Instructor: Hart
Historical review of the development of world economic systems and the impact of these developments on less advanced countries. Course objective is to provide background against which to understand and assess theoretical interpretations of development and underdevelopment. Cross-listed with Geography C112.
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This course focuses on benchmarks of the history of various nations and civilizations. It begins with the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, but emphasizes world developments since the 15th century. The purpose of the course is to gain a better understanding of the rise and decline of states, empires, and international trading systems emphasizing political and economic structures as well as military factors.
Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
Introduction to interdisciplinary research strategies for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data. Course integrates the study of the fundamental theories of social science with the practical techniques of social science research methods.
Instructor: Ballenger
Introduction to interdisciplinary research strategies for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data. Course integrates the study of the fundamental theories of social science with the practical techniques of social science research methods.
Instructor: Auffhammer
This is a class on macroeconomics focusing on economic growth and international economics. A sample of topics include: Long run economic growth; Flexible-Price Macroeconomics; Sticky-Price Macroeconomics; and Macroeconomic policy. A background in calculus is not required
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Formulation of a research hypothesis and definition of an empirical strategy. Regression analysis with cross-sectional and time-series data; econometric methods for the analysis of qualitative information; hypothesis testing. The techniques of statistical and econometric analysis are developed through applications to a set of case studies and real data in the fields of environmental, resource, and international development economics. Students learn the use of a statistical software for economic data analysis. Also listed as Environmental Economics and Policy C118.
Instructor: Traeger
The course will start with a brief introduction and evaluation of the scientific aspects behind climate change. Economic models will be developed to analyze the impacts of climate change and provide and critique existing and proposed policy tools. Specific topics studied are impacts on water resources and agriculture, economic evaluation of impacts, optimal control of greenhouse gases, benefit cost analysis, international treaty formation, discounting, uncertainty, irreversibility, and extreme events.
Instructor: Karras
This cou7rse will provide students with an opportunity to apply and synthesize knowledge from their previous coursework; as such, each capstone course has a theme, and requires students to read widely and deeply on that theme over the course of the semester. The theme for this course is best summarized as “transnational transgression.”
Instructor: Kondolf
Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Portuguese immigrants have exerted a strong imprint on the landscape and culture of California and other regions of North America, and the study of this diaspora continues to be a lively topic of scholarly research. Likewise, the rapid transformations of Portugal and Portuguese society as it has emerged from the stultifying effects of decades of dictatorship and integrates into the EU make for compelling research topics. The strong parallels between the Mediterranean-climate landscapes of Portugal and California provide excellent opportunities for comparative studies in environment and human adaptations in environment. This seminar provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research on topics in Portuguese studies by Berkeley faculty and graduate students, as well as visiting scholars and fellows. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Ballenger
Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues or regions of Latin American Studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit as topics chang
Instructor: Gottreich
Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Group discussion, research and reporting on selected topics under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General Catalog for more information. Subject matter changes from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Gottreich
Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis. The Model Arab League is a simulation of the League of Arab States similar to the Model United Nations. Class meetings will be for familiarization of relevant political perspectives within the context of the Arab world. Students learn parliamentary procedure and to prepare resolutions. Each student is assigned to a committee and is responsible for participating in the development of the committee's resolution and its presentation at the Model Arab League.
Instructor: Mcintyre
Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues or regions of Middle Eastern Studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
Instructor: Azevedo
Must be taken on a passed/not passed basis.A practicum using a modern method for systematically reducing random activity in the mind, with comparative studies of relevant texts from monastic and householder traditions, East and West.
Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
This course will explore the historical development of the field through analysis of the operative assumptions, logic, and differing approaches of the seminal schools and thinkers that have shaped the field. Students will become familiar with the body of literature and major debates in peace studies and research.
Instructor: Sanders
Course will focus on specific issues of current research and issues in the field of peace and conflict studies. Topics will be different each term and reflect the current research of the instructor. Students will be required to do extensive reading on a weekly basis, participate in assigned projects, and complete one major research project and class presentation. Actual assignments may vary from term to term depending upon the subject. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
Formerly 127B. After World War II, we witnessed a "revolution" in human rights theory, practice, and institution building. The implications of viewing individuals as equal and endowed with certain rights is potentially far reaching as in the declaration that individuals hold many of those rights irrespective of the views of their government. Yet, we also live in a world of sovereign states with sovereign state's rights. We see everyday a clash between the rights of the individual and lack of duty to fulfill those rights when an individual's home state is unwilling or unable to do so. After introducing the idea of human rights, its historic development and various international human rights mechanisms, this course will ask what post-World War II conceptions of human rights mean for a number of specific issues including humanitarian intervention, international criminal justice, U.S. foreign policy, immigration, and economic rights. Looking in-depth at these five areas, we will ask how ideas about human rights, laws about human rights, and institutions to protect human rights have on how states and other global actors act, and how individuals have faired.
