AMER305

What is going on inside contemporary America? In New England? In California? In the rural heartland? The central concern of this course is the politics, economics, and social life of the American states and regions. The states are the building blocks of American federalism and are significant policy-making arenas. Students will write a significant term paper and participate in a seminar-like format. Special attention will be devoted to the domestic impact of the changing global order and the politics of economic growth versus environmental protection.