GOV 352 ALTERN PERSP U.S. FOREIGN POL

The principal objective in this course is to develop an understanding, by means of four different theoretical models, of the various ways the United States sought to become the world system's most powerful entity and to shape its general structure. Following a three-week discussion of the four models, we will apply them to a wide range of cases beginning with the United States' territorial expansion during the first half of the 19th century and ending with an analysis of the Bush Administration's response to the September 11, 2001 events.