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Political Science 321

Political Science 321. United States Foreign Policy Professor Stephen Majeski. Syllabus. Winter Quarter 2010 M-W-F 10:30-11:20 Communications 120 Professor Stephen Majeski Communications 044B 543-9648 majeski@u.washington.edu

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Political Science 321

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  1. Political Science 321 United States Foreign Policy Professor Stephen Majeski

  2. Syllabus • Winter Quarter 2010 • M-W-F 10:30-11:20 • Communications 120 • Professor Stephen Majeski • Communications 044B • 543-9648 • majeski@u.washington.edu • Office hours: Wed 11:30-12:30, Th 1-2 or by appointment • Course Webpage - http://faculty.washington.edu/majeski/pols321.10/Index.html • Teaching Assistants: Moon YeongChoi (mychoi@uw.edu) and Tim Rich (richt@uw.edu)

  3. Course Requirements • There will be one midterm and one final exam. The first exam will account for 30% of the final course grade and the final exam will account for 40% of the final course grade. There will be one short (8 page double spaced limit) paper assignment worth 15% of the final grade [Due Friday 2/26 by 5PM]. The remaining 15% of the final course grade will be based upon individual student contributions to discussion in quiz sections. The discussion sessions have two purposes. The first is to elaborate and/or clarify materials in the reading and the lectures. The second is to provide a structured forum for discussion of current U.S. foreign policy issues. Valued contributions to discussion require being informed. I strongly urge that you read the New York Times or some "comparable: sources on a daily basis. You can view most of the New York Times for "free" on the web at http://www.nytimes.com/

  4. Readings • Required reading materials: • The following books have been ordered and are available at the University Bookstore • Stephen Ambrose, Rise to Globalism (RTG) • David Sylvan and Stephen Majeski, US Foreign Policy in Perspective: Clients, Enemies and Empire (CEE) • Andrew Bacevich, American Empire (AE) • All other reading materials (except those with links to the Web) are available in a reading packet at Professional Copy and Print at 42nd and 15th Ave – denoted (Reader)

  5. Basic Course Outline • I. Continuity in US Foreign Policy – Explaining Policy based upon Means rather than Ends • II. The American Version of Empire • III. Acquiring Clients States and Defining Enemies • IV.Post World War II U.S. Foreign Policy: An Explosion in Tools and Responsibilities • V. Maintaining an Empire of Clients and Dealing with Enemies • VI. Recent U.S. Foreign Policy – “two takes” • VIICan the US Client Empire be Sustained?

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