College of Arts and Sciences

Interdisciplinary Area Studies Programs

East Asian Interdisciplinary Studies

Director Joseph Fewsmith (IR)

Professors Berthrong (STH), Chung (STH), Fewsmith (IR/PO), Hefner (AN), Mughal (AR), Schultz (COM), Weller (AN), White (AN)

Associate Professors Bai (AH), Berger (IR), Eckel (RN), Grimes (IR), Kim (SMG), Korom (RN), Murowchick (AR), Smith-Hefner (AN), Yeh (MLCL)

Assistant Professors Burton (MLCL), Cohen (AR), Cogan (RN), Frederick (MLCL), Menegon (HI), Tseng (AH)

Lecturers Chang (MLCL), Henstock (MLCL), Huang (MLCL), Okita (MLCL), Roh (MLCL), Zhou (MLCL)

The East Asian Studies concentration focuses on China, Japan, and Korea, with attention to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim. It provides a broad interdisciplinary and comparative perspective in an effort to deepen understanding of how, over time, these societies have dealt with problems common to all humanity, and how they view the world and themselves. The program can combine courses in anthropology, art history, economics, geography, history, international relations, political science, religion, sociology, as well as language and literature. Students are encouraged to establish a firm basis in a specific discipline as well as to achieve a broad understanding of the East Asian experience. For further information, contact Professor Joseph Fewsmith, Department of International Relations, 156 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-6344.

Concentration in East Asian Studies (0312)

Ten separate and distinct courses with a grade of C or higher are required for a concentration in East Asian Studies: one required principal course, two core courses, and seven principal courses. In addition to these ten courses, students are required to take at least two years of an Asian language and a complementary minor concentration. These five components of a major concentration in East Asian Studies are described below. Courses marked with a (†) will satisfy the humanities divisional studies requirement.

1. Required Course All students concentrating in East Asian Studies are required to take CAS IR 275/PO 365 The Pacific Challenge.

2. Core East Asian Courses The core requirement consists of one course on the pre-modern East Asian heritage and one course on its modern transformation. The courses should be selected from the list below, one from each group. Note that courses on this list not taken to fulfill the core requirement may be taken to fulfill the principal course requirement (item 3 below).

Premodern Heritage

†CAS AH 225 The Arts of Asia

CAS LC 250 Masterpieces of Chinese Literature (in English translation)

CAS LC 283 Chinese Civilization (in English translation)

CAS HI 389 Introduction to Early Chinese History

†CAS LJ 250 Masterpieces of Japanese Literature (in English translation)

CAS LJ 282 The Culture of the Samurai (in English translation)

CAS LJ 287 Japanese Civilization

CAS PH 247 Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

†CAS RN 103 Religions of the World: Eastern

CAS RN 215 Japanese Religion

CAS AN 318 Southeast Asia: Tradition and Development

CAS AN 344 Modern Japanese Society: Family, School, and Workplace

CAS AN 379 China: Tradition and Transformation

CAS GE 381 Geography of Asia

CAS HI 390 Introduction to Modern Chinese History

CAS HI 391 Introduction to Modern Japanese History

CAS IR 368 Contemporary East Asian Economics (meets with CAS EC 368)

CAS IR 370 China: From Revolution to Reform (meets with CAS PO 369)

CAS LJ 283 Modern Japanese Culture in Cinema (in English translation)

†CAS LJ 350 Self and Society in Modern Japanese Literature

3. Principal Courses Seven principal courses are required. This requirement can be met by selecting from any East Asian humanities or social science courses offered at the University, including core courses not used to fulfill the core requirement. At least three courses must be taken in the humanities and three in the social sciences. Courses offered by Art History, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, and Religion Departments are considered humanities. Courses offered by the Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography and Environment, History, International Relations, and Political Science Departments are considered social sciences. At least three courses must be taken at the 400 level or above. However, RN courses at the 300 level fulfill this requirement. One advanced East Asian language course at the 300 level or above may be used as a principal course.

4. Required Related Language Courses Knowledge of written and spoken Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese (or, where appropriate, another Asian language) through at least the 212 level, or its equivalent, as demonstrated through testing, is required of all concentrators. Students interested in graduate study in an East Asian field or employment in the region are advised to pursue the language beyond this level, through either advanced language classes at Boston University or study abroad.

5. Required Complementary Minor Concentration In order to ensure a sound disciplinary foundation, students concentrating in East Asian Studies are required to pursue a complementary minor or major concentration in one of the following departments or programs: Anthropology, Art History, Classics, Economics, Environmental Analysis and Policy/Environmental Science, History, International Relations, Linguistics, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's Studies. Students will earn credit for this minor or major concentration as well as for the major concentration in East Asian Studies. CAS permits dual counting of no more than two courses between a major concentration and a minor concentration, and no more than five courses between two major concentrations.

Students are strongly urged to spend a summer, semester, or academic year studying in East Asia. Language courses and up to five core and principal courses taken at other universities, and accepted for Boston University credit, may be counted toward the concentration.

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Minor Concentration in East Asian Interdisciplinary Studies (B-0312)

The East Asian Studies minor concentration consists of (1) knowledge of written and spoken Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Vietnamese (or, where appropriate, another Asian language) through the 212 level or its equivalent, as demonstrated through testing, and (2) six courses in East Asian Studies, including the two core courses. At least three of the non-language courses must be taken at Boston University.

Courses

Consult departmental listings for complete description of courses.

