POLITICAL SCIENCE 150: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Fall 2014 Mondays and Wednesdays 10am Stiteler Hall B6 Office Hours: Mondays 1:30-3:30pm or by appointment Professor Jessica Stanton Office: Stiteler Hall 214 Phone: (215) 898-7646 Email: jstan@sas.upenn.edu HEAD TEACHING ASSISTANT Ruolin Su suruolin@sas.upenn.edu TEACHING ASSISTANTS Julia Cramer Patrick O’Halloran Javier Revelo-Rebolledo Jeremy Springman cramerju@sas.upenn.edu pohal@sas.upenn.edu jrev@sas
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Our world is large and complex. International relations is a fascinating topic because it concerns peoples and cultures throughout the world. The scope and complexity of the in teractions among these groups make international relations a challenging subject to master. There is always more to learn. This book is only the beginning of the story. Strictly defined‚ the field of international relations (IR) concerns the relationships among the world`s goverments. But these relationships cannot be
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Stages of Policymaking Process Anita L. Luclucan Policy is a decision-making framework or course of action to achieve a desired effect or change.” In the context of the public sector‚ policies support political purposes by Government or administrative directions by organizations in response to the changing world around them. Policy can: Be broad and visionary. Set direction. Express standards‚ behaviours‚ and expectations to guide actions. Be a concept or stated position of
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The Federal Reserve implements monetary policy through changes in money supply as well as the rate at which banks lend money to each other overnight. Fiscal policy‚ on the other hand‚ is controlled by congress and the White House and is implemented through changes in government spending and taxes. An example of fiscal policy was when congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009 to stimulate the economy and prevent
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Michael Wolf ENC1101 Dr. Brown July‚ 08‚ 2013 The Bay of Pigs On April‚ 17‚ 1961 the Bay of Pigs‚ the biggest foreign affairs disaster in U.S. history‚ occurred. At first the operation was supported but as the years went by the feelings of it changed‚ showing mostly in the policy changes of the some of the presidents over the next 49 years. June 24 1961 reporter Stewart Alsop published an article in the Saturday Evening Post titled “The Lessons of the Cuban Disaster.” In this article Alsop
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both medical and healthcare provider‚ phone number(s)‚ address etc. If you should move or change jobs‚ it is your obligation to inform the office of any changes in your personal information”. The basis for a strong medical office financial policy would be an understanding Between the medical office‚ the insurance company‚ and the patient. The medical office Is responsible for verifying the patient’s coverage‚ verifying if a specific service is Covered‚ also to verify the co pay amount
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The Farewell Address expressed three main points in an attempt to give advice to future leaders to follow in his footstep. First‚ he wanted to express his desire to NOT seek re-election for a third term. Second‚ was addressing his opinions on foreign policy. Third was advising the nation to avoid creating parties within the country. Throughout the speech‚ Washington offers his reasons behind these notions that will ultimately lead to a successful political landscape for our nation. Near the close
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improved the English economy and made a somewhat successful invasion of France. Although some would argue that Edward failed at restoring Royal authority because his heirs were only young at his time of death‚ Nobel rivalry thought England and his foreign policy had begun to go wrong. Firstly Edward forced his enemies to flee to countries in exile or killed them. This was important in restoring royal authority because otherwise these people could revolt or usurp him. One example of this was when Edward
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Chapter 1 – Introduction to Tourism Policy & Planning What is Policy? The Importance of defining policy - Clarifying what policy is from different perspectives provides a means for people to understand what it is we are talking about‚ examining or researching gives direction. - Provide boundaries to the subject matter. - Provide a common platform for understanding. - Clarify who is involved and/or responsible. Definitions of Policy - Thomas Dye – “whatever governments choose to do or not
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immigrants. The life of immigrants has been drastically changed throughout the years of 1880-1925 through aspects such as immigrants taking non-immigrants wages and jobs‚ the filtration process of immigrants into the United States‚ and lastly‚ the foreign policies of the immigrants and their allowance into the nation. Much of the controversy that was brought up during this time period was based on the fact that immigrants were coming over and taking over many jobs of the non-immigrants. Many Americans
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