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Political Science
Social Sciences
2012-2013 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 477
contemporary politics: characteristics of
the electorate, voter registration, primaries
and general elections, candidates and cam-paigning,
party organizations and leaders,
interest groups, and current issues.
Political Theory (PLSI)
PLSI 110. Seminar in History of
Political Thought to Machiavelli (3)
Development of political thought from
Plato to Machiavelli: law, justice, the state,
authority, forms of government, and church-state
relations in light of the philosophy of
history. FS
PLSI 111. Seminar in History of
Political Thought Since Machiavelli (3)
Freedom and individual rights, democracy,
majority rule, equality, law and authority,
power, constitutionalism, property, social
class and structure, and rev olution traced
through the writings of Hobbes, Locke,
Rousseau, Hume, Burke, Bentham, Hegel,
Tocqueville, and Mill. S
PLSI 114. Seminar in
American Political Thought (3)
Analysis of democracy, majority rule and mi-nority
rights, constitutionalism, feder alism,
representation, pluralism, property, separa-tion
of powers, and judicial review based on
the perspectives of representative early and
contemporary American thinkers. S
PLSI 119T. Topics in
Political Theory (1-4; max total 8)
Possible topics include theories of democ-racy;
the Marxian tradition; political
thought of specifi c authors, historical peri-ods
and countries; peace and war; church-state
relations; the nature of politics and of
political science.
International Relations (PLSI)
PLSI 120. International Politics (3)
Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth
Area D. Dynamics of political interactions
of nations; nationalism, imperialism and
interdependence; national power and di-plomacy;
types of confl ict, including war;
peaceful settlement of disputes; current is-sues
involving competing foreign policies,
national development, energy, and national
liberation movements. G.E. Multicultural/
International MI. FS
PLSI 121. American Foreign Affairs (3)
Prerequisite: PLSI 2. Formulation and
ex ecution of American foreign policy; con-stitutional
framework; role of the president
and the executive branch, Congress, pressure
groups and public opinion; con temporary
problems and policies.
PLSI 122. Politics of Foreign Aid (3)
Theory and practice of foreign aid, includ-ing
U.S. policy, current debates, continuing
challenges, approaches, issue-areas, and key
actors (governmental, non-govemmental,
domestic, and international organizations.)
(Formerly PLSI 128T)
PLSI 125. Russian Foreign Policy (3)
Historical and ideological sources of foreign
policy of Russia and other former Soviet
republics; continuity and change in meth-ods,
strategy, and tactics; policy formulation
and application in specifi c geographic and
subject matter areas.
PLSI 126. International Law
and Organization (3)
The sources and subjects of international
law; state jurisdiction and responsibility;
international agreements; the regulation of
force and the peaceful settlement of disputes
through international law and organization,
including the League of Nations, the United
Nations, and region al organizations. F
PLSI 128T. Topics in
International Relations
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Politics of military power; arms limitation
and control; peace theory; ecopolitics; re-gionalism
and cooperation; shifts in balance
of power; nationalism; imperialism; neutral-ism
and nonalignment; foreign policies of
specifi c nations.
Comparative Government (PLSI)
PLSI 140. Approaches to
Comparative Politics (3)
Prerequisite: PLSI 1. Exploration of theories,
models, and conceptual frameworks for the
comparative study of political systems and
subsystems; methodological rather than an
area emphasis. FS
PLSI 141. Russian Politics (3)
A study of the political systems of Russia and
other former Soviet republics. Changes in
relations between state and society; change
and continuity in political culture; trends in
policy making; issues of relations between
nationality groups.
PLSI 142T. Area Studies in Western
Europe (1-4; max total 8
if no topic repeated)
Government and politics of Western Eu-rope
(Britain, France, Germany, and Italy),
Northern European Countries (Finland,
Denmark, Norway, Sweden); or government
and politics, of selected countries.
PLSI 143T. Area Studies in Eastern
Europe (1-4; max total 8
if no topic repeated)
Government and politics of Eastern Europe;
or government, politics, and institutions of
selected countries.
PLSI 144T. Area Studies
in Africa and Middle East
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic is repeated)
Government and politics of Sub-Sahara
Africa, Middle East; or government, poli tics,
and institutions of selected countries.
PLSI 145T. Area Studies in Asia
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Government and politics of selected coun-tries
in East and Southeast Asia.
PLSI 146T. Area Studies in
Latin America (1-4;
max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Possible topics include politics of South
America; politics of Central America and
Caribbean countries; roles of selected groups
in Latin American politics.
PLSI 147. East Asian Politics (3)
Examines the governments, institutions,
politics, and policy of China, Japan, North
and South Korea, and selected Southeast
Asian Nations.
PLSI 148. Latin American Politics (3)
Discusses the role of the military and vio-lence
in Latin American politics, the role of
civilian groups with emphasis on democra-tization,
and the infl uence of other nations
— especially the United States — on Latin
American politics.
PLSI 149T. Seminar in
Comparative Government
(1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated)
Parliamentary systems, problems and goals
of developing nations, federal systems,
com parative local government, parties and
pressure groups, and multi-party systems.
