2022-23 Pomona College Catalog 
    
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Politics
  

  • GOVT113 CM - Inequality, Politics and Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT115 CM - Politics of Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT117 CM - California Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT118 CM - The Process of Environmental Policymaking


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT119 CM - Study of Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT120 CM - Environmental Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT132E CM - Pol/Econ of Nat Resource Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133 CM - India in Asia: Democracy/Development


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133E CM - Politics and Military in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134 CM - Mexican Government and Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134E CM - Democratization and Politic Mexico


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136 CM - The Politics of Radical Movements in America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136C CM - International Relations of South Asia: Security, Economics, and Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT138 CM - Religion and Politics in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT140 CM - International Politics of Nuclear Weapons


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT141 CM - The Politics and Craft of International Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142 CM - International Political Feature Writing


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142E CM - Chinese Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT146A CM - Middle Eastern Politics I (1918-1967)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT147 CM - Japanese Foreign Policy


    See the Claremont Mckenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT149 CM - Foreign Relations of the U.S.


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT164 CM - Political Rhetoric


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT165 CM - Political Philosophy and History


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT172 CM - Political Philosophy and Foreign Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT173C CM - Russian Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT181 CM - Crime and Public Policy (Seminar)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT182 CM - Church and State in American Constitutionalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT185 CM - Supreme Court/Criminal Procedure


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT187 CM - Women and the Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  
  

  • POLI001A PO - Classical Political Theory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams; J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to major works in ancient thought 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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI001B PO - Modern Political Theory

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery; S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    Second half of sequence, but does not require or presuppose POLI001A 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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI002 PO - American Political Thought

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    A Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, liberty, individualism and racism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI003 PO - Introduction to American Politics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): O. Wasow; S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    An overview of the institutions, processes and content of politics in the United States. Focus on selective policy issues and contemporary institutional conflicts.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI005 PO - Introduction to Comparative Politics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    Why do some countries become rich while others remain poor? When and why do we see the outbreak of political violence or even revolution? Where do nation-states come from and why do some states become democracies? Speaking of democracies, are they threatened by rising levels of nationalism and populism globally? This class introduces major analytical approaches in the field of comparative politics in order to better understand how and why political systems, and their problems, vary across the globe.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI007 PO - United States Foreign Policy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    Credit: 1

    Examines how interests, individuals, institutions, ideas, and interest groups shape U.S. foreign policy. Drawing on readings, simulations, and direct engagements with foreign policymakers, this course will look into the domestic and international factors that have shaped both continuity and change in U.S. foreign policies from 9/11 to the Biden administration.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI008 PO - Introduction to International Relations

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): H. Haddad; T. Le
    Credit: 1

    Examines international conflict, cooperation and the increasing importance of transnational relations and governance in contemporary international affairs. This course will examine various conceptions of institutions, power and behavior with respect to pressing international issues and situations.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI010 PO - Political Freedom

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    A theoretical study of the pursuit of freedom through politics. Topics include freedom and authority; equality and liberty; rights, dissent, revolution; community versus individuality; excitable speech; considerations of culture, class, gender, race, embodiment; and technology. Readings from Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Angela Davis, J.S. Mill, Isiah Berlin, Philip Pettit, Orlando Patterson, Neil Roberts, Shatema Threadcraft, Saidiya Hartman, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, Franz Fanon, Malcolm X, Henry David Thoreau, Donna Haraway, Audre Lorde, Sara Ahmed, Saba Mahmood, and others;  films, paintings; music
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI020 PO - African-American Political Thought

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of the central ideas, texts, and debates within African-American political thought. Readings will include works from authors such as James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, Octavia Butler, Stokely Carmichael, WEB Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles Mills, Hortense Spillers, Booker T. Washington, and Ida B. Wells.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI030 PO - The United States Congress

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI033A PO - American Constitutionalism I: Structures of Power

