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POLITICAL SCIENCE (U25)  (Dept. Info)Continuing & Professional Studies  (Policies)SP2017
U25 PolSci 374American Foreign Policy3.0 Units
Description:This course examines the historical roots, content and conduct of contemporary US foreign policy. Decision-making is examined through the lens of competing ideologies about national security (isolationism versus interventionism, the US as responsible superpower versus the US as imperial actor), and competing theories (realism, liberalism, critical theory: feminist international relations, postcolonial theory anti-imperialism). We explore the parameters of American foreign policy in terms of its domestic decision making and policy instruments: the Constitution, the Presidency, Congress, the foreign policy establishment, think-tanks, bureaucracies, the media, public opinion, elections and interest groups. We review the historical roots of US foreign policy undertakings with an emphasis on the post World War II financial reconstruction of the global economy. We examine US relations with regional blocs around the world (the Middle East, the European Union, Japan, Russia, China, India, Africa, inter alia) in the context of "the war on terrorism", global competition over resources, competitor peers, human rights, globalization and inter-state organizations. Topics include bilateral and multilateral treaties, overt and covert military actions, the UN Security Council, NATO, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, arms control, missile defense, and human rights/international law policies. This course is fully online. Only University College students receive credit for online courses.
Attributes:UColl: PSI
Instruction Type:Online Course Grade Options:CPA Tuition:$1,950.00 Fees:
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