American Government (PLSI)
PLSI 71. Introduction to
Environmental Politics (3)
Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction
to study of environmental politics
and policy making in the United States; a
brief history of environmentalism; basic
principles in environmental policy making,
including policy making for interest groups,
legislatures, and levels of government; and
Object Description
| Title | 2012-13 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2012-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Full Text Search | Political Science Social Sciences 2012-2013 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 477 contemporary politics: characteristics of the electorate, voter registration, primaries and general elections, candidates and cam-paigning, party organizations and leaders, interest groups, and current issues. Political Theory (PLSI) PLSI 110. Seminar in History of Political Thought to Machiavelli (3) Development of political thought from Plato to Machiavelli: law, justice, the state, authority, forms of government, and church-state relations in light of the philosophy of history. FS PLSI 111. Seminar in History of Political Thought Since Machiavelli (3) Freedom and individual rights, democracy, majority rule, equality, law and authority, power, constitutionalism, property, social class and structure, and rev olution traced through the writings of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Burke, Bentham, Hegel, Tocqueville, and Mill. S PLSI 114. Seminar in American Political Thought (3) Analysis of democracy, majority rule and mi-nority rights, constitutionalism, feder alism, representation, pluralism, property, separa-tion of powers, and judicial review based on the perspectives of representative early and contemporary American thinkers. S PLSI 119T. Topics in Political Theory (1-4; max total 8) Possible topics include theories of democ-racy; the Marxian tradition; political thought of specifi c authors, historical peri-ods and countries; peace and war; church-state relations; the nature of politics and of political science. International Relations (PLSI) PLSI 120. International Politics (3) Prerequisites: G.E. Foundation and Breadth Area D. Dynamics of political interactions of nations; nationalism, imperialism and interdependence; national power and di-plomacy; types of confl ict, including war; peaceful settlement of disputes; current is-sues involving competing foreign policies, national development, energy, and national liberation movements. G.E. Multicultural/ International MI. FS PLSI 121. American Foreign Affairs (3) Prerequisite: PLSI 2. Formulation and ex ecution of American foreign policy; con-stitutional framework; role of the president and the executive branch, Congress, pressure groups and public opinion; con temporary problems and policies. PLSI 122. Politics of Foreign Aid (3) Theory and practice of foreign aid, includ-ing U.S. policy, current debates, continuing challenges, approaches, issue-areas, and key actors (governmental, non-govemmental, domestic, and international organizations.) (Formerly PLSI 128T) PLSI 125. Russian Foreign Policy (3) Historical and ideological sources of foreign policy of Russia and other former Soviet republics; continuity and change in meth-ods, strategy, and tactics; policy formulation and application in specifi c geographic and subject matter areas. PLSI 126. International Law and Organization (3) The sources and subjects of international law; state jurisdiction and responsibility; international agreements; the regulation of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes through international law and organization, including the League of Nations, the United Nations, and region al organizations. F PLSI 128T. Topics in International Relations (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Politics of military power; arms limitation and control; peace theory; ecopolitics; re-gionalism and cooperation; shifts in balance of power; nationalism; imperialism; neutral-ism and nonalignment; foreign policies of specifi c nations. Comparative Government (PLSI) PLSI 140. Approaches to Comparative Politics (3) Prerequisite: PLSI 1. Exploration of theories, models, and conceptual frameworks for the comparative study of political systems and subsystems; methodological rather than an area emphasis. FS PLSI 141. Russian Politics (3) A study of the political systems of Russia and other former Soviet republics. Changes in relations between state and society; change and continuity in political culture; trends in policy making; issues of relations between nationality groups. PLSI 142T. Area Studies in Western Europe (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Government and politics of Western Eu-rope (Britain, France, Germany, and Italy), Northern European Countries (Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden); or government and politics, of selected countries. PLSI 143T. Area Studies in Eastern Europe (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Government and politics of Eastern Europe; or government, politics, and institutions of selected countries. PLSI 144T. Area Studies in Africa and Middle East (1-4; max total 8 if no topic is repeated) Government and politics of Sub-Sahara Africa, Middle East; or government, poli tics, and institutions of selected countries. PLSI 145T. Area Studies in Asia (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Government and politics of selected coun-tries in East and Southeast Asia. PLSI 146T. Area Studies in Latin America (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Possible topics include politics of South America; politics of Central America and Caribbean countries; roles of selected groups in Latin American politics. PLSI 147. East Asian Politics (3) Examines the governments, institutions, politics, and policy of China, Japan, North and South Korea, and selected Southeast Asian Nations. PLSI 148. Latin American Politics (3) Discusses the role of the military and vio-lence in Latin American politics, the role of civilian groups with emphasis on democra-tization, and the infl uence of other nations — especially the United States — on Latin American politics. PLSI 149T. Seminar in Comparative Government (1-4; max total 8 if no topic repeated) Parliamentary systems, problems and goals of developing nations, federal systems, com parative local government, parties and pressure groups, and multi-party systems. American Government (PLSI) PLSI 71. Introduction to Environmental Politics (3) Prerequisite: G.E. Foundation A2. Intro-duction to study of environmental politics and policy making in the United States; a brief history of environmentalism; basic principles in environmental policy making, including policy making for interest groups, legislatures, and levels of government; and |