Instructor: Henry
The course analyzes the theory and practice of human rights for three groupings in the United States and examines questions of race and ethnicity as they are embedded in various international human rights instruments. The course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of developing systems, laws, and norms for the promotion and protection of human rights while considering each group's underlying political, literary, and cultural traditions. This course satisfies the American cultures requirement.
Instructor: Azevedo
The development of nonviolence since the Civil Rights movement. Nonviolent theory and practice seen in recent insurrectionary movements (freedom struggles), social justice struggles, nonviolent intervention across borders and protection of the environment in the emerging world of global corporatism.
Instructor: Zook
Course should be taken in final year of study and is only open to PACS majors. Students prepare a major analytical paper synthesizing what they have learned in the major and give an oral presentation on their area of concentration. Students review literature and issues of peace and conflict studies appropriate to focus of senior paper and participate in regular consultations with instructor scheduled outside of class hours in preparing paper for presentation. All students will be expected to read and critique a common core of literature as well as readings specific to their concentration.
Instructor: Bailey
In-depth analysis of the classical political economy literature, including such authors as Locke, Smith, Marx, Mills, and Weber to Veblen and Polanyi. Strong emphasis is placed on providing appropriate background for understanding the evolution of the literature that has emanated from the various social science disciplines which forms the basis of modern political economy. Emphasis is placed on the organization and utilization of political power and the production and distribution of scarce goods and services.
Instructor: Crawford
This course is designed to introduce students to modern theoretical works of central intellectual debates on 20th century international political economy. The course explores alternative explanations for inequality in economic development among nations and economic declines of of the dominate powers. It will also examine tensions between the increasing "globalization" of that economy and continued fragmentation of the international political system in nation-states.
Instructor: Lough
This course is designed to introduce students to modern theoretical works of central intellectual debates on 20th century international political economy. The course explores alternative explanations for inequality in economic development among nations and economic declines of of the dominate powers. It will also examine tensions between the increasing "globalization" of that economy and continued fragmentation of the international political system in nation-states.
Instructor: Bailey
Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Lough
Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Talwalker
Advanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
Instructor: Freeman
This seminar examines and compares the political, economic and social impact of new information technologies (especially the internet and the mobile phone) in three Asian countries: Japan, China and South Korea. Particular emphasis will be placed on analyzing government attempts to control and regulate new technologies as well as the ways these governments have recently begun to promote local informational products (such as anime, manga, computer games, etc) as a form of soft power diplomacy. We will also examine the differing ways publics have sought to use information technology as tools for social and/or political change by considering their use in elections (Japan/Korea) and/or by political parties, NGOs, grassroots political groups and organizations to enact political change and/or increase political participation. Finally, students will research the ways in which prior information regimes and cultures have guided and shaped the development and use of new technologies in each of these countries.
IAS Courses Spring 2010
DS C100 History of Development and Underdevelopment- Instructor: Hart
IAS 45 Survery of World HistoryHistorical review of the development of world economic systems and the impact of these developments on less advanced countries. Course objective is to provide background against which to understand and assess theoretical interpretations of development and underdevelopment. Cross-listed with Geography C112.
- Instructor:
IAS 102.1 Scope and MethodsThis course focuses on benchmarks of the history of various nations and civilizations. It begins with the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Chinese, but emphasizes world developments since the 15th century. The purpose of the course is to gain a better understanding of the rise and decline of states, empires, and international trading systems emphasizing political and economic structures as well as military factors.
- Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
IAS 102.2 Scope and MethodsIntroduction to interdisciplinary research strategies for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data. Course integrates the study of the fundamental theories of social science with the practical techniques of social science research methods.
- Instructor: Ballenger
IAS 107 Intermediate Macroeconomic TheoryIntroduction to interdisciplinary research strategies for the collection, interpretation, and analysis of data. Course integrates the study of the fundamental theories of social science with the practical techniques of social science research methods.
