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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

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GOVT 1101
FWS: Power and Politics

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

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Evolution of American Grand Strategy

  • 17306GOVT 1101  SEM 101

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Social Movements to Political Parties

  • 17307GOVT 1101  SEM 102

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  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Humanitarian Interventions

  • 17308GOVT 1101  SEM 103

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Gentrification in American Cities

  • 17309GOVT 1101  SEM 104

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GOVT 1313
Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics

This course will introduce students to comparative politics-the study of the political institutions, identities, and organized interests in countries around the world. Emphasis is on how to make meaningful ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5664GOVT 1313  LEC 001

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  • 17147GOVT 1313  DIS 201

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  • 17148GOVT 1313  DIS 202

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GOVT 1615
Introduction to Modern Political Theory

A survey of the development of Western political theory from Plato to the present.  Readings from the works of the major theorists.  An examination of the relevance of their ideas to contemporary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7748GOVT 1615  LEC 001

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  • SP15 will be the last time that this course is taught by Prof. Kramnick, as he is retiring June 2015.

  • 16940GOVT 1615  DIS 201

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  • 16941GOVT 1615  DIS 202

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  • 16942GOVT 1615  DIS 203

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  • 16943GOVT 1615  DIS 204

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  • 16944GOVT 1615  DIS 205

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  • 16945GOVT 1615  DIS 206

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GOVT 2503
Africa from Partition to the Postcolonial State

The title of this survey course refers to three specific moments in the history of Africa: the partition of Berlin (1884), the advent of neo-colonialism as independence (1960); and the post-structural ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2506

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17243GOVT 2503  SEM 101

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GOVT 2604
Obama and the Meaning of Race

The election of Barack Obama to the presidency has raised new questions in the American debate on race, politics, and social science. Has America entered a post-racial society in which racism and inequality ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2504, SOC 2520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9346GOVT 2604  LEC 001

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GOVT 2935
Equality, Liberty, and Democracy

An interdisciplinary discussion of economic inequality, civil, political and economic liberty and democracy. Some specific questions that we will consider are: In what ways and to what extent are Americans ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 1930, SOC 2930

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16457GOVT 2935  LEC 001

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  • 17440GOVT 2935  DIS 201

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  • 17442GOVT 2935  DIS 203

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  • 17444GOVT 2935  DIS 205

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GOVT 3002
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

This course presents an overview of the law regarding civil rights and civil liberties. But the law is only part of our focus. Rights do not spring into existence simply because a judge pounded a gavel ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15635GOVT 3002  LEC 001

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GOVT 3112
Congress and the Legislative Process

The course will be a lecture course on Congress, introducing them to the political science literature on the topic and the major research questions and approaches. We will examine the development of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15636GOVT 3112  LEC 001

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GOVT 3131
The Nature, Functions, and Limits of Law

A general-education course to acquaint students with how our legal system pursues the goals of society. The course introduces students to various perspectives on the nature of law, what functions it ought ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3131, LAW 4131

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17226GOVT 3131  LEC 001

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GOVT 3142
Incarceration, Policy Response, and Self-Reflection

This class is intended to provoke some hard thinking about the relationship of committed "outsiders" and advocates of change to the experience of crime, punishment, and incarceration and to the men we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3142

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15637GOVT 3142  SEM 101

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  • NOTE: FIRST CLASS MEETING Prerequisite:participation as a Teaching Assistant in the CPEP program in Auburn or Cayuga or work in a juvenile or other correctional facility.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 3189
Taking America's Pulse: Creating and Conducting a National Opinion Poll

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. There are no prerequisites, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COMM 3189

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8796GOVT 3189  LEC 001

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  • 16411GOVT 3189  DIS 201

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 16412GOVT 3189  DIS 202

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  • 16413GOVT 3189  DIS 203

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  • 16414GOVT 3189  DIS 204

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GOVT 3264
National Security in the Middle East

National security in general and the security sector (the military and the other security services) in particular, are critical factors when attempting to comprehend both recent and past developments in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: NES 3864

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15662GOVT 3264  LEC 001

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GOVT 3293
Comparative Politics of Latin America

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 process of industrialization ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: DSOC 3290, LATA 3290

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7749GOVT 3293  LEC 001

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  • Sections will be scheduled during the first day of class.

  • 17131GOVT 3293  DIS 201

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  • 17132GOVT 3293  DIS 202

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  • 17134GOVT 3293  DIS 204

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GOVT 3303
Politics of the Global North

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 GradeNoAud

  •  8201GOVT 3303  LEC 001

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GOVT 3494
Special Topics in Regional Development and Globalization

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

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

  •  7609GOVT 3494  LEC 080

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  • Taught in Washington, DC.

