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GVPT Government and Politics( Behavioral and Social Sciences) GVPT100 Principles of Government and Politics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course.A study of the basic principles and concepts of political science. GVPT170 American Government; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. A comprehensive study of national government in the United States. GVPT200 International Political Relations; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. CORE Behavioral and Social Science (SB) Course. Prerequisite: GVPT100. A study of the major factors underlying international relations, the methods of conducting foreign relations, the foreign policies of the major powers, and the means of avoiding or alleviating international conflicts. GVPT241 The Study of Political Philosophy: Ancient and Modern; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GVPT100. For GVPT majors only. Examines some of the salient continuities and breaks between the ancient and modern traditions in Western political philosophy. GVPT280 Comparative Politics and Governments; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GVPT100. An introduction to the comparative study of politics and governance, including the analytical frameworks for studies of politics and governmental institutions and a survey of the major types of European regimes. This course introduces students to some of the fundamentals of domestic-level politics in a variety of countries around the world, and asks some of the big questions in comparative politics: what is the state, and what is power? What are some of the major institutions that comprise a state? What are ideologies and what is nationalism-how do ideas matter in politics? What do we know about political transitions, and when do they lead to democracy or authoritarianism? These are just an example of the themes and questions explored in this stimulating and thought-provoking course, a course that everyone interested in politics should take. GVPT282 The Government and Politics of the Third World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GVPT100. A study of the governmental institutions, processes and problems, and the socio-economic environment which are common to the great majority of the Third World states of Africa. The Middle East, Asia, and Latin America; and in which internal politics develop. GVPT289M (PermReq) Special Topics in Government and Politics: Trial Advocacy; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Experience the excitement and reward of arguing, and perhaps winning your client's case in court. After a brief introduction to the rules of evidence and trial practice, this exciting, hands-on program will teach you how to prepare and present your case to a judge or jury, how to handle witness examination and how to give effective oral arguments. This new and innovative course provides you with lectures on the essentials of trial practice as well as coaching and practice in oral advocacy, which will prepare you to join the national championship UMD Mock Trial team when you enroll and that will give you confidence in public speaking and presentation. GVPT309L Topics in International Relations: Human Rights in World Politics and its Impact in Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Also offered as LASC448K. Additional meeting time - Friday, July 11th 6-9:00p.m.; Saturday, July 12th and Sunday, July 13th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 6:00pm Analysis of the historical development and growth of human rights as a distinct international regime with a vast send of universal norms, governmental and non-governmental national, regional and world actors, mechanisms for implementation with a wide range of operational tools, and a still problematic record of enforcement. Latin America is the case study for assessing the effectiveness of global, regional and domestic human rights action and change over time. GVPT309P Topics in International Relations: Inter and intra-state conflict and its resolution in Latin America; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Integrates the analysis of violent domestic and international conflict in Latin America and alternative approaches for its resolution. Providing a historical background to conflicts in the region, the curriculum primarily focuses on contemporary developments, particularly those opening up new possibilities for conflict resolution in the post-ColdWar and globalization periods. The first part deals withmacro-analysis and alternative explanatory theories for the limited violence in inter-state conflicts and the emergence of a zone of peace in the continent. The second part of the course covers selected case studies of conflicts that have been managed in the last decades, as wellas those that are stilllatent and may require preventive action. Thecourse will end with a discussion about present and future trends of conflicts in the region and alternative despute resolution mechanisms, in both Track I and Track II diplomacy.Also offered as LASC448B and SPAN448B. GVPT309X Topics in International Relations: Conflict Resolution - The Israeli Palestinian Experiment; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. After years of negotiation, lately most of the dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis East is spoken with bullets and bombs. A unique team of professors from the Middle East is team-teaching this groundbreaking course. The specially designed approach allows an in-depth understanding of this volatile issue using interactive discussion, historical perspectives and problem-solving workshops to search for common ground. Topics include the fate of Jerusalem, the problems associated with refugees,settlements, water rights, border disagreements and security concerns. This conflict is compared to the broader perspective of other ethno-political conflicts. The instructors are two well known Palestinian and Israeli political scientists, who for nine years have been working together. Prof. Manuel Hassassian a resident of the West Bank, is the Executive Vice-President of the Bethlehem University. Prof. Edy Kaufman, is the Executive Director of the Harry S. Truman Institute for the Advancement of Peace at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Both will be coming specially from the Middle East to teach this course. GVPT339E Topics in Public Law: Elections in a Global Perspective; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This course will be taught online. GVPT355 Capstone I: International Development and Conflict Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: Only open to students in IDCM Minor Program. Recommended: GVPT354. This course serves as one-half of the Capstone Session for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. It is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to practice with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the fields of international development, humanitarian relief and conflict management. This course must be taken in conjunction with GVPT356. GVPT356 Capstone II: International Development and Conflict Management; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: only open to students in IDCM Minor and GVPT355. Recommended: GVPT354. This course serves one-half of the Capstone Course for the Minor in International Development and Conflict Management. It is designed to provide students an introduction to, and a chance to practice with, a core set of practical skills relevant to the fields of international development, humanitarian relief and conflict management. This course must be taken in conjunction with GVPT355. GVPT386 (PermReq) Experiential Learning; (3-6 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. Prerequisite: permission of department. Junior standing. GVPT388A Topical Investigations: Analysis of Concepts and Filmic Images; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Concurrent registration in GVPT 399A is strongly recommended for a total of 6 credits. See course description under GVPT 399A. GVPT388I Topical Investigations: Public Policy Internship Program; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GVPT389 Experiential Learning II; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GVPT399A Seminar in Government and Politics: Films and the Politics of the Family; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. May be taken concurrently with GVPT 388A for a total of 6 credits. Survey of films to understand the politics of the family. Emphasis on families, their struggles over power, the effects of loneliness, despair and disintegration, and the politics implicit in these emotional realities.
