DHP D200: Diplomacy: History, Theory, and Practice
Diplomacy and diplomats are one of the very constitutive “orders” of the international system, and indeed a mainstay of global civilization itself. This seminar will examine the origins of classical diplomacy, the evolution of diplomatic concepts and praxis in the West and other parts of the world, the “integration” of diplomatic traditions during the formation of the League of Nations and its succession by the present United Nations, the rise of quasi-legislative (i.e. conference-based) multilateral diplomacy, the professionalization of diplomatic services, the evolving structures and functions of foreign ministries and bilateral embassies, the conduct of diplomacy at the highest level (“summit” diplomacy) and use of special envoys, diplomatic language and its nuances, media and networking and the new public diplomacy, educational and cultural exchanges, the organization of intercultural “dialogues,” and the future prospects of formal diplomacy – state as well as perhaps non state – in an age of globalization. Fall semester. Alan Henrikson
DHP D204: Public Diplomacy Seminar
This lecture course will provide a study in depth of the theory and practice of public diplomacy by the United States. It will begin with a review of American traditional public diplomacy practices that began before World War II and developed through six decades of the twentieth century, with a special focus on operations at American embassies abroad. It will then examine the challenges that public diplomacy practitioners have faced in recent years, including the impact of the information technology revolution, the end of the Cold War, growing security problems abroad, and the merger of the U.S. Information Agency into the State Department. The course will review the global decline of respect for America after 9/11, and evaluate the approach to public diplomacy by the Bush administration in coping with that decline. It will discuss the growing roles of the Pentagon and private sector organizations in international information activities, as well as proposals that have been made to reform public diplomacy for the 21st century. Fall semester. William Rugh
DHP D210: The Art and Science of Statecraft.
It is easy to develop theories, explanations, or strategies to explain foreign policy. It is quite another thing to implement them. What are the available tools of influence that a government can use to influence other actors in the world? When are these tools of influence likely to work? The goal of this course is to offer an introduction into the world of policymaking, diplomacy, and statecraft. Topics include a discussion of how various policy options work in altering the behavior of other states at the international level; intervening in the domestic politics of another country; the nature of public and private diplomacy; and case studies of notable policy successes and failures from the past. Not offered 2008-2009. Daniel Drezner
DHP D211: The Politics of Statecraft.
Foreign policy is not immune from public debate, political gridlock, or human frailties. Building on The Art and Science of Statecraft, this course closely examines the domestic and bureaucratic environment in which foreign policy is crafted and implemented. Topics include the role of public opinion, interest groups, bureaucracies, and experts in the formulation of policy. Case studies of notable successes and failures of the policy process will be discussed. There will also be frequent in-class exercises in the various arts associated with the promotion of policy. The Art and Science of Statecraft is a prerequisite for taking this class. Not offered 2008-2009. Daniel Drezner
DHP D213: Humanitarian Studies in the Field
This course forms the core of the joint Tufts/Harvard Humanitarian Studies Initiative (HSI). By enrolling in the course students are also enrolling in the HSI program. This course offers a practical and in-depth analysis of the complex issues and skills needed to engage in humanitarian work in field settings. Students will gain familiarity with the primary frameworks in the humanitarian field (human rights, livelihoods, Sphere standards, international humanitarian law) and will focus on practical issues that arise in the field, such as rapid public health assessments, field cluster sampling techniques, application of minimum standards for food security, and operational approaches to relations with the military in humanitarian settings. These topics will provide the foundational knowledge and skills needed to perform successfully during a three-day intensive simulation of a humanitarian crisis that will take place in April. Early January 2009. Peter Walker and Jennifer Leaning
DHP D220: Processes of International Negotiation
This course explores the processes, rather than specific substantive issues, of international negotiation. Using exercises and simulations, it examines the nature of conflict in the international arena; the special characteristics of negotiation in the international setting; pre-negotiation and the problems of inducing parties to negotiate; negotiation dynamics; the roles of culture and power; and the strategy and tactics of international negotiation. International mediation, arbitration, special problems of multilateral negotiation, and the follow-up and implementation of negotiated agreements are also examined. Enrollment limited to 30 per class. Fall semester: Three sections: Jeswald Salacuse, Eileen Babbitt and Brian Ganson; Spring semester: One section: Brian Ganson
DHP D221: Seminar on International Mediation
This seminar focuses on the roles and functions provided by mediators in the international arena. Mediation is located within the broader family of international intervention approaches, as practiced by individuals, international and transnational organizations, small and large states, and in bilateral or multilateral contexts. Topics to be covered include: understanding the perspective of a mediator as opposed to other parties in a dispute; analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of different kinds of international mediators; understanding the strategies and tactics that have been adopted in previous mediation efforts; and exploring how mediation might be used in current conflicts. Spring semester.Eileen Babbitt
DHP D223: Conflict Resolution Theory
International conflict resolution is a field of practice and of theoretical study. The primary goal of international conflict resolution is to use means other than violence to settle both inter-state and intra-state disputes, and to transform the relationships of disputing parties such that violence is not likely in the future. The theory is drawn from many disciplines, including law and many of the social sciences. Research focuses on understanding the dynamics of conflict in the international system as it manifests at the interpersonal, intergroup, and intergovernmental levels. It also involves analysis of what kinds of interventions are most effective at preventing, settling and resolving such conflicts. This course will provide an in-depth look at the theories of conflict and the theories of conflict resolution that address such conflicts. It will also explore some of the major theoretical debates in the field. Fall semester. Eileen Babbitt
DHP D227: Law and Politics of International Conflict Management
The course examines the legal, political and policy issues involved in international intervention in conflict since the end of the cold war. It explores legal doctrine, official policy and political practice with respect to conflict intervention, but it also covers conflict prevention and especially post-conflict recovery. Introductory sessions cover legal, conceptual and historic background, but move quickly into the intersection of law and politics. The course offers themes that deal with the continuum from war to peace, rather than in-depth case studies. Specific cases such was Rwanda, Somalia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq will be used illustratively. Spring semester. Antonia Chayes
DHP D230: Humanitarian Action in Complex Emergencies
This course examines the evolution of the humanitarian action in relation to the evolution of the international system and in relation to its reflection based on years of experience. This multi-disciplinary course will cover a broad range of subjects, including the evolution of the international system, conflicts and humanitarian action, the political economy of conflicts and humanitarian aid, the methodologies developed to improving efficiency and accountability, the ethical and practical implications of adopting a right based approach, the impact of humanitarian intervention on humanitarian assistance and the new debates associated with the “war on terror”. By the end of this course you will be aware of the historical, legal, social, political and moral context of both the causes and responses to complex humanitarian emergencies. You will also understand how the international environment and the humanitarian community are intimately connected and how they affect each other. Finally, you will have a working knowledge of the principles and standards for performing humanitarian response to complex humanitarian emergencies. This course is cross-listed with The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Fall semester. Daniel Maxwell
DHP D232: Gender, Culture and Conflict in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
This course examines situations of armed conflict and the international and national humanitarian and military responses to these situations from a gender perspective and highlights the policy and program implications that this perspective presents. Topics covered include gender analyses of current trends in armed conflict and terrorism; gender analyses of the links among war economies, globalization and armed conflict; the manipulation of gender roles to fuel war and violence; sexual and gender-based violations; women’s rights in international humanitarian and human rights law during armed conflict; peacekeeping operations; peacebuilding; and reconstruction. Case studies are drawn from recent and current armed conflicts worldwide. This course is cross-listed with The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Fall semester. Dyan Mazurana
DHP D233: Daily Risks and Crisis Events: How People and Planners Cope with Vulnerability
This course (requiring advance reading and extensive participation in discussion) serves as a bridge between classes on nutrition in a developmental context and those focused on relief in complex emergencies. Manifestations of household and national vulnerability differ in these contexts, but only by a matter of degrees. Risks of individual nutrition failure are related to risks of household food security, which in turn relate to risks inherent in the physical, economic, cultural and political environment that is the backdrop to household behavior. The conditions that determine food and nutritional stresses persist in countries undergoing economic transformation and political unrest, but also in those ill equipped to cope with the stresses of globalization, increasing poverty, and declining public sector responsibility. Much international work involves being able to assess the potential risks and returns of alternative development strategies in such diverse contexts. This course is cross-listed with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Spring semester. Patrick Webb
DHP D235: Research Seminar in Forced Migration and Human Security
This seminar seeks to strengthen students’ understanding of and capacity to conduct social scientific inquiry in the field of forced migration, by exploring the research methods used by social scientists. The field of forced migration is defined broadly, to include such related areas as labor migration, humanitarian assistance, refugee law and policy, and livelihoods and human rights in conflict-affected regions. The course is especially intended for students seeking structured guidance in conceptualizing and assembling a research proposal, particularly one that intends to use field methods. The course offers a way to learn more about the field of forced migration through an epistemological approach. Spring semester. Karen Jacobsen