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the role of the United States Supreme Court in the American political system. Combining historical, institutional and analytic approaches, it reviews some of the Supreme Court’s landmark constitutional decisions, focusing on the ways in which this “least dangerous branch” has influenced and shaped the power relationships between the three co-equal branches – Executive, Legislative and Judicial – and between the federal government and the states over time.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI033B PO - American Constitutionalism II: Rights and Liberties

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the constitutional law and politics of civil liberties and individual rights in the United States through close reading of some of the landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court. The course focuses on the Bill of Rights and the Second Founding, with an emphasis on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, paying close attention to the way in which judicial interpretation of the Constitution has shaped and influenced the political and legal struggle over issues such as privacy, segregation & desegregation, affirmative action, abortion, voting rights, free speech, religious liberty and marriage equality.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI046 PO - The Politics of Immigration and Citizenship

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI060 PO - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): H. Williams
    Credit: 1

    Addresses interplay among states and growers, how environmental problems affect farms around the world and the 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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI061 PO - The Global Politics of Water

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): H.Williams
    Credit: 1

    This course examines how freshwater and potable water systems are managed around the world. Special focus on theories of states and physical and biotic considering how flood and droughts have shaped states historically, the contentious politics of dams and river basin engineering, the politics of globalization and land use, and the challenges of providing universal access to clean water.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI070 PO - International Human Rights

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): H.Haddad
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the historical, political and legal dimensions of the current international human rights regime. Special attention will be paid to the power of the human rights discourse in world politics and the controversies surrounding human rights, including questions of universality, enforcement, Western bias and human security.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI071 PO - NGOs and Transnational Politics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2020.
    Instructor(s): H.Haddad
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine the histories, organizational dynamics, political tactics and influence of human rights and humanitarian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in world affairs. Special consideration will be given to the question of NGOs as potential agents of political change.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • POLI090 PO - Statistics for Politics and International Relations

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): O. Wasow
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 5
  

  • POLI098 PO - Political Journalism

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of political journalism in both theory and practice. Readings come from academic, popular, historical, and contemporary, sources. All enrolled students pursue serious, semester-long journalistic projects and are expected to present their work regularly in class. Prerequisites: At least one previously taken Politics course. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI102 SC - Cooperation and Rivalry in the Euro Union


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI104 SC - Political Economy of Pacific Rim


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI112 PO - Hannah Arendt: Politics, Love, Violence, Gender

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    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, critical race studies, poststructuralism, identity politics, aesthetics, education, revolution and violence, civil disobedience and constitutionalism, liberalism, community, fascism, and the Holocaust. Major texts, two movies, and some secondary sources.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI113 SC - People and Power in the Modern Middle East


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI114 PO - The Idea of America

    When Offered: Fall 2022.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI114 SC - Islam and Politics in the Middle East: Rulers, Reforms, and Radicals


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI115 PO - Politics and Literature

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI115 SC - Ballots, Bullets, and Identities: South Asia and the Shadow of Gandhi


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI116 PO - American Road Trip

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exercise in political theory, this course will explore various U.S. travel narratives, as depicted in works of literature, poetry, film, essays, memoirs and manifestos. Readings from: Tocqueville, the Federalist Papers, John Winthrop, G.K. Chesterton, Jean Baudrillard, Simone de Beauvoir, Jack Kerouac, Mark Twain, Tom Wolfe, Hunter Thompson, Robert Pirsig, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Mona Simpson, Richard Henry Dana, Nathanial Hawthorne and others. A Route 66 road trip will be undertaken.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI116 SC - The Politics of God


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI118 SC - Korea and Korean Americans


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI120 JT - Black Political Thought and the Literary Imagination

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): S. Barndt
    Credit: 1

    How have black writers used literature in the service of political critique, development, resistance, transformation, and vision? What has the role of literature been in shaping black political thought? In this course, we explore black political thought and literary imagination, with a particular focus on American authors. We will consider works by writers such as James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, Martin Delany, Audre Lorde, and Toni Morrison, among others. This course is co-taught at Pomona and Scripps. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI120 SC - Intro to American Politics


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI124 SC - Race in American Politics


