The following pages contain representative examples of the syllabi and/or course descriptions followed in various TAM modules. Not all of the syllabi from all TAM courses are contained in this site. Syllabi vary across years, faculty, and sites.
Course Listings
2009/10 Courses
UNC Required Course • UNC Electives • Modules
Below are available syllabi from the 2009/10 academic year. Not all courses offered are represented here, and these listings are subject to change.
UNC at Chapel Hill — Required Courses
TAM Track I
All Track I TAM students will take the following four courses at UNC-CH during the 2009 Fall semester. These courses were specifically designed to introduce students to the Trans-Atlantic world, and focus on comparative approaches to the institutions, politics, policies, and societies of nations. Please note that this is a preliminary list and may be subject to modification over the summer.
For the Fall semester 2008 the TAM I students were on the UNC campus and the following courses along with one elective.
Varieties of Capitalism (3 credits)
POLI 745
Professor John Stephens
The course will examine the development of different types of welfare states
in Europe and North America. The course will be structured around the
concept of "welfare states regimes", as defined by Gøsta Esping-Andersen in
his path breaking book, Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism. The course moves
back and forth from broad conceptual issues to examination of developments
in five countries which represent the different welfare state
types: the United States and Britain as liberal welfare states, Sweden as a
social democratic welfare state, Germany as a Christian democratic welfare
state, and Italy as a southern or Mediterranean variant of the Christian
democratic regime.
US-EU Lecture Series (pass/fail class)
POLI 891
Professor John Stephens
This weekly lecture series will draw primarily on the expertise of UNC-CH
faculty. Topics will focus on EU and/or US foreign and domestic politics as well as on
contemporary transatlantic relations. Each week, two TAM students will be
required to research the upcoming topic and speaker; these students will
introduce the lecturer and will lead the discussion following the talk. TAM
students will also be required to participate in a weekly on-line discussion
forum focused on the lectures.
Tolerance in the US, France and the UK (3 credits)
(same course number as above, but different section number)
POLI 891
Professor Donald Searing
This course will build upon the approach that Professor Searing takes to
writing about tolerance: applied ethics with a great deal of attention to
empirical cases and comparative contexts. Professor Searing will use moral
commentaries from Locke to the present to organize discussions about
concrete examples of intolerance and tolerance in the United
States, France and Great Britain. Each of these liberal democracies has
developed a different approach to tolerance that has grown out of its own
social and political theories and historical circumstances (rights-based,
utilitarian and cultural). And each provides many concrete cases involving,
for instance: religion, race, gender, political beliefs and
multiculturalism. Together, they also provide opportunities to address
topics such as: the role of skepticism and cosmopolitianism; the challenge
of religious fundamentalism; political extremism and social eccentricity;
tolerance and community; the limits of tolerance; skepticism and
cosmopolitianism; the legal context; tolerance for groups versus
tolerance for individuals; the origins of tolerance; and, the psychology of
intolerance.
European Integration: Theories, Institutions and Decision-Making Processes (3 credits)
POLI 733
Professor Christiane Lemke
A visiting professor from the University of
Hannover in Germany will teach this class from August to late October.
The seminar will begin with a brief introduction of the European integration
process, then cover major theories of integration, the institutions of the
EU, including the most recent EU-reform process and some major policies of
the EU.
TAM Track II
All Track II TAM students will take the following three courses at UNC-CH during the 2009 Fall semester. Please note that this is a preliminary list and may be subject to modification over the summer.
Comparative Welfare States (3 credits)
POLI 813
Professor John Stephens
This course is a research seminar on the politics
and political economy of social policy, primarily in advanced capitalist
democracies. The course will focus on how social and political forces shaped
the development of social policies aimed at providing social security,
combating poverty, effecting redistribution, and promoting gender
equality. We will also examine how demographic and international economic
pressures of the past two decades have transformed the welfare state
regimes. Most advanced industrial democracies are European, and for these
countries by far the most important "international economic pressure” has
been the process of European integration, so we will
devote a session to understanding the impact of this historically unique
development. After our review of the voluminous
literature on advanced capitalist democracies, we spend several weeks
examining the small but growing comparative
social policy literature on Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe.
