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University Professors L.A. Etzioni, H. Harding, J.N. Rosenau, B. Wood
Professors H.L. Agnew, C.J. Allen, H.G. Askari, M.A. Atkin, W.H. Becker, E. Berkowitz, A. Black (Research), B.L. Boulier, M.D. Bradley, A. Brooks, M.E. Brown, N.J. Brown, J. Chaves, J.J. Cordes, W.K. Cummings, H.J. Davis, C.J. Deering, B.J. Dickson, R.M. Dunn, Jr., R.M. Entman, H.B. Feigenbaum, J. Ferrer (Research), M. Finnemore, L. Fuerth (Research), E.W. Gnehm, J. Goldgeier, D. Gow (Practice), T. Griffith (Practice), R. Grinker, H. Hertzfeld (Research), P. Hotez, K.F. Inderfurth (Practice), G. Kaminsky, D.K. Kennedy, R.E. Kennedy, Jr., Y.K. Kim-Renaud, P.F Klarén, C. Kojm (Practice), J. Kuipers, M. Marquardt, C. McClintock, B.D. Miller, M.O. Moore, H.R. Nau, S. Pace (Practice), J. Pelzman, J.M. Post, S. Rehman, B. Reich, W. Reich, L.P. Ribuffo, F. Robles, R.W. Rycroft, S. Sell, D. Shambaugh, S.C. Smith, M. Sodaro, R.H. Spector, R. Steinhardt, R. Thornton, N.S. Vonortas, R. Weiner, S. Wolchik, H.L. Wolman, A.M. Yezer
Associate Professors S. Aday, S. Balla, J. Blomster, N. Blyden, A. Bowie, J. Brinkerhoff, Y. Captain, E. Chacko, R.W. Click, M. Gonglewski, D.A. Grier, H.E. Hale, S. Hamano, H.M. Harrison, J. Hershberg, D. Khoury, J.H. Lebovic, D.L. Lee, S. Livingston, M. Lynch, M. McAlister, E.A. McCord, S. McHale, M.M. Mochizuki, K. Morgan, M. Price, L.A. Riddle, S. Roberts (Practice), R. Robin, P. Rollberg, J. Spear, J. Spencer, M.B. Stein, S. Suranovic, J.H. Williams, P.D. Williams, D. Yang, J. Yang, A. Zimmerman
Assistant Professors M. Atia, M. Ayyagari, G. Brazinsky, M.X. Chen, M. Cipriani, A.S. Dent, D.S. Eglitis, M.S. Emran, M. Esseesy, H.J. Farrell, I. Feldman, A. Fostel, A. Friedman, L. Fujii, I.L. Hanami, J.K. Jung, P. Kelly, G.M.S. Lambright, S. Lubkemann, R. Lucea, T. Michael, D.R. Rain, C. Rector, S. Robinson, R.M. Samaniego, R.J. Shepherd, T. Sinclair, E.J. Teitelbaum, P.N. Zhang
Instructor H. Schmidt
Adjunct Professor I. Sud
Professorial Lecturers G. Fidas, K. Healy, S. Johnson, J. Kilpatrick, T. McNamara, G. Moose, B. Powers, B. Roberts, D. Shinn, R. Sutter, W. Wise, J. Yaphe
See the Elliott School of International Affairs for programs of study leading to the Master of Arts in the fields of Asian studies, European and Eurasian studies, global communication, international affairs, international development studies, international science and technology studies, international trade and investment policy, Latin American and hemispheric studies, Middle East studies, and security policy studies. The Master of International Policy and Practice and the Master of International Studies are offered as well.
