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  • POL 120: Intro to Leadership & Women

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An exploration of theories, scholarship, and styles related to leadership behavior and skills. Students will recognize, observe, and appreciate styles of leadership, especially among women. Particular emphasis is given to the contributions and changes they make at all levels of their lives for the good of systems of various sizes
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  • POL 180: Political Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An examination of seminal literature and concepts of Western political philosophy, the continuity and innovation that characterize the Western tradition, as well as its relevance to contemporary political problems. The consciousness of the student is examined regarding the complexity of political realities and political thinking. The student is encouraged to think more critically about his or her personal identity within the current political parameters
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  • POL 200: Self in Communities: Local to Global

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course provides opportunities for students to develop an understanding of self within social, political, and economic systems. The course considers the self as formed through ethnicity, racial identity, social class, gender, and family factors. Students will examine the neighborhoods and communities in which they grew up and will reflect on ways in which these immediate environments contribute to an identity and to the development of values and goals
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  • POL 209: Introduction to Comparative Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course surveys government institutions, practices, and politics and explores the role of government in economic and social affairs in developing as well as advanced industrial countries. The course considers the relationship among capitalism, democracy, social movements and economic development and provides an introduction to the comparative method. Examines cross-national comparison to gain insight into socio-political and economic dynamics
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  • POL 210: Intro to International Relations

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An overview of international history followed by a careful examination and comparison of competing international relations theories. Important structural processes and issues will be examined, as well as contrasting theoretical approaches and questions. Major concepts include war, peace, globalization, human rights, and international law
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  • POL 215: Special Topics

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An analysis of selected topics in political science. This course is organized as needed to examine emerging events or timely issues in the discipline or take advantage of special expertise by an individual scholar
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  • POL 220: The Structure of Conflict: Local and Global

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course presents an overview of conflict: why we fight and why we are motivated, or not, to seek resolution. The course introduces theories of conflict and examines contested relationships through the framework of culture, gender, power dynamics, and resource allocation. The course integrates a skill-building approach to introduce students to concepts and techniques in the recognition, deconstruction, and resolution of conflict in local and global environments
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  • POL 228: Gender, Law and Public Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course analyzes laws, public policies, and practices that have constructed and regulated gender in the public and private sectors, with special attention to employment and education. It examines the historical constructions of gender as a concept in American society, including how and why this concept was institutionalized publicly and privately in various arenas of the U.S. at different historical junctures. The course will conclude with a study of the progress that has been made in dismantling gendered institutions and the challenges that remain
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  • POL 230: Foundations American Political Development

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    This course focuses on the development of America's institutions: Congress, the presidency, and the courts. The study of American political development is concerned with the nature of political change over time, the path by which we reached our present political state, broad patterns in American politics, and the exceptional nature of American politics and political history compared to that of other capitalist democracies. A variety of questions relating to periods of American political and constitutional history or political development are pursued
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  • POL 240: The Politics of Terrorism

    3.00 Credits
    Carlow University

    An exploration of related topics such as political culture, social culture, religion, and political organizations and their links to "terrorism." This course will explore the concept of terrorism, the use of violence, the dynamics of war, the political economy of former colonial regimes, dependent economies, and how the world's distribution of resources affects state nations
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