US-EU Lecture Series (pass/fail class)
POLI 891
Professor John Stephens
This weekly lecture series will draw primarily on the expertise of UNC-CH
faculty. Topics will focus on EU and/or US
foreign and domestic politics as well as on contemporary transatlantic
relations. Each week, two TAM students will be
required to research the up-coming topic and speaker; these students will
introduce the lecturer and will lead the
discussion following the talk. TAM students will also be required to
participate in a weekly on-line discussion forum
focused on the lecture
Comparative Political Economy
POLI 733
Professor Liesbet Hooghe
This class will focus on European
Politics. TAM II students without prior
coursework focused on the EU will instead take Prof. Hooghe’s POLI 433.
UNC at Chapel Hill — Elective Courses
In addition, all TAM students will choose one class from the following list of elective courses. TAM I students may also select Prof. Tom Carsey’s POLI 891 – Statistics and Data course.
During Fall 2008, one of the two electives for the TAM II track was required to be either:
1. Scope and Methods of Political Research
POLI 780
Prof. Don Searing
OR:
2. Statistics I
POLI 783
Prof. Stephen Gent
The remainder of the available electives are listed below:
1. The EU as a Global Actor
POLI 891
DAAD Professor: Holger Moroff
Tuesdays from 10am-12:30pm in 208 Caldwell Hall
(This was a required course for the TAM II track and so was not available as an elective.)
The seminar focuses on the EU’s external relations and foreign policies. The EU is not a classical actor in international relations as it enjoys more decision making powers than an international organization and less than a unitary state. However, these powers vary according to the degree of integration in different policy fields. We shall look at a diverse set of EU external policies ranging from trade and soft security issues to diplomatic and military developments as well as US-EU relations.
2. Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Global Health
PUBH 510
Prof. Margaret Bentley, PhD, Associate Dean of Global Health, UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health
Weds from 12:30 to 3pm – MC 1301
This course will explore contemporary issues, problems and controversies in global health through an interdisciplinary perspective; examine the complex tapestry of social, economic, politic and environmental factors that affect global health; analyze global health disparities through a social justice and human rights lens; and expose students to opportunities in global health work and research.
3. Ethnic Conflict and International Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
RUES/PWAD 469
Prof. Robert Jenkins
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 – 10:45am in GEC 3024
This course focuses on factors leading to the breakup of socialist Yugoslavia, the nature of conflicts in this territory throughout the 1990s, and the various efforts of the international community to end conflict and promote post-conflict reconstruction and development. We will explore how ethno-nationalist identity and mobilization have developed and transformed up to the most recent events. We will also examine the evolution of international intervention from the beginnings of conflict through current efforts. We will end by discussing implications of intervention, ethnic conflict, and nation building in Iraq. Please see the sample syllabus attached.
4. European Cinema
FREN 830
Prof Martine Antle
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:45pm in Dey Hall 210
This course examines the construction of European identities
in a range of European films from the 1960s to today. It will analyze and
compare modes of narrating national, class, racial, sexual and social
differences in England, France, Germany, Spain and other European nations.
Focusing on key moments in Europe’s cultural, social and political history,
we will consider how discourses on otherness have evolved. We will also
investigate the ways in which film culture has reflected, reinforced,
reshaped and, in some instances, vigorously contested Europe’s dominant
ideologies. Course is taught in French with most readings and written assignments in
in English. If more than 2 of you express interest in this class, the prof will consider teaching entirely in English.
5. Black Women in the US
HIST 569
Professor Jerma Jackson
Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-3:15pm in Dey Hall 206
This course explores the experiences of African American women from the mid-nineteenth century through the emergence of a black feminist movement in the eighties. We will consider these experiences within the context of U.S. history paying particular attention to three broad themes: labor - both within and outside home and community, political activism, and culture. What kinds of labor have black women undertaken to support themselves, their families, and their communities? When and how have African American women turned to political activism to remedy the economic and social injustices they and their communities faced? How have black women, in the face of these injustices along with other forms of exploitation, used culture to make sense of their everyday lives? The answers to these questions will vary depending on time, space as well as the particular women in question. This course calls attention to the diverse experiences of African American women. The outlooks of slave women, for example, significantly differed from the preoccupations of free women during the ante-bellum period. Yet in spite of these differences, both groups of women shared common experiences. As we shall see, these connections could sometimes serve as sources of conflict.
Exploring these themes and questions affords us an opportunity to examine the operation of gender, race and class in African American communities and American society in general. In the process of this examination, we will look at the influence of these forces - gender and race, especially - on the lives of African American women.
During Spring 2008, only TAM II students were on the UNC campus and took two of the electives listed above.