- Instructor: Auffhammer
IAS C118 Introductory Applied EconometricsThis is a class on macroeconomics focusing on economic growth and international economics. A sample of topics include: Long run economic growth; Flexible-Price Macroeconomics; Sticky-Price Macroeconomics; and Macroeconomic policy. A background in calculus is not required
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IAS 150 Globalization In IndiaFormulation of a research hypothesis and definition of an empirical strategy. Regression analysis with cross-sectional and time-series data; econometric methods for the analysis of qualitative information; hypothesis testing. The techniques of statistical and econometric analysis are developed through applications to a set of case studies and real data in the fields of environmental, resource, and international development economics. Students learn the use of a statistical software for economic data analysis. Also listed as Environmental Economics and Policy C118.
- Instructor: Talwalker
IAS C175 The Economics of Climate Change- Instructor: Traeger
IAS 194 Capstone Course for Seniors in All MajorsThe course will start with a brief introduction and evaluation of the scientific aspects behind climate change. Economic models will be developed to analyze the impacts of climate change and provide and critique existing and proposed policy tools. Specific topics studied are impacts on water resources and agriculture, economic evaluation of impacts, optimal control of greenhouse gases, benefit cost analysis, international treaty formation, discounting, uncertainty, irreversibility, and extreme events.
- Instructor: Karras
IAS 202 Seminar in Portuguese StudiesThis cou7rse will provide students with an opportunity to apply and synthesize knowledge from their previous coursework; as such, each capstone course has a theme, and requires students to read widely and deeply on that theme over the course of the semester. The theme for this course is best summarized as “transnational transgression.”
- Instructor: Kondolf
LAS 150 Advanced Studies in Latin American StudiesMust be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Portuguese immigrants have exerted a strong imprint on the landscape and culture of California and other regions of North America, and the study of this diaspora continues to be a lively topic of scholarly research. Likewise, the rapid transformations of Portugal and Portuguese society as it has emerged from the stultifying effects of decades of dictatorship and integrates into the EU make for compelling research topics. The strong parallels between the Mediterranean-climate landscapes of Portugal and California provide excellent opportunities for comparative studies in environment and human adaptations in environment. This seminar provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of ongoing research on topics in Portuguese studies by Berkeley faculty and graduate students, as well as visiting scholars and fellows. Course may be repeated for credit.
- Instructor: Ballenger
MES 98 Directed Group Study for Lower Division StudentsAdvanced multidisciplinary research in current issues or regions of Latin American Studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit as topics chang
- Instructor: Gottreich
MES 109 Model Arab LeagueMust be taken on a passed/not passed basis. Group discussion, research and reporting on selected topics under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment is restricted; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of the General Catalog for more information. Subject matter changes from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
- Instructor: Gottreich
MES 130 Jews and MuslimsMust be taken on a passed/not passed basis. The Model Arab League is a simulation of the League of Arab States similar to the Model United Nations. Class meetings will be for familiarization of relevant political perspectives within the context of the Arab world. Students learn parliamentary procedure and to prepare resolutions. Each student is assigned to a committee and is responsible for participating in the development of the committee's resolution and its presentation at the Model Arab League.
- Instructor: Gottreich
MES 150 Advanced Study in the Middle East- Instructor: Mcintyre
PACS 94 Theory and Practice of MeditiationAdvanced multidisciplinary research in current issues or regions of Middle Eastern Studies. The course will focus on specific areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Course may be repeated for credit as topics change.
- Instructor: Azevedo
PACS 100 Peace Theory: Approaches and AnalysisMust be taken on a passed/not passed basis.A practicum using a modern method for systematically reducing random activity in the mind, with comparative studies of relevant texts from monastic and householder traditions, East and West.
- Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
PACS 119 Global Peacebuilding: Service-Learning and Civic EngagementThis course will explore the historical development of the field through analysis of the operative assumptions, logic, and differing approaches of the seminal schools and thinkers that have shaped the field. Students will become familiar with the body of literature and major debates in peace studies and research.
- Instructor: Sanders
PACS 127 Human Rights and Global PoliticsCourse will focus on specific issues of current research and issues in the field of peace and conflict studies. Topics will be different each term and reflect the current research of the instructor. Students will be required to do extensive reading on a weekly basis, participate in assigned projects, and complete one major research project and class presentation. Actual assignments may vary from term to term depending upon the subject. Course may be repeated for credit.
