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POLSC101: Introduction to Political Science
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Critique of "Clash of Civilizations"
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Unit 1: Foundational Concepts of Politics
1.1: What Is Political Science?
Introduction to Political Science
1.2: What Does Political Science Study?
Government and Politics
From Crusader to Exemplar: Bush, Obama and the Reinvigoration of America's Soft Power
Power and Authority
1.3: Is Political Science a Science?
Research in Political Science
An Insider View on the Relevance of Political Scientists to Government
1.4: Political Theory
Constitutionalism
Representation in Politics
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 1 Assessment
Unit 2: Participation and Public Opinion
2.1: Political Culture
American Political Culture
Political Culture
2.2: Political Socialization and Public Opinion
Political Socialization
Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age
Public Opinion
2.3: Media
Media Influence on Laws and Government
How Mass Media Forms Public Opinion
2.4: Interest Groups
The Interest Group System in American Government
Interest Groups and the American Political System
2.4.1: Power of Special Interests
Lobbying, Special Interests, and "Buying" Influence
The Bureaucracy: The Real Government
2.5: Political Parties
Political Parties
The Role of Political Parties
2.5.1: Two-Party vs. Multiparty Systems
Political Party Systems
The Two-Party System
What if We Really Did Have a Multiparty Democracy?
2.5.2: Comparing Parties and Interest Groups
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and NGOs
2.6: Elections
Campaigns and Elections
Voter Turnout Since 1945: A Global Report
2.7: Other Forms of Participation
Other Forms of Political Participation
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 2 Assessment
Unit 3: Ideologies
3.1.1: Democracy
Types of Government: A Republic or a Democracy?
The Moral Foundations of Politics: Democracy and Majority Rule
3.1.1.1: Democratic Capitalism
Capitalism in the United States
3.1.1.2: Democratic Socialism
Democratic Socialism
What's up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism Anyway?
3.1.2: Non-democratic Regimes
Other Forms of Government
3.1.2.1: Marxism and Communism
The Marxist Critique of Capitalism
The Communist Economic System
3.1.2.2: Fascism and National Socialism
Fascism
Fascists
National Socialism
3.1.2.3: Islamism
Islamism
The Evolution of Political Islam
3.2.1: Liberalism
Liberalism
3.2.1.1: Classical Liberalism
Classical Liberalism
3.2.1.2: Modern Liberalism
American Liberalism
3.2.1.3: Libertarianism
3.2.2.1: Classical Conservatism
Conservativism
3.2.2.2: Modern Conservatism
American Conservatism
3.2.3: Feminism
Feminism
Feminism and Sexism
3.2.4: Environmentalism
Environmentalism
What the US Can Learn from Germany's Stunning Environmental Movement
3.2.5: Determining Your Own Political Philosophy
The Traditional Political Spectrum
Political Ideology
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 3 Assessment
Unit 4: The State
4.1: What is a State?
Functions of the State
Characteristics of the State
Nation-States
4.2: Origins of the State
State Formation
Constitutional Government
4.3: The Future of the State
Globalization and Culture: The Three H Scenarios
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 4 Assessment
Unit 5: Political Institutions
5.1: Federal vs. Unitary Forms of Government
Divisions of Power
Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
5.2: Legislatures vs. Parliaments
Legislatures
Parliaments
A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives
5.3: Presidents vs. Prime Ministers
Types of Democracy
The President's Many Roles
Time to Elect the Prime Minister?
5.4: Bureaucracy and Public Administration
Bureaucracy
5.5: Law and the Courts
Courts
The Judiciary
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 5 Assessment
Unit 6: International Politics
6.1: The International System
The Peace of Westphalia
The Challenges of the State System
Theories of International Relations
6.2.1: International Institutions and Actors
The United Nations
Post-Cold War International Relations
Modern Foreign Policy: Collective Military Force
6.2.2: Diplomacy
Diplomacy Is...
Public Diplomacy: Ideas for the War of Ideas
6.2.3: Treaties and International Law
The History of Public International Law
Sources and Practice of International Law
6.3.1: National Security and Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Hobbes versus Locke: Redefining the War on Terror
6.3.2: War and Terrorism
War
Peace
The Nuclear Question, Revisited
Just War Theory
Terrorism
6.3.3: Huntington's Clash of Civilizations
Critique of "Clash of Civilizations"
Small Worlds and the Clash of Civilizations
6.3.4: Democratic Peace Theory
The Ethical Dilemmas of the Democratic Peace Theory in Relation to Copenhagen
6.4.1: Human Rights
Overview of the Human Rights Framework
Human Rights: Past Their Sell-By Date
6.4.2: Humanitarian Aid and Intervention
International Humanitarian Policies and Foreign Aid
Unit 6 Assessment
Unit 6 Assessment
Study Guide
POLSC101 Study Guide
Course Feedback Survey
Course Feedback Survey
Certificate Final Exam
POLSC101: Certificate Final Exam
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Announcements
Course Syllabus
Introduction to Political Science
Government and Politics
From Crusader to Exemplar: Bush, Obama and the Reinvigoration of America's Soft Power
Power and Authority
Research in Political Science
An Insider View on the Relevance of Political Scientists to Government
Constitutionalism
Representation in Politics
Unit 1 Assessment
American Political Culture
Political Culture
Political Socialization
Political Culture and Socialization in the Information Age
Public Opinion
Media Influence on Laws and Government
How Mass Media Forms Public Opinion
The Interest Group System in American Government
Interest Groups and the American Political System
Lobbying, Special Interests, and "Buying" Influence
The Bureaucracy: The Real Government
Political Parties
The Role of Political Parties
Political Party Systems
The Two-Party System
What if We Really Did Have a Multiparty Democracy?
Political Parties, Interest Groups, and NGOs
Campaigns and Elections
Voter Turnout Since 1945: A Global Report
Other Forms of Political Participation
Unit 2 Assessment
Types of Government: A Republic or a Democracy?
The Moral Foundations of Politics: Democracy and Majority Rule
Capitalism in the United States
Democratic Socialism
What's up with Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism Anyway?
Other Forms of Government
The Marxist Critique of Capitalism
The Communist Economic System
Fascism
Fascists
National Socialism
Islamism
The Evolution of Political Islam
Liberalism
Classical Liberalism
American Liberalism
Conservativism
American Conservatism
Feminism
Feminism and Sexism
Environmentalism
What the US Can Learn from Germany's Stunning Environmental Movement
The Traditional Political Spectrum
Political Ideology
Unit 3 Assessment
Functions of the State
Characteristics of the State
Nation-States
State Formation
Constitutional Government
Globalization and Culture: The Three H Scenarios
Unit 4 Assessment
Divisions of Power
Why Federalism Works (More or Less)
Legislatures
Parliaments
A Brief Comparison of the British House of Commons and the U.S. House of Representatives
Types of Democracy
The President's Many Roles
Time to Elect the Prime Minister?
Bureaucracy
Courts
The Judiciary
Unit 5 Assessment
The Peace of Westphalia
The Challenges of the State System
Theories of International Relations
The United Nations
Post-Cold War International Relations
Modern Foreign Policy: Collective Military Force
Diplomacy Is...
Public Diplomacy: Ideas for the War of Ideas
The History of Public International Law
Sources and Practice of International Law
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke
Hobbes versus Locke: Redefining the War on Terror
War
Peace
The Nuclear Question, Revisited
Just War Theory
Terrorism
Small Worlds and the Clash of Civilizations
The Ethical Dilemmas of the Democratic Peace Theory in Relation to Copenhagen
Overview of the Human Rights Framework
Human Rights: Past Their Sell-By Date
International Humanitarian Policies and Foreign Aid
Unit 6 Assessment
POLSC101 Study Guide
Course Feedback Survey
POLSC101: Certificate Final Exam
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