School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San Diego
Political Economy of Foreign Aid
This MA-level course examines the determinants of official development assistance (ODA) by major bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., USAID, DFID, and the World Bank) and explores the rise of assistance from new donors (e.g., Brazil and China) and new forms of aid delivery such as large NGOs and the military. In addition to examining the determinants of foreign aid on the donor side, we investigate some of the major consequences of foreign aid, both positive and negative, in recipient countries. Students participate in the Diplomacy Lab writing briefing memos for the Office of Foreign Assistance Resources at the U.S. State Department.
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Are citizens informed about the foreign policies of their government? Do they care about foreign policy or are they primarily concerned with domestic issues? How do their opinions influence the foreign policy-making process, if they do at all? This MA-level course explores how the public, the media, and political leaders interact to shape foreign policies such as war, international trade, and foreign aid. Students participate in the Diplomacy Lab writing briefing memos for the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs at the U.S. State Department.
International Politics and Security
This MA-level course is about strategic decision-making by actors in the international system. The goal is to introduce students to a set of analytic skills that can be used to understand and explain key events and policy problems in international affairs today. The course is divided into two sections. The first section reviews the analytic tools students need in order to explain foreign policy behavior. By the end of this section, students will have the tools to understand who the main players are, the goals they seek to obtain, the information they have about each other, how this information shapes their behavior, and the way in which their strategic interaction produces certain outcomes. The second half of the course applies these tools to several major issue areas: the outbreak of war, nuclear proliferation, unconventional violence and terrorism, civil wars, democratization, statebuilding, and international development.
Political Economy of Foreign Aid
This MA-level course examines the determinants of official development assistance (ODA) by major bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., USAID, DFID, and the World Bank) and explores the rise of assistance from new donors (e.g., Brazil and China) and new forms of aid delivery such as large NGOs and the military. In addition to examining the determinants of foreign aid on the donor side, we investigate some of the major consequences of foreign aid, both positive and negative, in recipient countries. Students participate in the Diplomacy Lab writing briefing memos for the Office of Foreign Assistance Resources at the U.S. State Department.
Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
Are citizens informed about the foreign policies of their government? Do they care about foreign policy or are they primarily concerned with domestic issues? How do their opinions influence the foreign policy-making process, if they do at all? This MA-level course explores how the public, the media, and political leaders interact to shape foreign policies such as war, international trade, and foreign aid. Students participate in the Diplomacy Lab writing briefing memos for the Office of Oceans and Polar Affairs at the U.S. State Department.
International Politics and Security
This MA-level course is about strategic decision-making by actors in the international system. The goal is to introduce students to a set of analytic skills that can be used to understand and explain key events and policy problems in international affairs today. The course is divided into two sections. The first section reviews the analytic tools students need in order to explain foreign policy behavior. By the end of this section, students will have the tools to understand who the main players are, the goals they seek to obtain, the information they have about each other, how this information shapes their behavior, and the way in which their strategic interaction produces certain outcomes. The second half of the course applies these tools to several major issue areas: the outbreak of war, nuclear proliferation, unconventional violence and terrorism, civil wars, democratization, statebuilding, and international development.
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