DHP D237: Nutrition in Complex Emergencies: Policies, Practice and Decision-making
This course will examine the central role and importance of food and nutrition in complex emergencies. The implications of this for nutrition assessment, policy development, program design and implementation will be examined. This will provide an understanding of; the nutritional outcomes of emergencies (malnutrition, morbidity and mortality); and also the causes of malnutrition and mortality in emergencies (the process and dynamics of an emergency). The course will also develop a broader range of management skills needed in relation to humanitarian response initiatives. This course is cross-listed with The Feinstein School of Nutrition. Note: This course meets from January – February 2009. Helen Young
DHP D239m01: Introduction to Forced Migration – Overview, Causes and Institutional Responses
This module is designed to give students an overview of the scale and scope as well as types and causes of global migration, and the legal and institutional responses that have evolved in response. The course begins with an analysis of the root causes and push factors underlying refugee movement, internal displacement, trafficking, and other forms of involuntary migration related to persecution, development, natural disaster, environmental change and impoverishment. The course then provides a critical overview of the international legal framework that has evolved in response to these forms of migration, including international refugee law and recent innovations regarding trafficking and internal displacement. The third segment explores comparative asylum and refugee policies in different national contexts. Spring semester. Karen Jacobsen
DHP D239m02: Critical Issues in Forced Migration
This module is structured as a group-based, weekly discussion seminar with most classes led by a different class member, guided by the professor. The course is focused on current, critical issues in humanitarian assistance and protection in forced migration contexts, drawing on a range of disciplines, including human rights protection, nutrition and public health, and security studies. Specific topics will be decided according to class membership and interests, but the topics will have in common a critique of current practice and discussion of alternatives. Topics are likely to include: the security nexus: forced displacement in the context of the “war on terror”, safe havens, and counter-terrorism; trafficking, illegal and ‘irregular migration’; refugee camps; asylum challenges related to gender persecution, and children; nutrition, health and psychosocial consequences of forced migration; and the pursuit of sustainable livelihoods in forced migration contexts. Open to students who have either completed D239m01 or with permission of instructor. Spring semester. Karen Jacobsen
DHP D260: Southwest Asia: History, Culture, and Politics
A survey of Southwest Asian history from the conquest of the Crimea (1783) to modern times. Trade with Asia and Europe, Turko-Muslim empires and culture, Shi’ism and Persia, Great Power competition in Southwest Asia, colonialism, formation of modern states, development, fundamentalism, the end of the Cold War, regional violence, and the role of oil are emphasized. Fall semester. Andrew Hess
DHP D263: Colonialism and Nationalism in the Modern Middle East
With a particular focus on the Arab-Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the Arab world, this course examines the evolution of nation-states in the Middle East from colonial rule to the present. Rise of nationalism and pan-Arabism; ideologies of internal unity and regional tensions; Islam as a political force; radical trends and the search for new alternatives. Fall semester. Not offered 2008-2009. Leila Fawaz
DHP D264: History of the Turks and the International Politics of Eurasia
An historical survey of the Turks designed to emphasize the geopolitical importance of the Eurasian steppe. Topics examined are: formation of Eurasian steppe empires; the era of Turko-Mongol invasions; decline of classical Islamic civilization; conversion of the Turks to Islam; the rise of Turko-Muslim empires; decline of Byzantium and the conquests of the Ottoman empire; expansion of Russia and the absorption of Turko-Muslims; modernization movements among the Turks; the emergence of modern Turkey; Soviets and Central Asian society; the collapse of the USSR and the emergence of modern nationalism in Central Asia; China and the New Great Game. Spring semester. Andrew Hess
DHP D265: The Politics and Culture of Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
The course establishes a basis for understanding modern political and cultural change in Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. A major effort will be made to discover the causes and identify the consequences of the Iranian and Afghan revolutions. The modern political culture of each of the three states of this Turko-Persian region will be examined and compared with special attention to the disintegrative role of ethnic violence. Other topics studied are: modern development, fundamentalism, the role of Islamic law, education, the place of women in society, transfer of modern technology, ethnic politics, regional violence, and actions of Great Powers. Not offered 2008-2009. Andrew Hess
DHP D267: The Globalization of Central Asia and the Caucasus
The course establishes a basis for understanding modern political and cultural changes in Central Asia and the Caucasus through the application of concepts derived from an understanding of the process of global change. A major effort will be made to describe how the role of external factors in combination with internal conditions framed the problems new leaders had to confront when the Soviet Union collapsed. Special attention will be devoted to the place of ethnic and sectarian violence. Other topics studied are: economic development, transfer of modern technology and its environmental impact, ethnic politics, fundamentalism as a response to rapid change, politics of oil and the new ‘Great Game’ in Central Asia. Spring semester. Andrew Hess
DHP D270: Sino-U.S. Relations Since 1900
The aim of this course is to consider conflicting cultural impulses and enduring historical patterns that have dominated US interactions with China since the start of the twentieth century. Studying past interactions is intended to inform discussion of present problems and possibilities. Readings will be drawn from diplomatic histories, journals, and primary source material. While the focus remains Sino-US relations, lectures and discussions deal also with fundamental principles of international relations and diplomatic practice. Not offered 2008-09. Alan Wachman
DHP D271: International Relations of The United States and East Asia: 1945 to the Present
An examination of the international relations of the United States and East Asia since the end of World War II, principally US interactions with China, Japan, and Korea, and secondarily, with Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Focus on fundamental concepts and realities of international politics which have governed the bases of interaction between the US and East Asian nations, as well the major geopolitical issues of the present day. A study of the continuing patterns of interaction among the U.S. and East Asian states—the dynamics of wars, ideologies, and economic and cultural encounters. In the long-term, what are the cultural ramifications of the rise of the United States of America in the modern era, its expansion into East Asia and the concomitant multi-layered encounters with the different cultures of East Asia? And what does the rise of industrial East Asia over the past half century imply? What might be the role of the United States in this unexpected and unprecedented phenomenon, as well as in contemporary global affairs, especially in the post-9/11 era? Spring semester. Sung-Yoon Lee
DHP D283: The USA, Turkey, and Greece: Past, Present, and Future
This course investigates the historical development, contemporary dimensions and possible futures of the relations between the USA, Turkey, and Greece. Long-time NATO allies, Greece and Turkey have experienced various problems which led to the consolidation of competitive relations, adding to the instability of the Mediterranean region. More recent developments have witnessed the improvement of Greek-Turkish relations, due to (a) the stabilizing impact of EU membership (for Greece) and prospective membership (for Turkey) and (b) continuing US efforts. Apart from exploring the USA-Turkey-Greece triangle, the course tackles issues associated with the domestic conditions in both Turkey and Greece. Issues covered include the Islamic revival and its impact on domestic Turkish politics, the role of the global war on terror and the role of the economic liberalizing efforts in both countries. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP H200: The Foreign Relations of the United States to 1917
The history of American foreign relations from the Revolution to the First World War. Analysis of the transformation of the former colony into a "world power," with attention given to the internal dynamics of this remarkable, paradoxical development as well as to its external causes. The evolution of America’s major foreign policies—Non-entanglement, the Monroe Doctrine, the Open Door, and Dollar Diplomacy—and the relationships of these to westward expansion, post-Civil War reconstruction, urbanization, and industrialization. The national debate following the Spanish-American War over "imperialism." Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and their contrasting ideas of American power interests and purpose. Fall semester. Alan Henrikson
DHP H201: The Foreign Relations of the United States Since 1917
The history of American foreign relations from the First World War to the present day. Official and popular responses to the Bolshevik Revolution, European fascism, and Imperial Japanese aggression. The entry of the United States into the Second World War, and the resulting American shift from isolationism to internationalism. The postwar "revolution" in foreign policy—the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, and NATO. The onset of the Cold War and the occurrence of crises in East Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Central America. The Vietnam War and the continuing debate over it. The diplomacy of détente, human rights, the North-South Dialogue, nuclear arms control, the opening to China, conflicts in the Gulf, the "new world order," the Yugoslav tragedy, the post-Cold War "clash of civilizations," and the Global War on Terror. Spring semester. Alan Henrikson
DHP H202: Maritime History
A study of world history over the past 500 years from a salt-water perspective. The course will examine the ocean as avenue, arena, source, and cultural metaphor, analyzing major themes such as the impact of changing technologies and modes of warfare, evolving patterns of trade, and differing cultural perceptions. The format will be lecture, with some discussion. Fall semester. John Perry
DHP H203: Contemporary Issues in Maritime Studies
A study of global uses of the ocean cutting across disciplines, including – but not only- the anthropological, economic, environmental, geographic, and strategic. We may consider key regions, cities, and chokepoints, and examine such matters as territorial disputes, marine disasters, piracy, whaling, mineral and energy extraction, and mariculture among others in an attempt to develop an overall view of the challenges and opportunities offered by 70% of the planet. The course is in seminar format emphasizing discussion and student research. Open to students who have completed DHP H202 or by permission of the instructor. Our subject in 2008 will be the South China Sea. Fall semester. John Perry
DHP H204: Classics of International Relations
