Dr. Friedman's Website

Dr. Francine Friedman

Professor of Political Science

Office: North Quad 231

Office Phone: 285.8788

E-mail: fsfriedman@hotmail.com

My Research Interests:

Balkans

Bosnia

Bosnian Jews

Russian Politics

Slavic Research

Former Yugoslavia

My Classes:

Honors 189 – Global Studies

Political Science 293 – International Relations

Political Science 293 – International Relations, ICONS

Political Science 386/586 – Politics of Russia & the Successor States

Political Science 493/593 – World Politics: Ethnic Conflict

Political Science 494 – Politics of Terrorism

Political Science 503 – Issues: Graduate Seminar in Terrorism

Honors 189 – Global Studies

This course examines the recent history and contemporary politics of the former Communist states of southeastern Europe: Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and the Yugoslav successor states. Special attention will be paid to the former Yugoslavia.

Political Science 293 – International Relations

This is the introductory courseto the study of international politics. It is designed to introduce some of the key concepts, issues, and trends in this field of study. We will focus on the impact of individual decision-makers, the nation-states, and elements of the international system on the international arena, as well as the influence of such nontraditional actors as terrorists and multi-national corporations.

Political Science 293 – International Relations: ICONS

This course will focus on how states formulate their foreign policies and how these policies are implemented. States differ in their characteristics and objectives, and both policy and implementation will reflect these differences. By studying foreign policy from a comparative perspective, students' capacity to generalize individual international events to larger patterns and trends will be enhanced.

In this course, in addition to studying the theory of policy formulation, students will participate in an exercise designed to sharpen their analytic skills in the subject area. Students will assume the roles of policy makers in a simulationthat focuses on a range of issues facing the international community, including arms control, international trade, international debt and development, human rights, world health, environmental factors, and international crime.

Political Science 386/586 – Politics of Russia & the Successor States

The purpose of this course is to evaluate political, economic, and social change in Russia and the other successor states of the former Soviet Union. This will entail an assessment of the historical and cultural context of modern Russia, the origins and consequences of the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalinism, Soviet expansionism, de-Stalinization, stagnation under Brezhnev, the Gorbachev era (including imperatives of reform, the Soviet retreat from empire, and Gorbachev's achievements and ultimate failure), and achievements and problems under President Yeltsin and his successor President Putin.

Political Science 493/593 – World Politics: Ethnic Conflict

This course examines the theories of contemporary interactions among states, especially the major powers. Particular attention is given to ethnic conflict and conflict resolution.

Political Science 494 – Politics of Terrorism

Study of the various aspects of terrorism in both the international and
domestic communities, from its origins, causes, and scope to its
effectiveness and growth. Exploration of terrorism as a political and
social phenomenon, as well as the current and future threat of terrorism,
both foreign and domestic.

Political Science 503: Issues: Graduate Seminar in Terrorism

Survey and investigation of a particular topic, problem, or issue in
political science with emphasis on subfields, specialties, and materials
not covered in other courses.

Links:

Amnesty International, http://www.amnesty.org

Atlantic Council, http://www.acus.org

Center for International Conflict Resolution, http://www.sipa.columbia.edu/cicr

Centre for Study of Ethnic Conflict, http://www.qub.ac.uk/csec

Church of Scientology, http://germany.freedommag.org

Council on Foreign Relations, http://www.cfr.org

Foreign Affairs, http://www.foreignaffairs.org

Government of the Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina, http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba

Human Rights Watch, http://www.hrw.org

International Peace Bureau, http://www.ipb.org

International Relations and Security Network, http://www.isn.ethz.ch