PSC 430 - Seminar in Comparative National Security Policy

Course unit(s): 1
Meets requirement: W
Prerequisite(s): PSC 103 Introduction to Comparative Politics & International Relations or IST 101 Introduction to International Studies . Two additional courses in the Comparative and/or International subfields are strongly recommended.
This course uses a comparative approach to examine national security policy processes in the United States and a selected group of countries. Students will engage in policy analyses that examine the impact of a range of factors-including the international system, size of the state, historical and societal factors, governmental system, bureaucratic politics, and individual personalities-in determining the national security policies of these states.