Most courses in international relations focus on "cutting edge" writings at the expense of the great works in the field. Without a working knowledge of Thucydides, Kant, or Schelling, graduate and policymakers are unable to place theoretical propositions into a historical context. This course surveys the history of international relations theory through a close reading of 10-15 classic works in the field. Among the questions that will be addressed: how far has IR theory developed since Thucydides? How closely do theories of international relations mirror the era in which they were written? In what ways are these widely cited works simplified or misstated in the current era? Spring semester. Daniel Drezner
DHP H270: The United States and East Asia
An examination of the American experience in China, Japan, and Korea, from the centuries of sporadic encounter between the two distinctly disparate and seemingly antithetical worlds of Euro-America and Northeast Asia to the aftermath of the end of the Pacific War. Focus on the late nineteenth century, when mutual images begin to take form and the evolving pattern of the unequal relationship during the first half of the twentieth century. Topics include East Asian cultural traditions, Christianity, imperialism, wars, and modernization. Emphasis on ideas, national mythologies, and images. Fall semester. Sung-Yoon Lee
DHP H273: Seminar on Chinese International Relations and Strategy
This course emphasizes the role of strategy and warfare in the interactions between Chinese states and between China and other states. Most of the course will be spent considering moments in China’s now distant past, although the PRC will be discussed in the final few sessions. Readings will include masterworks such as Sun Zi’s Art of War and the Romance of Three Kingdoms, as well as secondary literature about China’s diplomatic, military and intellectual history. The course will explore approaches to tactics and strategy in warfare as well as broader concerns about the development and evolution of China’s grand strategy as a way of suggesting that the posture of the PRC toward matters of security did not emerge de novo in 1949. A substantial portion of the semester will be spent trying to understand more about China’s strategic thought and the relationship between military and nonmilitary means of international interaction. Not offered 2008-2009. Alan Wachman
DHP H274: Territorial Disputes in Pacific Asia
This course will survey on-going territorial disputes between and among the states of Pacific Asia and attempt to understand the historical contexts for these potentially explosive controversies. Most of the disputes addressed in the course will involve the People’s Republic of China as one of the disputants, but territorial concerns of Russia, Japan, and Korea will also be featured. Lectures will draw from conceptual literature about geography, geopolitics, cartography, sovereignty and territorial disputes, and readings will focus on historical accounts and official statements by disputants about contested territory. Not offered 2008-2009. Alan Wachman
DHP P200: International Relations: Theory and Practice
Traditional, behavioral, and post-behavioral theories of international relations, and the nature of theory in international relations; the role of normative theory; levels of analysis, structure-agent relationships, and concepts of foreign policy behavior and decision making; utopian/neo-liberal and realist/neo-realist theory, and democratic peace theory; theories of power and its management; theories of integration, cooperation, conflict, war, and geopolitical and ecological/environmental relationships; constructivism; systems theory; regime analysis; the relationship between theory and the international system at the early 21st century; traditional and contemporary paradigms of the international system. Fall semester. Robert Pfaltzgraff
DHP P201: Comparative Politics
This course is will introduce the main issues in the study of comparative politics and how they relate to the understanding of global politics. The course will examine the main concepts and arguments in comparative politics and cover debates over such topics as the making of state power and the determinants of state-building and social change; the balance between states, societies and economies; the role of culture, institutions and development in state-building; and the role of external actors and international environment in sociopolitical change. The course relies on a theoretical overview but also draw on historical evidence and case studies. The course will provide students with an understanding of the main ideas and debates in comparative politics and also provide them with an analytical framework for examining global politics. Fall semester. Vali Nasr
DHP P202: Seminar on Leadership Challenges
Leadership is the ability to guide individuals and organizations in the public or private sector while making decisions about highly complex problems. Topics covered in this course include: what precisely is leadership, how it is defined, and whether there are different forms of leadership; what theoretical models can be used to evaluate leadership; why certain practical approaches to leadership succeed while others fail; and how we compare and contrast different leaders and their leadership styles. It uses case studies of leaders from diverse international regions in government and business -- from presidents, prime ministers, and senior government officials to CEOs of major corporations, and mayors – to evaluate how these individuals handled significant challenges. This course develops frameworks to help students evaluate alternative leadership styles, while thinking systematically about challenges facing contemporary leaders in the public and private sectors. Fall semester. William Martel
P203: Analytic Frameworks for Public Policy Decisions
Introduction to the basic tools of policy analysis and decision making, providing students with analytic skills to make policy decisions in many types of organizations. The course includes an introduction to public policy objectives, decision making, and the role of analysis. Students then learn powerful analytic decision-making techniques, including decision trees, Bayes theorem, utility theory, prospect theory, game theory, benefit-cost analysis, and tipping models. Case studies are used to learn the policy analysis tools while applying them to real world policy problems. Cases come from developed and developing countries, and cover many different policy fields. No background in economics or statistics is required. Spring semester. Carolyn Gideon
DHP P204m: Qualitative Research in Communities Affected by War
This modular course aims to enhance student understanding of the potential risks, dangers, challenges and constraints involved in working in war and post-war contexts; develop skills for formulating resourceful, ethical, and appropriate responses to them; and expand student knowledge of qualitative field research fundamentals. It is intended for students who are thinking of either working in war or post-war situations (on research or related endeavors) or on war-related issues. The first part of the course will examine the context and complications of working and researching in war and post-war communities. The second part will combine considerations of specific techniques, methods and approaches that can be employed in the field with case-based assignments that draw from terms of references that were previously carried out by the instructor. The second part will include some consideration of evaluation research. Research issues to be addressed range from the technical (developing questionnaires, interview techniques, site selection, and analytical frameworks) to the contextual (precaution, presentation, protection, awareness, observation, and surveillance). Devising practical responses to difficult challenges is a core theme of the course. One-half credit. Spring semester. Marc Sommers
DHP P205: Decision Making and Public Policy
All organizations, including governments, develop processes that permit policymakers to make informed decisions about highly complex problems. This interdisciplinary course examines the machinery of decision making by considering how domestic and international forces influence decisions and developing interpretive models for understanding how individuals operate in bureaucratic environments. The course uses case studies, drawn partly from the U.S. National Security Council, to focus on the theory and practice of governmental interagency processes. The course concludes with exercises in which students play the role of principals in simulated meetings of the U.S. National Security Council (NSC). Students prepare policy memoranda on critical national security and domestic crises, discuss their recommendations in NSC meetings, and defend their policies in news conferences at the end of each meeting. This course encourages students to think analytically and critically about theoretical and practical challenges of making decisions about public policy problems. Spring semester. William Martel
DHP P206: Foundations of Policy Analysis
This interdisciplinary course examines how policy analysis and strategic planning enable policymakers to make choices about complex problems in the public and private sectors. This course is organized into two parts. Part One builds qualitative frameworks for understanding policy analysis, which is the analytical process by which decision makers define problems, generate and evaluate alternatives, and select options in order to make the best possible decision. Part Two examines the nature of strategic planning, which is how organizations use insights gained from policy analysis to link resources to plans. It concludes with opportunities for students to present “decision briefings” on their research. This course encourages students to think analytically and critically about how organizations use policy analysis and strategic planning to make choices about difficult public policy problems. Fall semester. William Martel
DHP P207: Seminar on International Politics and International Law
International politics and international law are clearly intertwined – a fact that both sides of the disciplinary divide all too frequently ignore. However, diplomats and other policy professionals often are required to use international legal discourse, and to establish international legal rules and organizations in order to achieve their goals. At the same time, international lawyers must consider political realities in crafting rules that will be respected and enforced. This research seminar, taught by a political scientist and an international lawyer, will explore the relationship between international politics and international law. It will include a number of presentations by researchers from various institutions, and critical commentary on their work. This advanced seminar is suitable for students who already have some background in international politics and international law. Also listed as ILO L207. Spring semester. Joel Trachtman and Daniel Drezner
DHP P209: Understanding and Managing International NGOs
The course first examines the role and relevance of the non-governmental sector with a view to understanding the concepts underpinning NGO management, accountability and role in society. The course will then focus on a number of key issues essential for the effective running of NGOs. The course will end with an exploration of Southern NGOs and their relationship with the North and the future of international NGOs. This course will introduce students to such essential skills such as strategic planning, advocacy, the use of the press, fundraising, budgets and reading financial statements. It will also explore key questions including the role NGOs play in society and in international development and how and whether they are different from other institutions in society. This course focuses on key conceptual questions that are essential to understanding NGOs and on practical skills and tools needed for managing them. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P210m: Research Design and Methodology
