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GOVT 111 CM - Politics and Populations
CrsNo GOVT111 CM
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GOVT 112 CM - Public Opinion and American Democracy
CrsNo GOVT112 CM
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GOVT 118 CM - The Process of Environmental Policymaking
CrsNo GOVT118 CM
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GOVT 120 CM - Environmental Law
CrsNo GOVT120 CM
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
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GOVT 149 CM - Foreign Relations of the U.S.
CrsNo GOVT149 CM
See the Claremont McKenna Catalog for a description of this course.
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GOVT 151 CM - The U.S., Israel and the Arabs
CrsNo GOVT151 CM
See the Claremont McKenna Catalog for a description of this course.
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POLI 001A PO - Classical Political Theory
CrsNo POLI001A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Seery; S. McWilliams
Introduction to major works in ancient Greek, Hebraic, Roman Christian and Chinese traditions that have contributed to our understanding of political philosophy and practice. Emergence of the concept of politics; the political role of tragic theatre and poetry; the Socratic challenge to Athens; the Western tradition of epic heroism; the politics of class, race and gender; and the early Christian challenge to Rome.
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POLI 001B PO - Modern Political Theory
CrsNo POLI001B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): J. Seery; S. McWilliams
Second half of sequence, but does not require or presuppose POLI 001A PO (Classical Political Theory). Themes and concepts associated with modernity: social-contract theory; equality and rights; the origins of democracy, liberalism and individualism; the origins of protest, revolution and radicalism; and economics and the bureaucratic state.
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POLI 002 PO - American Political Thought
CrsNo POLI002 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): F. Foster; S. McWilliams
Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, democracy and racism.
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POLI 003 PO - Introduction to American Politics
CrsNo POLI003 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): L.Foster; D. Menefee-Libey; A. Hollis-Brusky
An overview of the institutions, processes and content of politics in the United States. Focus on selective policy issues and contemporary institutional conflicts. May include a lab component in which students analyze political texts and data.
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POLI 005 PO - Introduction to Comparative Politics
CrsNo POLI005 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): Staff
Introduces major analytical approaches in the field of comparative politics and explores contemporary issues in countries (states) around the world. Particular focus on state building and state capacity, democratic and authoritarian regimes, political economy of development, global and local challenges to state sovereignty.
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POLI 005/SI - Speaking Intensive Option Taken
CrsNo POLI005/SI
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POLI 007 PO - United States Foreign Policy
CrsNo POLI007 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Elliott
Examines the changes brought about in U.S. foreign policy by the end of the Cold War and the shock of 9/11. This course will look into the domestic and international factors that have led to a sweeping shift in foreign policy since 9/11 and a subsequent readjustment as these policies encountered complex realities.
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POLI 008 PO - Introduction to International Relations
CrsNo POLI008 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
International conflict and cooperation and the increasing importance of economic and transnational relations in contemporary international politics. A variety of analytic concepts concerning types of international systems and political behavior.
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POLI 010 PO - Political Freedom
CrsNo POLI010 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2007.
Instructor(s): J. Seery
A theoretical study of the pursuit of freedom through politics. Topics include freedom and authority; equality and liberty; rights, revolution; community versus individuality; the constraints of culture, class, gender, race; and technology. Readings from Mill, Locke, Jefferson, Madison, Plato, Dostoevski, Rousseau, Marx, Shelley, Sartre, Freud, Wright, Douglass, Swift, Thoreau, Emerson, Arendt, Cervantes, Ignatieff, Weil, Havel; films.
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POLI 030 PO - The United States Congress
CrsNo POLI030 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
An investigation of Congress from four perspectives: as an institution, as a collection of politicians, as a legislature and as the focus of national government and policy.
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POLI 033A PO - American Constitutionalism I: Structures of Power
CrsNo POLI033A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
The historical development of American constitutional law and politics related to structures of power. Topics include the establishment of judicial review, the limits on congressional lawmaking, the growth of presidential authority and the relationship between federal and state governments from the founding to the present.