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI125 SC - Voting, Campaigning & Elections


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI126 SC - Black Americans & Political Systems


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI127 SC - Politics + Policy of Asians in US


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI128 SC - Race and American Capitalism


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI130 PO - Campaigns and Elections

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    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: POLI 003 PO  or equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI133 PO - Law and Politics

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    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 .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI135 PO - Policy Implementation and Evaluation

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    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. Prerequisite: POLI 003 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI142 PO - Anti-Democracy in America

    When Offered: Spring 2024.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will explore a number of past and present values, practices, and institutions that work against democracy in the United States. Topics will include economic inequality and oligarchy, corruption, manipulation of elections, white supremacy, patriarchy, and authoritarian populism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI142 SC - Marxist and Post-Marxist Political Thought


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI143 PO - Projecting Power

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    How do stories influence our understanding of politics? What role do state actors play in shaping the cinematic narratives we see on screen? This seminar will introduce students to the field of political science by placing American and international films in conversation with scholarship on power, politics, and storytelling. Each week we will study a film, read related research, and analyze how one informs our understanding of the other. The course will cover ethnic politics, broadly conceived with a particular focus on civil disobedience, protests and political violence. Related topics may include immigration, crime and the state, and urban politics. We will consider a range of questions including, how do stories influence our sense of self, community and nation? How do filmmaking techniques (e.g. cinematography, casting, sound design) influence which people and issues become salient? How do aesthetic and narrative choices affect attitudes about the social order and who is deserving of power? Through close readings of films, social science, and media studies scholarship, this course will enable students to study key political science concepts, the institution of cinema, and how stories make meaning. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI143 SC - Civil Liberties and Fundamental Rights


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI147 PO - Education Politics and Policy

    When Offered: Spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    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. Prerequisite: A course in American politics.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI149 AF - Africana Political Theory in the United States


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI151 PO - PostWestphalia: Beyond the Nation State

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ushered in the era the sovereign territorial nation state as the dominant mode of political organization across the world, a process expanded through colonization and post-colonial independences. Since the 1990s, however, more and more of these states have displayed significant weaknesses and fragility. While they retain formal control over people and territories, many face increased competition from alternative modes of social and political organizations, including “traditional” political systems, non-governmental organizations, religion-based groups, insurgencies and militias, decentralized entities, trafficking networks and internationally-sponsored trusteeship-like arrangements like quasi-permanent UN interventions. Scholars have tried to capture this increased institutional diversity with notions such as “hybrid effective governance,” “heterarchy,” “areas of limited statehood,” “oligopolies of violence,” and the like, calling attention to ongoing processes reminiscent of the birth of the nation state in competition with other forms of organization in late medieval Europe, for example. Relying on international-relations and comparative-politics literature, this class surveys the rapidly expanding scholarship on the topic, questions the future of the nation-state, and discusses policy implications for the international community. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI152 PO - Political Dialogue and Resistance

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2022.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    Why are some political disputes settled through dialogue and negotiation, while others escalate into protest or even political violence? How does the process of political engagement affect outcomes? How is the decision to talk or to fight - and the manner in which one talks or fights - mediated by identity, networks, and culture? And in what ways does past participation in contentious politics affect future political engagement? This class explores these questions through theoretical readings, case studies from around the world, documentaries, negotiation simulations, and conversations with practitioners. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI156 PO - Politics and International Relations of East Central Europe and the Balkans

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    Credit: 1

    What makes the eastern half of Europe distinct? East Central Europe and the Balkans have long been seen as the “other” owing to their long decades under imperial rule and communism, and their post-communist experience of ethnic conflict and state disintegration. In this course, we will consider the factors that have shaped the contemporary politics and international relations of this fascinating region. We will cover topics such as communist legacies, post-communist democratization, nationalism and ethnic conflict, European Union enlargement, and current challenges such as populism and democratic regression. In addition to scholarly articles and books, we will engage with films from the region. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: POLI 008 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI158 PO - Democratic Decay