Research design and methodology offers PhD candidates grounding in several of the main methods of social scientific research. The focus will be the identification and critical review of each method’s strategies of argumentation and gathering/presentation of evidence, with the aim of helping each student to select an approach that best suits his or her research question. Each participant will complete a variety of practical exercises in order to help clarify and refine his or her research question, and as preparation for writing a formal dissertation proposal. This course is for PhD students only or with permission of the instructor. One-half credit. Fall semester. Spring semester. Anna Seleny
DHP P211: Field Seminar in Comparative Politics and International Relations
In this seminar, students will analyze classic and contemporary work in comparative politics and international relations from a methodological perspective. The readings will be selected from the major themes and theoretical approaches that dominate these fields. We hope, in addition, to identify and assign both exemplary and less successful applications of both theory and methods. As students gain exposure to a variety of theories and applied methodologies, they will be better able to develop their own research strategies. Participants will be required to produce a draft dissertation proposal at the end of the course and to present it to the class for critique. Open to PhD students only or with permission of the instructors. Fall semester. Daniel Drezner and Anna Seleny
DHP P212: State-formation, Conflict, and Intervention in Comparative Perspective: the cases of Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone
This seminar will provide three theoretically grounded, in-depth case studies of Afghanistan, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone to gain a deeper understanding of state-building, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. It will seek to explore conflict and intervention with regard to general theories of state formation as well as context-specific histories of each case. It will also assess the evolving model of international post-conflict state-building and its various critiques. Students should emerge from this course having grappled with one fundamental question: can states be peacefully (re)built through externally-driven processes? Fall semester. Peter Uvin, Christof Kurz and Dipali Mukhopadhyay.
DHP P214: Introduction to Global Health
This course examines current and emerging health issues in developing and industrialized countries. Students learn to define the nature, determinants, and impact of selected health problems in developing countries and describe the pattern of morbidity and mortality in poor countries and by geographic region. Students are introduced to data sources and health service delivery. Considerations at the local, national, and regional levels, including sources of funding, the role of culture in health and disease, and the global impact of health, are explored. Cross-listed as MPH 243. Spring semester. Jeffrey Griffiths and Ronald Ruffing
DHP P215: Seminar on Identity, Nationalism, and Sovereignty
This seminar explores the theoretical foundations for claims to self-determination and nationhood, which characterize many of today’s so-called "ethnic conflicts." It addresses each of the three basic subjects in turn, seeking to understand how personal and political identity has become linked to issues of sovereignty and statehood. The seminar is interdisciplinary in nature, with readings drawn from philosophy, history, political science, anthropology, and/or psychology, as well as international law. The seminar does not consider, except peripherally, human rights, humanitarian intervention, techniques of conflict resolution, and other topics, that are addressed elsewhere in the curriculum. Not offered 2008-2009. Hurst Hannum
DHP P216: International Humanitarian Policy and Public Health
An introduction to humanitarian policy and practice with particular reference to public health. This course draws from a wide range of disciplines in the human sciences, bearing on local and international responses to crises commonly considered "Complex Humanitarian Emergencies" (CHE), Participants are expected to read extensively from a selection of scientific papers as well as practical guidelines that are currently used by international humanitarian policy makers and practitioners, with the aim of actively engaging in analytical/critical thinking and responding in writing. Objectives of the course include: a) Critically review local, national, and international responses to disasters and the policies behind them, with particular reference to public health; b)to examine the epidemiological, historical, political, and socio-cultural context of selected humanitarian emergencies; and c) to equip participants with appropriate analytical skills for unraveling the complexity of any given humanitarian emergency. Fall semester. Astier Almedom
DHP P217m: Global Political Economy
Nation-states, international regimes, non-governmental organizations, and transnational corporations are constantly involved in economic exchange across borders. Over time, individuals, firms, and states have altered their economic relations with each other, in response to changes in technology, ideology, and the distribution of power. What determines the direction, magnitude, governance, and fluctuation of these cross-border flows? This course surveys the theories and issue areas of the global political economy, both in the current day and in the past. Different analytical models are presented to explain the variations in economic exchange over time. The issue areas that will be examined include: world trade, monetary orders, global finance, and foreign investment. Topics of current debate that will be covered include the rise of BRICS, sovereign wealth funds, global political economy of energy markets, future of global economic governance, and the global political economy of development aid. One-half credit. Daniel Drezner
DHP P219: International Political Economy of Development
This class offers a survey of some of the key debates and issues in the political economy of development. Part One examines alternative conceptions of development and how they have informed policies in developed and developing countries since the 1950s. How should we measure development? What factors promote or retard development? What have been the predominant policy responses of rich and poor countries to the challenges of development? Part Two analyzes alternative development trajectories among natural resource exporters and emerging market economies. What are the consequences of different development strategies? How has the state promoted or retarded development? Part Three examines the provision of international assistance to developing countries with an emphasis on recent trends in poverty reduction and participatory development. Spring Semester. Katrina Burgess
DHP P221: International Political Economy
This course introduces students to the key issues and approaches in international and comparative political economy. The first section provides an historical overview of the shifting balance between “states” and “markets” since the first age of globalization at the turn of the 20th century. The second section examines alternative approaches to explaining foreign economic policy in the areas of trade, international monetary policy, and foreign investment. The third section compares national systems of political economy across developed and developing countries. The final section addresses the impact of globalization and regional integration on domestic politics and policymaking. Not offered 2008-2009. Katrina Burgess
DHP P222m01: Development Aid, Policies and Challenges
This module gives students a political economy perspective of international development aid. It explores changes in historic aid paradigms as it weaves in current trends and today’s hottest debates, including aid and terrorism, harmonization and alignment, the UN Millennium Development Goals, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. This module pairs well with the module Development Aid – Tools of the Trade. One-half credit. Fall semester. Peter Uvin and Kim Wilson
DHP P222m02: Development Aid – Tools of the Trade
Where Development Aid, Policies and Challenges examines the macro issues of international aid, this module discusses development practices at the field level. Students walk away from this course understanding the basic tools and techniques applied by local and international actors in aid delivery. The course investigates issues and methods in project formulation, assessment, design and evaluation as well as practices related to community participation, social enterprise, and local partnerships. By the end of this module, students are familiar with cutting edge trends in aid delivery across various development sectors including education, agriculture, disaster preparedness and market-based solutions. One-half credit. Fall semester. Kim Wilson
DHP P223: Developing Countries and the Global Politics of Sustainable Development
The premise of this seminar is (a) that despite the problems of definition, a global politics of sustainable development is emerging which not only includes the intersection of environment and development but has come to embody a growing set of concerns related to social development, human security and global governance; (b) that the developing countries of the ‘South’ have embraced this new global politics as a way to rearticulate their longstanding desire for systemic international reform; and (c) in doing so, they have not only changed the global environmental discourse but have themselves changed. The course will explore how the Southern interest in sustainable development has shaped, and been shaped by, multilateral environmental negotiations, institutions for global environmental governance, and the rise of non-governmental actors over the last thirty years. We will focus on the negotiation behavior of the G77, an unlikely group of over 130 developing countries that have dramatically different economic, ideological, political, and environmental conditions but have demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of internal divisions as well as external threats. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P224: Cultural Values and Development
This multidisciplinary seminar will consider the extent to which cultural values and attitudes influence the political, economic, and social evolution of nations and ethnic groups. Theories that emphasize other factors, for example geography and dependency, will also be discussed. Typologies of values and attitudes that facilitate or impede progress will be examined and related to the experience of a range of countries. The seminal ideas of Alexis de Tocqueville, who emphasized the link between cultural values and democracy, and Max Weber, who analyzed the link between culture and capitalism, will be reviewed, as will the work of several writers who have elaborated on their insights, including Edward Banfield’s study of southern Italian villages, Gunnar Myrdal’s analysis of India, and Carlos Rangel’s analysis of Latin America. The seminar will then address the appropriateness and feasibility of promoting cultural change and some specific ways in which progressive values might be reinforced. Fall semester. Lawrence Harrison
DHP P225m: Advanced Seminar in Project Evaluation and Learning
Evaluation concepts underpin the majority of techniques to ascertain results in social change programming internationally and domestically. Not only are agency staff nowadays expected to be conversant in evaluation; increasingly evaluation skills and tools are part of their daily responsibilities. At the same time, it is widely recognized that the international community struggles to learn in a systematic and efficient manner. Contributing to this is that the link between evaluation and learning, though apparently obvious, is rarely capitalized upon. This course is for all students who wish to work in international development and peacebuilding. As an Advanced Seminar it builds from where DHP P228 ends, delving into the complexities and challenges of evaluation. Students must have DHP P228 or receive instructor permission to enroll in this course. It is further advised that students have course or work experience in development and/or peacebuilding programming. One-half credit. Fall semester. Cheyanne Church.
