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GOVT 1101

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR:POL:Utopia

  • 18277 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Social Inquiry

  • 18278 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Politics and Drama

  • 18279 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:The Role of Courts in International Politics

  • 18280 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Modeling International Security

  • 18281 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Debates on Democracy in America

  • 18282 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Designing & Implementing Social Policy

  • 18463 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

GOVT 1111

A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience.  Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government;  how national institutions operate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1115

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8047 GOVT 1111   LEC 001

  •  9221 GOVT 1111   DIS 201

  •  9222 GOVT 1111   DIS 202

  •  9223 GOVT 1111   DIS 203

  •  9224 GOVT 1111   DIS 204

  •  9225 GOVT 1111   DIS 205

  •  9226 GOVT 1111   DIS 206

  •  9227 GOVT 1111   DIS 207

  •  9228 GOVT 1111   DIS 208

GOVT 1503

this course introduces its registrants to Africana Studies, primarily those who propose to major in it and, secondarily, all those who are interested in broadening their horizons regarding the place of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1500ASRC 1500

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9586 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

GOVT 1817

An introduction to the basic concepts and practice of international politics with an emphasis on learning critical thinking.  The course is divided into two parts. In the first half, we will learn about ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7871 GOVT 1817   LEC 001

  •  9247 GOVT 1817   DIS 201

  •  9248 GOVT 1817   DIS 202

  •  9249 GOVT 1817   DIS 203

  •  9250 GOVT 1817   DIS 204

  •  9251 GOVT 1817   DIS 205

  •  9252 GOVT 1817   DIS 206

    • TBA
  •  9253 GOVT 1817   DIS 207

  •  9254 GOVT 1817   DIS 208

  •  9255 GOVT 1817   DIS 209

  •  9256 GOVT 1817   DIS 210

  •  9257 GOVT 1817   DIS 211

GOVT 1827

Special, writing-intensive section of GOVT 1817, designed to provide a small number of students the opportunity to practice and improve their writing skills as they learn about world politics. Students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  •  7948 GOVT 1827   SEM 101

GOVT 2225

In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8726 GOVT 2225   LEC 001

GOVT 2432

The course concerns the principles and philosophical arguments underlying conflicts and moral dilemmas of central and ongoing concern to society as they arise within legal contexts. We consider questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 6303PHIL 2430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18086 GOVT 2432   LEC 001

GOVT 2583

Centrally located between two continents; the Middle East is drawn by nature to many environmental challenges that are related to its unequal distribution of natural resources associated with its geological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 2681JWST 2687NES 2687

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17709 GOVT 2583   LEC 001

GOVT 2716

This course provides a survey of Europe's 20th-century history with special emphasis on violence and its interpretation. Types of violence to be considered include warfare, terrorism, genocide, uprisings, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 2711JWST 2711

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9037 GOVT 2716   LEC 001

  •  9038 GOVT 2716   DIS 201

  •  9039 GOVT 2716   DIS 202

  •  9040 GOVT 2716   DIS 203

  •  9041 GOVT 2716   DIS 204

  •  9042 GOVT 2716   DIS 205

  •  9043 GOVT 2716   DIS 206

  •  9044 GOVT 2716   DIS 207

  •  9045 GOVT 2716   DIS 208

GOVT 2747

This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the  "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674HIST 2674JWST 2674NES 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8952 GOVT 2747   LEC 001

  •  9175 GOVT 2747   DIS 201

  •  9176 GOVT 2747   DIS 202

  •  9177 GOVT 2747   DIS 203

  •  9178 GOVT 2747   DIS 204

  •  9937 GOVT 2747   DIS 205

  • 10016 GOVT 2747   DIS 206

GOVT 3001

Constitutional Law provides the setting for some of the most contentious disputes in American life. Decisions by the Supreme Court about the meaning of the Constitution can change the country in dramatic ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3001

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9325 GOVT 3001   LEC 001

GOVT 3012

Poverty is a phenomenon of enduring importance with significant implications for democratic governance. This course explores contemporary poverty in America, with a particular emphasis on its political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3012