†CAS AH 225 The Arts of Asia

CAS AH 425 Seminar: Topics in Asian Art (either China or Japan)

CAS AH 530 Chinese and Japanese Calligraphy: History, Theory, and Practice

CAS AH 531 Modern Asian Art in Global Context

CAS AN 305 Comparative Family Systems in Asia

CAS AN 308 Food, Culture, and Society

CAS AN 505 Asian Development: The Case of Women (area)

CAS AR 261 Heritage of Asia

CAS AR 262 Asian Gods and Goddesses

CAS GE 381 Geography of Asia

CAS HI 495 Readings in the History of U.S., Japan, and Asia in the Twentieth Century

CAS IR 275 The Pacific Challenge (meets with CAS PO 365)

CAS IR 368 Contemporary East Asian Economics (meets with CAS EC 368)

CAS IR 520 The State and Public Purpose in Asia (meets with CAS PO 562)

†CAS RN 103 Religions of the World: Eastern

CAS AN 327 Arts of China

CAS AN 379 China: Tradition and Transformation

CAS AR 240 Archaeology of Ancient China

CAS LC 283 Chinese Civilization (in English translation)

CAS HI 389 Introduction to Early Chinese History

CAS HI 390 Introduction to Modern Chinese History

CAS HI 487 Continuity and Change in Late Imperial and Modern China

CAS IR 370 China: From Revolution to Reform (meets with CAS PO 369)

CAS IR 577 Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China (meets with CAS PO 578)

CAS IR 585 Problems and Issues in Post-Mao China (meets with CAS PO 558)

CAS AH 226 Arts of Japan

CAS AH 328 Modern Japanese Architecture

CAS AN 344 Modern Japanese Society: Family, School, and Workplace

CAS AN 505 Asian Development: The Case of Women

CAS HI 391 Modern Japanese History

CAS HI 489 Causes and Consequences of the Pacific War

CAS IR 570 Politics and Social Change in Postwar Japan (meets with CAS PO 569)

CAS IR 579 Japan in International Politics (meets with CAS PO 579)

CAS LJ 281 Japanese Civilization (in English translation)

CAS LJ 282 The Culture of the Samurai (in English translation)

CAS LJ 410 The History of the Japanese Language

CAS LJ 441 Japanese Press

CAS LJ 510 The Structure of the Japanese Language

CAS AN 375 Culture, Society, and Religion in South Asia (meets with CAS RN 375)

CAS PH 247 Introduction to Chinese Philosophy

†CAS RN 103 Religions of the World: Eastern

CAS RN 210 Buddhism

CAS RN 213 Hinduism

CAS RN 215 Japanese Religion

CAS RN 360 Taoist Religion

CAS RN 362 Chinese Medicine

CAS RN 363 Zen Buddhism

CAS RN 430 Topics in East Asian Religions: Meditation

†CAS AH 225 The Arts of Asia

CAS AH 326 Arts of Japan

CAS AH 327 Arts of China

CAS AH 328 Modern Japanese Architecture

CAS AH 425 Seminar: Topics in Asian Art

†CAS LC 250 Masterpieces of Chinese Fiction (in English translation)

CAS LC 281 Post-Mao China in Film and Fiction (in English translation)

CAS LC 283 Chinese Civilization (in English translation)

CAS LC 284 Introduction to Chinese Women's Writing (in English translation)

CAS LC 286 Topics in Chinese Culture

†CAS LC 350 Introduction to Chinese Literature

†CAS LJ 250 Masterpieces of Japanese Literature (in English translation)

CAS LJ 281 Japanese Civilization (in English translation)

CAS LJ 282 The Culture of the Samurai (in English translation)

CAS LJ 283 Modern Japanese Culture in Cinema (in English translation)

†CAS LJ 350 Self and Society in Modern Japanese Literature

CAS LJ 451 Topics in Japanese Literature

CAS LJ 480 Japanese Women Writers (in English translation)

CAS LJ 481 Rise of the Modern and Encounter with the West: Japanese Literature 1864–1945 (in English translation)

CAS LK 283 Modern Korean Culture through Cinema (in English translation)

CAS AN 318 Southeast Asia: Tradition and Development

CAS AR 560 Archaeology of South Asia

CAS IR 369 Southeast Asia in World Politics

CAS IR 586 Islam in South Asian Politics

CAS RN 425 Topics in South Asian Religions

CAS SO 328 Contemporary South Asian Societies

Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies

Director Strom Thacker (IR)

Professors Borinsky (RS), Coggins (AH/AR), Eckstein (SO), Glick (HI/GE), Hammond (AR), Heywood (HI/AA), Iffland (RS), McAnany (AR), Palmer (IR/PO), Thornton (HI/AA)

Associate Professors Lasarte (RS), Rubin (HI), Thacker (IR)

Assistant Professors Gallagher (IR), Pineda (RS)

The Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies program allows students to concentrate on the regionally focused offerings of several departments, giving the necessary breadth and depth to understand the complexities of Latin America. This region is traditionally defined as including the 20 independent countries in the Western Hemisphere south of the United States with Spanish, French, or Portuguese as their official languages. The concentration combines a focus on pre-Columbian and historical context (Group 1), art and literature (Group 2), and current social, economic, political, and foreign policy context (Group 3). It also includes substantial study of Spanish or Portuguese to gain competence in a language used extensively in the region, as well as a jointly taught capstone course on key issues and concerns designed to bring together the themes students have pursued in the concentration. Boston University has three international programs in Latin America: a semester or academic year in Quito, Ecuador, at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito; a summer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Universidad de San Andrés; and a summer in Lima and Ayacucho, Peru, at the Universidad Católica and the Universidad Nacional de San Cristóbal de Huamanga. Courses in both programs count toward the Latin American Studies concentration. Faculty members of the program advise students closely in their course selection to ensure the intellectual coherence of both requirements and electives within the students' specific areas of interest. A Latin American Studies minor concentration is also available.

