Courses
GOV 360N • Understanding The Cold War
38605 • Fall 2010
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM GAR 3.116
Course Description:
Contains a substantial writing component and fulfills part of the basic education requirement in writing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
The purpose of this course is to help students understand what the Cold War was all about, why it happened, and why it ended when it did and in the way it did.
Grading Policy
Short weekly essays: 50% Final Examination: 50%
Texts:
Allison & Zelikow, Essence of Decision
Lebow & Stein, We All Lost the Cold War
GOV 388L • Polit Order & Organiz Violence
38835 • Fall 2010
Meets W 3:30PM-6:30PM BAT 5.102
Course Description
This course focuses on the relation between political institutions and organized violence. Stronger international institutions are often said to be the only reliable way of preventing wars among states, but the necessity of living under common political institutions frequently leads to civil war. Thus the relation between political institutions and political order is not as simple as it often appears to be. Discussions of it are hampered by the traditional division of intellectual labor between students of international politics and students of domestic politics, which is often justified by the idea that domestic politics is politics within institutions while international politics is politics with no institutional constraints. The use of force, however, is common in both arenas, and the ever-present possibility of its use influences behavior in both, even when force itself is not being used.
This course will therefore focus directly on the use of force as one means by which individuals and groups seek to pursue their interests, no matter what the context. It will investigate how force is used, what it can be used for, and what determins whether it is used or not. It will also consider how people organize themselves for the use of force and what effect that has on political institutions. Thus it will examine, on the one hand, institutional structures at both the domestic and international levels, and on the other hand, autocracy, coups d'etat, riots, revolutions, and civil and international wars.
Grading Policy:
Weekly written assignments: 50%
Final examination: 50%
Textbooks: TBA
GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
38905 • Spring 2010
Meets MW 3:30PM-5:00PM WAG 308
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
38910 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding The Cold War-W
39210 • Fall 2009
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM GAR 3.116
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
38360 • Spring 2009
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM WAG 308
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
38365 • Spring 2009
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
39495 • Fall 2008
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 103
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
39370 • Spring 2008
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM WAG 308
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
39375 • Spring 2008
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
40075 • Fall 2007
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 103
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
38860 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BEN 1.102
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
38865 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM MEZ 2.124
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
39795 • Fall 2006
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM PAR 103
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
37890 • Spring 2006
Meets MW 3:00PM-4:30PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
37895 • Spring 2006
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 130
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
37740 • Fall 2005
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM GRG 424
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
36415 • Spring 2005
Meets MWF 10:00AM-11:00AM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 379S • Peace Settlements-W
36570 • Spring 2005
Meets W 3:00PM-6:00PM BUR 480
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GOV 360N • Understanding The Cold War-W
37382 • Fall 2004
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM BUR 228
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
35120 • Spring 2004
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
35125 • Spring 2004
Meets MWF 3:00PM-4:00PM BUR 130
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
35825 • Fall 2003
Meets MWF 11:00AM-12:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
34835 • Spring 2003
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
34840 • Spring 2003
Meets MWF 3:00PM-4:00PM BUR 130
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
34745 • Spring 2002
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
34750 • Spring 2002
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 128
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
35845 • Fall 2001
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM RLM 5.112
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
34770 • Spring 2001
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
34775 • Spring 2001
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 128
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Understanding Cold War-W
35500 • Fall 2000
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM RLM 5.112
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Causes Of War-W
34490 • Spring 2000
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM BUR 220
(also listed as REE 335)
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GOV 360N • Force And Politics-W
34495 • Spring 2000
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 128
(also listed as REE 335)
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