This is a seminar course on the structure, processes and dynamics of Philippine foreign policy. It will examine both the formal and informal aspects of the policy as well as describe its historical evolution to date. The course will survey the various foreign policy concerns, both at the bilateral and multilateral levels, confronting the Philippines.

This course provides a detailed analysis of the political dynamics of international trade and business. This course will survey both the history of international trade and the theories that seek to explain it. It will discuss the various issues and agreements under the auspices of the World Trade Organization such as the GATT, GATS and TRIPs. The course will also examine the theory of economic integration and the different regional trading arrangements including the European Union, NAFTA, APEC and AFTA. The course applies case-based analyses of current trade practices.

This course probes into the political economic forces that influence international money flows. It begins with a historical survey of the international monetary regime and assesses the role by leading international actors. Also delves into such issues as monetary union, developing country debt, international financial organizations like the IMF and World Bank.

This seminar course examines the issues and problems related to Philippine development. It will survey the development experience of the country and draw out several key issues like the problem of a weak state, the persistence of a nationalist and protectionist economic strategy, poverty, agricultural development and agrarian reform, corruption, environment, gender, urbanization, rural development, and peace and security issues both at national and regional levels.

This seminar course is designed to investigate the various contemporary issues and problems that define and influence relations among nation-states amidst a rapidly changing world. Students will understand how these changes are rooted in elemental conflicts over values and interests. We will study security and economic issues at the regional and global level. Emphasis is given to the role of major powers in the Asia Pacific region and issues of world peace and security.

The focus of the course will be on the post-1945 development of international human rights, and the role of states, international and non-governmental organizations in promoting and enforcing them. Thematic topics will include: universal versus cultural relativist conceptions of human rights; contending self-determination claims and civil conflicts; international crimes and criminal tribunals; and the implications of globalization on human rights.

This course examines the 20th century development of theories about human behavior in cities and the production of urban space. These theories reflect the historical problems of modern cities -- urban poverty, immigrant assimilation, public safety, and urban redevelopment.

Our global village is fracture by vast inequalities in access to the means of communication. This course examines the planetary interplay of power, wealth and information, with particular attention to debates about North/South information flows, cultural imperialism, transnational media corporations and the role of new communications technologies in globalization.

This seminar will examine environmental problems whose solutions require cooperation among two or more nations. The course is a blend of law and politics and will look at concrete experience with particular regimes and agreements -- the political relationships, bargaining, and side payments that may be exchanged among members and non-participants in these regimes, among large and small countries, and among rich and poor countries -- in order to understand the conditions under which nations can design international institutions that are enforceable and effective. The course will also examine the interaction between trade regimes (WTO, regional economic unions like the EU and NAFTA) that have environmental rules and environmental regimes (Montreal, CITES) that have trade rules. Some of the particular conventions and regimes that will be studied include the Rio treaties on global warming and biodiversity, the acid rain convention, the emerging multi-country environmental regulations enforced by the European Community, UNEP's Regional Seas Program (e.g., the Mediterranean and Baltic plans), the Montreal Treaty on ozone and chlorofluorocarbons, the Antarctica Treaty, UNEP's programs for Biosphere Reserves and World Heritage sites, and the Law of the Sea.

Explores various aspects of political corruption. Looks at different formulations of the concept of political corruption and the distinction between different legal and social conceptions of corruption. Encourages students to relate political corruption to other forms of political behavior - patronage and clientelism, factionalism, the politics of access and exit, electoral competition, the exercise of authority and public office in democratic and non-democratic societies and the impact of rapid social change and development on the institutions of the state and on political administration.

Examines the nature of transitions to more open and democratic political systems in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly since 1986. It will be organized around the following broad themes: the relationship between socio-economic and political change (the democracy and development debate); popular uprisings and crises of regime legitimacy; the changing nature of electoral politics; the rise of civil society and opposition movements; the strengths and weaknesses of authoritarian governments. Four of the following countries will be used as in-depth case studies: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

This seminar course examines the concept and practice of good governance as a response to the new economic order brought forth by globalization. Systems of governance affect the performance of the state in executing its core functions and through this, the performance of countries in meeting their major economic and social goals. The quality of governance creates an environment in which civil organizations; business community, private citizens and other institutions can assume ownership of the process of development and the management of their own communities. This course then will examine its various facets: legitimacy, transparency, accountability, participatory development, and organizational capacity.