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Professional Skills (1 each) |
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Short courses that focus on developing specialized skills for international affairs professionals. Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 204 |
Intermediate Conversation (1) |
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Short courses designed to develop professional language skills for international affairs students. Specific languages announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 206 |
Secretaries of State (3) |
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The various roles performed by modern secretaries of state, focusing on their practice of international affairs—how they pursued their various responsibilities and how successful they were in carrying them out. |
| 207 |
Theory and Practice of International Negotiations (3) |
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The organizational context of international negotiations; roles of negotiators; presentation and negotiation strategies; the interagency process. |
| 212 |
Applied Quantitative Analysis (3) |
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Overview of quantitative measurement, data summary, statistical inference, and elementary modeling such as linear regression. |
| 218 |
Special Topics in International Affairs (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 219 |
International Affairs Capstone (1 or 3) |
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A project-oriented course designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in international affairs. |
| 221 |
International Development Studies Cornerstone (3) |
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Introduction to the concepts and methods of international development. Open only to M.A. candidates in international development studies. |
| 222 |
Development Policy and Practice (3) |
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An overview of economic development in developing countries; key challenges of economic growth, poverty alleviation, and development. |
| 224 |
Indigenous Social Movements (3) |
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Indigenous movements that challenge Western social models. Comparative and historical frameworks are used to examine the political empowerment of indigenous peoples. |
| 226 |
NGOs and Development (3) |
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A critique of the work of non-governmental organizations with reference to urbanization, rural development, and trends in international development planning. NGO—state relations; international NGOs and grassroots organizations. |
| 227 |
Qualitative Research Methods in International Development (3) |
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Skills and knowledge for conducting original research and critically evaluating observational studies. Statistical tests of hypotheses, computerizing data sets for quantitative analysis, and analyzing strength of relationships. |
| 232 |
U.S. Aid and Trade in the Developing World (3) |
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Survey of American aid and trade policies toward developing countries. Activities of USAID, the new Millennium Challenge Account, and the policies of the United States toward the multilateral development banks. |
| 233 |
Assessing Aid Effectiveness (3) |
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The economic, political, and institutional impacts of official developmental aid; the track record, recent initiatives to improve aid impacts, and future prospects. |
| 235 |
Development Studies Pre-Capstone Workshop (1) |
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Students work in teams to find a suitable client and negotiate a project, with detailed terms of reference and a work plan to be carried out in the spring semester. Open only to M.A. candidates in international development studies. |
| 238 |
Special Topics in International Development Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 239 |
International Development Studies Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented development course abroad, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in international development studies. |
| 241 |
International Science and Technology Policy Cornerstone (3) |
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Introduction to the study of international science and technology policy; focus on policy issues that arise from interactions between scientific and technological developments and government activity. |
| 242 |
Technology Creation/Diffusion (3) |
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Examination of the relationship between invention (inception), innovation (first application), and dissemination (diffusion) of technological knowledge; focus on the technological environment prevailing in the major developed market economies. |
| 246 |
U.S. Space Policy (3) |
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The origins, evolution, current status, and future prospects of U.S. national space policy and the space programs of the U.S. government in international context. |
| 248 |
Issues in U.S. Space Policy (3) |
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In-depth analysis of a current space policy issue. Team research format involving preparation of a comprehensive assessment of the issue and policy recommendations regarding its resolution. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. |
| 252 |
Environmental Policy (3) |
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Examination of public policies designed to protect the human and physical environment; focus on the ways science and technology can simultaneously create new environmental problems and contribute to their mitigation and prevention. |
| 253 |
Science, Technology, and National Security (3) |
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The contributions of science and technology to U.S. security in military, intelligence, and homeland security activities. |
| 255 |
Science Policy (3) |
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The fundamental forces and issues behind the governance of scientific research. How scientists attempt to maintain their autonomy by controlling membership in their community, by restricting the problems they investigate and methods they use, and by having at least moral suasion over resources allocated to scientific research. |
| 258 |
Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 259 |
Science and Technology Policy Capstone (3) |
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A seminar designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in science and technology policy. |
| 264 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis I (3) |
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Examination of how national security policy is formulated and translated into a defense budget, program priorities, and force structure. Focus on nuclear forces. |
| 265 |
Defense Policy and Program Analysis II (3) |
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Analysis of the development of national security policy and analytic techniques to derive a defense program and force structure from it. Special attention to general-purpose forces. |
| 266 |
Defense Transformation (3) |
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The post—9/11 security environment in the midst of the information revolution, economic globalization, fragmentation of the state system, and the ongoing war on terrorism. Efforts underway to understand and master this new environment and impacts of these efforts. |
| 267 |
National Security Resources (3) |
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National security resource planning and the federal budget-making process in relation to international affairs and defense. |
| 268 |
Fundamentals of Intelligence (3) |
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The institutional structure of the intelligence community; the intelligence production cycle, including tasking, collection, analysis, covert action, and counterintelligence; and relations between the intelligence and policy communities. |
| 269 |
Advanced Studies in Intelligence (3) |
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Organizational and operations practices of U.S. and foreign intelligence, using a case study approach. Challenges facing the intelligence community today. |
| 270 |
Covert Action and National Security (3) |
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The nature and principles of covert action: how it is employed to achieve foreign policy objectives and its capabilities and limitations. |
| 271 |
Transnational Security (3) |
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Overview of security concerns that transcend state borders, including terrorism, drug trafficking, organized crime, weapons proliferation, migration, and environmental degradation. |
