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About RIC
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Staff

Dr. Claus Hofhansel

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Claus Hofhansel

Department, Office, or School: Department of Political Science

Professor Emeritus

Education

L.L.D. Universität Freiburg, Germany
M.A., Ph.D. University of North Carolina

Courses

HIST 315 Western Legal Systems
POL 200 Introd to Political Science
POL 203 Global Politics
POL 315 Western Legal Systems
POL 342 Politics of Global Econ Change
POL 446 Foreign Policy