817.272.2991

PO Box 19539

University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX 76019

Professor Story's Home Page

POLS 3315

Professor Dale Story

Fall 2011

449 University Hall

story@uta.edu

Fall 2011 Office Hours (by appointment):  9:30-10 TTr, 10-11 MWF

Announcements

Hand-outs

• Syllabus

• What Did We Discuss in Class Today?

• Take-Home Mid-Term Exam

• Research Paper

  • Overview

  • Resources for Writing Political Science Research Papers

  • Examples of Topics for Research Paper

• Review Questions for Final Exam

• Statistical Exercise

  • List of 170 Countries for Cross-National Data Set

  • Cross-National Data Set--corrected version

  • SPSS Help

  • Cross-Tabs and Chi-Square

  • Correlation Coefficient

Lectures/Outlines

• Typology of Regime Type and Economic Policies in Latin America

• Historical Antecedents of Human Rights in the International Arena

• Chile, Time-Line

• Pinochet--Regime and Post-Plebiscite

• Argentina, Time-Line

• Argentina Military Rulers--Videla and Pinochet Compared

• Brazil, Time-Line

• Mexico, Time-Line

• Cuba, Time-Line

• Nicaragua, Time-Line

Additional Readings, Videos, Etc.

• Family Size and Income.  Correlation?  Causation?

• Hans Rosling, Insights on Global Development/Poverty

• Westboro Church Protests at Military Funerals

• Supreme Court Ruling in Westboro Church Case

• Chile

• Argentina

• GDP Growth Rate and Debt as a Percent of GDP

• The Storm That Swept Mexico, Thursday, 9/22, 2am, Ch. 13

• Targeted Killings: 

  • NPR

  • New York Times

• World Map, with Categories

• Mexico

General

• Confirmation of Enrollment of Student Response Pad in a Particular Course.

• Student Response Pad Quick Reference Guide.

• It is the responsibility of every student to confirm that they are registered for this class.

Misc.

• Assigned Seating Chart

• SMU Human Rights Program

• The War Next Door

  • Dominic Bracco II has documented the horrors of Mexico's drug war in a photo exhibit on display in the UTA Library 6th Floor Parlor (through January, 2012).

• Human Rights, Country Reports

  • Human Rights Watch, select Country Reports at bottom of page

  • Human Rights Watch-Americas Watch, select country on right-side.

  • Amnesty International, select specific country under "Jump to a Country Report" button

  • U.S. State Department, select a year, scroll down to select a specific country (organized by regions), or select a country under Country Profiles for a more general overview

  • Freedom House, Countries at the Crossroads, select a year, select a specific country (half are covered in even years; half in odd years.  Not all countries are discussed (e.g., Chile is not included).

  
   

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