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Concentration in Latin American Studies (0308)

The Latin American Studies (LAS) concentration consists of eleven courses distributed by level and field, including three electives and the capstone seminar. In addition, students are required to take up to five semester courses in either Spanish or Portuguese (one course more than required to satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences language requirement).

Field: Course offerings on Latin America are divided into three groups according to their subject matter. Concentrators must take seven LAS courses: at least two courses from Group 1, one from Group 2, and four from Group 3.

Electives: Concentrators must choose at least three additional LAS courses from any group in consultation with their advisors.

Level: Concentrators may take up to two courses below the 300 level. At least six courses must be at the 400 level or above.

Language: Concentrators must satisfy the College of Arts and Sciences language requirement in either Spanish or Portuguese (four semesters), and also take one additional course in that language to develop further competency. Intensive study in Ecuador or Peru with Boston University's international programs can count toward satisfying this requirement.

Capstone Course: During the second semester of the senior year, concentrators take the capstone seminar, Latin America Today: An Interdisciplinary Approach.

Minor Concentration in Latin American Studies (B-0308)

The Latin American Studies minor concentration consists of six courses, at least three of which are at or above the 400 level. At least one course is taken from each group. The capstone course is optional, though encouraged, for senior minor concentrators.

Courses

Consult departmental listings for complete course descriptions.

Group 1: Pre-Columbian and Historical Context

CAS AA 385 History of the Atlantic World (meets with CAS HI 385)

CAS AA 489 The African Diaspora (meets with CAS HI 589)

CAS AH 322 Ancient Aztec and Inca Civilization

CAS AH 528 Studies in Mesoamerican Art and Archaeology (meets with CAS AR 528)

CAS AR 251 Ancient Maya Civilization

CAS AR 252 Ancient Aztec and Inca Civilizations

CAS AR 270 New World Rediscovery: Archaeology of the Age of Exploration

CAS AR 351 Mesoamerican Archaeology

CAS AR 352 South American Archaeology

CAS AR 353 Maya Cities

CAS AR 551 Studies in Mesoamerican Archaeology

CAS AR 552 Studies in South American Archaeology

CAS AR 555 Ancient American Writing Systems (meets with CAS AH 555)

CAS HI 210 Age of Discovery

CAS HI 385 Atlantic History (meets with CAS AA 385)

CAS HI 386 Modern Latin America

CAS HI 482 Social Movements in Twentieth-Century Latin America

CAS HI 483 U.S.-Mexican Borders

CAS HI 489 The African Diaspora in the Americas (meets with CAS AA 489)

CAS HI 512 Spanish and Portuguese Conquests of the Sixteenth Century

CAS HI 582 Social Movements in Twentieth-Century Latin America

CAS HI 584 Comparative Slavery in the Americas (meets with CAS AA 514)

CAS HI 587 U.S.-Mexican Borders

Group 2: Art and Literature

CAS AH 222 Art and Architecture in Ancient America (meets with CAS AR 222)

CAS AH 528 Studies in Mesoamerican Art and Architecture (meets with CAS AR 528)

CAS LS 455 Spanish-American Literature Through the Nineteenth Century

CAS LS 457 Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Literature

CAS LS 554 Jorge Luis Borges

CAS LS 572 The Spanish-American Colonial Experience: Early Texts, New Interpretations

CAS LS 576 Topics in Spanish-American Literature

Group 3: Contemporary Context

CAS EC 369 Economic Development of Latin America

CAS GE 597 Sustainable Development in Latin America (meets with CAS IR 597)

CAS IR 367 Introduction to Latin American Politics and International Relations (meets with CAS PO 367)

CAS IR 395 North–South Relations (meets with CAS PO 352)

CAS IR 566 Democracy in Latin America and Its Challenges (meets with CAS PO 580)

CAS IR 567 Latin American Politics (meets with CAS PO 567)

CAS IR 568 U.S.–Latin American Relations (meets with CAS PO 568)

CAS IR 572 The Latin American Military

CAS IR 575 Political Economy of Mexico and NAFTA (meets with CAS PO 553)

CAS IR 590 Political Economy of Latin America (meets with CAS PO 550)

CAS IR 597 Sustainable Developement in Latin America (meets with CAS GE 597)

CAS SO 242 Sociology of Developing Countries

CAS SO 420 Seminar: Women and Social Change in the Developing World

Capstone Course

CAS IR 410 Latin America Today (topic changes each year)

Russian and Eastern European Interdisciplinary Studies

Director Walter D. Connor

Professors Clemens (PO), Connor (IR/PO/SO), Geifman (HI), Greenfeld (PO/SO/UNI), Guseva (SO), Levin (CS), Lukes (IR/UNI), O'Connor (MLCL), Ra'anan (IR/UNI)

Associate Professor Richardson (MLCL)

Lecturer Khazanov (MLCL)

The Russian and Eastern European Interdisciplinary Studies Program allows students to develop a coherent concentration from courses offered in several departments. With a focus on both the society and culture of a significant area of the world, the concentrator can combine courses in history, international relations, political science, geography, philosophy, and economics, as well as language and literature. Specific courses are determined by the student's own interests and in consultation with the concentration director. For further information, contact Professor Walter Connor of the Department of Political Science, 232 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215; 617-353-7003.

