modern era . These include liberalism, conservatism, fascism, Marxism, democratic socialism, anarchism, multiculturalism, feminism, and environmentalism . It examines the basic tenets of each ideology; the historical circumstances giving rise to their development and implementation, and their relevance to current political and social discourse.
Students were asked to compare their estimates of public opinion on several current issues to the actual values obtained through the analysis of National Surveys. The objective was to explore a common social attribution error and to acquire familiarity with data sources and on-line analysis tools.
In this syllabus from Fall 2022, Dr. Kaden Paulson-Smith provides bibliographic citations and annotations for resources used in place of a traditional textbook. These resources include a combination of freely available resources; research, articles, and chapters supplied by the UWGB Libraries; and fair use of traditionally copyrighted materials. Course topics include: States; Civil Society; Social Identities and Culture; Global Inequality; Development; Democracy and Representation; Human Rights; War and Conflict; Migration; Global Health; and Climate Change.
Political Science: Introduction to International Relations Course Materials
DESCRIPTION
Introduces complex relations among the nations of a rapidly changing world. Focuses on the nature of the international system and factors affecting conflict and cooperation within the system.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
1) Understand, analyze, and explain the relationships, interconnections, and divergences in the current international political system;
2) Understand, analyze, and explain the classic, contemporary, and alternative theories with which to analyze international relations;
3) Understand, analyze, and explain the ways in which international power, law, geography, culture, history, religion, and belief systems interact to shape world politics;
4) Understand, analyze, and explain the ideas that create controversies in international relations;
5) Understand, analyze, and explain the global interdependence that defines international relations;
6) Develop skills and appreciation of civic virtue as a well-educated, informed, and participating citizen in our national and international political system.
This course introduces students to the conduct of political research using quantitative methodologies. The methods are examined in the context of specific political research activities like public opinion surveys, voting behavior, Congressional behavior, comparisons of political processes in different countries, and the evaluation of public policies. Students participate in joint class projects and conduct individual projects.
This course is designed to provide an introduction to a variety of empirical research methods used by political scientists. The primary aims of the course are to make you a more sophisticated consumer of diverse empirical research and to allow you to conduct advanced independent work in your junior and senior years. This is not a course in data analysis. Rather, it is a course on how to approach political science research.
Political Science: U.S. Government Discussion Topics Which Incorporate "Lived Experience"
PS 201
U.S. Government
Description
Examines the development of constitutional traditions in the United States. Includes topics such as the Bill of Rights, interest groups, parties, and elections, as well as, the national institutions including the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of government.
Course Outcomes
1. Communication
2. Community and Environmental Responsibility
3. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
4. Cultural Awareness
5. Professional Competence
6. Self-Reflection