POLS 205 - some 2008 election links

A good start for info on all the cadidates can be found here.

POLS 205 - Makeup assignment

Makeup assignment

POLS 374-Genocide Reading for next Tuesday

Bystanders to Genocide

POLS 205 - for Tuesday

Interest groups

NRA article

POLS 205 - read for Thursday

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/28/opinion/28fri4.html

POLS 374 - Potential midterm exam questions (updated)

Q: In a short essay, discuss how globalization -- essentially the increasing interconnectedness of the world -- has affected international relations. Give some specific examples.

Q: What are norms in the context of international relations? Give some examples of where we see/have seen norms affect state behavior.


More may come later. Stay tuned.

POLS 374 - Grading guide for Assignment #1

We will discuss a few issues tomorrow.

Summary/selection of the issue, 2pts
Use of mulitple levels, 2pts
Correct use of the levels, 2pts
Analysis of the issue and conclusion, 2pts
Overall assignment (clarity, writing, citations, typos, etc.), 2pts

10 points total.

POLS 374 - readings for this week

For Tuesday read this: Leadership and the end of the cold war

For Thursday read this: What is security?
Also, skim Goldstein chapter 4.

POLS 374 - Democratic peace reading

This may help you in completing assignment #2

Democratic peace

POLS 205 & 374 revised syllabi/outlines

You'll get a hardcopy in class on Thursday

POLS 205
POLS 374

POLS 205 - Deomocracy reading for Thursday

Democracy

POLS 205 - slides for Tues

Democracy

POLS 205-Re-scanned democracy reading

Hopefully this is a little more readable than the first.

Democracy-part1
Democracy-part2

A reminder again to pay most of your attention to the 10 conditions. Good quiz or test questions as well.

POLS 205 AND 374

Read for Thursday:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/magazine/07wwln-lede-t.html?ref=todayspaper

POLS 374-An interesting article on China

Not required reading:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/weekinreview/07myer.html?ref=todayspaper

POLS 205 - Democracy reading

This is divided into two files because they are a bit large. In reading this, direct most of your attention to the 10 conditions for democracy. Asking you to name 2 or 3 of the conditions would be a great quiz or midterm exam question!

Democracy-1
Democracy-2

Update: I will try to scan a better more readable copy first thing Monday.

POLS 374 - End of the Cold War reading

Please read this very short article for Tuesday.

End of Cold War

POLS 205-Slide for Thur, Oct. 4

The State

POLS 205 - United Nations Reading

Consider the United Nations as an alternative to the state as Shively suggests. Please read this for tomorrow.

POLS 374 - China Rising?

Here's a link to the entire Foreign Policy special pullout section. Read it if you have time.

POLS 205 - Assignment #1

Disregard the assignment in my box. It is the wrong copy!! Use the file below:

Analytical Assignment #1

POLS 374 - Read for Thursday

Please read this discussion on China for Thursday with our readings on power politics in mind. I will post some questions for discussion later.