Through a cooperative agreement with the Russian and East European Center at Boston College, a limited number of students are able to cross-register by petition. Courses available at Boston College include languages such as Polish, Serbo-Croatian, and Old Church Slavonic; literature courses; Government and Politics of the Far East; Sino-Soviet Relations; Eastern European and Rumanian History.

The Boston University Russian House is located at 178 Bay State Road. For further information, contact the Office of Residential Life, 985 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.

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Concentration in Russian and Eastern European Studies (1118)

The REES concentration consists of the following three components:

1. Principal Courses in Politics and Society Minimum requirement: seven courses, with a grade of C or higher, to be chosen from the list of principal courses below.

2. Related Courses in Arts and Culture Minimum requirement: four courses with a grade of C or higher from the list of related courses below.

3. Language Proficiency is required at an advanced (third year) level in Russian or another approved Eastern European language.

Minor in Russian and Eastern European Studies (B-1118)

Six courses from the list of principal courses below, with a grade of C or higher, constitute a minor concentration.

Courses

Consult departmental listings and the bulletins for complete description of courses.

Principal Courses in Politics and Society

CAS AA 585 The Afro-Russian Experience (meets with CAS HI 585)

CAS EC 396 Soviety and Post-Soviet Economics

CAS EC 397 East European Economies

CAS HI 345 History of Russia, 1689–1917

CAS HI 346 History of the Soviet Union and Post-Communist Russia, 1917 to the Present

CAS HI 444 Problems in the Social History of Late Imperial Russia, 1861-1917

CAS HI 445 Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Russian Intellectual History

CAS HI 446 The Russian Revolution

CAS IR 363 Soviet Politics 1917–1991 (meets with CAS PO 363)

CAS IR 364 The Politics of Post-Communist Russia (meets with CAS PO 364)

CAS IR 375 Introduction to Russian and Post-Soviet Foreign Relations (meets with CAS PO 375)

CAS IR 465 The United States and the Cold War (meets with CAS HI 465)

CAS IR 541 Russia's International Policies I (meets with UNI SS 541)

CAS IR 542 The Reemergence of Russia (meets with UNI SS 542 and CAS PO 556)

CAS IR 543 The Changing Face of Eastern Europe (meets with UNI SS 543 and CAS PO 557)

CAS IR 544 Comparative Political Systems and Foreign Policies (meets with UNI SS 544)

CAS IR 545 Central/East European Diplomatic History, 1814–1918

CAS IR 546 Power and Legitimacy: Ideology as a Political Tool (meets with UNI SS 546)

CAS LR 441 Contemporary Russian Press

CAS LR 442 Russian Media

CAS PO 363 Soviet Politics, 1917–1991

CAS PO 364 The Politics of Post-Communist Russia

CAS PO 586 Nationalism in Post-Soviet Eurasia

CAS SO 246 Sociology of Market Transitions

CAS SO 324 Soviet and Post-Soviet Society

Related Courses in Arts and Culture

†CAS LR 250 Classics of Russian Prose (in English translation) (HU)

CAS LR 280 Dostoyevsky (in English translation)

CAS LR 281 Tolstoy (in English translation)

CAS LR 282 Russian Prose Classics of the Twentieth Century (in English translation)

CAS LR 285 Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky (in English translation)

†CAS LR 350 Introduction to Analysis of Russian Prose Texts (HU)

CAS LR 351 Introduction to Analysis of Russian Poetic Texts

CAS LR 443 Contemporary Russian Culture

CAS LR 455 Chekhov

CAS LR 456 Topics in Twentieth-Century Russian Literature

CAS PH 418 Marx and Marxism

CFA MU 645 Music of Igor Stravinsky

Language Courses

CAS LR 111, 112 First-Year Russian I, II

Second Year

CAS LR 211, 212 Second-Year Russian I, II

CAS LR 303, 304 Third-Year Russian: Reading, Grammar Review, and Conversation

CAS LR 309 Style and Composition for Native Speakers of Russian

CAS LR 403 Advanced Russian Grammar

CAS LR 404 Advanced Russian Conversation

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International Relations Courses

Courses marked with a (†) satisfy the social sciences divisional studies requirement.

†CAS IR 230 Fundamentals of International Politics

Introduction to basic concepts of international politics: the state system and types of states, modern ideologies, legal frameworks of international transactions, and political regions. Also raises key issues such as population, the environment, war, and international law. Chehabi. 4 cr, 1st sem. (SS)

CAS IR 250 Europe and International Relations

Provides an overview of European affairs. Topics include the foreign policies of European nations, the dynamics of European integration, NATO, international migration and ethnic conflict, and European relations with the United States, Russia, and neighboring countries. Berger. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

†CAS IR 271 Introduction to International Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 271.) Undergraduate required principal course. Study of basic factors in international relations, Western state systems, the concept of balance of power, nationalism, and imperialism. Primarily for concentrators. Staff. 4 cr, either sem. (SS)

CAS IR 275 The Pacific Challenge

(Meets with CAS PO 365.) The dynamic growth of Pacific Rim countries poses an impressive array of challenges for the U.S. and the world. Analyzes Japanese trade and defense policies, the rise of the "mini-dragons" (Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore) and "new mini-dragons" (Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia), "Confucian capitalism," democratization (and its failure in China), and legacies of the Indo-china war. Fewsmith. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 292 Fundamentals of International Economics

Prereq: CAS EC 101 and EC 102. Undergraduate required principal course. Basic issues of international finance. Topics include the balance of payment adjustment, theories of exchange rate determination, and case studies in international economic policy. Geared for international relations students; does not count toward economics requirements for economics concentrators. Gallagher. 4 cr, either sem.

