printer friendly pagePOLISCI 49N: Dictators
This course explores how dictators perpetuate their rule through the use of ideology, coercion and political institutions. We will examine existing typologies of authoritarian rule and investigate examples of dictatorship from across the world, both contemporary and historical. Using works of fiction in addition to historical and political science texts, we will consider why some people resist authoritarian rule while others do not and the conditions under which dictators are overthrown.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 3
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UG Reqs: WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
POLISCI 110C: America and the World Economy (INTNLREL 110C, POLISCI 110X)
Examination of contemporary US foreign economic policy. Areas studied: the changing role of the dollar; mechanism of international monetary management; recent crises in world markets including those in Europe and Asia; role of IMF, World Bank and WTO in stabilizing world economy; trade politics and policies; the effects of the globalization of business on future US prosperity. Enroll in
PoliSci 110C for WIM credit.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
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Weinreb, J. (PI)
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Perlman, R. (TA)
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Weinreb, J. (TA)
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Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
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Weinreb, J. (PI)
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Perlman, R. (TA)
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Weinreb, J. (TA)
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Werfel, S. (TA)
POLISCI 110D: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (INTNLREL 110D, POLISCI 110Y)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110Y.) The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Schultz, K. (PI)
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Bonheim, J. (TA)
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Buch, B. (TA)
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Chu, J. (TA)
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Instructors:
Schultz, K. (PI)
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Bonheim, J. (TA)
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Buch, B. (TA)
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Chu, J. (TA)
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Lee, C. (TA)
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Min, E. (TA)
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Persen, K. (TA)
POLISCI 110X: America and the World Economy (INTNLREL 110C, POLISCI 110C)
Examination of contemporary US foreign economic policy. Areas studied: the changing role of the dollar; mechanism of international monetary management; recent crises in world markets including those in Europe and Asia; role of IMF, World Bank and WTO in stabilizing world economy; trade politics and policies; the effects of the globalization of business on future US prosperity. Enroll in
PoliSci 110C for WIM credit.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
Instructors:
Goldstein, J. (PI)
POLISCI 110Y: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (INTNLREL 110D, POLISCI 110D)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110Y.) The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period.
Terms: Spr
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Schultz, K. (PI)
POLISCI 114D: Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTNLREL 114D, IPS 230, POLISCI 314D)
Links among the establishment of democracy, economic growth, and the rule of law. How democratic, economically developed states arise. How the rule of law can be established where it has been historically absent. Variations in how such systems function and the consequences of institutional forms and choices. How democratic systems have arisen in different parts of the world. Available policy instruments used in international democracy, rule of law, and development promotion efforts.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Blackman, A. (PI)
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Diamond, L. (PI)
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Stoner, K. (PI)
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Andrade, T. (TA)
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Instructors:
Blackman, A. (PI)
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Diamond, L. (PI)
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Stoner, K. (PI)
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Andrade, T. (TA)
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Blackman, A. (TA)
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Song, E. (TA)
POLISCI 114S: International Security in a Changing World (IPS 241)
This class surveys the most pressing international security issues facing the world today and includes an award-winning two-day international crisis simulation led by Stanford faculty and former policymakers. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of Defense William Perry, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Gen. Karl Eikenberry, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Major topics covered: cyber security, nuclear proliferation, insurgency and intervention, terrorism, the Arab Spring, and the future of U.S. leadership in the world. No prior background in international relations is necessary.
Terms: Win
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Crenshaw, M. (PI)
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Zegart, A. (PI)
POLISCI 115: Living at the Nuclear Brink: Yesterday and Today (IPS 249, POLISCI 315)
The development, testing, and proliferation of nuclear weapons will be covered, from World War II through the Cold War to the present. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the evolving role of these weapons, both militarily and politically. It will also examine controversies and opposition movements to nuclear weapons and their use. The course will feature numerous guest speakers from Stanford and beyond. Students will be required to write in-depth analyses of specific nuclear weapons policy questions. Following this course, students are expected to have a deeper understanding of the profound dangers these weapons continue to present to the world today.
Terms: Win
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Units: 3
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Perry, W. (PI)
POLISCI 116: History of Nuclear Weapons
The development of nuclear weapons and policies. How existing nuclear powers have managed their relations with each other. How nuclear war has been avoided so far and whether it can be avoided in the future.
Terms: not given this year
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter (ABCD/NP)
POLISCI 118P: U.S. Relations in Iran
The evolution of relations between the U.S. and Iran. The years after WW II when the U.S. became more involved in Iran. Relations after the victory of the Islamic republic. The current state of affairs and the prospects for the future. Emphasis is on original documents of U.S. diplomacy (White House, State Department, and the U.S. Embassy in Iran). Research paper.
Terms: Aut
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Units: 5
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UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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Grading: Letter or Credit/No Credit
Instructors:
Milani, A. (PI)
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Blanche, A. (TA)
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