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9326 GOVT 3012   LEC 001

  •  9399 GOVT 3012   DIS 201

  •  9400 GOVT 3012   DIS 202

GOVT 3082

This course focuses on political campaigns, a central feature of American democracy. We will examine how they work and the conditions under which they affect citizens' decisions. The course looks at campaign ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3082

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16206 GOVT 3082   LEC 001

  • 16237 GOVT 3082   DIS 201

  • 16238 GOVT 3082   DIS 202

  • 16239 GOVT 3082   DIS 203

  • 16240 GOVT 3082   DIS 204

GOVT 3091

This course reviews the changing political relations between science, technology, and the state in America from 1960 to the present. It focuses on policy choices involving science and technology in different ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911STS 3911

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17211 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

GOVT 3161

This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3161

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16208 GOVT 3161   LEC 001

  • 16589 GOVT 3161   DIS 201

  • 16590 GOVT 3161   DIS 202

GOVT 3281

This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3281LAW 3281

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17186 GOVT 3281   LEC 001

GOVT 3364

This class is designed as a comparative introduction to the governmental systems in Europe, with a concentration on Western European states. Students will gain an introductory knowledge on a selection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18165 GOVT 3364   LEC 001

GOVT 3401

In 2014, 60,000 children and mothers fled Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, seeking refuge in the U.S. because of gang threats, domestic violence, and child abuse.  The Obama administration responded ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17616 GOVT 3401   SEM 101

GOVT 3403

This course provides a broad overview of the evolution of Chinese politics from the early part of the 20th century to the present. It is roughly divided into two sections. The first traces the formation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3321CAPS 3403

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8599 GOVT 3403   LEC 001

  •  9336 GOVT 3403   DIS 201

  •  9337 GOVT 3403   DIS 202

  •  9338 GOVT 3403   DIS 203

  •  9339 GOVT 3403   DIS 204

GOVT 3547

Do you want to learn the discussion-based case method as taught at the Harvard Business School? Do you want to learn how to write a long research paper? Do you not want to take a final examination? If ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3547ILRIC 3547NBA 5050

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16245 GOVT 3547   LEC 001

  • 16680 GOVT 3547   DIS 201

  • 16681 GOVT 3547   DIS 202

  • 16682 GOVT 3547   DIS 203

  • 16683 GOVT 3547   DIS 204

  • 16684 GOVT 3547   DIS 205

  • 16685 GOVT 3547   DIS 206

GOVT 3625

This course will primarily focus on studying and scrutinizing general conceptions of justice. Topics explored typically include liberty,economic equality, democracy, community, the general welfare, and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3460

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17166 GOVT 3625   LEC 001

GOVT 3636

This course introduces students to Critical Theory, beginning with its roots in the 19th century (i.e., Kant, Hegel, Marx, and Nietzsche) and then focusing on its most prominent manifestation in the 20th ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3541ENGL 3920GERST 3620

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16452 GOVT 3636   SEM 101

GOVT 3655

What is political authority and how is it constituted? How do we judge and act when torn by conflicting obligations? How do political actors in the present negotiate the legacies of past injustice (for ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16558 GOVT 3655   LEC 001

GOVT 3675

A historical introduction to democratic theory through the writings of its greatest thinkers and their critics. Beginning with a study of the theory and practice of democratic rule in ancient Athens, we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3678CLASS 3675

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16531 GOVT 3675   LEC 001

  • 16671 GOVT 3675   DIS 201

  • 16672 GOVT 3675   DIS 202

  • 16673 GOVT 3675   DIS 203

GOVT 3687

This seminar examines the history of the United States' involvement with the conflict between Israelis and Arabs, from 1948 to the present. Recently a great deal of attention has been paid to political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3687JWST 3687NES 3687

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17717 GOVT 3687   LEC 080

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 3867

This course surveys leading theories of the causes of interstate war-that is, large-scale organized violence between the armed forces of states. Why is war a recurring feature of international politics? ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16972 GOVT 3867   LEC 001

  • 17364 GOVT 3867   DIS 201

  • 17365 GOVT 3867   DIS 202

GOVT 3877

This course addresses contemporary issues of nuclear security. While it reflects on the past, it focuses on the present and future: what are the current proliferation challenges? What are the threats of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18583 GOVT 3877   LEC 001