DHP P226m: Corruption, Conflict and Peacebuilding
Fighting corruption has become an increasingly important topic for governments of the industrialized donor nations and the institutions whose membership they dominate. Despite the increasing attention placed on corruption by the international community, the nuances of corruption in a conflict or post-conflict environment have received scant attention. Further the bigger order questions such as can corruption cause conflict or how a conflict environment may spawn corruption are generally dealt with in vague generalities or in such a case specific way that they lose the average reader in the detail. The goal of this class is to look at the intersection of conflict, corruption and peacebuilding as a cutting-edge issue in post-conflict statebuilding. The course objectives are to achieve a solid grounding in the basics of the corruption literature; review current approaches to anti-corruption measures at the policy and practice level; understand how corruption and anti-corruption concepts apply to conflict environments and assess the similarities and differences. One-half credit. Fall semester. Cheyanne Church.
DHP P227: Advanced Seminar in Development and Conflict Resolution
The aim of this seminar is to provide students with contemporary tools and understandings at the intersection of development and conflict resolution practice. This seminar is in-depth and cutting-edge, discussing in detail what it is that development and conflict resolution practitioners currently do on the ground in a variety of conflict situations on all continents. It deals with methodologies (conflict vulnerability assessments; conflict impact assessments, etc.), issue areas (reconciliation; security sector reform; demobilization, disarmament and reintegration, etc.) and context (political economy of peacebuilding; role of corporations; relations with the military). Open to students who have completed DHP P225 or by permission of instructor. Open to students who have completed D223, P222 or with permission of the instructors. Spring semester. Peter Uvin and Diana Chigas
DHP P228: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation for International Development and Peacebuilding
This course will explore core components of the program cycle, starting with social change theories that underpin program design and finish with strategies for learning at the project, institutional and field levels. The core concepts of design, monitoring and Evaluation (DME) will be applied primarily to international development and peacebuilding programming though humanitarian aid and its specific challenges will also be touched upon. Though a uniquely practical course, this class will also engage in organizational and donor government policy issues. The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the main conceptual themes in evaluation at the project level and its practical application. As such, the class will: start with a discussion of change as it pertains to designing programs that are evaluatable; discuss monitoring systems; focus on developing sound frameworks for evaluation; reflect on practical challenges, ethics and politics of evaluation; consider evaluation from differing units of analysis; reflect on the differences between development, peacebuilding and humanitarian evaluation. Fall semester. Cheyanne Church
DHP P231: International Communication
This introductory course is a survey of the many roles of international communication in world affairs. It provides an overview of the elements of international communication, its multi-dimensional relationships with governments, and the relationship of influence between media, government, and society. The course covers many important policy issues of international communication with an emphasis on the implications for politics, democracy, security, and international relations. As international communication also comprises a significant portion of the global economy and involves large transnational corporations, students also study communication industries and their structure, and the resulting implications. Topics covered include freedom of speech, global media and international journalism, public diplomacy, propaganda, the role of media in democracies and totalitarian states, media influence on foreign policy, digital divide, intellectual property, privacy and ownership of information, convergence, malware and security, media coverage of political conflict, competition, and the role of communication in economic development. Students also have the opportunity to research a topic of choice in greater depth. Fall semester. Shawn O’Donnell
P232: Communications Policy Analysis and Modeling
Policy issues in communications are complex, often involving political and economic consequences of large magnitude. In this course students develop the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and analyze policy issues in communications. Students will learn the important political and economic characteristics of communication policy and markets, and will practice using basic analytic tools through case studies and examples from different countries to enhance their understanding of communication policy issues. Students will study the general background and trends in communication policy in different parts of the world, while learning some analytic tools that are particularly helpful to understanding communications issues. This is followed by in-depth exploration of several issues of telecommunications policy, media policy, and policy issues of the Internet and newer technologies. Open to students who have completed either EIB E201 or EIB E211 or the equivalent. Spring semester. Carolyn Gideon.
DHP P237: Global Media and International Conflict
This course considers the role of media in political, military and economic conflict around the globe. The course begins with a survey of international media institutions. Next we review the literatures on media bias and framing. The remainder of the course consists of a series of case studies on regional and topical issues in international affairs. Class discussions will probe the legal, economic and social constraints under which the media operate, and the context in which the public consumes media output. We will also discuss what responsibility journalists bear as actors in the political system. Besides relevant academic materials, readings for the course will include samples of US and foreign journalism. Fall semester. Shawn O’Donnell
DHP P240: The Role of Force in International Politics
This core International Security Studies course presents an introductory examination of the role of force as an instrument of statecraft in world politics. The objectives are two-fold. First, the impact of force on the evolution of the international system is explored theoretically and historically. Second, the contemporary strategic environment is examined, focusing on the relationship between strategy, technology, foreign and national security policy, and ethics. Topics covered in this interdisciplinary course are: 1) military power and the role of force in contemporary world politics; 2) the causes of conflict and war: moral and ethical issues; 3) the use of force: instruments and purposes; 4) American national security: process and policy; 5) modes and strategies of military power (nuclear, conventional, internal conflict, and strategic non-violent action); and 6) the national, international and global post-Cold War security environment. Fall semester. Richard Shultz
DHP P241: Policy and Strategy in the Origins, Conduct, and Termination of War
This interdisciplinary course employs a case-study approach to assess the use of military force as a function of a nation’s political interests and objectives. The works of three military strategists (Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, and Liddell Hart) and four political theorists (Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, and Kant) are used to develop an analytical framework for the study of the origins, conduct, and termination of war. This framework is employed to analyze the strategic decisions of several major historical conflicts: the Peloponnesian War; the Punic Wars; the Wars of Revolutionary and Napoleonic France (1789-1815); the Wars of German Unification (1864-1871); the American Civil War; World War I; World War II; Revolutionary Warfare and the end of colonialism; the French-Indo-China War, and the War in Vietnam (1957-1975). Not offered 2008-2009. Richard Shultz
DHP P242: Seminar on Proliferation-Counterproliferation and Homeland Security Issues
The 21st century proliferation setting; alternative approaches to threat reduction; international negotiations and agreements including the Non-Proliferation Treaty; the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Missile Technology Control Regime, the Chemical Weapons Convention, the Open Skies Treaty, the Biological Weapons Convention, and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; approaches to nonproliferation and counterproliferation; issues of homeland security, especially in light of the terrorist attacks against the United States; coping with the effects of weapons of mass destruction; problems of controlling technology transfer; the fissile material production problem; cooperative security; compliance, verification, and on-site inspection, missile defense, negotiating strategies, styles, objectives, asymmetries, and techniques. Spring semester. Robert Pfaltzgraff
DHP P243: Seminar on Internal Conflicts and War
Instability, conflict and warfare within states have been important features of international politics since the end of World War II. With the spread of globalization, the technological “shrinking” of the world and the high inter-dependence of states and regions, these conflicts have taken new dimensions with far-reaching consequences. This interdisciplinary seminar examines the various patterns, aspects and evolution of internal conflicts and wars. Topics include 1) theoretical literature on internal conflicts and wars; 2) causes, preconditions, and precipitants of these conflicts; 3) types of armed groups involved (insurgents, terrorists, militias and international criminal organizations); 4) operational patterns and strategies, including the role of leadership, followers, organization, ideology, doctrine, tactics, communication, information warfare, and external support; and 5) application of the materials to six case-studies. Not offered 2008-2009. Richard Shultz
DHP P244: Homeland Security and Terrorism
Part I of the course examines the nature of the threat posed by terrorists and global terrorist networks, particularly those which have or seek the capability to carry out catastrophic attacks. Part II will give in-depth consideration to public security and civil liberties and address issues such as watch-listing and screening, information collection and privacy, immigration issues, rights of enemy combatants, torture, public diplomacy, communications and the media. Part III examines the substance of homeland security. In this last part, we will examine in depth the following four critical mission areas: intelligence and warning, border and transportation security, critical infrastructure and emergency preparedness and response. Not offered 208-2009.
