University of Hartford	Spring, 2007	Politics 230	Phone: 768-4284
Instructor:  Michael Clancy	Office: 123C Hillyer	Office Hours: M/W 1:30-2:30;  By Appointment	email me

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Course Requirements
 Class meetings will in large part determine the success of the class. Typical sessions will combine lecture and discussion. Students, therefore, should attend class regularly, hold a clear grasp of the readings, and be eager to discuss the assigned topic. We also spend five days analyzing cases. Finally, while discussion of politics will almost certainly lead to disagreements, students will be expected to treat each other and the instructor with respect at all times. Final grades for the course will be determined by evaluation of five assignments:
 
 
 

Class Participation	10%
Midterm	25%
Policy Paper	25%
Case Paper (1 of 5)	15%
Final Exam	25%

Note on Academic Integrity
   All work that students perform in this course must be their own. Students are also advised to read "the source" with regard to academic honesty. All papers must be properly cited. Students caught cheating will automatically fail the course. Whenever you use outside sources of information in your research, you must cite your sources properly. All papers submitted in this course should employ the American Political Science Association citation method as outlined in the Style Manual for Political Science. Papers submitted without complete citations will not be graded.
 

Note: Written assignments are due in class. Extensions are given only in extreme circumstances (in other words almost never).

Late Policy: Late work will be penalized 1/3 of one letter grade per day. After 10 days students receive a grade of zero. Note that students receiving a zero on any assignment will almost certainly fail the course. Finally, note there is no extra credit in this course.

Attendance: Attendance is fully expected in this course. Students missing more than 3 times unexcused will find it very difficult to do well
 
 
 

Required Texts

*Joshua Goldstein, International Relations, Brief, 3d ed. Pearson Longman, 2006
*Mansbach and Rhodes, Global Politics in a Changing World, 3d. ed., Houghton Mifflin, 2006
*Jamaica Kincaid A Small Place. Penguin, 1989

Case Studies

* Coll, "Operation Restore Hope"
* Dickert: "Twisting in the Wind"
* Clancy, "Sweating the Swoosh"
* Desombre and Barkin, "Turbot Wars"

Note: Additional Readings may be accessed on the Internet or through Blackboard or directly through the Web.

 Key Dates

2/7        Case 1 Writeup due
2/19      Policy Paper topic due
3/5        Case 2 Writeup due
3/7        Midterm Exam
3/28      Policy Paper outine and bibliography due
4/2        Case 3 Writeup due
4/16      Case 4 Writeup due
4/25      Policy Papers due
4/30      Case 5 Writeup due
5/7        Final Exam Distributed