CAS IR 303 Universal History

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 304 Environmentally Sustainable Development

(Meets with CAS GE 304.) Traces the emergence of sustainable development as the defining environmental challenge of our times. Surveys and evaluates policies for balancing ecological sustainability and economic development in various parts of the world and at the global level. Gallagher. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 320 The American Military Experience

Introduction to American military history from the colonial period to the role of military force in contemporary U.S. statecraft. Examines the character of the armed services, the American style of waging war, and the relationship between the military and society. Bacevich. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 325 The Great Powers and the Eastern Mediterranean

(Meets with CAS HI 344.) Looks at the Eastern Mediterranean as a center of Great Power confrontation, and considers its impact on wider international relations; the domestic political results; the role of sea power; and the origins, conduct, and resolution of wars. Goldstein. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 328 Turko-Persia in the Twentieth Century

The twentieth-century history of the non-Arab Muslim Middle East, i.e., Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. Analysis of the constitutional revolutions in Turkey and Iran, Kemalism, the Islamic revolution in Iran, and communism in the Soviet Union and Afghanistan. Also offered as CAS HI 398. Chehabi. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 330 Diplomatic Practice

Introduces the practice of diplomacy as management of a country's foreign relations with a view to secure or restore peace. The nation state in diplomatic relations; foreign ministries, diplomatic missions, embassies, and consulates; the peacekeeping role of international law and international government organizations. Haqqani. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 341 Central Europe

(Meets with CAS HI 341 and UNI SS 341.) Intellectual, cultural, political, diplomatic, and military history of the region between Germany and Russia from the Middle Ages to the present. Lukes. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 345 The Role of Force in International Relations

Explains the forceful tools of statecraft: coercive diplomacy, economic pressures, various forms of subversion, as well as the pursuit of national goals through war. Codevilla. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 349 History of International Relations, 1900 to 1945

Undergraduate required principal course. The causes and consequences of the First World War; the search for postwar reconstruction and stability during the twenties; economic collapse, revolutionary nationalism, and fascism during the 1930s; the Second World War and the advent of the bipolar world. Keylor. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 350 History of International Relations since 1945

Undergraduate required principal course. The causes and consequences of the Soviet-American Cold War from its origins in Europe to its extension to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The rise of the multipolar international system, the emergence of the nonaligned blocs, and inter- and intra-alliance conflicts. Keylor. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 360 Making Sense of the World: The Conceptual Foundations of International Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 372.) Introduction to various analytical approaches for understanding the dynamics of global interaction. Explores the variety of "worlds" made visible through the lens of theory. Fosters critical thinking about how conceptual tools shape our understanding of the world and attempted solutions to global problems. Jackson. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 363 Soviet Politics 1917–1991

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 364 The Politics of Post-Communist Russia

(Meets with CAS PO 364.) Analysis of the emergent political forces, institutions, and alliances in the post-Soviet Russian Federation, against the background of the unresolved economic, ethnic, and social problems that are the USSR's legacy to the "new Russia." Prospects for stabilization are assessed in the context of the multiple crises facing Russia today. Connor. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 367 Introduction to Latin American Politics and International Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 367.) Introduction to the patterns and complexities of Latin American politics and foreign policies. Focuses on the distinctive Latin American political experience and alternative explanations for it, including colonization, the international economy, and human and material resource capacity and utilization. Blanco. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 368 Contemporary East Asian Economics

Prereq: CAS EC 101, EC 102, or EC 111, EC 112. (Meets with CAS EC 368.) An introduction to the economics of Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Topics include Japanese firms, labor markets, finance, monetary and fiscal policies, industrial policies, and Taiwanese and Korean post-1960 economic development. Grimes. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 369 Southeast Asia in World Politics

Prereq: CAS IR 271 or CAS PO 251. Examines Southeast Asia as an important emerging political, economic, and security region in world politics. Background materials, including the region's history, cultural diversity, and geo-strategic position are given weight in the course. Grimes. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 370 China: From Revolution to Reform

(Meets with CAS PO 369.) Introduction to modern Chinese politics, including the development of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the political development of the PRC since its founding in 1949. Focus is on the party's official policy and its changing relationships with the people of China. Fewsmith. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 373 Global Governance and International Organization

Provides an overview of major theoretical perspectives on the creation and function of international organizations, comparative case studies of selected organizations, and an examination of present and future roles of international organizations in selected issue areas. Selin. 4 cr, 1st sem.

†CAS IR 374 Introduction to Security Studies

Analysis of the factors determining national and international security. Examines the historical relationship between military power and politics. Topics include causes of war, conduct of war, and prevention of war. Codevilla. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 375 Introduction to Russian and Post-Soviet Foreign Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 375.) Decisive factors in the foreign relations of Russia and the other former Soviet republics, including historical continuity and change, survival and change of ideology, domestic politics, economic and geographical factors, and military and external political considerations. The future of arms control, nuclear weapons, the economy, and relations among the former republics are also examined. Connor. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 376 American Foreign Policy

America's tradition and heritage in foreign policy. American foreign policy during the Cold War. Conflicting approaches to the formulation of American foreign policy in the current international environment. Domestic and institutional actors in policy formulation: Congress, media, presidency, CIA, and military. Bacevich. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 378 Intelligence in a Democratic Society