GVPT409B Seminar in International Relations and World Politics: Politics of the Arab World; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. The course covers Arab politics, focusing mainly on the socioeconomic transformation of Arab neo-patriarchal society, the resurgence of fundamental Islam and the challenges of Western modernization. It will cover a wide range of topics dealing with political ideology and religion in the Middle East (ME). In this context, we attempt to deal with historical trends and future challenges to better understand current issues such as the relevance of the US policies vis-a-vis the ME:the cases of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Palestine; the rise of terrorism,political orientation or religious xenophobia; democracy in the region and reflections on Hamas's recent ascension to power; the politics of oil and its impact on American policy in the Middle East. (Prof. Hassassian has been the rector and Vice-president of Bethlehem University and is currently serving with an ambassadorial rank as the Palestinian General Representative in the United Kingdom.) GVPT409D Seminar in International Relations and World Politics: Citizens' Diplomacy: Transforming Violent Conflict; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Additional times - Friday, July 11th 6-9:00p.m.; Saturday, July 12th and Sunday, July 13th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. This course aims to develop the practical skills needed to facilitate the transformation of interpersonal, organizational or community conflict as well as more complex societal conflicts. Join us also in an expe eriment during the weekend workshop using multi-track diplomcay to searc ch for common ground in ongoing conflict in the Middle East, South Asia, or Latin America. The planned simulation will be co-facilitated by Prof. John Davies and Prof. Edward (Edy) Kaufman, both with over 20 years' exp erience in using multi-track and citizens' diplomacy in many countries s uffering from war, terrorism, and instability around the world. No prere quisites. Click here for more course information. GVPT409F Seminar in International Relations and World Politics: Why We Fight-The Military Industrial Complex; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GVPT409T Seminar in International Relations and World Politics: International Law and Terroism; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GVPT444 American Political Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. Prerequisite: GVPT170 and GVPT241. For GVPT majors only. A study of the development and growth of American political concepts from the Colonial period to the present. GVPT449W Seminar in Political Philosophy: War and Peace, The History of International Relations Theory; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. This course will be taught online. GVPT479E Seminar in American Politics: Sources of Conlflict in US Presidential Elections: The 2008 Elections; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/P-F/AUD. GVPT808D Selected Topics in Functional Problems in International Relations: Citizens' Diplomacy: Transforming Violent Conflict; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. Additional workshop times - Friday, July 4th 6-9:00p.m.; Saturday, July 5th and Sunday, July 6th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. This 3-week course aims to develop the practical skills needed to f acilitate the transformation of interpersonal, organizational or communi ty conflict as well as more complex societal conflicts. Join us also in an experiment during the weekend workshop using multi-track diplomacy to seach for common ground in ongoing confict in the Middle East, Iraq or P akistan. The planned simulation will be co-facilitated by Prof. John Dav ies and Prof. Edward (Edy) Kaufman, both with over 20 years' experience in using multi-track and citizens' diplomacy in many countries suffering from war, terrorism, and instability around the world. No prerequisites. Click here for more course information. GVPT849 Readings in Government and Politics; (3 credits) Grade Method: REG/AUD. GVPT898 Pre-Candidacy Research: Pre-Candidacy Research; (1-3 credits) Grade Method: REG/S-F. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number. GVPT899 Doctoral Dissertation Research; (1-8 credits) Grade Method: REG. Individual Instruction course: contact department or instructor to obtain section number.
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