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    In 1989, Francis Fukuyama famously declared liberal democracy the ‘final form of human government.’ Thirty years later, in every region of the world, liberal democracy is in retreat. Why? This class takes a comparative approach to understanding democratic decay, drawing from cases in Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Starting with basic theories of democracy, we will explore the role that institutions, nationalism, populism, capitalism, demographic change, and technological change play in testing the foundations of liberal democratic states. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI159 PO - Diversity and Democracy

    When Offered: Spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    Democracy is described as government ‘of the people, for the people, by the people.’ But what if a society consists of multiple peoples? How do we come to agreement about the common good? How do we reconcile individual rights with demands for group rights ? Or can we? Can democracies be both diverse and inclusive, or are these societies doomed to be fractious or failures? Through putting the United States in comparative perspective with other pluralistic liberal democracies, we will explore how different countries deal with similar competing demands for rights and recognition. Key topics include multiculturalism, religious freedom, minority language rights, indigenous rights, electoral access, immigration, and the legacy of slavery. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI160 PO - Comparative European Politics

    When Offered: Fall 2022.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    This course explores the three key political challenges facing Europeans in the post-war era: what is Europe, where are its boundaries, and who is European? Topics include the emergence, expansion and possible contraction of the EU/euro zone, immigration and multiculturalism, the return of nationalism and, populism, political realignment, the collapse of the post-war social contract, and the challenges of national vs. supranational governance. Prerequisites: POLI 005 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI161 PO - Comparative Social Policy

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): E. Dobbs
    Credit: 1

    There is a tendency in some corners of American politics to gaze longingly across the Atlantic and wonder: why don’t we have universal health care?  Free college tuition?  State-subsidized child care?  The perception is that Europeans, via robust welfare states, enjoy social benefits that remain out of reach for Americans (or at least those Americans who cannot procure them from the market).  This class takes a comparative approach to social policy in order to better identify why there are differences in approaches to the welfare state, not just between Europe and the US, but within Europe as well.  In addition to exploring key cases and areas of policy coverage, we will also consider how policy feedback loops, neoliberalism, globalization, and demographic change (in particular, aging and immigration) all affect the scope and stability of the welfare state on both sides of the Atlantic.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    PO Area 2 Requirement
  

  • POLI162 PO - Comparative Politics of Africa

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    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.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI164 PO - Advanced Questions of African Politics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    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. Prerequisites: POLI 005 PO . Enrollment by permission of instructor only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI165 PO - Latin American Politics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): H. Williams
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces students to the comparative politics and political economy of Latin America, including South America, Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Examines elections, state institutions, regime type, civil society and social movements with attention to the changing politic of gender and race, class, religion, migration, economic inequality, political violence, and the built form of cities.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI167 JT - The Arab Spring and the Remaking of the Middle East

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski; S. Pahwa
    Credit: 1

    Why did the Arab Spring end in authoritarian reassertion or state disintegration (with Tunisia as the sole success)? Starting with the lineages of state formation and divergent trajectories of populist-authoritarianism, rentierism, praetorianism, and Islamist-secular polarization, we explore how various Arab states adapted to challenges in the 1980s-1990s and explore what led to the 2011 uprisings. We ask what structural legacies and key choices set states on track for democratization, coups, civil war or monarchical reassertion after 2011, assess the influence of outside actors, and consider prospects for stability and democracy in the region. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI168 PO - International Relations of East Asia

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): T. Le
    Credit: 1

    Study of historical and contemporary security issues in East Asia. Includes international relations theory, traditional and non-traditional security, regionalism and policymaking.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • POLI169 PO - Foreign Interventions in Africa

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2022.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    Probably more than any other continent, Sub-Saharan Africa has been the theater of repeated and multiple foreign interventions - military, diplomatic, economic, and political -since the 1960s. What are the rationales for these interventions? Who are their main actors? And how do they shape African politics? This class seeks to answer these questions by focusing first on (1) Cold-war related interventions; (2) foreign-aid conditionality and democracy promotion; and (3) post 9/11 security sector assistance. Most of the courses’ emphasis is on this last period and security interventions with a focus on Trans-Saharan and Horn-of-Africa countries. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI171 PO - Democracy, Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    Credit: 1

