Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. The Catalog/Courses of Study 2025-2026 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

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

  •  3115 GOVT 1111   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3368 GOVT 1111   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3369 GOVT 1111   DIS 202

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3367 GOVT 1111   DIS 203

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3370 GOVT 1111   DIS 204

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3371 GOVT 1111   DIS 205

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3372 GOVT 1111   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3373 GOVT 1111   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3620 GOVT 1111   DIS 208

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3686 GOVT 1111   DIS 209

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6694 GOVT 1111   DIS 210

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18677 GOVT 1111   DIS 211

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18679 GOVT 1111   DIS 212

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1503

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500ASRC 1500

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3436 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7173 GOVT 1503   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1571

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1571HIST 1571HIST 6571

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9676 GOVT 1571   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Silbey, D

  • 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

  •  3062 GOVT 1817   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3376 GOVT 1817   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3377 GOVT 1817   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3378 GOVT 1817   DIS 203

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3379 GOVT 1817   DIS 204

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3380 GOVT 1817   DIS 205

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3381 GOVT 1817   DIS 206

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19850 GOVT 1817   DIS 207

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3382 GOVT 1817   DIS 208

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3383 GOVT 1817   DIS 209

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3384 GOVT 1817   DIS 210

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6690 GOVT 1817   DIS 211

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • 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
  •  3317 GOVT 2225   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3660 GOVT 2225   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3661 GOVT 2225   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3662 GOVT 2225   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3663 GOVT 2225   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3664 GOVT 2225   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3665 GOVT 2225   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3666 GOVT 2225   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8346 GOVT 2432   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8347 GOVT 2432   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8348 GOVT 2432   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2605

This course will examine key issues in social and political philosophy. Topics may include the legitimacy of the state, political obligation, the nature and demands of justice, equality, liberty, and autonomy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 2420

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 19350 GOVT 2605   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Steinberg, 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 2669HIST 2655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5826 GOVT 2665   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5866 GOVT 2665   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5867 GOVT 2665   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6696 GOVT 2665   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6698 GOVT 2665   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 2674NES 2674

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6650 GOVT 2747   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Verlato, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6651 GOVT 2747   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6652 GOVT 2747   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6653 GOVT 2747   DIS 203

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6654 GOVT 2747   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2817

Donald Trump and Biden give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The first half ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2817PUBPOL 2817

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18705 GOVT 2817   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18706 GOVT 2817   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18707 GOVT 2817   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18708 GOVT 2817   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18709 GOVT 2817   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2857

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 2857

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19849 GOVT 2857   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Schmidt, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Recommended prerequisite: GOVT 1817.

GOVT 3007

This seminar, using faculty-directed research projects, is intended to survey China's transformation through revolution and reform since 1949, and to examine major issues under the themes of modernity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4001

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9522 GOVT 3007   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 30 - Dec 19, 2025
    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3017

This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4002

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9523 GOVT 3017   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Aug 30 - Dec 19, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3061

Climate policy is one of the most important and contentious areas of politics in the US today. In this course we will consider climate change in the United States, identifying how political institutions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9471 GOVT 3061   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Andrews, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3091

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19057 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  • 18747 GOVT 3161   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18995 GOVT 3161   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18997 GOVT 3161   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19000 GOVT 3161   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19001 GOVT 3161   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3251

COVID-19 did not affect everyone equally. In fact, the opposite is true: the pandemic exposed dramatic health inequities by race, class, gender, and other factors. Not only were some groups more likely ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3261

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18751 GOVT 3251   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Michener, J

      Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18756 GOVT 3251   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18757 GOVT 3251   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18762 GOVT 3251   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18765 GOVT 3251   DIS 204

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  4133 GOVT 3281   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Chutkow, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3333

Put into questions, the aims of this course are as follow: Should anyone worry about China's presence in Africa? Is China's presence part of the recolonizing of the Continent? Alternatively, is China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3330

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20156 GOVT 3333   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3443

This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3334ASIAN 6647GOVT 6443

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18766 GOVT 3443   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19069 GOVT 3443   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19070 GOVT 3443   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19071 GOVT 3443   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19072 GOVT 3443   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3636

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Syllabi: none
  • 18277 GOVT 3636   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3947

This course introduces students to questions and debates around the role and effects of race and racism in international politics.  Scholars of international politics have long neglected such questions ... view course details

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

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5842 GOVT 3947   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Combined with: ASIAN 3395CAPS 3967

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19094 GOVT 3967   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • 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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Power and Politics in Russia

  •  3556 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  • Topic: Power and Politics in Russia

  •  7412 GOVT 4000   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Causes of Interstate War

  •  4038 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  • Topic: Causes of Interstate War

  •  7414 GOVT 4000   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6129

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Analysis of Natural Experiments

  • 19081 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  • 19086 GOVT 4000   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4015

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4251GERST 4210ROMS 4210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18284 GOVT 4015   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 4827

Seminar 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 and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7722 GOVT 4827   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8543 GOVT 4827   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3063 GOVT 4949   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Blackman, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7429 GOVT 4949   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Blackman, A

      Sloman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11938 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11942 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11948 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11950 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11951 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11953 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11963 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11967 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6516 GOVT 6019   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Andrews, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18832 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18842 GOVT 6031   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6129

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20020 GOVT 6129   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20019 GOVT 6129   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6202

This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6202ANTHR 6102HIST 6202

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18964 GOVT 6202   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18965 GOVT 6202   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6353

This seminar is an overview of the field of comparative politics targeting Ph.D. students in the Government department. This course introduces students to classic works as well as recent contributions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2843 GOVT 6353   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6443

This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3334ASIAN 6647GOVT 3443

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18769 GOVT 6443   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6619

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 6610INFO 6610SOC 6610

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7357 GOVT 6619   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Hobbs, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6645

In contemporary political contexts "democracy" is often invoked as the very ground of political legitimacy. There is very little agreement, however, on what democracy means or how it is best embodied in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6645

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18980 GOVT 6645   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18982 GOVT 6645   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 4827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7725 GOVT 6827   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8546 GOVT 6827   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18991 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19074 GOVT 6897   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6907

Recent conflicts have brought international law and international courts back to the front stage. This course is an introduction to the history, the processes, the actors, and the institutions of international ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 18990 GOVT 6907   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19522 GOVT 6907   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •  6546 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 7998

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat

  •  3978 GOVT 7998   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • 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

  •  2824 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2826 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2833 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6569 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6565 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2835 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2836 GOVT 7999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5943 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2852 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies