September 11, 2001, brought heightened interest in how America is perceived abroad. This class examines competing theories of why states should care about how they are percieved by governments and …
Reviews and analyzes the techniques and technologies of modern American election campaigns. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Seminar focusing on politics of the international trade and monetary systems, emphasizing third world industrialization, trade conflicts between the U.S. and Japan, and the global debt crisis. Prerequisite: PLIR 2050 …
Examines the political economy of foreign direct investment (FDI) including the determinants of FDI and its economic and political consequences. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and ECON 2020.
An examination of the causes and consequences of corruption around the world. Assesses the impact of corruption on political and economic development and explores the relationship between corruption and factors …
The seminar is on migration and displacement: why people born and rooted in one place move somewhere else. The course explores why migrants chose different destinations, how host and home …
Conceives of the international system as hierarchical, and considers how states gain, maintain, and lose predominance; whether hierarchy is necessary to international order; and how hierarchy affects the options of …
This course examines both academic and policy debates about democracy and foreign policy. We begin by reviewing the theory and practice of democracy and the literature on democracy in international …
Domestic Politics and American Foreign Policy.
This course will expose students to the scholarly literature on Virginia elections and the election data associated with these elections. Students will critically review the literature and use of a …
Course considers whether differences over the best societal, regional, or global order affect patterns of conflict and cooperation in international affairs; and if so, how. We emphasize both theory and …
Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission.
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative government. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission.
Topics on a variety of Political issues.
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in international relations. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice. Prerequisite: One course in PLPT or instructor permission.
Democracy in America
Examination of how politics affects the historical development of markets and the impact of inequality on the development of markets and economic development more generally.
Investigates the ways social structures and institutions shape gender in sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on the state. Topics include gender in the pre-colonial and colonial era, contemporary African women's …
An examination of classic and contemporary theories, partial theories, and perspectives on constitutional interpretation.