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9th Annual International Health Conference: War, Poverty and Population
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Abstract: The Relationship between Population Growth and Poverty Robert Engelman , Vice President for Programs, Worldwatch Institute, Washington DC. Numbers: Mind the Gap Theogene Rudasingwa ,, Former Rwandan Ambassador to the United States. The Return of the Population Factor Martha Campbell ... More »
A Conversation with Ambassador Joseph Wilson, IV
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Abstract: Called by President George H. W. Bush - a true American hero, Ambassador Joe Wilson has been involved in international politics for more than twenty years. As the acting U.S. ambassador in Iraq during Operation Desert Shield, the massive U.S. buildup in Saudi Arabia after Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, ... More »
A Crisis in Human Rights: Genocide in Darfur and Beyond
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Abstract: Focusing on the crisis in Darfur, the speakers will offer a comprehensive view of how and why a conflict evolves into a full-fledged genocide. The Darfur genocide has involved not just the outright immediate killing of people, but also the creation of conditions that have made life impossible by chasing ... More »
Advances in International Relations Theory, Spring 2003
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Abstract: Critical analysis of contending theories of international relations. Focus is on alternative theoretical assumptions, different analytical structures, and a common core of concepts and content. Comparative analysis of realism(s), liberalism(s), institutionalism(s), and new emergent theories. Discussion ... More »
Afta Thoughts On Nafta
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Abstract: Brad DeLong "Afta Thoughts On Nafta" "I was a true believer in NAFTA--the North American Free Trade Agreement. Now my faith is not gone but shaken." So states Brad DeLong, economist and creator of one of the net's most popular weblogs on economics, at www.j-bradford-delong.net . J. Bradford ... More »
American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Course mission: to explain and evaluate past and present United States policies. What caused the United States' past involvement in foreign wars and interventions? Were the results of U.S. policies good or bad? Would other policies have better served the U.S. and/or the wider world? Were the beliefs ... More »
American Foreign Policy: Theory and Method, Fall 2004
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Abstract: Examines the causes and consequences of American foreign policy since 1898. Readings cover theories of American foreign policy, historiography of American foreign policy, central historical episodes including the two World Wars and the Cold War, case study methodology, and historical investigative methods. ... More »
American Government
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Abstract: Upon completion of this course, the student will: Express ideas clearly in writing; Work individually and with classmates to research political issues; Interpret and apply data from original documents such as court cases and bills; Write to persuade with evidence; Develop essay responses that include ... More »
American National Security Policy, Fall 2002
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Abstract: Examines the problems and issues confronting American national security policy since 1945, with special attention to the politics of policymaking. The nature of the international system (post-World War II), the theoretical requirements for deterrence and defense, and alternative strategies for implementing ... More »
American Political Thought, Spring 2004
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Abstract: This course surveys American political thought from the colonial era to the present. Required readings are drawn mainly from primary sources, including writings of politicians, activists, and theorists. Topics include the relationship between religion and politics, rights, federalism, national identity, ... More »
Analyzing Projects and Organizations: How Organizations Behave, Fall 2006
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Abstract: Seminar builds analytic skills for evaluating programs and projects, organizations, and environments. Subject covers: using proxy indicators with poor data and limited time; preparing for, conducting, and interpreting interviews; conducting cross-project and cross-organization comparisons; and finding ... More »
Animal Rights & Early Environmentalism: Tabasco, The Chipko Movement
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Abstract: Nonviolence Today - Spring 2007 - 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 ... More »
Animal Rights & Early Environmentalism: Tabasco, The Chipko Movement (con't)
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Abstract: Nonviolence Today - Spring 2007 - 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 ... More »
Ann Cooper: Political Science Colloquium Fall 2007
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Abstract: Ann Cooper - Director of Nutrition Services - Berkeley Unified School District. Guest speaker at Political Science 179: Undergraduate Colloquium on Political Science - Fall 2007. Political issues facing the state of California, the United States, or the international community.
Aspects of NV Since Gandhi and King I from the course Introduction to Nonviolence
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Abstract: PACS 164A: Introduction to Nonviolence - Fall 2006. An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with emphasis on the ... More »
Aspects of NV Since Gandhi and King II from the course Introduction to Nonviolence
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Abstract: PACS 164A: Introduction to Nonviolence - Fall 2006. An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi. Historical overview of nonviolence East and the West up to the American Civil Rights movement and Martin Luther King, Jr., with emphasis on the ... More »
Bear in Mind: Energy BioSciences Institute
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Abstract: What the Energy Biosciences Institute means for UC Berkeley On February 1, global energy firm BP announced that it had selected UC Berkeley, in partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to lead an unprecedented $500 million research ... More »
Being Opinionated in America: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman
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Abstract: Maureen Dowd and Thomas Friedman in conversation with Professors Cynthia Gorney and Mark Danner Thomas Friedman, a world-renowned author and journalist, joined The New York Times in 1981 as a financial reporter specializing in OPEC and oil-related news and later served as the Chief Diplomatic, Chief ... More »
Building Peace
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Abstract: Bruce Kent, ordained a Catholic minister in 1958, became general secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) in 1980 and chairman in 1987, the year he resigned from the ministry. In this video segment, he challenges the damaging spin that secretary for defense Lord Michael Heseltine used ... More »
Burn Baby Burn, French Style?: Roots of the Riots in Urban France
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Abstract: Featured speakers: Loic Wacquant, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley Tyler Stovall, Department of History, University of California, Berkeley