The intelligence process and its role in democratic societies; the organization and functions of the U.S. intelligence community; techniques of intelligence collection, analysis, counterintelligence, and covert action; assessment of problems and attempted solutions in the United States and other democracies. Hulnick. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 380 American Foreign Policy: Practice and Process

How U.S. foreign policy is made. After a historical introduction, focus on the external, bureaucratic, societal, and leadership forces that combine to shape broad policy lines and particular initiatives that produce feedback influencing the future. Dunbar. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 382 Understanding the Middle East

(Meets with CAS GE 382.) Introduces the contemporary Middle East, including the Arab world, Iran, Israel, and Turkey; examines the systems of government; the role of external powers; the origins of the state system; the sources and objectives of opposition forces; the prospects for political reform, including democratization; and the prospects for future cooperation or conflict. Rollman. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 383 Understanding Modern North Africa

(Meets with CAS PO 383.) Considers political, cultural, economic, and social developments in the modern states of Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya as they struggle to gain independence from colonial domination and to consolidate viable, secure, and legitimate states and prosperous national communities. Rollman. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 385 U.S. National Security: Policy and Strategy

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 390 International Political Economy

Prereq: CAS EC 101 and EC 102. (Meets with CAS PO 355.) Emphasizes the dynamic interaction between politics and economics to understand and explain historical and contemporary issues in international political economy, including international monetary, trade, investment, financial, and environmental relations. Considers emerging challenges and structures in the international political economy. Thacker. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 395 North-South Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 352.) Employs a multidisciplinary approach to analyze the relations between the industrialized nations of the "North" and the developing nations of the "South." Addresses historical and current issues in North-South relations, including trade, investment, migration, regional economic integration, and the environment. Thacker. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 397 History of Modern Iran, 1900-Present

(Meets with CAS HI 397.) Geographical/historical background; social structure, ethnic, religious, and linguistic diversities; Anglo-Russian interventions; consequences of tobacco concession; constitutional revolution and reform; Qajar legacy; centralization, secularization, modernization under Pahlavis; oil and Mossadeg; autocracy and revolution; liberals, communists, fundamentalists, and Islamic revolution. Chehabi. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 410 Latin America Today: An Interdisciplinary Approach

(Capstone course for Latin American Interdisciplinary Studies Program concentrators.) Seminar on a key issue in contemporary Latin America. (Meets with CAS LS 452.) Includes presentations by Latin American Studies faculty on the topic from the different perspectives of their academic specialties. Topic for Spring 2008: TBA. Staff. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 420 International Relations of the New Europe

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 430 Africa and Globalization: Opportunities and Obstacles

Surveys political and economic trends and developments in sub-Saharan Africa from independence to the present, reviews current policy recommendations for Africa's integration into the global community, and compares Western and African policy recommendations for African development. Stith. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 436 The Great War and the Fragile Peace

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 465 The United States and the Cold War

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 472 Wars of the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

Prereq: consent of instructor. (Meets with CAS HI 472.) Examines the origins, conduct, and consequences of major conflicts of the past century, beginning with the Boer War and ending with the U.S. conflict in Iraq. Bacevich. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 504 Seminar: The Persian Gulf/Arabian Peninsula

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 506 India: An Emerging World Power

Prereq: junior standing or consent of instructor. Examines the complex dynamics of India's emergence as an independent nation, its continuance as a vibrant if contentious democracy, the ways in which the Indian democratic and international experience has shaped and been shaped by its history, culture, political structures, society, and economy. Haqqani. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 507 The Muslim and Western Worlds—Prospects for a "Clash of Civilizations"

Explores the perennially troubled relationship between the Western and Muslim worlds in an effort to shed light on the realities and mutual misperceptions that give credence to the perceived cultural fault line between Muslims and Westerners. Dunbar. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 508 Islamic Political Movements and U.S. Policy

Studies the origin and impact of various revivalist Islamic political movements and their intersection with U.S. foreign policy. Examines their ideologies, their views of the West, and their contribution to the rise of terrorism. Haqqani. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 509 Islam in Middle East Politics

Analysis of Islam in the classical and popular forms; examination of the role of the Muslim religion in the international politics of the modern Middle East, especially Iran, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Libya; their interrelationships and their attitudes toward the West. Rollman. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 516 Intelligence and Homeland Security

Aspects of homeland security, including information and intelligence sharing, the role of first responders, the structure and functioning of the system, and defensive and operational aspects. No prior knowledge of intelligence or security issues required. Hulnick. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 520 The State and Public Purpose in Asia

(Meets with CAS PO 562.) Explores how noncommunist Asian governments have attempted to advance public purpose and how organizational factors in countries' governments affect their ability to do so. These questions are addressed in a comparative framework considering theory and cases. Grimes. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 521 Congress and National Security

Seminar on the constitutional, historical, and practical role of the U.S. Congress in foreign and defense policy. Analyzes the powers of the relevant committees and illustrates Congress' role in war-making, treaties, appointments, and broad policy directions. Wippl, Codevilla. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 522 Ideas and American Foreign Policy

Prereq: CAS IR 376 or CAS PO 366. Examines the intellectual foundations of U.S. foreign policy from the founding of the republic to the present. Bacevich. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 524 War and Statecraft

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 535 Diplomacy and Statecraft

Prereq: junior standing or consent of instructor. Examines the mechanisms and process of diplomacy in historical context, to assess approaches to the implementation of foreign policy, analyze the success and failure of these approaches in different circumstances, and consider wider issues in the application of statecraft. Goldstein. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 536 European Environmental Policy

