POLI 236 - The Military and American Politics

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

A study of domestic sources of US militarism and war-making. Themes include the role of violence in American development; Presidential War Powers and congressional deference; changing patterns of civil military relations and the military’s place in American democracy; the political economy of war and military industrial complex; the national security state (CIA, NSC, NSA). Sidney Plotkin.

Two 75-minute periods.

Not offered in 2024/25.

Course Format: CLS