DHP P245: Seminar on Crisis Management and Complex Emergencies
Consideration of crisis management in theory and practice, drawing from the period since World War II and selected earlier crises as well as the response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and more recent crises; theories of crisis prevention, escalation, management, de-escalation, termination, and post-crisis management; decision making processes; crisis bargaining and negotiation; the role of third-parties; the National Security Act of 1947 and decisional frameworks in successive U.S. administrations; crisis management in the 21st century. Emphasis on theoretical literature, as well as crisis management from the perspective of actual participants in recent crises and complex emergencies and utilization of case studies on a comparative basis. The seminar includes a major weekend crisis simulation exercise with outside participants invited from the official policy community. Fall semester. Robert Pfaltzgraff
DHP P246: Seminar on U.S. Intelligence, Terrorism, and National Security
This seminar analyzes intelligence and international terrorism. First, we will discuss various definitions of “intelligence” and “terrorism”. Next, four major elements of intelligence (collection, counterintelligence, analysis and estimates, and covert action) are assessed in terms of their major principles, activities, organization, and role in counterterrorist policy and strategy. The seminar will also explore the role of domestic intelligence in a democratic society and the relationship between intelligence, policymaking, and crisis management. While the focus is on the American experience, a comparative element will be incorporated into the discussion. Open to students who have completed DHP P240, ILO L210 or ILO L262 or with permission from the instructor. Not offered 2008-2009. Richard Shultz
DHP P247m: Israeli National Security Strategy, Policy and Decision Making
Since its inception, Israel has confronted an external environment of nearly unremitting hostility: repeated wars, perpetual hostilities at lower levels, the failed peace processes with the Palestinians and Syria, and even the “cold” peace with Egypt and Jordan. Israel has responded by building up a disproportionate national security (NS) establishment and by developing a "hunkering down" decision making style. The course analyses Israel's external and internal NS decision making environments, the structures and processes of its NS establishment, basic tenets of Israeli NS strategy and primary issues, such as: US-Israeli relations, the peace process, relations with regional countries and the international community. One-half credit. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P248: Seminar on Technology and International Security
Technology shapes the activities of all organizations, notably governments and private sector firms. While technology is integral to security, the relationship between technology and security is unclear in an era of globalization and technological change. This seminar explores frameworks for evaluating how defense and commercial technologies affect international security in political, economic, and strategic terms. It begins by examining technologies that shaped security historically and during the 20th century, and then evaluates how modern technological developments in several sectors – notably, information, communications, and space, among others -- are altering international security. This course encourages students to think in analytical and critical terms about the relationship between technological innovation and international security. Spring semester. William Martel
DHP P249: Terrorism and Counter Terrorism
Terrorists of today have the potential to harness far more destructive power than ever before - both as a result of the technological changes and the increased density of our urban centers. We begin the study of conventional weapons of mass destruction with an overview of the current threat environment and the competing views on the likelihood of employing these weapons. We follow this lesson with a discussion of unconventional weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear and genomic terrorism. The final part of the course will examine countering terrorist threats. What strategies and policies should the United States adopt to deal with the new terrorism? What can the United States do? Should the United States act in a unilateral manner to respond to terrorism? How should we think about counterterrorism? The final part of the class offers a look diplomatic, intelligence, military and economic strategies to resolve these questions. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P250: Elements of International Environmental Policy
This course is designed to provide an introduction to international environmental policy development beginning with the scientific identification of the problem, the assessment of its economic and social impact, and the political forces that shape international agreements. It is recommended that students intending to concentrate in the environment and resource field take this course unless they have a solid environmental background. Following a short introduction to some of the basic scientific and economic factors that characterize most environmental problems, the course examines five case studies that illustrate the range of international problems facing diplomats and corporations. Bilateral, multilateral and commons issues are studied using examples of air, climate, hazardous waste, fisheries, and biological diversity. The emphasis is on the development of effective policy solutions based on sound scientific and economic information that meet the often-divergent political positions of nations. Fall semester. William Moomaw
DHP P251: International Environmental Negotiations
Hundreds of environmental and resource treaties have now been negotiated between and among nations, most of them during the past thirty years. The unique nature of environmental problems has brought a new style to international negotiations, which relies much more heavily on scientific and other technical expertise. Because the scientific knowledge base is constantly evolving, far more flexible, process-oriented treaties are being negotiated to address environmental issues than has traditionally been the case in other areas. This seminar brings together a scientist and a negotiation specialist to examine with students the nature of the international environmental negotiation process and its evolution. Examples of multinational negotiations of treaties and agreements are examined in a variety of contexts. The role of actors other than negotiators is explored and their role and influence on agreement outcome are identified. Student papers identify strategies for creating sustainable effective treaties by prescribing changes to the current negotiation process. Fall semester. William Moomaw and Lawrence Susskind
DHP P257: Corporate Management of Environmental Issues
This objective of this course is to examine environmental issues from the point of view of large corporations. Corporations are critical players affecting the environment because they control vast resources, and changes in their mode of doing business can have significant impacts on air, water, waste production, and raw material use. Public policy makers concerned with environmental issues seek to change corporate behavior with respect to the environment, but often have an inadequate understanding of how companies work. As a consequence, policies may be ineffective or unnecessarily contentious. Topics include: strategy and organization; staffing for environment; health and safety; accountability for environmental performance; ethics; corporate environmental policies; pollution prevention; management tools; accident response; companies and non-governmental organizations; response to laws and regulations; international issues; environmental accounting; corporate social responsibility; and voluntary codes of conduct. Note: This course is cross-listed as CEE/UEP 265. Fall semester. Ann Rappaport
DHP P258: Clean Energy Technologies and Policy
This course identifies the major environmental, security and economic issues associated with the continued use of traditional energy sources such as fossil fuels. It then explores alternative technologies that are capable of providing essential energy services in both developed and developing countries. Woven into the assessment of each technology is a determination of the present policies and factors that lock-in current technology and lock-out new alternatives. Types of regulatory, market, contractual and voluntary policies and practices are identified that can facilitate the introduction of new, clean energy technologies. The major emphasis is on electricity production, transportation and building energy conservation. Examples of technologies include solar, wind, biomass and high efficiency end use appliances, hybrid and fuel cell vehicles, transport fuels from biomass, efficiency gains in conventional vehicles, and integrated building and campus design. Spring semester. William Moomaw and Maria Flyntzani-Stephanopolous
DHP P260: Islam and the West
Going beyond the simplistic notion of a great civilization divide, this course lends historical depth and comparative context to the currently vexed relationship between Islam and the West. It puts both categories ‘Islam’ and ‘the West’ under the spotlight of searching analysis. After providing some essential background, the course concentrates on the colonial and post-colonial encounter between Muslim and Western societies and polities. It does so with particular but not exclusive reference to the South Asian subcontinent. Organized along both historical and thematic lines, the course studies both the domains of culture and politics, thought and practice, in their interaction in order to elucidate the aspects of dialogue, tension and confrontation between the worlds of Islam and the West. Fall semester. Ayesha Jalal
DHP P262: Contemporary South Asia
Organized along both historical and thematic lines, the course surveys politics, economy, and society in late colonial India and offers a comparative historical analysis of state structures and political processes in post-colonial South Asia, particularly India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Among the themes considered are the reasons for the partition of 1947, the nature of the colonial legacy, the origins of democracy and military authoritarianism, the history of development, the shifting balance between central and regional power, the ongoing clash between so-called secular and religiously informed ideologies and the impact on inter-state relations in the subcontinent. Spring semester. Ayesha Jalal
DHP P263: Islam and Politics: Religion and Power in World Affairs
