GOVT 6512

United We Stand - Divided We Fall: The Rise of Polarization and Social Division - and What it Means

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

When did bipartisan become a bad word? Should we unfriend and unfollow people who have different opinions than our own? How did we become a country that grows more polarized and divided every year? Most importantly, can we change, or are we destined to continue down this path?

When Offered Fall.

• Students will identify and describe long term trends, key individuals, and events impacting politics in the U.S.
• Students will analyze the impacts of those key individuals and events and discuss how those impacts are likely to affect future U.S. politics.
• Students will formulate possible strategies to reinforce, or alter, current trends within the U.S.
• Students will research and synthesize the scholarly understanding of specific aspects of polarization (graduate students).

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