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GOVT 1101

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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Writing Against Empire

  • 19382 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

    • MW White Hall 104
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Adalet, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Global Governance

  • 19383 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

    • TR Uris Hall 260
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Clark, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Past, Present, and Future of US Democracy

  • 19384 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

    • MW Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Childree, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Decolonization?

  • 19385 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Identity, Narratives, and Memory Politics

  • 19386 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Revolution!

  • 19387 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

    • TR White Hall B04
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Ecker, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics, Improvisation, Jazz

  • 19388 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Corruption

  • 19565 GOVT 1101   SEM 108

    • MWF Uris Hall 331
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kim, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Rebellious City:Pol of Dissent in Hong Kong

  • 19576 GOVT 1101   SEM 109

    • MWF Uris Hall 394
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Liu, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

  •  5575 GOVT 1111   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5974 GOVT 1111   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5975 GOVT 1111   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5973 GOVT 1111   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5976 GOVT 1111   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5977 GOVT 1111   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5978 GOVT 1111   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5980 GOVT 1111   DIS 208

    • F Clark Hall 294D
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6353 GOVT 1111   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6449 GOVT 1111   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1503

This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas.  This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6051 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5478 GOVT 1817   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5985 GOVT 1817   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 366
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5986 GOVT 1817   DIS 202

    • M McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5987 GOVT 1817   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5988 GOVT 1817   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5989 GOVT 1817   DIS 205

    • T Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5990 GOVT 1817   DIS 206

    • W Uris Hall G24
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5991 GOVT 1817   DIS 207

    • W Uris Hall 369
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5992 GOVT 1817   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5993 GOVT 1817   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5994 GOVT 1817   DIS 210

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2011

As a country, we are what we remember. But who decides what facts and stories about the past are important enough to memorialize? What does that decision tell us about power and truth? This class will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2012

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17121 GOVT 2011   SEM 101

    • F White Hall 110
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2012

The goal of the course is to introduce students to the study of crime and policing. It is intended to familiarize students with some of the main causes of crime, with an emphasis on violent crime) and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Graded

  • 17123 GOVT 2012   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •  5890 GOVT 2225   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6407 GOVT 2225   DIS 201

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6408 GOVT 2225   DIS 202

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6409 GOVT 2225   DIS 203

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6410 GOVT 2225   DIS 204

    • F Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6411 GOVT 2225   DIS 205

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6412 GOVT 2225   DIS 206

    • F Malott Hall 224
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6413 GOVT 2225   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6414 GOVT 2225   DIS 208

    • F Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6550 GOVT 2225   DIS 209

    • F Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6551 GOVT 2225   DIS 210

    • F Uris Hall G20
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Sullivan, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2665

This course offers a survey of American political thought from the colonial period to the present. We will read Puritan sermons, revolutionary pamphlets, philosophical treatises, presidential orations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2669

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16700 GOVT 2665   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16896 GOVT 2665   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16899 GOVT 2665   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2673

This lecture class will explore the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt from the late 18th century to the 21st century "Arab Spring." We will explore Egyptian history under the Ottomans and the Mamluks, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2670HIST 2672NES 2670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16722 GOVT 2673   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16850 GOVT 2673   DIS 201

    • F White Hall B14
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16860 GOVT 2673   DIS 202

    • F White Hall B14
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16861 GOVT 2673   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16862 GOVT 2673   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3092

How is public policy really formed in the United States today? Who are the key actors and decision makers who shape the laws and regulations that impact us at the local, state and federal levels of government? ... view course details

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  • 19264 GOVT 3092   LEC 080

    • R Washington, DC
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Christie, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 3121

This is a class about the American criminal justice system—from policing to prisons, from arrest to reentry. In many ways, the operation of the modern criminal justice system is taken for granted, which ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3121

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7467 GOVT 3121   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7468 GOVT 3121   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7470 GOVT 3121   DIS 203

    • W Uris Hall G26
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7472 GOVT 3121   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7473 GOVT 3121   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7474 GOVT 3121   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7475 GOVT 3121   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3265

"Power" and "freedom" are among the most important elements of the language of politics, and of the scholarly study of politics, but they are notoriously difficult to define. In this class, we'll try to ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17125 GOVT 3265   LEC 001

    • MW White Hall 106
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  8153 GOVT 3281   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3293

This course is designed as an introduction to political, economic, and social issues in 20th century Latin America. Topics are organized chronologically, beginning with the crisis of agro-export economies ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 3290LATA 3290

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16703 GOVT 3293   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16945 GOVT 3293   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16946 GOVT 3293   DIS 202

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16948 GOVT 3293   DIS 204

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3303

From a perspective based on comparative political economy, this course examines pressing contemporary issues such as the politics of growing inequality.  We consider conflicts around markets, democracy, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 4330

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7026 GOVT 3303   LEC 001

    • TR Ives Hall 305
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Turner, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3353

This is an introductory course on the politics of Sub-Saharan Africa. The goal is to provide students with historical background and theoretical tools to understand present-day politics on the continent. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 3353

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16771 GOVT 3353   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16959 GOVT 3353   DIS 201

    • R White Hall 110
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16960 GOVT 3353   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3384

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17078 GOVT 3384   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 219
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3437

The European Union (EU) is a major player in international politics. Despite this, it remains unclear whether the EU is ultimately an international organization, a state in the making, or an entirely new ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7494 GOVT 3437   LEC 001

    • MW Uris Hall 262
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Schade, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17602 GOVT 3437   DIS 201

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Schade, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17603 GOVT 3437   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3494

This course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of regional development and globalization. Topics vary each semester. view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3854CRP 3854

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Social Justice& Urban Issues:Case of Washington,DC

  •  7361 GOVT 3494   LEC 081

    • W Washington, DC
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Ajinkya, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington Program.