Prereq: junior standing or consent of instructor. Focuses on key concepts, actors, and issues related to European integration, environmental policy making, and sustainable development. Also examines transatlantic environmental relations and the role of the European Union in global environmental governance. Also offered as CAS GE 536. Selin. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 538 France, Europe, and the World: The History of French Foreign Relations in Modern Times

Prereq: consent of instructor. (Meets with CAS HI 538.) An advanced research colloquium for history and international relations undergraduate concentrators and graduate students that explores the evolution of France's position in Europe and the world from the beginning of the First World War to the present. Keylor. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 539 State-Formation and Nation-Building in Southeastern Europe: From Byzantium to Brussels

Prereq: senior standing, and CAS IR 560 or consent of instructor. Examines the politics of Europe after the Cold War, in terms of the twin processes of state-formation and nation-building. The unity and diversity of Balkan politics are explored through Byzantine, Ottoman, Cold War, and EU histories. Prodromou. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 541 Russia's International Policies I

(Meets with UNI SS 541 in directed-study format.) Russian (Soviet and post-Soviet) approaches to international policy (including relations with other former Soviet republics); ideological and practical aspects. The policy-formation process and its machinery; domestic (including factional) impact on that process. Strategic and tactical concepts from Lenin to Putin. The history of interstate and interparty relations. (For graduate students and seniors; juniors by special permission.) (Recommended as an introduction to GRS IR 802.) Ra'anan. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 542 The Reemergence of Russia

(Meets with CAS PO 556 and UNI SS 542.) Disintegration of the old Soviet system and signs of a reemerging Russia; careers of Gorbachev and Yeltsin and their attack on the foundations of Stalinism; Moscow's role in the 1989 revolutions; the August 1991 coup d'état. The legacy of communism in the present medical and ecological crises; current political developments. Lukes. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 543 The Changing Face of Eastern Europe

(Meets with CAS PO 557 and UNI SS 543.) Domestic and foreign policies of East European states, their relations with the former Soviet Union and with each other. Emphasis is on the period 1989-92, but recent events are presented with the historical contexts. Analysis of the formation and subsequent implosion of the Soviet sphere in Europe. The collapse of communism in Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria and its impact on the Soviet crisis, the Western alliance, and international relations. Lukes. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 544 Comparative Political Systems and Foreign Policies

(Meets with UNI SS 544 in directed-study format.) Ideology and raison d'état in international relations. Ethnic conflict, nation, and state. National and territorial aspirations; alliance systems and spheres of influence. Policy formation in closed societies. Factional rivalries and "debates;" elite groups and "feudal" features of closed societies. The democratic experience; party and electoral systems. Ra'anan. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 545 Central/East European Diplomatic History, 1814–1918

(Meets with UNI SS 545.) The evolution, function, and interaction of modern European states. Nationalism as a major factor in European history. National unification and multinational empires. The perception and utilization of options in European diplomacy; the impact of technology and the arts upon policy formation. The emergence of post-1871 alliance systems and the path to World War I. Ra'anan. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 546 Power and Legitimacy: Ideology as a Political Tool

(Meets with UNI SS 546.) Using original texts from Plato to Havel, political theories and ideologies are studied as instruments of power. Analysis of the relationship between ideas, political elites, institutions, decision-making processes, and legitimacy. Emphasis is on the newly emerged post-totalitarian states. Lukes. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 547 The Intellectuals and the Powers

Intellectuals are the priestly class of many secular societies, ascribing significance to events and frequently offering visions of revolutionary redemption. This course examines the history of their emergence and their influence on European nations, particularly in shaping twentieth-century authoritarian regimes. Rosenberger. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 548 United Nations Peacekeeping

Provides an understanding of the problems confronting United Nations-led efforts to prevent armed conflict before it starts, contain and end such conflicts once they start, and create conditions whereby an enduring peace can be maintained. Dunbar. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 549 Politics and International Relations of the Federal Republic of Germany

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 550 West European Integration

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 551 Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State

Prereq: junior standing or consent of instructor. The past, present, and future of "social Europe." Impact of European economic and political integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship; EU policies affecting these social constructions; and changes over time in the welfare state. Schmidt. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 552 Nordic Europe

A brief historical overview of the region from the Viking Age to the emergence of the modern states is followed by study of the Nordic countries with respect to the European Union, security arrangements, and assistance to the developing world. Corgan. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 554 Intellectual Foundations of American Statecraft I: Washington to Theodore Roosevelt

Prereq: senior standing. Interaction between views of international affairs and conception of America in selected works of American statesmen and influential authors: Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Clay, Webster, Calhoun, Lincoln, Seward, Mahan, and Theodore Roosevelt. Codevilla. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 555 Intellectual Foundations of American Statecraft II: Wilson to Kissinger

CAS IR 557 Guerrilla Warfare and Terrorism

Advanced undergraduate course dealing with recent and ongoing guerrilla and terrorist campaigns worldwide. Origins, ideologies, and doctrines. Maître. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 558 Turkey and the European Union: The History and Contemporary Aspects of Turkey's European Path

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 560 The Politics of Religion, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in International Relations

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 561 The Multiple Modernities of Religion and International Relations

(Meets with CAS RN 561.) Prereq: junior standing. Explores the role of religion in contemporary international relations as part of broader problems of what constitutes the common core of modernity. Uses scholarly and policy literature and case studies to elucidate religion's intellectual and operational diversity in international relations. Prodromou. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 566 Democracy in Latin America and its Challenges

(Meets with CAS PO 580.) Provides an overview of democracy's achievements and challenges in Latin America. Draws comparisons between stable and unstable democracies in the region and analyzes the reasons for, and implications of, these differences. Blanco. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 567 Latin American Politics

