Social Science Postgraduate Degrees in the USA

...created—at United Nations? With its ODA? By championing non-proliferation? What of its international security role after the first Gulf War and in Iraq?... Learn about: Foreign Policy...

...The course requires a series of short to medium length papers. Six 2-page papers will be used to focus discussion on specific works, three 5-7 page papers... Learn about: Construction Training...

...as well as major challenges to them. The course discusses definition and measurement issues as well as briefly addressing survey techniques and modeling... Learn about: Political Science...

...If you submit a revised version of your paper in response to suggestions from your classmates, any improvement will be reflected in the grade for your completed paper... Learn about: Political Science...

...The second objective to evaluate recent research on the role of religious actors, institutions, and ideologies in policymaking, state-building... Learn about: Social Science...

...and to the dominant approaches to the study of Japanese history, politics and society, we will begin exploring four aspects of Japanese politics... Learn about: History Politics...

...and endurance as a factor in modern politics and society. Topics include: nationalism and state-building, nationalism and economic modernization...

...This course is designed for students seeking a fundamental understanding of Japanese history, politics, culture, and the economy. "Raw Fish... Learn about: History Politics, Team Training, Construction Training...

...subsequent research on China. Students are assumed to have completed an intro-level course on the history and politics of China (i.e., 17.547 at... Learn about: Comparative Politics...

...the role of the state in market systems more generally? Observers of China today frequently point to the need for effective governance...

...This class explores the politics of economic reform in Latin America. Topics addressed include: Dependency, Development, and Bureaucratic-Authoritarianism...

...determining the course's success. The assigned readings for each week represent a range of (often conflicting) analytical approaches. Students should...

...and the creation of new problems as well as possibilities. The challenge is to anticipate the possibilities of creating security as well as sustainability... Learn about: International Relations...

...this is only possible when everyone participates in class discussions. If you are concerned that your communication style places you at a disadvantage... Learn about: International Relations, Comparative Politics, Social Movements...

...This course surveys the social science literature on civil war. Students will study the origins of civil war, discuss variables that affect the duration of civil...

...Huntington, and Finer, the first classes clarify the basic tensions between the military and civilians. A wide-ranging series of case studies follows...

...a brief lecture designed to summarize works not covered in the syllabus. We will then attempt to go through the discussion questions listed... Learn about: Comparative Politics...

...2 hours / session This class will be run as a seminar and students are expected to do all readings and participate in class discussions. Apart from class attendance and participation...

...Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780813815619. Bulmer, M. G. Principles of Statistics. New York, NY: Dover Publications,... Learn about: Public Health, Political Science, Social Science...

...The course develops this idea through three statistical models. First, I present the multivariate regression model as a means of holding other variables... Learn about: Political Science...