Overseas Modules
PARIS, FRANCE
2009/10
La France dans la construction européenne
Professor Olivier Rozenberg
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2008/09
L'Union européenne et le fonctionnement des pouvoirs publics
Professor Olivier Rozenberg
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La France, L'Europe Politique et la Securite Europeenne
Professor Bastien Irondelle
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BATH, UK
Specialist Module I
Compulsory: Europe in Global Politics
Choose from:
The EU's Common Foreign & Security & Defence Policy
Organised Crime in Europe
Politics of Sustainability
Politics of Migration
Britain and Europe
Norms in International Relations
European Political Economy
International Security: the Contemporary Agenda
The Theory & Practice of Arms Control
Specialist Module II
Compulsory: European Security
Choose from:
From International to Global Political Economy
International Terrorism
Power, Order & Institutions in World Politics
International Relations Theories
BERLIN, GERMANY
Deutschland in Europa
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Die neue Europäische Union, ihre Mitglieder und neuen Nachbarn
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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
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SIENA, ITALY
Multiculturalism in Europe: the Mediterranean Dimension
Prof. Paul Corner
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2008/09 Courses
UNC Required Course • UNC Electives • Modules
Below are available syllabi from the 2008/09 academic year. Not all courses offered are represented here.
UNC at Chapel Hill — Required Courses
Required for Track I Students
Varieties of Democratic Capitalism in Europe and North America
POLI 745
Professor John D. Stephens
TR, 3:30-4:45, GEC 3024
Office hours: Tues 2:00-3:30, Weds 4:00-5:30, GEC 3211
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European Integration - Theories, Institutions and Decision-Making Processes
POLI 733
Professor Christiane Lemke
MWF, 9:00-11:30, GEC 1009
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Tolerance and Citizenship in Transatlantic Perspective
POLI 891
Professor Donald Searing
W, 2:00-4:50pm, 351 Hamilton Hall
Office hours: By appointment, 319 Hamilton Hall
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Required for Track II
For the Fall 2008 semester, TAM II students were on the UNC campus and took the following courses along with two electives.
The EU as a Global Actor
POLI 891
Professor Holger Moroff
T, 5:00-7:30
Office Hours: T, 1:00-2:30
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Comparative Welfare States
SOCI 813
Professor John D. Stephens
W, 5:30-8:15
Office Hours: T, 2:00=3:30
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Required for Tracks I and II
Friday Lecture Series
POLI 891
Sandi Chapman; Professor: John D. Stephens
Please see the CES website (calendar) for details:
www.unc.edu/depts/europe
UNC at Chapel Hill — Elective Courses
In addition, while at UNC-CH, all TAM students choose one course from a list of electives. Please note that this list varies somewhat year to year.
In 2008 we were able to offer the following elective courses:
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International Conflict Management
PLAN 799
Terry Barnett (website)This course focuses on skill-building useful in managing international conflicts. Students engage in mock negotiations - systematically preparing, conducting and reviewing their own actions. Based on the theoretical and experimental frameworks presented in the course, students analyze a number of conflict situations around the world.
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Undivided Europe
POLI 438
Professor Milada Vachudova (website)This course explores the collapse of communist rule in 1989, and the reaction of international institutions to the challenges of democratization, economic transition, ethnic conflict and European integration in an Undivided Europe.
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Constitutional Policies and the Judicial Process
POLI 416
Professor Isaac Unah (website)The class involves the analysis of the structure and functions of judicial systems emphasizing the organization, administration, and politics of judicial bureaucracies and roles of judges, juries, counsel, litigants, and interested groups in adjudication processes.
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The History of Sexulaity in America
HIST 566
Professor John Sweet (website)A history of the sexual practices, desires, and understandings of Americans, from earliest colonial encounters to the late 20th century.
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Southern Politics: Critical Thinking and Writing
JOMC 458 Professor J. Ferrel Guillory (website)
TAM Track II
All TAM II students were on campus for the Spring 2009 semester and took the following two required classes and two of the electives listed below.
Comparative Political Research and Analysis
POLI 730
Professor Liesbet Hooghe
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European Security - The Enlarging EU and the Transatlantic Relationship
POLI 736
Professor Milada Anna Vachudova
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In addition, TAM Track II students were able to choose from the following electives. Three students also arranged independent study projects with Professors John Stephens and Holger Moroff in the spring.
POLI 789 – Game Theory
POLI 784 – Intermediate Social Statistics
PWAD 465 – Literature of Atrocity
HIST 712 – Modern European History
ASIA 455 – Arabs in America
ENGL 660 – War in Shakespeare
POLI 442 – International Political Economy