Islamic ideas and actors play an important part in global politics today. Their impact on political change, international security, and economic and social trends has shaped international relations in recent years. The rise of Islamist activism has been central to this development. This course will examine the role that Islamism plays in politics in Muslim countries; trace the origins and development of its formative ideas; introduce the key forces that represent it; and analyze its development and conception of politics and international relations. The course is interested in providing students with a firm understanding of what Islamism is but how to analyze it in the context of global politics. Fall Semester. Vali Nasr
DHP P264: Iran in Global Politics
This course provides a basis for understanding the political, economic and security dimensions of Iran’s role in World politics. Located strategically between the Arab Near East, Caucasus and Central Asia, the Persian Gulf and South Asia, Iran has always been the Iran has been politically and strategically. It was a frontline state during the cold war before it became the home to a major Islamic revolution that changed the face of the Muslim world. Iran’s role in international politics since then has an important determinant of stability in the Middle East. As the only Islamic state produced by an Islamist revolution Iran experienced a unique path to development, experimenting with political, religious and economic reforms, which is consequential for the future of the Muslim world. This course will seek to explain the making of Iran’s politics and provide students with the basis to analyze its role in global politics. Spring semester. Vali Nasr
DHP P266m1-4: The Islamic World
This course aims to explain those aspects of the Islamic world – history, politics, economics, society, legal systems, business practices - that are necessary to conduct business or political negotiations in a number of countries. This course will focus primarily on a number of Middle East Persian Gulf countries as well as Islamic countries in other parts of the world. The first part will discuss the commonalities and diversity of the Islam world, including a discussion of the broad historical and religious issues. The second part will deal more specifically with the political economy of the Islamic world, with a special focus on political Islam, the question of oil, and issues of globalization and governance. It will be followed by a session on culture, the arts and literature. The final part of the course will deal with more practical business issues. This course is offered in both English and Arabic and is a two-semester course. For MIB students this course is one of the regional course options. Fall – two modular sections: P266m01 (English) and P266m02 (Arabic); Spring – two modular sections: P266m02 (English) and P266m04 (Arabic). Each modular course one-half credit. Ibrahim Warde
DHP P270: Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China
Since its establishment in 1949, the PRC has struggled to situate itself securely in an international setting governed by rules and norms China had no hand in devising. As the PRC’s power and influence has expanded, its capacity to affect the world it encounters has also developed. Much of the semester will be devoted to a review of PRC foreign relations in the second half of the twentieth century. With that as a backdrop, the course will turn to foreign policy making in recent years and examine several prominent case studies that illustrate the ambitions manifested by PRC policies and the impediments that the state faces. While the focus remains the foreign relations of the PRC, lectures and discussions deal also with fundamental principles of international relations and diplomatic practice. Not offered 2008-2009. Alan Wachman
DHP P273: Rise of China: Implications for the Twenty-first Century
The resurgence of China will be among the most important and prominent features of global politics in the 21st century. Indeed, Chinas’ rise will have major implications for international relations as wide ranging a great power politics, Asian regional stability, energy security, economics and finance, the environment, and the all-encompassing phenomenon of globalization. Future leaders must therefore become increasingly familiar with the historical context, geo-strategic imperatives, domestic political processes, culture/normative practices, and increasingly, Chinese individuals that shape Beijing’s outlook and behavior in the coming years. This course is designed to meet this urgent requirement by presenting and assessing the breathtaking opportunities and the enormous challenges that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) faces today. Fall semester. Toshi Yoshihara
DHP P274: The Politics of the Korean Peninsula: Foreign and Inter-Korean Relations
An examination of Korea’s modern “evolution” as a state and society. Emphasis on Korea’s modern political history, from the origins and theory of statecraft in traditional Korea to the major geopolitical issues of the present day. Topics include Korea’s relations with the great powers of the North Pacific and the primacy of international relations in the Korean world: from imperialism and Japanese colonialism, partition of the Korean peninsula and the establishment of two separate Koreas, Cold War politics and the Korean War, economic development and political freedom, to the new mode of inter-Korean and international politics emerging in the post-“Sunshine policy,” post-9/11 era. A comparative view of Korea’s political development, one which, for millennia, had unfolded on a disparate path of development from those of Europe and America. Fall semester. Sung-Yoon Lee
DHP P275: Seminar on North Korean State and Society
An examination of North Korea—the world world’s last major hermit society. Since the division of the Korean peninsula in 1945, South Korea has developed into one of the largest trading nations in the world with a vibrant democratic polity, while North Korea has descended into a perpetually aid-dependent state that maintains domestic control through extreme repression. Isolated, destitute, totalitarian, and ruled by a communist hereditary dictatorship, North Korea remains, despite ten years of generous engagement policy by South Korea since the late-1990s, “the most perfected totalitarian state” the world has ever known. In the wake of more than a dozen years of famine, the priorities of the regime remain military build-up through “military-first politics,” deification of the ruling family through extravagant propaganda campaigns, and control through the operation of extensive political prisoner concentration camps. What does the future hold for North Korea? Emphasis on the Kim Il Sung-Kim Jong Il continuum, strategy of brinkmanship, human rights problems, nuclear politics, and the implications of regime preservation or collapse. Spring semester. Sung-Yoon Lee
DHP P276m: China’s Political Economy
The course is largely taught in Chinese (普通话, putonghua). The course has three objectives. The first is to expose students to a range of perspectives on the development of China’s economy and political system, especially as the latter relates to the nation’s economic reform and performance. A second objective is to introduce students to the original writings of well-known Chinese economists, who in some instances may have perspectives on China’s economic experience and prospects that differ from those of their overseas counterparts. Finally, for students whose Chinese is not fully developed, the course intends to enable these students to develop the vocabulary and spoken and reading fluency to enable them to comfortably read Chinese newspaper articles and basic journal articles. For MIB students this course is one of the regional course options. One-half credit. Spring semester. Garry Jefferson.
DHP P281: European Union Foreign Policy: Theory and Practice
The EU is a new foreign policy actor in world politics. This course is about how the EU Foreign Policy works and what are its key policy issues and challenges today. It will first discuss the special character and features of the EU as a distinct foreign policy actor and examine the historical, political and institutional evolution of the EU Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), including the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP). It will then examine the evolution of the EU Foreign Policy in practice by focusing on the Emus’ failures and successes in the Balkans; the EU internal divisions and Transatlantic tensions over Iraq, the EU Foreign Policy flagships of EU Enlargement, Multilateralism and ESDP operations; as well as the present and future of the major EU Foreign Policy priorities such as Transatlantic relations, Russia and the Post-Soviet space, the Middle East, Iran, China and Africa as well as the new security threats and the management of globalization. Fall semester. Yannis Alexandros
DHP P283: Europeanization and the Domestic Impact of European Integration
This seminar addresses in a comparative perspective the domestic impact of European Union membership on selected EU member states. The seminar also aims to tackle the issue of pre-membership impact, exploring the EU principle of conditionality and its influence on applicant states. The effect of the EU on domestic institutions, processes, and policies, is examined through case studies of member states, including founding states (e.g. France, Germany) as well as more recent members (e.g, Greece, Spain, Austria). Conditionality (the principle that applicant states must meet certain conditions before they can become members of the EU) is also examined, with the aim of illuminating the impact of the EU on applicant states (e.g., Turkey) and their political, economic, and institutional features. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P284: State, Nationalism and Ideology: The Case of Southern Europe
This course examines the interaction of state building, national identity formation, and the role of ideologies in Southern Europe. Focusing on Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal, the course explores the formation and subsequent development of four Southern European political systems in which the political element has played especially crucial roles in social, cultural and economic life. Topics covered include the historical formation of political systems, the role of ideologies such as nationalism, socialism, and liberalism in Southern Europe, and the peculiarities of state building in the region. Finally, the course will consider today’s problems and prospects associated with the consolidation and extension of democracy in Southern Europe in the context of membership in the EU and participation in the process of European integration. Not offered 2008-2009.
