GOVT310

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GOVT310

The New Germany GOVT310 SP

Next Offered in 9899 SP

The silver lining of German unification is vanishing fast. Not only is Germany experiencing great economic difficulties, it is also confronted with a wave of xenophobia. The purpose of the course is to analyze the effect of German unification in terms of domestic politics and European security and economic development. The optimists argue that Germany's postwar institutional reforms have "domesticated" its former capacities, and that these democratic reforms will therefore temper German foreign policy. There are the pessimists, who are less sanguine of Germany's domestication and fear that Germany "will go on tour again". The purpose of the course is to analyze the process of unification, the problems that have arisen since then, and how Germany is coping with its new role as the largest and most powerful country in Europe. Major Readings: 1. Peter Marcuse, 1991, MISSING MARX, New York: Monthly Review Press 2. W. R. Smyser, 1992, THE ECONOMY OF UNITED GERMANY, New York: St. Martin's Press 3. G. Smith, W. E. Paterson, P. H. Merkl, S. Padgett, 1991 DEVELOPMENTS IN GERMAN POLITICS, Durham: Duke University Press 4. German Politics and Society, Issues 22, 23, 24/25

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm, final

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

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