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POLI 033B PO - American Constitutionalism II: Rights and Liberties
CrsNo POLI033B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
The historical development of American constitutional law and politics related to rights and liberties. Topics include property, freedom of speech and religion, equality, autonomy and privacy and criminal process from the founding to the present.
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POLI 035 PO - City of Angels, City of Quartz
CrsNo POLI035 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): L. Foster
City of Angels, City of Quartz. Mr. Foster. To be announced.
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POLI 036 PO - Urban Politics and Public Policy
CrsNo POLI036 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): L. Foster
The political problems of cities and demographic movements in the United States.
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POLI 042 PO - Gender and Politics
CrsNo POLI042 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): E. Crighton
American politics from the perspective of women, highlighting contributions of race, gender, class and other social constructions to the diversity of women’s political experience. Significant focus on masculinities, also inflected by race and class. Women’s activism. Comparison with lives of women in other countries. Implications for traditional conceptions of politics, power and democracy. Prerequisite: POLI 003 PO .
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POLI 043 PO - Blacks in the American Political Process
CrsNo POLI043 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): Staff
The role of Blacks in the American political process; strategies used by Blacks to gain political power and to influence political decision making; politics related to Blacks in southern and urban settings.
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POLI 044 PO - Race, Class and Power
CrsNo POLI044 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2008.
Instructor(s): Staff
Analysis of the relationship between social stratification and race, and of distribution of power and social status in American society. Historical and contemporary examination of various ethnic and racial groups and their incorporation into American society.
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POLI 046 PO - The Politics of Immigration and Citizenship
CrsNo POLI046 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): Staff
Examines immigration and citizenship politics in the U.S., from historical development of policy to contemporary trends, with attention to comparative national policies and global migration context. Topics include international migration theories, debates over immigrant waves, controversies over citizenship, documented and undocumented immigrants, highly-skilled immigration and second-generation immigrants.
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POLI 060 PO - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture
CrsNo POLI060 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): H. Williams
Addresses interplay among states and growers, how environmental problems affect farms around the world and various ways that producers and governments attempt to address such problems; current issues in agricultural science and economics and debates about genetic engineering; international patent law and intellectual property.
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POLI 061 PO - The Global Politics of Water
CrsNo POLI061 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): H.Williams
Ice, freshwater and oceans are vital to planetary life. This course examines the interplay of human activities and political systems with climate change and hydrologic forms. Changes in terrestrial precipitation, glaciers, rivers, aquifers, lakes, wetlands, estuaries and oceans will be considered.
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POLI 072B PO - Contemporary International Relations of Asia
CrsNo POLI072B PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): D. Elliott
Examines the great transformations that have taken place in the post-Cold War system of international relations in Asia through a close study of the watershed events of the post-Cold War period and participation in these events by the major states involved. The course examines the process of Asian regionalization and the rise of Chinese hegemony.
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POLI 082 PO - The Vietnam War
CrsNo POLI082 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): D. Elliott
A study of the Vietnamese conflict from both the Vietnamese and American perspectives. Special attention given to the ways in which the internal and the international contexts of the conflict changed over time and the impact these situational changes had on the outcome of the war.
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POLI 089K PO - International Law and the Use of Force
CrsNo POLI089K PO
Sections include: review of the circumstances under which nation-states are permitted to resort to force according to international law as codified by the United Nations Charter and other sources of international law; codes of conduct nation-states are expected to follow when/if they use force; the contending perspectives of scholars, public officials and political activists regarding the law of war and international humanitarian law.
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POLI 089M PO - International Human Rights
CrsNo POLI089M PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): J. Liljeblad
International Human Rights. Examines the origins, theories, institutions, regimes, and current issues associated with international human rights. The course will integrate relevant readings from politics, law, history, economics, sociology, and anthropology. Students will be expected to gain an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the international human rights system, current theoretical and practical challenges to its existence, and ongoing directions in its development.
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POLI 090 PO - Statistics for Politics and International Relations
CrsNo POLI090 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): P. Englebert
Using data from politics and international relations, this course builds basic numeracy skills for social scientists. It develops knowledge of descriptive statistics and introduces students to inferential (parametric and non-parametric) statistical techniques, including rudiments of multiple regression analysis. Emphasis on computer applications. Fulfills Area 5 of the Breadth of Study Requirements.