DHP P285: The Geopolitics of the Wider South Eastern Europe and Black Sea Regions
The end of the Cold War led to a radical transformation of the geopolitical landscape of the Wider South Eastern Europe and Black Sea regions: geopolitical realignments, many new states, protracted conflicts, and the dust is far from settled. This seminar will discuss the post-Cold War geopolitical changes in wider South Eastern Europe and Black Sea regions, including the challenges of ethnic conflicts, transition and state-building as well as the roles and policies of key international actors (EU, USA, Russia, NATO, UN, OSCE). It will discuss the politics of international protectorates in the Balkans, the politics of “frozen conflicts” in the Caucasus, the EU Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, the expansion of NATO, the strategies and tensions between the USA and Russia as well as the role of other regional actors, energy politics, and the politics of regional cooperation. Spring semester. Yannis Alexandros
DHP P286m1-4: French Civilization
More than in any other Western Country, France’s domestic politics, foreign policy, business and economics are underpinned by and intertwined with cultural Legacies, historical narratives, socio-economic models, and frameworks of self-perception. At a time when the country finds itself at an historical crossroads, confronting globalization, the wanting of traditional Gaullist postures and corresponding channels of influence, or doubts as its “rank” and relevance on the world stage, and when the choices that it makes to solve these dilemmas must have profound consequences for Europe and the Western world at large, a proper understanding of France’s political, diplomatic, socio-economic and business trends requires a cultural-civilizational approach. After setting the context of France’s “cultural exception,” this course will examine the cultural backdrop of French domestic political, economic, and business life; the visions and legacies that help define France’s foreign policy: and the socio-economic and business model that has come under challenge as France adapts to a globalizing world. This course is offered in both English and French and is a two-semester course. For MIB students this course is one of the regional course options. Fall – 2 modular sections: P286m01 (English) and P286m02 (French); Spring – 2 modular sections: P286m02 (English) and P286m04 (French). Each modular course one-half credit. Erwan Lagadec.
DHP P290: Economic Integration, Remittances, and Transnationalism in Latin America
This seminar examines the implications of economic integration and migrant remittances for development and politics in Latin America. The first section addresses the processes of market opening and economic integration that have reshaped the region’s political economies over the last twenty years. After briefly reviewing the dramatic shift in development strategies that swept the region in the 1980s and 1990s, we examine recent efforts to formalize and accelerate integration through schemes such as NAFTA, Mercosur, CAFTA-DR and the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas. The second section addresses migrant remittances, which result from a missing component of existing regional integration schemes: transnational labor markets. We compare remittance flows to different countries in Latin America and the Caribbean and examine their existing and potential impact on economic development, social welfare, transnational politics, and U.S. immigration policy. Spring semester. Katrina Burgess
DHP P293: Democracy and State Reform in Latin America
Since the 1970s, the state in Latin America has been transformed by two processes: (1) democratization of the region’s political systems; and (2) structural reform of the region’s economies. This seminar will examine how these two processes have reshaped the Latin American state and the implications for governance and social development. The first part of the course provides an overview of the major changes that have occurred in the region’s states, political regimes, and markets. The second part of the course examines the implications of these changes for the quality of democracy, with attention to specific case studies. The final part of the course focuses on three kinds of state reform that Latin American governments have carried out in the context of democratization and market reform: decentralization, administrative reform, and social welfare reform. Although students are free to cover any country in the region in their individual assignments, the readings will focus on the following six countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Fall semester. Katrina Burgess.
DHP P293m: Democracia y Reforma del Estado en América Latina
Este seminario se ofrece en español en paralelo con P293, el cual se ofrece en inglés. Los dos seminarios analizan el impacto de la democratización y las reformas económicas en la transformación del Estado Latinoamericano y las implicaciones para el modo de gobernar y el desarrollo social. Para más información sobre el contenido del seminario, véase la descripción de P293. El objetivo de este módulo es dar a los estudiantes la oportunidad de discutir los temas de P293 más a fondo y en español. Las lecturas en español complementan las lecturas de P293, a veces con referencia a un país (o países) adicional. One-half credit. fall semester. Katrina Burgess
DHP P294m1-2: Political Economy and Business Context of Latin America
Overview of Latin American Economic and business context with emphasis on capital markets, foreign direct investment, labor markets, economic populism and state intervention, privatization, fiscal and monetary issues. This course is offered in both English and Spanish. For MIB students this course is one of the regional course options. Spring – two modular sections: P294m01 (English) and P294m02 (Spanish). Each modular course one-half credit. Lawrence Krohn
DHP P295m1-2: Spanish and Latin American Civilizations
This course will examine the main determinants shaping Spanish and Latin American civilizations and cultures at the start of the new millennium. Particular emphasis will be placed on issues of ethnicity and hegemony as definers not only of all major historical and cultural processes of the Spanish and Latin American past, but also of the main challenges of its present and future. Reading materials will cover both canonical works as well as cultural production generated from the margins. This course is offered in both English and Spanish. For MIB students this course is one of the regional course options. Fall – two modular sections: P295m01 (English) and P295m02 (Spanish). Each modular course one-half credit. José Antonio Mazzotti
DHP P297: African Communities in Crisis: Perspectives of War and its Aftermath
The dual purposes of this course are to illuminate the frequently overlooked community perspectives of African wars – the views, essentially, from below – and assess the implications of these perspectives on policy and practice. The course will draw on a variety of sources, all of which aim to reveal how warfare and communities in Africa intersect, and how national and international actors might enhance their work. Through inquiry and analysis, students will be encouraged to re-assess biases, assumptions and predispositions about the nature and impact of war, and contemplate whether new understandings can or should effect collective action. The initial part of the seminar aims to orient students to the diversity of views and experiences of warfare. It is followed by parts that focus on issues relating to children, youth, gender and post-war predicaments. Topics to be covered include security, terror warfare, sexual violence, education, employment, land, demography, transitional justice, child soldiering, trauma, resilience, exclusion, refugee camp life, and urbanization. Spring semester. Marc Sommers
DHP 300-399: Independent Study
Directed reading and research for credit, providing an opportunity for qualified students to pursue the study of particular problems within the discipline of Diplomacy, History and Politics under the personal guidance of a member of faculty. The course may be assigned to a Field of Study according to the topic selected. By consent of the professor and petition.
DHP 400: Reading and Research
Noncredit directed reading and research in preparation for PhD comprehensive examination or dissertation research and writing on the subjects within this division. By consent of the professor.
IR CPT: Practicum in International Relations
Summer study and internship for Fletcher MALD students who do not hold US work authorization and who choose to engage in off-campus work or internship experiences in the United States. Experiential learning and application of academic experiences are standard components of a two-year, master’s level international affairs program. Requirements include successful completion of the Professional Development Program, mandatory attendance at three lectures, the internship and a paper at the conclusion of the internship. Available only for F-1 visa holders. Please consult with Registrar’s Office for more information about this course.
University Seminar Courses
CIS 201: Water and Diplomacy: Integration of Science, Engineering, and Negotiations
It is often said that "water is the new oil." Indeed, water promises to be the resource that determines many countries' wealth, welfare, and stability in the 21st century. The nature of water as a resource is changing. Water resources are increasingly over-used, water quality is sub-optimal, and ecological integrity is excessively taxed. Such tensions are exacerbated at dynamic political, physical, cultural, and economic boundaries. A changing world requires a changing education. This interdisciplinary seminar -- co-taught by faculty from Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and the Fletcher School of Diplomacy -- is designed to encourage students to think across boundaries, emphasize knowledge integration, and link information to action. The goal is to combine multiple perspectives in order to explore solutions to water conflicts and the negotiations required to achieve those solutions. The seminar will emphasize collaborative learning opportunities, co-teaching of classes by students and faculty, and integrative activities that span disciplinary, physical, and political boundaries. Fall semester. Shafiqul Islam, William Moomaw and Jay Shimshack
CIS 202: One Health: Interdisciplinary Approaches to People, Animals and the Environment
Emerging challenges to human, animal and ecosystem health demand novel solutions. New diseases are emerging from unique configurations of humans, their domestic animals and wildlife; significant new pressures on once robust and resilient ecosystems are compromising their integrity; synthetic compounds and engineered organisms, recently introduced to the natural world, are spreading unpredictably around the globe. Globalization is also providing opportunities for infectious organisms to gain access to naive hosts, which in turn leads to changing patterns of disease distribution and virulence. Faculty from all three campuses will provide expertise and guidance for individual and group teaching and learning, to help better understand the complex nature of these problems and to reveal innovative solutions. Students will examine and represent their discipline's perspective and tools to other group members; learn and incorporate other disciplines into their own thinking; and collaborate with others on the development of new, synthesized solutions. The course will explore interdisciplinary team-oriented approaches to complex health problems and set a framework for similar cross-school collaborative learning and teaching experiences at Tufts. Gretchen Kaufman, Joann M. Lindenmayer, J. Michael Reed, and Elena N. Naumova