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: AEM 3547GDEV 3547ILRIC 3547

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16773 GOVT 3547   LEC 001

    • TR Malott Hall 253
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16879 GOVT 3547   DIS 201

    • M McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16880 GOVT 3547   DIS 202

    • M McGraw Hall 366
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16881 GOVT 3547   DIS 203

    • W McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16882 GOVT 3547   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16901 GOVT 3547   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 16902 GOVT 3547   DIS 206

    • F Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3613

In recent decades the Andean region of Latin America has become a focal point of international debate over alternative models of economic development and their environmental consequences. Windfall revenues ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Seven Week - Second.  Combined with: LATA 3612

  • 1 Credit Multi-Term

  • 18039 GOVT 3613   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This course is first part of a multi-term sequence.

GOVT 3947

This is the course about the role of race and racism in international politics.  Scholars of international politics have long neglected the role of race and racism in world affairs, even though the origins ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3947

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16792 GOVT 3947   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  6242 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall G20
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Empire and Radical Political Thought

  •  7525 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • F White Hall 114
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Adalet, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Causes of Interstate War

  •  7526 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

    • R Uris Hall 260
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6293

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Comparative Urbanization

  •  7527 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6483

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Authoritarianism and Democracy

  •  7528 GOVT 4000   SEM 105

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: China, Tibet and Xinjiang

  • 16744 GOVT 4000   SEM 106

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6877

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: China and Asian Security

  • 16745 GOVT 4000   SEM 107

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement

GOVT 4543

This course a offers comparative political sociology of democratic and non-democratic institutions in the United States and beyond. Topics will include nationalism, fascism and populism. My focus will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SHUM 4540SOC 4540

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17913 GOVT 4543   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 204
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Berezin, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 4250

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16620 GOVT 4735   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  5482 GOVT 4949   SEM 101

    • T Morrill Hall 107
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Blackman, A

      Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4998

This required course forms the core of the Cornell in Washington academic program. The foundational skill of both politics and policy is taking knowledge, analyzing it, figuring out how to convert it into ... view course details

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  •  4305 GOVT 4998   LEC 080

    • F Washington, DC
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program.

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

  •  4891 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4895 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4901 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Israel, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4904 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4906 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4916 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4919 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4921 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 19946 GOVT 6019   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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: AMST 6122ASRC 6022

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16777 GOVT 6022   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Undergraduates must receive permission of instructor in order to enroll.

GOVT 6031

The major issues, approaches, and institutions of American government and the various subfields of American politics are introduced. The focus is on both substantive information and theoretical analysis, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7037 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall 302
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16759 GOVT 6067   SEM 101

    • T Uris Hall G20
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6075

The seminar will explore readings in the history of political thought from Homer to the Twenty-first century. view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16780 GOVT 6075   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6091

How is public policy really formed in the United States today? Who are the key actors and decision makers who shape the laws and regulations that impact us at the local, state and federal levels of government? ... view course details

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  • 19275 GOVT 6091   LEC 080

    • R Washington, DC
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Christie, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC

GOVT 6122

Social science research almost always combines empirical observation (data), the construction of concepts (language), and the logical analysis of the relations between observations and concepts (statistics).  ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6910PHIL 6922

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16781 GOVT 6122   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6293

For the first time in history, more than half of the world's people reside in cities. Why do people congregate in cities? How do states address urbanization, and how does urbanization affect states? This ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16746 GOVT 6293   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4996 GOVT 6353   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall G22
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Riedl, R

      Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6384

The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details

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  • 17083 GOVT 6384   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 219
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Friedman, E

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6456

Who counts as a full member of the U.S. polity? And how has law structured the benefits of such membership as well as the conditions for exclusion? Moreover, how have these terms changed and remained consistent ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AAS 6457LAW 6457

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20316 GOVT 6456   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6483

Officials come to their positions of power in ways that vary over time and space. Comparativists have, historically, focused their attentions on democracies and on transitions from authoritarian regimes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16747 GOVT 6483   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6585

This course is a graduate seminar that examines a selection of important texts that have helped shape and contest the political idea—and the political ideals—of America, placing particular emphasis on ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16785 GOVT 6585   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6594

This seminar examines public opinion and political behavior from a comparative perspective using primarily the tools of quantitative social science. We will focus on the intellectual evolution of the field, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16787 GOVT 6594   SEM 101

    • W Ives Hall 103
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6827

This seminar is intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7038 GOVT 6827   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16784 GOVT 6877   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6998

This course is about changing the world, or at least figuring out how. To do that, we have to think clearly about how to turn knowledge into action. We know many of the problems the world has and we understand ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17624 GOVT 6998   SEM 180

    • F Washington, DC
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC as part of the Cornell In Washington Program.

GOVT 7073

Game theory provides a scientific approach to the study of social, political, and economic interactions that focuses on the strategic aspects of decision-making between two or more individuals or groups. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17521 GOVT 7073   SEM 101

    • R McGraw Hall 145
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Cirone, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 7937

The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 7937STS 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20169 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall G08
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 7998

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  7196 GOVT 7998   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  4952 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4961 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4962 GOVT 7999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20327 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20319 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4964 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4965 GOVT 7999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4968 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17253 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5007 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Aug 22 - Dec 5, 2022
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies