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Direct linkJames, Patrick – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This study brings together insights from the Science Education Initiative with a new course, "Spy Novel Diplomacy: Propaganda and International Relations," which has been taught as a General Education Seminar for first year students. The class will continue on an annual basis from the spring semester of 2020 onward. Thus what follows is…
Descriptors: National Security, Novels, Foreign Policy, Science Education
Wirtz, James J. – Political Science Teacher, 1989
Proposes the use of fictional "techno-thrillers" such as "Red Storm Rising" in a seminar on the topic of war. Explains how these thrillers provide descriptions of how opposing strategies and armies might interact during a future war. Provides a course reading list. (NL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Ethics, Fiction, Higher Education
