This comparative politics course discusses the most important features of the Western European Democracies. It is designed in four independent but complementary parts. The first part will introduce contemporary theoretical and analytical perspectives...
The course aims to provide the student with a thorough inside view of Arab media, a particularly useful exercise as these have undergone a profound transformation over the last 25 years. Assisted by technological advances in communication satellites...
This course will explore and critically analyze major institutions, actors and trends in contemporary French media and will attempt to situate them in the larger contexts of “unifying” Europe and the “globalized” world-media-scene.
We will examine...
The media, from radio to print and television, as well as new digital media, are sometimes called the fourth branch of government in the United States. Whether in France or in the US, much of our exposure to politics comes not from direct experience...
This series of lectures will give a general overview of multiculturalism in relationship to immigration in the Mediterranean. Multiculturalism, identity and integration are concepts that have fueled many debates and are considered to be ambiguous. By...
The course provides an introductory understanding of how the European Union (EU) works as a political system and aims at accomplishing this by using the toolkit of comparative politics. The main aim of the course is to provide American students...
In this course we will address the question: ‘how do EU policies work in practice?’ Who are the main actors, what are the main processes, dynamics, and explanations for what the European Union does? This course will cover the most important EU policy...
This course focuses on agricultural and environmental policies implemented by the EU and the effects of these policies on the economies of some European countries where agriculture is a dominant industry, particularly Mediterranean countries. In...
Combining knowledge from both political science and economics, IPE contributes to our understanding of the international economy. Why do some countries adopt protectionist policies while other embrace free trade? What explains the different...
Sustainable Energy – renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions - is necessary to address energy needs and climate change today and in the future. This course introduces the challenges of energy demand and climate change, and presents...