Books
For Classes
Fall
Semester 2005
Professor Graham Dodds
POLI
310 | POLI 687
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POLI
310 : Politics of the U.S. |
POLI
310 Politics of the U.S. (3 credits) This course surveys the structures
and dynamics that inform the contemporary American political process.
In addition to studying the traditional governmental institutions,
the course aims to provide a foundation for understanding and critically
analysing public opinion, the media and elections, federalism, political
parties and interest groups, civil rights and civil liberties, and
current issues in public policy. |
Required
Textbook(s):
The
Enduring Debate: Classic and Contemporary Readings in American Politics
( 4th Edition )
by
David T. Canon, Anne M. Khademian, Kenneth R. Mayer
W W Norton & Co Inc
ISBN: 0393926184
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| POLI
687: Political Leadership and Decision-Making |
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course will explore the multifaceted phenomenon of political leadership,
especially the ways in which executive officials and other political
actors (including non-governmental actors) seek to make political
change. We will devote a good amount of time to examining theoretical
and historical analyses of one of the world’s most visible and
controversial chief executives: the President of the United States.
We will also consider theoretical treatments of the nature of political
leadership, the question of the relation of morality to political
leadership, and the dynamics of individual political leadership within
a constrained, constitutional context. |
Required
Textbook:
Transforming
Leadership
James M. Burns
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Required Textbook:
Profiles in Courage
by Robert F. Kennedy (Foreword), John F. Kennedy (Author)
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Required
Textbook:
Icons of Democracy: American Leaders as Heroes, Aristocrats, Dissenters,
and Democrats
by Bruce Miroff |
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Required
Textbook:
Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents : The Politics of Leadership
from Roosevelt to Reagan
by Richard E. Neustadt |
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Required
Textbook:
Ruling Passions: Political Offices & Democratic Ethics
by Andrew Sabl |
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Required Textbook:
The Politics Presidents Make: Leadership from John Adams to Bill Clinton
by Stephen Skowronek |
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