Bob Switky
Biographic Data
| ID | 4122688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bob Switky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bob |
| FAMILY NAME | Switky |
| SIGNATURE | SWITKY B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Simulating a Foreign Policy Dilemma
The humanitarian impulse in the United States routinely clashes with isolationist sentiment, with appeals to the national interest, and with apathy in and out of government. This class exercise encourages students to explore the contours of the debate over humanitarian intervention with a crisis unfolding in Belagua, a fictitious Latin American country. As the crisis deteriorates, students increasingly feel the tension between wanting to help the…
Simulating the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Since the early 1990s, North Americans have participated in a large political-economic experiment in a regional trade bloc called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). With NAFTA now over 10 years old, the non-NAFTA countries have been debating the merits and shortcomings of creating an expanded version of the trade agreement that would encompass virtually every state in the Americas. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) would en…
The Importance of Voting in International Organizations
Simulations can have many advantages over the standard lecture format. This is particularly true with respect to topics that are not as exciting as, say, a major international crisis. The single-class session simulation described in this article takes an important but less than jazzy topic (for students) and brings it alive. It centers on the importance of voting rules, notably in the European Union’s Council of Ministers. Students play the roles…
Party Strategies and Electoral Systems
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Simulating the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Since the early 1990s, North Americans have participated in a large political-economic experiment in a regional trade bloc called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). With NAFTA now over 10 years old, the non-NAFTA countries have been debating the merits and shortcomings of creating an expanded version of the trade agreement that would encompass virtually every state in the Americas. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) would en…
The Importance of Voting in International Organizations
Simulations can have many advantages over the standard lecture format. This is particularly true with respect to topics that are not as exciting as, say, a major international crisis. The single-class session simulation described in this article takes an important but less than jazzy topic (for students) and brings it alive. It centers on the importance of voting rules, notably in the European Union’s Council of Ministers. Students play the roles…
Simulating a Foreign Policy Dilemma
The humanitarian impulse in the United States routinely clashes with isolationist sentiment, with appeals to the national interest, and with apathy in and out of government. This class exercise encourages students to explore the contours of the debate over humanitarian intervention with a crisis unfolding in Belagua, a fictitious Latin American country. As the crisis deteriorates, students increasingly feel the tension between wanting to help the…
The Importance of Voting in International Organizations
Simulations can have many advantages over the standard lecture format. This is particularly true with respect to topics that are not as exciting as, say, a major international crisis. The single-class session simulation described in this article takes an important but less than jazzy topic (for students) and brings it alive. It centers on the importance of voting rules, notably in the European Union’s Council of Ministers. Students play the roles…
Party Strategies and Electoral Systems
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Simulating the Free Trade Area of the Americas
Since the early 1990s, North Americans have participated in a large political-economic experiment in a regional trade bloc called the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). With NAFTA now over 10 years old, the non-NAFTA countries have been debating the merits and shortcomings of creating an expanded version of the trade agreement that would encompass virtually every state in the Americas. The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) would en…
Simulating a Foreign Policy Dilemma
The humanitarian impulse in the United States routinely clashes with isolationist sentiment, with appeals to the national interest, and with apathy in and out of government. This class exercise encourages students to explore the contours of the debate over humanitarian intervention with a crisis unfolding in Belagua, a fictitious Latin American country. As the crisis deteriorates, students increasingly feel the tension between wanting to help the…
Political science (4 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Apathy (1 work)