| 272 |
Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy (3) |
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Development of a model for understanding the ideologies, tactics, targets, and worldviews of terrorists groups, with U.S. policy options for counterterrorism efforts. |
| 273 |
Responses to Terrorism (3) |
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The institutions, methods, and motivations that underlie counterterrorism strategies of threatened nations and international organizations. |
| 274 |
Weapons Proliferation and Nonproliferation (3) |
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The changing nature of the weapons proliferation problem, its implications for national security and international stability, and policy responses toward nonproliferation and counterproliferation. Implications of the acquisition of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons by non-state actors. |
| 275 |
Homeland Security (3) |
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The central missions of a homeland security agency: domestic security, emergency preparedness, technology policy, timely intelligence, counterintelligence, and preemptive actions. How the U.S. has dealt historically with internal security matters; contemporary approaches to security problems. |
| 280 |
International Organized Crime (3) |
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The initiation, structure, and expansion of organized criminal activity that crosses political and cultural boundaries. The policies, political actions, legal steps, and policing strategies that have been deployed against international organized crime. |
| 282 |
Issues in Conflict Resolution (3) |
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A study of the issues relating to international conflict management, such as mediation, conflict prevention, implementation of peace agreements, peace enforcement, humanitarian intervention, and refugee management. |
| 283 |
Military and Post-Conflict Intervention (3) |
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The challenges posed by conflicts, in the context of both conflict termination and subsequent stabilization efforts needed to prepare and support conflict resolution. |
| 286 |
Insurgency and Counterinsurgency (3) |
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Causes and types of insurgencies, with methods and strategies for countering insurgencies. The roles of U.S. government agencies and the military in counterinsurgency efforts. |
| 288 |
Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 289 |
Security Policy Studies Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in security policy studies. |
| 290 |
Elliott School Seminars (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 296 |
Graduate Internship in International Affairs (0) |
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Limited to Elliott School M.A. degree candidates. Internship and research paper involving experience at an international organization or with international issues. |
| 297 |
Independent Study and Research (1 to 3) |
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Limited to Elliott School M.A. degree candidates. Written permission of instructor required. |
| 299—300 |
Thesis Research (3—3) |
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Open to Elliott School M.A. candidates who have selected the thesis option. |
| 308 |
Special Topics in International Trade and Investment Policy (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 309 |
International Trade and Investment Policy Capstone (1) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in international trade and investment policy. |
| 311 |
European and Eurasian Studies Cornerstone (3) |
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Survey of current research on Europe and Eurasia. Research paper required. Required of M.A. candidates in European and Eurasian studies; open to others with permission of the instructor. |
| 312 |
NATO and European Security (3) |
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NATO’s origins and evolution during the Cold War (1945—1990) and the transformation since its end; changes in the post—Cold War security environment in Europe. |
| 318 |
Special Topics in European and Eurasian Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 319 |
European and Eurasian Studies Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in European and Eurasian studies. |
| 322 |
Taiwan: Internal Development and Foreign Policy (3) |
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The social, political, and economic development in Taiwan since World War II; Taiwan’s foreign affairs. |
| 323 |
Asian Regional Security (3) |
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The nature, elements, and future of security in the Asia—Pacific region. Various analytical frameworks are examined to consider the interplay of national interests, ideology, and regionalism. Issues in regional security. |
| 325 |
U.S.—South Asia Relations (3) |
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The nature of challenges and opportunities facing the South Asia region and the U.S. policy response. The rise of India as a global actor; relations between India and Pakistan; political transformation in the countries of the region, including Nepal and Sri Lanka. |
| 328 |
Special Topics in Asian Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in Schedule of Classes. |
| 329 |
Asian Studies Capstone (1) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in Asian studies. |
| 331 |
Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Cornerstone (3) |
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Multidisciplinary foundation course for the Latin American and hemispheric studies program. |
| 332 |
Drug Trafficking in the Americas (3) |
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A historical, comparative, and contemporary picture of drug trafficking in the Americas and the anti-narcotics policies to combat this trade. |
| 337 |
Pre-Capstone Workshop (1) |
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| 338 |
Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 339 |
Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to apply the skills and synthesize the knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in Latin American and hemispheric studies. |
| 341 |
Middle East Studies Cornerstone (1) |
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Multidisciplinary foundation course for the Middle East studies program. Introduction to key issues. |
| 342 |
Regional Security in the Middle East (3) |
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The nature, elements, and future of security in the Middle East region. Various analytical frameworks are examined to consider the interplay of national interests, ideology, and regionalism. Issues in regional security. |
| 345 |
Economic and Social Development of the Middle East (3) |
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Comparative overview of economic and social systems in the Middle East. |
| 346 |
Political Economy of the Middle East (3) |
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Current political economy of the Middle East, including an overview of Islamic economic concepts and political organizations. |
| 347 |
Religion and Society in the Modern Middle East (3) |
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Comparative overview, both historical and current, of religious and social trends in the Middle East. |
| 358 |
Special Topics in Middle East Studies (0 to 3) |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. |
| 359 |
Middle East Studies Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in Middle East studies. |
| 371 |
U.S. Foreign Policy Institute (3 or 4) |
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The institutions and ideas that shape U.S. foreign policy, including the U.S. Congress and administration, foreign embassies, international organizations, think tanks, interest groups, and media outlets. A separate section of the course covers issues of reporting on foreign policy issues. |
| 379 |
Global Communication Capstone (3) |
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A project-oriented course, designed to synthesize the skills and knowledge that students have acquired in their graduate study. Open only to M.A. candidates in global communication. |
| 381 |
MIPP Practicum (3) |
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For Master of International Policy and Practice degree candidates only. |
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Turbulence in World Politics (3) |
Rosenau |
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See the University Professors course listing. |
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The Dynamics of Globalization (3) |
Rosenau |
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See the University Professors course listing. |