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GOVT 3625
Modern Political Philosophy

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3460

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16459GOVT 3625  LEC 001

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GOVT 3675
Democracy and its Discontents

A historical introduction to democratic theory through the writings of its greatest thinkers and their critics. Beginning with the political thought of democratic Athens and then moving up to the American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8732GOVT 3675  LEC 001

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  • 17144GOVT 3675  DIS 201

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  • 17145GOVT 3675  DIS 202

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  • 17146GOVT 3675  DIS 203

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GOVT 3705
Political Theory and Cinema

An introduction (without prerequisites) to fundamental problems of current political theory, filmmaking, and film analysis, along with their interrelationship.  Particular emphasis on comparing and contrasting ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3300, GERST 3550, PMA 3490

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16362GOVT 3705  SEM 101

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  • Students must attend film screenings on Monday or Wednesday evening from 7:30 - 10:30 in Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

GOVT 3897
Human Rights at War

The 20th century witnessed some of the world's most destructive wars and human-rights atrocities - most of them connected to war and conflict. This course examines the impact of war on human rights and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15663GOVT 3897  LEC 001

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  • 17155GOVT 3897  DIS 201

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  • 17156GOVT 3897  DIS 202

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  • 17157GOVT 3897  DIS 203

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  • 18305GOVT 3897  DIS 205

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GOVT 3988
Democracy, Dictatorships & US Foreign Policy

What drives U.S. foreign policy-American values, interests or both? Can we draw a clear distinction between support of democracies versus dictatorships during and after the Cold War?  This course uses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  9137GOVT 3988  LEC 001

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  • 17158GOVT 3988  DIS 201

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  • 17159GOVT 3988  DIS 202

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GOVT 4000
Major Seminar

Fall Topic: World War I and International Relations Theory.  No war has more prominently featured in political scientists' investigations of armed conflict than the First World War. From Waltz to Mearsheimer ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Gender, Nationalism & War

  •  8686GOVT 4000  SEM 101

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Politica of Punishment; Theory & Practice

  • 15664GOVT 4000  SEM 102

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: State & Society in China

  • 15665GOVT 4000  SEM 103

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Food Politics

  • 16757GOVT 4000  SEM 104

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

GOVT 4021
American Conservative Thought

American conservative thought rests on assumptions that are strikingly different from those made by mainstream American liberals.  However, conservative thinkers are themselves committed to principles ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4021

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15666GOVT 4021  SEM 101

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government seminar requirement.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 4092
Persuasive Politics

Persuasion is inherent in politics. In this course students will learn about the conditions under which persuasion occurs and does not occur in political settings, and the implications for political outcomes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7855GOVT 4092  SEM 101

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  • Government Seniors given preference. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4112
The Politics of Change

President Barack Obama was elected in 2008 amid hopes of his supporters that the United States would address numerous pressing domestic policy issues. In this course, we assess Obama's first term, examining ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4112

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15671GOVT 4112  SEM 101

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the government seminar requirement.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 4232
The Politics of the Inner City

This course will examine the actors, institutions and processes that shape political life in urban areas. With a particular focus on poverty, we will assess the political roots and implications of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15673GOVT 4232  SEM 101

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GOVT 4279
The Animal

In recent years literary representations and philosophical discussions of the status of the animal vis-à-vis the human have abounded. In this course, we will track the literary phenomenology of animality. In ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4240, ENGL 4260, GERST 4260

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16377GOVT 4279  SEM 101

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GOVT 4291
Politics of Science

This course examines scientific controversies that become political. Why does some science become politicized rather than normalized and routinized? How do societies deal with collective uncertainty and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BSOC 4291, STS 4291

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15702GOVT 4291  SEM 101

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  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government seminar requirement.

GOVT 4373
Building Tomorrow: State Building and the Post-Colonial Moment

How did people across the global south image their future after colonialism? How did they seek to construct new and stable social orders? What obstacles existed to realizing their dreams? In this course, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4373

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18419GOVT 4373  SEM 101

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GOVT 4377
History of Nuclear Weapons

No description available. view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4372

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18513GOVT 4377  SEM 101

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GOVT 4585
American Political Thought

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4585

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16488GOVT 4585  SEM 180

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  • Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 4807
Social Studies of Space, Technologies and Borders

In this course we will discuss how society, culture and politics shape technological artifacts and the natural and built environment, such as bridges, roads, and landscapes in diverse cultural contexts. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4301, STS 4301

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15677GOVT 4807  SEM 101

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  • Department Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 4847
Realist Theories of International Relations

"Realism" is often invoked in international relations to mean many different things. By policymakers, it has been cited as a source of support - and opposition - to America's recent wars.  By scholars, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6847

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15744GOVT 4847  SEM 101

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  • Preference given to government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the government seminar requirement. Co-meets with GOVT 6847.

