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GOVT 1111
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1115
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Kriner, D
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GOVT 1503
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At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field "Africana studies." Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500, ASRC 1500
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Chresfield, M
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This course will not fulfill the introductory course requirement for Government.
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Chresfield, M
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GOVT 1817
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Katzenstein, P
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GOVT 2011
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2012, SHUM 2011
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Margulies, J
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GOVT 2225
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2225, ILROB 2220, PHIL 1950, PUBPOL 2220, SOC 2220
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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Young, C
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GOVT 2264
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This course explores the causes and consequences of modern day civil wars. The first part of the course looks at individual, group, and state level factors that might cause civil wars to break out. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Karim, S
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GOVT 2432
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Marmor, A
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GOVT 2665
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2669
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Livingston, A
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GOVT 2747
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674, HIST 2674, NES 2674
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Fahmy, Z
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GOVT 2806
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This course presents a cultural and historical perspective on ideas of agency, responsibility, and punishment through foundational texts of western law. We will primarily focus on three main areas of law: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 2806, FGSS 2806, LAW 6803
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Giannella, N
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GOVT 2977
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No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2697, NES 2697
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3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Brann, R
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GOVT 3051
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The course examines the historical political landscape of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States and the interplay between tribal interests, politics, and the federal government. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3024, GOVT 6051, PUBPOL 3020, PUBPOL 5020
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Courtney, N
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GOVT 3061
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No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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GOVT 3121
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3121
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Margulies, J
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GOVT 3122
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The United States has been widely associated with democratic ideals, and yet American democracy has been long in the making, even in recent decades retaining hallmarks of an "unfinished work." It has evolved ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3122
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Mettler, S
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GOVT 3189
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In this course, students will design, conduct, and analyze a national-level public opinion survey. Students will determine all survey questions based on their research interests. All necessary survey research ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COMM 3189
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Enns, P
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GOVT 3221
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This course will explore the traditional dynamic and norms of political press coverage in the United States, and the impact of those patterns on both the government and the nation; some of the ways longstanding ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3145, COMM 3140, ENGL 3941, PUBPOL 3140, PUBPOL 5140
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GOVT 3271
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In this course, we will examine one of the most important documents in American history – our Constitution. Course topics will include the historical background of the document from the Magna Carta to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6271, PUBPOL 3270, PUBPOL 5270
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Christie, R
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GOVT 3281
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3281, LAW 3281
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Chutkow, D
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GOVT 3293
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GDEV 3290, LATA 3290
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Roberts, K
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GOVT 3294
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We are in an era of unprecedented access to information via digital news, the internet, and social media. This also comes with significant misinformation — for example, in 2016, Oxford Dictionaries named ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Cirone, A
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GOVT 3303
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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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4330
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3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Turner, L
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GOVT 3401
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Topic Fall 2023: Learning from Movements: Refuge, Asylum, & Activism. Learning from Movements highlights refugee-led organizing and its intersections with un/documented and Indigenous beyond borders ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 3420, ANTHR 3402, FGSS 3400
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4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Hodzic, S
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GOVT 3512
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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 ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3510, AMST 6510, GOVT 6512, PUBPOL 3510, PUBPOL 5510
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GOVT 3557
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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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AEM 3557, ILRGL 3557
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4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
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Katzenstein, P
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- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3947
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3947
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Ba, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3967
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3395, CAPS 3967
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Adalet, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Ba, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6223
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Inequality & the Welfare State
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Perera, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Russian Politics
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Rosenfeld, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government seminar requirement.
GOVT 4339
Course Description
This seminar examines the emergence of national identities, nationalist movements, and nation-states in the modern Arab world. First, we will examine various approaches to the question of nationalism, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 4672, HIST 4667, HIST 6667, NES 4672, NES 6672
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4543
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6543, SHUM 4540, SHUM 6540, SOC 4540, SOC 6540
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Berezin, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4827
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, CAPS 4827, GOVT 6827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class satisfies the government seminar requirement.
GOVT 4949
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Blackman, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4998
Course Description
The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ALS 4998, AMST 4998, CAPS 4998, GOVT 6998, NS 4998, PUBPOL 4060, PUBPOL 5060
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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F
Wolpe Center 118
Washington, DC Instructors
Silbey, D
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F
Wolpe Center 118
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4999
Course Description
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
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Clark, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Xin, X
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Michener, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Margulies, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6019
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6051
Course Description
The course examines the historical political landscape of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States and the interplay between tribal interests, politics, and the federal government. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3024, GOVT 3051, PUBPOL 3020, PUBPOL 5020
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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T
Wolpe Center 118
Washington, DC Instructors
Courtney, N
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T
Wolpe Center 118
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6067
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Kreps, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6075
Course Description
The seminar will explore readings in the history of political thought from Homer to the Twenty-first century. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6122
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ECON 6910, PHIL 6922
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6223
Course Description
How a society confronts and shapes socio-economic inequality depends largely on the policy tools at its disposal. A range of remedies – in areas as diverse as employment, education, health care, retirement, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Perera, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6271
Course Description
In this course, we will examine one of the most important documents in American history – our Constitution. Course topics will include the historical background of the document from the Magna Carta to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 3271, PUBPOL 3270, PUBPOL 5270
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Washington, DC
Instructors
Christie, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6294
Course Description
Political scientists have long studied parties, social movements, and populism, but these topics have generally belonged to separate branches of the discipline, each boasting a specialized body of literature ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Roberts, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6344
Course Description
This course provides an overview of design-based inference and experimental methods, with a focus on historical political economy. Each week presents the foundations of new method, along with innovative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Cirone, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6353
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6512
Course Description
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 ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3510, AMST 6510, GOVT 3512, PUBPOL 3510, PUBPOL 5510
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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M
Wolpe Center 118
Washington, DC Instructors
Cheney, M
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M
Wolpe Center 118
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6543
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4543, SHUM 4540, SHUM 6540, SOC 4540, SOC 6540
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Berezin, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6619
Course Description
This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HD 6610, INFO 6610, SOC 6610
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Hobbs, W
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6827
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, CAPS 4827, GOVT 4827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6856
Course Description
This course examines the role that affect plays in politics and, especially, social movements. We will read about various interdisciplinary approaches to affect and public emotions before focusing on particular ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T To Be Assigned
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
Instructors
Adalet, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6998
Course Description
The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ALS 4998, AMST 4998, CAPS 4998, GOVT 4998, NS 4998, PUBPOL 4060, PUBPOL 5060
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
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F
Wolpe Center 118
Washington, DC Instructors
Silbey, D
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F
Wolpe Center 118
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Part of the Cornell In Washington Program.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 7937
Course Description
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
GOVT 7998
Course Description
No description available. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
GOVT 7999
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)