Topic for Fall 2017: Food Politics and Culture
An examination of food-related issues in the US and UK, including the challenges of feeding cities, environmental and cultural dimensions of food choices, and questions about the role of government. Course themes will be developed through reading, site visit and conversations with advocates, as well as shopping, eating and cooking to explore London’s food history and diversity. Open to students attending the London Centre only.

Topic for Fall 2017: Presidents and Prime Ministers--Political Leadership in the U.S. and U.K.
Examines the roles, powers, and constraints that define the top offices in the US and British political systems and profiles selected occupants with an eye toward understanding each position, each system, and political leadership more generally. We will compare constitutional and historical circumstances of leadership in the American and British systems, as well as personal traits and strategic thinking of several presidents and prime ministers. Open to students attending the London Centre only.

Topic for Fall 2017: Business, Government and Society
This course focuses on the interactions between business, government, and society at large. Special attention will be paid to the role of global corporations (such as EXXON, Google, Goldman Sachs), governmental regulation of business, trade-offs between internet freedom and national security, and human/labor rights issues.