itself and the implications of those perspectives, and how Congress relates to the executive branch and the courts. Individual research projects allow examination of a topic of particular interest to a student. Offered in alternate years. 345 International Political Economy An examination of the ways in which the interplay between political and economic factors shape the global system. Prerequisite: PSCI 102 or ECON 100 or consent of instructor. Offered annually. 360 Comparative Environmental Politics (CSI, G, W) (Cross-listed with ENST 360) Examination of how different political-economic systems shape the environmental policy process and impact the environment. This course considers how party-structure, mode of interest articulation, economic system and level of development affect environmental policy. Countries studied include the United States, Germany, former Soviet Union/Russia, China, India, Brazil and Nigeria. Recommended prerequisite: a course in either PSCI or ENST. Offered in alternate years, spring semester. 361 Globalization and the Environment (CSI, G) (Cross-listed with ENST 361) Introduction to the international politics behind efforts to deal with tropical deforestation, ozone depletion, global warming, loss of biodiversity and transnational transfer of hazardous wastes. Actors, conferences, and accords involved in the international environmental policy process are discussed, with particular attention to different positions of industrialized versus developing countries. Offered in alternate years, spring semester. 362 Global Environmental Sustainability and Asian Development (CSI, G) (Cross-listed with ENST 262/362) See 262/362 for full course description. 363 Global Response to Climate Change (Cross-listed with ENST 363) This course examines from a comparative perspective the effects of climate change in five different countries on five different continents (North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America) and how different governments and peoples in these countries are responding to rapidly changing ecological conditions. Offered in alternate years. 365 Ethical Dilemmas in Environmental Politics (AV) (Cross-listed with ENST 365) When can non-human claims trump human interests? Does humanism provide a coherent lens for evaluating environmental issues? How do answers to these questions influence our answers to dilemmas in environmental politics such as how to weigh the value of biodiversity and whether to use cost/benefit analysis to evaluate and determine regulatory policy? Utilitarian, Kantian, Social Contract, and holistic theories are introduced as competing criteria for evaluating the risk of environmental harm caused by human development. Offered in alternate years. 370 Advanced Special Topics in Politics An upper level course examining a particular subfield in the discipline, such as ethnic nationalism, populism, mass migration, or a course on a particular area of public policy Students will be able to repeat the course if the subject is not duplicated. Prerequisite: any 100-level political science course. See current Program of Classes to determine if this course fulfills shared curriculum requirements. Offered occasionally. 392 Empirical Political Research An introduction to the logic, process and methodology of conducting empirical research in political science. It includes discussions of theory/hypothesis and analysis. The latter often involves the use of statistics. However, the approach to statistical analysis in the course is upon how and why statistics are used to study political behavior and not upon memorizing particular formulas or mathematical proofs. Offered each spring. 395 Action Research Seminar (Cross-listed as Sociology 395) This seminar bridges theory and applied research in community action. The course introduces the student as scholar-citizen to the multiple ways of seeking information on communities and examining community issues. On teams with community partners and faculty, students develop
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