GOVT 4959
Honors Thesis: Research and Writing

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6455GOVT 4959  RSC 701

    • TBA

    • Sanders, M

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  • Department Consent Required (Add)

GOVT 4999
Undergraduate Independent Study

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5964GOVT 4999  IND 601

    • TBA

    • Anderson, C

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5965GOVT 4999  IND 602

    • TBA

    • Bensel, R

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5966GOVT 4999  IND 603

    • TBA

    • Buck-Morss, S

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5967GOVT 4999  IND 604

    • TBA

    • Bunce, V

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5968GOVT 4999  IND 605

    • TBA

    • Carlson, A

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5969GOVT 4999  IND 606

    • TBA

    • Enns, P

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5970GOVT 4999  IND 607

    • TBA

    • Evangelista, M

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5971GOVT 4999  IND 608

    • TBA

    • Frank, J

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5972GOVT 4999  IND 610

    • TBA

    • Herring, R

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5973GOVT 4999  IND 611

    • TBA

    • Jones-Correa, M

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5974GOVT 4999  IND 612

    • TBA

    • Katzenstein, M

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5975GOVT 4999  IND 613

    • TBA

    • Katzenstein, P

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5976GOVT 4999  IND 614

    • TBA

    • Kirshner, J

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5977GOVT 4999  IND 615

    • TBA

    • Kramnick, I

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5978GOVT 4999  IND 616

    • TBA

    • Kreps, S

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5979GOVT 4999  IND 617

    • TBA

    • Lowi, T

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5980GOVT 4999  IND 618

    • TBA

    • Martin, S

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5981GOVT 4999  IND 619

    • TBA

    • Mertha, A

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5982GOVT 4999  IND 620

    • TBA

    • Mettler, S

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5983GOVT 4999  IND 622

    • TBA

    • Morrison, K

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5984GOVT 4999  IND 623

    • TBA

    • Patel, D

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5985GOVT 4999  IND 624

    • TBA

    • Pepinsky, T

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5986GOVT 4999  IND 625

    • TBA

    • Roberts, K

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  • Instructor Consent Required (Add)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5987GOVT 4999  IND 626

    • TBA

    • Rubenstein, D

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    • Sanders, M

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    • Shefter, M

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    • Smith, A

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  •  5991GOVT 4999  IND 630

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    • Tarrow, S

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    • van de Walle, N

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    • Way, C

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    • Weeks, J

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  •  6867GOVT 4999  IND 634

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    • Uphoff, N

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GOVT 6029
Advanced Regression Analysis

This course builds upon 6019, covering in detail the interpretation and estimation of multivariate linear regression models. We derive the Ordinary Least Squares estimator and its characteristics using ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one laboratory.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5814GOVT 6029  SEM 101

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  • 15938GOVT 6029  LAB 401

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GOVT 6031
Field Seminar in American Politics

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

  • 15759GOVT 6031  SEM 001

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GOVT 6045
Law and Literature

What can lawyers and judges learn from the study of literature? This course explores the relevance of imaginative literature (novels, drama, poetry, and film) to questions of law and social justice from ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3762, ENGL 6710, LAW 6710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17736GOVT 6045  LEC 001

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GOVT 6053
Comparative Method in International and Comparative Politics

An in-depth, graduate-level introduction to qualitative and comparative methods of political analysis, with special emphasis on the application of these methods in comparative and international politics. ... view course details

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  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6956GOVT 6053  SEM 101

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GOVT 6075
Field Seminar in Political Thought

The seminar will explore readings in the historical canon of political philosophy from Plato to the Twentieth century. view course details

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  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15803GOVT 6075  SEM 101

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GOVT 6122
Foundations of the Social Sciences

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 6910, PHIL 6422

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15804GOVT 6122  SEM 101

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GOVT 6182
Political Communication

This doctoral seminar examines scholarly research related to political communication, with particular attention to campaigns, elections, and policy debates. The focus is on questions related to elite strategy, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15807GOVT 6182  SEM 101

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GOVT 6203
The Idea of Africa Past and Present

This seminar grapples with the idea of Africa as symbol, metaphor, imaginary, and real; received, constructed, and self-enacting; a status, condition, and state of mind; performed, executed, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6209

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17246GOVT 6203  SEM 101

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GOVT 6263
Comparative Political Economy

This graduate seminar studies the intersection of markets and political institutions in both advanced industrial and developing regions of the world economy. Readings explore the ways in which political ... view course details

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  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15808GOVT 6263  SEM 101

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GOVT 6303
Comparative Political Economy and Global Debates

From a perspective rooted in comparative political economy, this graduate seminar examines the politics of economic inequality in the United States and Europe.  The emphasis is contemporary: growing inequality, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6330

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8202GOVT 6303  LEC 001

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GOVT 6483
Authoritarianism and Democracy

