GOVT 2817

GOVT 2817

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

Donald Trump and Barack Obama give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The first half of the course seeks to understand that diversity in American politics and foreign policy viewed through the prisms of region, ideology, region, race, class and religion. The second half inquires into the U.S. and American engagement of different world regions and civilizations: Europe, Russia, North America, Latin America, China, Japan, India and the Middle East. U.S. hard power and American soft power find expression in far-reaching processes of American-infused globalization and U.S.-centered anti-Americanism reverberating around the world. Advocates of one-size-fits-all solutions to America's and the world's variegated politics are in for great disappointments.

When Offered Fall.

Breadth Requirement (GB)
Distribution Category (GLC-AS, SBA-AS, SSC-AS)
Course Subfield (AM, IR)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2817

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17483 GOVT 2817   LEC 001

    • TR Mcgraw Hall 165
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17484 GOVT 2817   DIS 201

    • M Sibley Hall 208
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17485 GOVT 2817   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17486 GOVT 2817   DIS 203

    • W White Hall 110
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17487 GOVT 2817   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person