    Can the U.S. be a force for good in the world? This course will examine how the U.S. promotes democracy and human rights as part of its foreign policy–and where, why, and when it does not. In so doing, it engages themes such as the international diffusion of human rights and democracy norms, the determinants of U.S. foreign policy, political and economic conditionality, “liberal” intervention and nation-building, the role of Congress, and support for NGOs and civil society. We will also consider the role of other democracy- and human rights-promoting states and international organizations. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: POLI 005 PO  , or POLI 007 PO  , or POLI 008 PO  .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI172 PO - Cities, Rights, and Development

    When Offered: Each Spring
    Instructor(s): H. Haddad
    Credit: 1

    Experiential learning course on city implementation of the UN-sponsored Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Class will work in consultation with the Mayor’s Office of the City of Los Angeles to develop gender equality metrics for Los Angeles and a soon-to-be launched global network of cities spearheaded by Los Angeles focused on advancing gender equality at the city level. Metrics will be created from localizing country-level targets in SDG #5 and extrapolating from qualitative case studies of specific gender equality initiatives of member cities. Quantitative and/or qualitative research experience is recommended. Previously offered as POLI189F PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI173 PO - Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    The U.S. Constitution gives substantial foreign policy powers to Congress. Yet, how, when, and why Congress uses these powers has varied greatly. Drawing on scholarly articles, case studies, primary source material, and simulations, we will explore the foundations and history of Congressional activism on foreign affairs in areas such as war powers, human rights, and international trade. The course will have a practical component to help prepare students interested in Congressional internships. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: POLI003 PO or POLI007 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI174 PO - The U.S. and Iraq

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    Credit: 1

    Iraq has been a focus of U.S. foreign policy for many decades. In this course, we will try to explain why a modestly-sized country of 33 million people has played such an outsize role in the American imagination. We will study the history of U.S.-Iraqi relations, including the first Gulf War (1991), the 2003 invasion, and the response to the Islamic State after 2014, and more recent events. In so doing, we will seek to understand both Iraq and the making of U.S. foreign policy. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: POLI 007 PO , POLI 008 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI176 PO - Conflict and Cooperation in International Relations

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): T. Le
    Credit: 1

    This course will explore the various causes and consequences of war. Students will analyze several issue areas and the role of states and other actors in peace and conflict in order to develop solutions to international conflict. Topics covered include terrorism, alliances, historical war memory and reconciliation, the environment, gender and war, international institutions and peacekeeping. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Speaking Intensive
  

  • POLI177 PO - Sports and Politics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): T. Le
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine domestic politics and international relations through the lens of sports. Subjects discussed include nationalism, economic inequality, gender, development, ethics, among others. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference; Speaking Intensive
  

  • POLI180 PO - Comparative and International Political Economy

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2023.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces students to political-economy theories used in comparative politics and international relations. Topics include theories of: the state, collective action and public goods, international organizations such as the World Bank, international economic relations, development as an international regime and others. Each topic is treated theoretically and empirically, including instruction on budget analysis (for theories of the state) and balance of payment analysis. Prerequisites: POLI 005 PO  or POLI 008 PO . Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI187A SC - Urban Politics: Political Power in American Cities


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI187K SC - Race, Nation, and Baseball


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI187L SC - Los Angeles: Politics, History and Culture


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI189F PO - Political Inequality in the U.S.

    When Offered: One-time only; fall 2022
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    This course explores the durable coexistence of democracy and political inequality in U.S. politics, from the Colonial era to the present day. We will use political science, sociology, history, economics, and legal texts to better understand the vicissitudes of group-based political status. Special attention is devoted to race, ethnicity, migration, economic class, sex, gender, political parties, interest groups, social movements, and geography.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    PO Area 2 Requirement
 

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