Explore the global evolution of Special Operations Forces from different theoretical perspectives, including historical institutionalism, complexity, and bureaucratic politics. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 355M (Topic: Evolution of Spec Op Forces), 364D, 365N (Topic: Global Evol Spec Op Forces). Prerequisite: Six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government and upper-division standing.