  • 18584 GOVT 3877   DIS 201

  • 18585 GOVT 3877   DIS 202

GOVT 3967

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world.  It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3395CAPS 3967

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16799 GOVT 3967   LEC 001

  • 17007 GOVT 3967   DIS 201

  • 17008 GOVT 3967   DIS 202

GOVT 3977

This course examines the history of the conflict between two peoples with claims to the same land (Palestine/Israel), from the rise of their national movements at the turn of the 20th century and their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: JWST 3697NES 3697SOC 3970

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17474 GOVT 3977   LEC 001

  • Open to all students, including freshmen.

  • 17482 GOVT 3977   DIS 201

  • 17488 GOVT 3977   DIS 202

  • 17506 GOVT 3977   DIS 203

  • 17511 GOVT 3977   DIS 204

  • 17515 GOVT 3977   DIS 205

  • 17519 GOVT 3977   DIS 206

GOVT 4000

Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Democracy and Representation

  • 16611 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Anti-Americanism in Comparative Perspective

  • 17835 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Domestic Politics in International Relations

  • 17900 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Campaigning in and for Europe

  • 17976 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4019

The goal of this course is to introduce probability and statistics as fundamental building blocks for quantitative political analysis, with regression modeling as a focal application. We will begin with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6019

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9348 GOVT 4019   SEM 101

  • This class does not fulfill the government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4264

This course analyzes different types of historical and contemporary social movements in Latin America. It begins with an overview of class-based labor and peasant movements, including their relationships ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LATA 4260

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16574 GOVT 4264   SEM 101

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4283

This class will examine the history and contemporary role of Latinos as a minority group in the U.S. political system. This course is intended as an overview of the political position of Latinos y Latinas ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 4283

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18136 GOVT 4283   SEM 101

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4303

Biotechnology is a broad term for the tools used to alter living organisms for human purposes. Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology) is one class of methods used in biotechnology. Private sector ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8738 GOVT 4303   LEC 001

    • TR Warren Hall 401
    • Davidson Evanega, S

      Davies, P

      Herring, R

      Hobbs, P

      Thies, J

GOVT 4735

This is an introduction to the three 'master thinkers' who have helped determine the discourses of modernity and post-modernity. We consider basic aspects of their work: (a) specific critical and historical ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4250GERST 4150

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16470 GOVT 4735   SEM 101

GOVT 4867

This seminar will explore the rise of mass incarceration and punitive containment strategies around the globe. Considering prison a threshold that resists outsiders' efforts to comprehend inmate experience, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ANTHR 4071SOC 4860

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16875 GOVT 4867   SEM 101

GOVT 4877

This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. It does so based on the premise that what China does in Asia may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16577 GOVT 4877   SEM 101

  • Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4949

This seminar creates a structured environment in which honors students will examine different  research approaches and methods and construct a research design for their own theses—a thesis proposal that ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7875 GOVT 4949   IND 601

GOVT 4999

One-on-one tutorial arranged by the student with a faculty member of his or her choosing. Open to government majors doing superior work, and it is the responsibility of the student to establish the research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6107 GOVT 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Bateman, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6948 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6949 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6950 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6951 GOVT 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6952 GOVT 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6953 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6954 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6955 GOVT 4999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6956 GOVT 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6957 GOVT 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6958 GOVT 4999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6959 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6960 GOVT 4999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6961 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6962 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6963 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6964 GOVT 4999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Martin, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6967 GOVT 4999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6965 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6966 GOVT 4999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6975 GOVT 4999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6976 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Michener, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6977 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6978 GOVT 4999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6979 GOVT 4999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6980 GOVT 4999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6981 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Ward, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6982 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6983 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6984 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6985 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6986 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Weeks, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6987 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Margulies, J

GOVT 6019

The goal of this course is to introduce probability and statistics as fundamental building blocks for quantitative political analysis, with regression modeling as a focal application. We will begin with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4019

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8051 GOVT 6019   SEM 101

GOVT 6022

This course examines racial and ethnic politics in the United States, highlighting its fundamental and constitutive role in shaping American politics more broadly. We will explore the political origins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6022

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17193 GOVT 6022   SEM 101

GOVT 6039

We will gain experience with advanced statistical methods for social scientists--those incorporating complex statistical assumptions as well as those that relate to causality. Students will apply these ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9333 GOVT 6039   SEM 101

GOVT 6067

General survey of the literature and propositions of the international relations field. Criteria are developed for judging theoretical propositions and are applied to the major findings. Participants are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8598 GOVT 6067   SEM 101

GOVT 6121

This course will survey the literature on American political development from the Founding to the late twentieth century.  The format each week will include a  critical reading of one of the major works ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6121HIST 6121

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16580 GOVT 6121   SEM 101

  • To enroll in this course: Please complete add/drop form and obtain instructor's initials. Then stop by 210 White Hall for Department Stamp.

GOVT 6215

This course will explore the ways in which Michel Foucault's oeuvre transitions from a concern with sovereignty to a preoccupation with biopolitics. Foucault's early work (one understands that there is ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6212ENGL 6912

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18138 GOVT 6215   SEM 101

GOVT 6242

This course is designed to provide doctoral students in political science with an introduction to experiment and survey design. Students will discuss all major types of experiments (e.g. field, lab, survey, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16588 GOVT 6242   SEM 101

GOVT 6251

The course is intended for graduate students with a major or a minor in the American politics subfield. The course examines the origins and role of the American political parties and the American party ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16594 GOVT 6251   SEM 101

GOVT 6294

Political parties, populism, and social movements are all forms of political representation, but typically they are studied in isolation from one another.  This research seminar will explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16599 GOVT 6294   SEM 101

GOVT 6353

This course provides a graduate-level survey of the field of comparative politics, introducing students to classic works as well as recent contributions that build upon those works. Readings will draw ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7090 GOVT 6353   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall G22
    • Pepinsky, T

      Wallace, J

GOVT 6585

This seminar will provide an advanced survey of the history of American political thought, with emphasis placed on four significant periods: Puritan New England, the Revolution and Founding, Abolition ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6585

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16619 GOVT 6585   SEM 101

GOVT 6596

This course will examine the theory and practice of nonviolence from the perspective of its key theorists, practitioners, and critics. Questions we will consider include: Why nonviolence? How should we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6596

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16763 GOVT 6596   SEM 101

  • Undergraduates may enroll with permission of instructor.

GOVT 6750

The modern or postmodern, and increasingly global, capitalist system rules by overt violence and coercion in tandem with what Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) called the "non-coercive coercion" of "cultural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6850GERST 6850

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17181 GOVT 6750   SEM 101

GOVT 6806

In this course, we will be attempting to develop an account of neoliberalism through careful consideration of selected works by Marx, Foucault, and contemporary theorists who use one or the other (or, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17988 GOVT 6806   SEM 101

GOVT 6877

This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. It does so based on the premise that what China does in Asia may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 16616 GOVT 6877   SEM 101

GOVT 6897

This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16630 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

GOVT 7073

This is the first in a two course sequence that introduces graduate students in political science to game theory, a tool for studying strategic interaction that is now used throughout the discipline. In ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8763 GOVT 7073   SEM 101

GOVT 7999

Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, and writing requirements are designed through consultation between the student and the instructor. Graduate students in government ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6109 GOVT 7999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Anderson, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7025 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7026 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7027 GOVT 7999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7028 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7029 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7030 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7031 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7032 GOVT 7999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Lienau, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7033 GOVT 7999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7034 GOVT 7999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7035 GOVT 7999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7036 GOVT 7999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7037 GOVT 7999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7038 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7039 GOVT 7999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7040 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7041 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7042 GOVT 7999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7043 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7044 GOVT 7999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Staff

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7047 GOVT 7999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Morrison, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7048 GOVT 7999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Patel, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7049 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7050 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7051 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7052 GOVT 7999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7053 GOVT 7999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Shefter, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7054 GOVT 7999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7055 GOVT 7999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7056 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7057 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7058 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Weeks, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7107 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Flores-Macias, G