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POLI 091 PO - American Democracy in Theory and Practice
CrsNo POLI091 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2009.
Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
American democracy from the joint perspectives of political theory and empirical political science. Topics may include the nature of representation, the role and responsibilities of citizens, the influence of religion and the makeup of political institutions. Course material drawn from classical and modern political theory, American political thought, historical documents, contemporary political scholarship and current events.
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POLI 097 PO - Writing about Justice
CrsNo POLI097 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): P. Bromley
How do political theorists and political scientists examine justice? What methods shape their modes of inquiry? In this course, we will consider how scholars in political theory, international relations, comparative politics and American politics think, investigate and write about justice, exploring theories of justice, war, human rights and resource distribution.
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POLI 104 SC - Political Economy of Pacific Rim
CrsNo POLI104 SC
Examination of major topics in the politics and economic development of the Pacific Basin, with emphasis on the course of development of East and Southeast Asian states, relationships with the United States and the international organizations channeling Pacific relations.
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POLI 112 PO - Hannah Arendt: Politics, Love, Violence, Gender
CrsNo POLI112 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2009.
Instructor(s): J. Seery
Arguably the greatest political theorist of the post-war period, Hannah Arendt and her works are today undergoing extensive review by students interested in feminism and gender studies, queer studies, poststructuralism, identity politics, aesthetics, revolution and violence, civil disobedience and constitutionalism, liberalism, community and the Holocaust. Major texts and some secondary sources.
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POLI 114 PO - The Idea of America
CrsNo POLI114 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2010.
Instructor(s): J. Seery
Explores, from various periods and points of view, the idea of America as: an experiment in republicanism on a scale never before attempted, the New World, a promised land, a frontier space and a dream (albeit often dashed). Examines the shifting images, ideologies and mythologies surrounding the idea of America as portrayed through fiction, film, music, sports, art, poetry and political theory.
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POLI 114 SC - Politics of Southeast Asia
CrsNo POLI114 SC
A survey of the governments and societies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam and Cambodia. Topics include major regional conflicts, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and relations with the major external actors of the U.S., Japan, China and the Soviet Union.
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POLI 115 PO - Politics and Literature
CrsNo POLI115 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
An exploration of the relationship between politics and literature, and of the contributions of literature to the study of politics and the formation of citizenship. Readings include scripture, tragedy, short stories, novels and film.
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POLI 115 SC - Ballots, Bullets, and Identities: South Asia and the Shadow of Gandhi
CrsNo POLI115 SC
This course examines the ideas that influenced the founding and post-colonial politics of India and Pakistan. It identifies the challenges faced by these societies in responding to their ethno-religious diversity within the framework of democracy and reflects on the fate of M.K. Gandhi’s legacy in contemporary South Asia.
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POLI 118 SC - The Politics of Korea
CrsNo POLI118 SC
This course is an intensive introduction to North and South Korea, with their interlocking histories and greatly divergent economic, political, and social realities. The course pays special attention to the impact of U.S. foreign policy on Korean national formation and Korean American identity and community formation.
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POLI 120 SC - Intro to American Politics
CrsNo POLI120 SC
This survey course introduces students to the major institutions and processes of American politics. Topics may include Congress, the Supreme Court, the Presidency, groups and movements, federalism, the role of the media, voter turnout, macroeconomic policy and public discontent with government. Open to first-year students.
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POLI 124 SC - Race in American Politics
CrsNo POLI124 SC
This course examines the centrality of race in American politics. The course examines how racial and ethnic interest groups pursue political power and the relative success of their efforts. Thematically, the course will focus on how these groups interact with strategic political actors working within established political institutions.
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POLI 127 SC - Politics+Policy of Asians in US
CrsNo POLI127 SC
Examines the intersection between Asian Americans and the politics of race and ethnicity. Central to the course is the claim that understanding race is critical to understanding American politics and that any sophisticated analysis of race must include the role of Asians in America.