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 568 U.S.–Latin American Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 568.) The international context within which Latin American countries operate, with primary emphasis on U.S. policy toward the region. Includes historical overview, the policy-making process itself, and case studies of specific policy issues. Palmer. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 570 Politics and Social Change in Postwar Japan

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 571 Central America and U.S. Policy

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 572 The Latin American Military

Addresses the Latin American military's historical development and current role within the context of the authoritarian tradition. Political disposition, military capabilities, and the armed forces' strategic thinking are considered. Blanco. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 573 Introduction to Public International Law

The role of international law in efforts to solve current problems of world order. Emphasis on environmental protection and the regulation of ocean space and resources. The role of law in conflict and cooperation, and the quest for international security. Chehabi. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 574 Ethics and International Relations

(Meets with CAS PO 574.) Examines important ethical approaches to normative controversies of contemporary world politics. Such questions as: Is my nation always right? Can war be justified? Is terrorism always wrong? What is the place of human rights in foreign policy? Jackson. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 575 Political Economy of Mexico and NAFTA

(Meets with CAS PO 553.) Explores the dynamics of contemporary Mexican political economy and Mexico's participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement to understand the causes and effects of the profound transformation of Mexico in recent years. Addresses challenges that lie ahead. Thacker. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 577 Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China

(Meets with CAS PO 578.) Explores China's perception of its role in the world, its evolution from a regional to a world power, and its security and economic relationships within the international system. Relationships with the superpowers, Third World and world economy, focusing on technology and capital transfers. Fewsmith. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 578 Foreign Intelligence and Security Systems

Description and analysis of the intelligence and security systems of major nations in the western, eastern, and developing worlds. Organization, practices, and programs are explored to define patterns of behavior and the effect on the security policies of foreign nations. Hulnick. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 579 Japan in International Politics

International and domestic influences on Japan's international behavior in the past as a predictor of Japan's future role in international politics. Covers Japan's role in the Cold War, post-war Asia, and the management of the global economy. Examines viability of post-Cold War U.S.–Japan relationship. Berger. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 581 The Evolution of Strategic Intelligence

Prereq: limited to juniors, seniors, and graduates. Grad prereq: limited to juniors, seniors, and graduates only. Examines the uses of strategic intelligence by modern world leaders in shaping policy and the effects of intelligence on world events. Various uses of intelligence—collecting information analysis, counterintelligence, and secret operations—are explored with emphasis on the period from the Congress of Vienna to the end of the Cold War. Wippl. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 583 Aspects of Defense Planning and Technology

Limited to seniors and graduate students. An introduction and survey for the non-specialized student. Topics include superpowers in military alliance, conventional and nuclear defense, doctrines and their tools, defense industries in free economies and under socialism, efficiency and national defense, NATO and the Falklands' War, and concepts of interoperability. Maître. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 585 Problems and Issues in Post-Mao China

(Meets with CAS PO 558.) Juniors, seniors, and graduates only. An in-depth examination of politics in post-Mao China, this course focuses on several critical issues, uses various conceptual frameworks to try to understand why the reform process broke down, and examines prospects for the future. Fewsmith. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 586 Islam in South Asian Politics

Prereq: senior standing or consent of instructor. Examines the relations among state, politics, and Islam in South Asia, with particular focus on the unsolved conflicts over Kashmir and Afghanistan. Haqqani. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 587 Political Economy of the Middle East

Considers the state of the Middle Eastern political economy and focuses on the failure of the rentier state and the difficulty of political and economic liberalization. Themes are petroleum, the uncertain course of political pluralism, and political Islam. Dunbar. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 589 North Atlantic/European Security Issues

Examination of the post-Cold War security environment in the North Atlantic and greater European context. Exploration of threats to security, mechanisms in place and emerging (NATO, CSCE, CFE, WEU), and challenges posed by changes since fall 1989. Corgan. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 590 Political Economy of Latin America

(Meets with CAS PO 550.) Historical and contemporary issues in Latin American political economy. Uses case studies and cross-regional comparisons to assess competing explanations. Analyzes the current political and economic situation facing Latin America in its quest for economic growth and development. Thacker. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 591 The Making of the Modern Middle East

Meets with CAS HI 591 and UNI SS 591. Examines the modern Middle East, with its new and old states and its current contested frontiers, as a product of European rivalries in the region in war and peace, 1798–1922. Fromkin. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 594 Global Environmental Negotiation and Policy

(Meets with CAS GE 594.) Key concepts, actors, concerns, and issues related to the process of negotiating global environmental policies. Overviews of the international system and environmental problems; an international negotiation simulation; case studies of global agreements on ozone depletion, climate change, desertification, and biodiversity, among others. Selin. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 596 Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations

How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. Schmidt. 4 cr, 1st sem.

CAS IR 597 Sustainable Development in Latin America

Prereq: CAS IR 292, CAS IR 590, or CAS GE 100 and junior standing or consent of instructor. Provides an empirically based understanding of the social and environmental aspects of economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for purposes of analyzing the numerous trade and development policies that nations in LAC are currently considering. Gallagher. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

CAS IR 598 International Business Intelligence and Security Practices

Not offered 2007/2008

CAS IR 599 Science, Politics, and Climate Change

Applies a science and technology studies perspective to climate-change science and policy. Examines the relationships between scientific and political systems at global, national, and local levels. Also offered as CAS GE 599. Selin. 4 cr, 2nd sem.

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