The course will focus on the following issues. The first is defining democracy, dictatorship, and regimes that straddle the two (hybrids). The second is analyzing transitions to democracy, democratic breakdown ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15809GOVT 6483  SEM 101

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GOVT 6706
Marx and Marxisms

The terms "Marx" and "Marxisms" have meant different things to different people, beginning with Marx himself and continuing in his legacy today.  As obviously, this legacy remains global (Europe, North ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6631, GERST 6100, SPAN 6100

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16387GOVT 6706  SEM 101

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GOVT 6766
Pluralism

Pluralism is often invoked a basic 'fact' of modern politics. However, there is profound disagreement about exactly what political theorists mean by pluralism and whether this 'fact' should be thought ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15813GOVT 6766  SEM 101

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GOVT 6776
The Problem with Rights

In June 2013, in the space of a week, the Supreme Court ruled on affirmative action, the legacy of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). While the first two decisions ... view course details

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  • 16805GOVT 6776  SEM 101

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GOVT 6779
Cosmopolitanism

This course will examine cosmopolitanism as a cultural, moral, and political concept both historically, with reference primarily to the eighteenth century, and theoretically, in contemporary debates. The ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6970, ENGL 6970

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17117GOVT 6779  SEM 101

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GOVT 6847
Realist Theories of International Relations

"Realism" is often invoked in international relations to mean many different things. By policymakers, it has been cited as a source of support-and opposition-to America's recent wars. By scholars, it is ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4847

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15812GOVT 6847  SEM 101

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GOVT 6897
International Security

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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  • 15910GOVT 6897  SEM 101

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GOVT 7074
Game Theory 2

This is the second of two graduate courses on game theory in the government department. In this course, we will study in a more detailed and advanced fashion types of games that have received heavy use ... view course details

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  •  8750GOVT 7074  SEM 101

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GOVT 7999
Independent Study

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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  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5995GOVT 7999  IND 601

    • TBA

    • Anderson, C

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  •  5996GOVT 7999  IND 602

    • TBA

    • Bensel, R

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  •  5997GOVT 7999  IND 603

    • TBA

    • Buck-Morss, S

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  •  5998GOVT 7999  IND 604

    • TBA

    • Bunce, V

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

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  •  5999GOVT 7999  IND 605

    • TBA

    • Carlson, A

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

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  •  6000GOVT 7999  IND 606

    • TBA

    • Enns, P

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  •  6001GOVT 7999  IND 607

    • TBA

    • Evangelista, M

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

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  •  6002GOVT 7999  IND 608

    • TBA

    • Frank, J

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  •  9409GOVT 7999  IND 609

    • TBA

    • Lienau, O

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  •  6003GOVT 7999  IND 610

    • TBA

    • Herring, R

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  •  6004GOVT 7999  IND 611

    • TBA

    • Jones-Correa, M

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  •  6005GOVT 7999  IND 612

    • TBA

    • Katzenstein, M

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  •  6006GOVT 7999  IND 613

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    • Katzenstein, P

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  •  6007GOVT 7999  IND 614

    • TBA

    • Kirshner, J

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  •  6008GOVT 7999  IND 615

    • TBA

    • Kramnick, I

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  •  6009GOVT 7999  IND 616

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    • Kreps, S

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  •  6010GOVT 7999  IND 617

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    • Lowi, T

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  •  6011GOVT 7999  IND 618

    • TBA

    • Frank, J

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  •  6012GOVT 7999  IND 619

    • TBA

    • Mertha, A

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  •  6013GOVT 7999  IND 620

    • TBA

    • Mettler, S

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  •  6014GOVT 7999  IND 622

    • TBA

    • Morrison, K

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  •  6015GOVT 7999  IND 623

    • TBA

    • Patel, D

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  •  6016GOVT 7999  IND 624

    • TBA

    • Pepinsky, T

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  •  6017GOVT 7999  IND 625

    • TBA

    • Roberts, K

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  •  6018GOVT 7999  IND 626

    • TBA

    • Rubenstein, D

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  •  6019GOVT 7999  IND 627

    • TBA

    • Sanders, M

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  •  6020GOVT 7999  IND 628

    • TBA

    • Shefter, M

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  •  6021GOVT 7999  IND 629

    • TBA

    • Smith, A

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  •  6022GOVT 7999  IND 630

    • TBA

    • Tarrow, S

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  •  6023GOVT 7999  IND 631

    • TBA

    • van de Walle, N

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  •  6024GOVT 7999  IND 632

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    • Way, C

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  •  6025GOVT 7999  IND 633

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    • Flores-Macias, G

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  •  7543GOVT 7999  IND 634

    • TBA

    • Maass, R

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  •  9410GOVT 7999  IND 635

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    • Rana, A

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  •  9411GOVT 7999  IND 636

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    • Shiffrin, S

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