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POLI 128 SC - Race and American Capitalism
CrsNo POLI128 SC
This course engages in a grounded examination of the contemporary political struggle of communities of color negotiating capitalist ideologies and practices. Students directly engage with individuals and organizations involved in social justice work rooted in working class communities of color. Foci include civil rights, environmental justice, public health, economic justice and the criminal legal system.
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POLI 130 PO - Campaigns and Elections
CrsNo POLI130 PO
When Offered: Fall 2012
Instructor(s): Staff.
A course on how electoral politics works (or doesn’t) in the contemporary United States. On one hand, the “nuts and bolts” of campaigns and election processes and organizations. On the other hand, the issues, interests and values at stake at the time the course is offered. Class discussions will focus on sustained individual case studies. Prerequisite: 3 or equivalent.
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POLI 131 PO - American Presidency
CrsNo POLI131 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): A. Quinley
The organization, operation and history of the American Presidency, with attention to the current and selected prior administrations. Presidential relations with Congress, the Supreme Court, the media and his own staff. Also, the presidents’ attempts to shape foreign and domestic policy, as well as manage the economy.
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POLI 133 PO - Law and Politics
CrsNo POLI133 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011, alternate years.
Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
Law and Politics. This course examines the intersection of law, politics, and policy in the American context. It investigates the opportunities and pitfalls of legal advocacy, the relationship between litigation and legislation, and the nature of judicial interpretation and policy-making. In doing so, it explores the ways in which legal decisions and processes shape and are shaped by political and institutional conditions. Prerequisite: POLI 003 PO .
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POLI 135 PO - Policy Implementation and Evaluation
CrsNo POLI135 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
Public policy in the United States, the ways governments implement policy decisions and alternative means of evaluating the impact of policy on society. Major field research-based term paper. For public policy analysis and environmental analysis majors. Others by permission.
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POLI 136 PO - Politics of Environmental Justice
CrsNo POLI136 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012.
Instructor(s): R. Worthington
Examines political action aimed at environmental justice and sustainability, with emphasis on power dynamics around race, ethnicity, class, gender, geography and technological change. Includes analysis of movements in the Los Angeles area, such as those catalyzed by the Bus Riders Union, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice and others; and collaborative projects with them. Prerequisite: POLI 003 PO or EA 050 PO or STS 001 PO .
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POLI 138 PO - Organizational Theory
CrsNo POLI138 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): R. Worthington
Theories of complex organization and their contributions to an understanding of organizational life and associated policy processes and outcomes. Focuses on the transition during the 20th century from scientifically managed to flexible organizations, including the social and political implications of this transition. Prerequisite: POLI 003 PO .
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POLI 139 PO - Politics of Community Design
CrsNo POLI139 PO
When Offered: Fall 2011.
Instructor(s): R. Worthington
The design of things like cars, software, buildings and cities is normally thought to be the exclusive province of highly trained professionals, such as architects and engineers. This course examines design as a political activity, with special emphasis on community efforts to create safe, prosperous and livable spaces. Includes hands-on participatory group projects.
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POLI 141 PO - Corpns & Govts
CrsNo POLI141 PO
Corporations and Governments in the United States. Corporations have been present in American political life since colonial times, and they are now ubiquitous. Yet most of us have only superficial knowledge about or understanding of them. This advanced course, initiated in 2012, will for its first few years focus on developing rigorous but usable curriculum about corporations for high school, college, and graduate teachers and students, as well as the general public. We will also work to find ways to publish that curriculum and make it widely available for free. Prerequisite: 3
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POLI 143 SC - Civil Liberties and Fundamental Rights
CrsNo POLI143 SC
While civil libertieis protect the individual from coercive power by outlining what the government must not do, civil rights protect the individual from coercive power by obligating the government to take positive action. This course examines civil liberties and civil rights in American public law and jurisprudence.
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POLI 147 PO - Education Politics and Policy
CrsNo POLI147 PO
When Offered: Spring 2013.
Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
Elementary and secondary schooling in the contemporary United States. The politics of school reform and conflicts among competing purposes, including schools as preparation for democratic citizenship, for economic productivity and for academic learning.
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POLI 149 PO - Techno Politics and Policy
CrsNo POLI149 PO
When Offered: Spring 2012, alternate years.
Instructor(s): R. Worthington
Techno Politics and Policy. Science and technology shape and are shaped by society, and are therefore forms as well as objects of power and authority. Topics include the origins and evolution of science policy in the U.S.; technology and globalization; the politics of BANG (bits, atoms, neurons, genes); and citizen participation in technology policies and practices. Prerequisite: PPA 1 or STS 1.
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POLI 160 PO - Comparative Politics of Europe
CrsNo POLI160 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): E. Crighton
Analysis of Europe’s transformation since the fall of the Soviet Union: regime change and the move to markets in the former Soviet Bloc, pooled sovereignty in the European Union, challenges to governance at the national level, new developments in immigration, welfare states and environmental policy. Prerequisite: POLI 005 PO or equivalent.
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POLI 161 PO - Japanese Politics
CrsNo POLI161 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2009.
Instructor(s): D. Arase
The Japanese political system, the relationship between the Japanese economy and domestic politics, foreign policy and the growth of Japan’s role as a world economic power.
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POLI 162 PO - Comparative Politics of Africa
CrsNo POLI162 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): P. Englebert
Surveys the main political issues facing contemporary African states, including poverty, instability, ethnicity, class conflicts, integration in the world economy, corruption, authoritarianism, democratization and reversion to authoritarianism, state collapse, social disengagement, structural adjustment and relations with former colonial powers. Emphasizes historical and structural determinants.
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POLI 163 PO - Comparative East Asian Politics
CrsNo POLI163 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2010.
Instructor(s): D. Arase
Analysis of the different political systems of Asia, the legacy of colonialism, the struggle for democracy and development in an era of globalization.
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POLI 164 PO - Advanced Questions of African Politics
CrsNo POLI164 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): P. Englebert
An advanced seminar for students with previous background in African politics and development. Each year that it is offered, the seminar addresses in depth one or two policy-relevant topics which change from year to year. Enrollment by permission of instructor only.
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POLI 165 PO - Politics of Modern Latin America
CrsNo POLI165 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): H. Williams
Analysis of industrialization, global trade, immigration and superpower conflict on political systems and societies. Examines domestic politics and foreign policy of the Southern Cone, Central America, the Andes, the Caribbean and Mexico.
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POLI 166 PO - Asian Politics Under U.S. Hegemony
CrsNo POLI166 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): D. Arase
Explores the proposition that politics in East Asia have been shaped by the intentional and persistent interventions of an external actor, i.e., the U.S.
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POLI 170 PO - Introduction to International Political Economy
CrsNo POLI170 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2010.
Instructor(s): D. Arase
International economic institutions, multinational corporations and transnationalism, dependency and imperialism. Issues in international trade and finance, including Third World debt and protectionism vs. free trade. Problems in managing the world economy. Prerequisite: ECON 051 PO .
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POLI 175 PO - East Asian Regionalism
CrsNo POLI175 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2008.
Instructor(s): D. Arase
The examination of recent trends in regional cooperation among the countries of East Asia and, more broadly, the Asia-Pacific region. Current trends are reviewed in different analytical frameworks and the emergence of East Asian regionalism is compared to the experience of other global regions.
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POLI 178 PO - Political Economy of Development
CrsNo POLI178 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): P. Englebert
Building on the concepts of comparative politics, this course surveys contending explanations of the inequality of economic and political development, including modernization theory, dependency, liberalism, institutionalism and new approaches such as social capital theory. Focuses on the interaction of political and economic variables, domestic and international facts. Prerequisite: POLI 005 PO .
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POLI 187A SC - Urban Politics: Political Power in American Cities
CrsNo POLI187A SC
The study of cities and urban politics is integral to understanding the nature of political power in America. The course will introduce theories of urban politics and power, examine urban issues and problems such as gentrification and urban sprawl, and explore the politics of race and ethnicity in American cities.
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POLI 187L SC - Los Angeles: Politics, History and Culture
CrsNo POLI187L SC
This course will be a focused examination of Los Angeles, from historical origins, to political struggle, from urban growth to the realities of work and labor. The course will also grapple with the many competing social and cultural discourses of race and power in the city.
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