- Instructor: Shackford-Bradley
PACS 128AC Human Rights and American CulturesFormerly 127B. After World War II, we witnessed a "revolution" in human rights theory, practice, and institution building. The implications of viewing individuals as equal and endowed with certain rights is potentially far reaching as in the declaration that individuals hold many of those rights irrespective of the views of their government. Yet, we also live in a world of sovereign states with sovereign state's rights. We see everyday a clash between the rights of the individual and lack of duty to fulfill those rights when an individual's home state is unwilling or unable to do so. After introducing the idea of human rights, its historic development and various international human rights mechanisms, this course will ask what post-World War II conceptions of human rights mean for a number of specific issues including humanitarian intervention, international criminal justice, U.S. foreign policy, immigration, and economic rights. Looking in-depth at these five areas, we will ask how ideas about human rights, laws about human rights, and institutions to protect human rights have on how states and other global actors act, and how individuals have faired.
- Instructor: Henry
PACS 164B Nonviolence TodayThe course analyzes the theory and practice of human rights for three groupings in the United States and examines questions of race and ethnicity as they are embedded in various international human rights instruments. The course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of developing systems, laws, and norms for the promotion and protection of human rights while considering each group's underlying political, literary, and cultural traditions. This course satisfies the American cultures requirement.
- Instructor: Azevedo
PACS 190 Senior SeminarThe development of nonviolence since the Civil Rights movement. Nonviolent theory and practice seen in recent insurrectionary movements (freedom struggles), social justice struggles, nonviolent intervention across borders and protection of the environment in the emerging world of global corporatism.
- Instructor: Zook
PEIS 100 Classical Theories of Political EconomyCourse should be taken in final year of study and is only open to PACS majors. Students prepare a major analytical paper synthesizing what they have learned in the major and give an oral presentation on their area of concentration. Students review literature and issues of peace and conflict studies appropriate to focus of senior paper and participate in regular consultations with instructor scheduled outside of class hours in preparing paper for presentation. All students will be expected to read and critique a common core of literature as well as readings specific to their concentration.
- Instructor: Bailey
PEIS 101.001 Contemporary Theories of Political EconomyIn-depth analysis of the classical political economy literature, including such authors as Locke, Smith, Marx, Mills, and Weber to Veblen and Polanyi. Strong emphasis is placed on providing appropriate background for understanding the evolution of the literature that has emanated from the various social science disciplines which forms the basis of modern political economy. Emphasis is placed on the organization and utilization of political power and the production and distribution of scarce goods and services.
- Instructor: Crawford
PEIS 101.002 Contemporary Theories of Political EconomyThis course is designed to introduce students to modern theoretical works of central intellectual debates on 20th century international political economy. The course explores alternative explanations for inequality in economic development among nations and economic declines of of the dominate powers. It will also examine tensions between the increasing "globalization" of that economy and continued fragmentation of the international political system in nation-states.
- Instructor: Lough
PEIS 150.001 Political Economy of Colonialism and ImperialismThis course is designed to introduce students to modern theoretical works of central intellectual debates on 20th century international political economy. The course explores alternative explanations for inequality in economic development among nations and economic declines of of the dominate powers. It will also examine tensions between the increasing "globalization" of that economy and continued fragmentation of the international political system in nation-states.
- Instructor: Bailey
PEIS 150.002 Theories of Late CapitalismAdvanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
- Instructor: Lough
PEIS 150.003 Globalization in IndiaAdvanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
- Instructor: Talwalker
PEIS 150.005 Information Technology, Politics and Pop Culture in East AsiaAdvanced multidisciplinary research in current issues of political economy and industrialization. Seminars will focus on specific geographical areas or topics with appropriate comparative material included. A major research project is required as well as class presentations. Topics change each semester. Course may be repeated for credit.
This seminar examines and compares the political, economic and social impact of new information technologies (especially the internet and the mobile phone) in three Asian countries: Japan, China and South Korea. Particular emphasis will be placed on analyzing government attempts to control and regulate new technologies as well as the ways these governments have recently begun to promote local informational products (such as anime, manga, computer games, etc) as a form of soft power diplomacy. We will also examine the differing ways publics have sought to use information technology as tools for social and/or political change by considering their use in elections (Japan/Korea) and/or by political parties, NGOs, grassroots political groups and organizations to enact political change and/or increase political participation. Finally, students will research the ways in which prior information regimes and cultures have guided and shaped the development and use of new technologies in each of these countries.