Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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

GOVT 1101

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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Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

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

  • 17306 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

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

  • 17307 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Humanitarian Interventions

  • 17308 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

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

  • 17309 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

GOVT 1313

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

  •  5664 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

  • 17147 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

  • 17148 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

  • 17149 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  • 17150 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

  • 17151 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

  • 17152 GOVT 1313   DIS 206

  • 17153 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

  • 17154 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

GOVT 1615

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

  •  7748 GOVT 1615   LEC 001

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

  • 16940 GOVT 1615   DIS 201

  • 16941 GOVT 1615   DIS 202

  • 16942 GOVT 1615   DIS 203

  • 16943 GOVT 1615   DIS 204

  • 16944 GOVT 1615   DIS 205

  • 16945 GOVT 1615   DIS 206

GOVT 2503

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

  • 17243 GOVT 2503   SEM 101

GOVT 2604

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 2504SOC 2520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9346 GOVT 2604   LEC 001

GOVT 2935

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 1930SOC 2930

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16457 GOVT 2935   LEC 001

  • 17440 GOVT 2935   DIS 201

  • 17442 GOVT 2935   DIS 203

  • 17444 GOVT 2935   DIS 205

GOVT 3002

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

  • 15635 GOVT 3002   LEC 001

GOVT 3112

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

  • 15636 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

GOVT 3131

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 3131LAW 4131

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17226 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

GOVT 3142

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

  • 15637 GOVT 3142   SEM 101

  • 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.

GOVT 3189

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

  •  8796 GOVT 3189   LEC 001

  • 16411 GOVT 3189   DIS 201

  • 16412 GOVT 3189   DIS 202

  • 16413 GOVT 3189   DIS 203

  • 16414 GOVT 3189   DIS 204

GOVT 3264

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

  • 15662 GOVT 3264   LEC 001

GOVT 3293

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

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7749 GOVT 3293   LEC 001

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

  • 17131 GOVT 3293   DIS 201

  • 17132 GOVT 3293   DIS 202

  • 17133 GOVT 3293   DIS 203

  • 17134 GOVT 3293   DIS 204

GOVT 3303

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

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

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8201 GOVT 3303   LEC 001

GOVT 3494

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3854CRP 3854

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

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

  •  7609 GOVT 3494   LEC 080

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 3625

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

  • 16459 GOVT 3625   LEC 001

GOVT 3675

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

  •  8732 GOVT 3675   LEC 001

  • 17144 GOVT 3675   DIS 201

  • 17145 GOVT 3675   DIS 202

  • 17146 GOVT 3675   DIS 203

GOVT 3705

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 3300GERST 3550PMA 3490

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16362 GOVT 3705   SEM 101

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

GOVT 3897

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

  • 15663 GOVT 3897   LEC 001

  • 17155 GOVT 3897   DIS 201

  • 17156 GOVT 3897   DIS 202

  • 17157 GOVT 3897   DIS 203

  • 18305 GOVT 3897   DIS 205

GOVT 3988

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

  •  9137 GOVT 3988   LEC 001

  • 17158 GOVT 3988   DIS 201

  • 17159 GOVT 3988   DIS 202

GOVT 4000

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Gender, Nationalism & War

  •  8686 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Politica of Punishment; Theory & Practice

  • 15664 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: State & Society in China

  • 15665 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Food Politics

  • 16757 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference.

GOVT 4021

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

  • 15666 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4092

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

  •  7855 GOVT 4092   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4112

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

  • 15671 GOVT 4112   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4232

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

  • 15673 GOVT 4232   SEM 101

GOVT 4279

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 4240ENGL 4260GERST 4260

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16377 GOVT 4279   SEM 101

GOVT 4291

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 4291STS 4291

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15702 GOVT 4291   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4373

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

  • 18419 GOVT 4373   SEM 101

GOVT 4377

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4372

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18513 GOVT 4377   SEM 101

GOVT 4585

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

  • 16488 GOVT 4585   SEM 180

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 4807

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 4301STS 4301

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15677 GOVT 4807   SEM 101

GOVT 4847

"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

  • 15744 GOVT 4847   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4959

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6455 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

GOVT 4999

One-on-one tutorial arranged by the student with a faculty member of his or her choosing. Open to government majors doing superior work, and it is the responsibility of the student to establish the research ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5964 GOVT 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Anderson, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5965 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5966 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5967 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5968 GOVT 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5969 GOVT 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5970 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5971 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5972 GOVT 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5973 GOVT 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5974 GOVT 4999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5975 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5976 GOVT 4999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5977 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5978 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5979 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5980 GOVT 4999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Martin, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5981 GOVT 4999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5982 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5983 GOVT 4999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Morrison, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5984 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Patel, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5985 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5986 GOVT 4999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5987 GOVT 4999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5988 GOVT 4999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5989 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Shefter, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5990 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5991 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5992 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5993 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5994 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Weeks, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6867 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Uphoff, N

GOVT 6029

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

  •  5814 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

  • Permission of instructor is required.

  • 15938 GOVT 6029   LAB 401

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15759 GOVT 6031   SEM 001

GOVT 6045

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3762ENGL 6710LAW 6710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17736 GOVT 6045   LEC 001

GOVT 6053

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6956 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

GOVT 6075

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15803 GOVT 6075   SEM 101

GOVT 6122

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6910PHIL 6422

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15804 GOVT 6122   SEM 101

GOVT 6182

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15807 GOVT 6182   SEM 101

GOVT 6203

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6209

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17246 GOVT 6203   SEM 101

GOVT 6263

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15808 GOVT 6263   SEM 101

GOVT 6303

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6330

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  8202 GOVT 6303   LEC 001

GOVT 6483

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15809 GOVT 6483   SEM 101

GOVT 6706

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6631GERST 6100SPAN 6100

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16387 GOVT 6706   SEM 101

GOVT 6766

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15813 GOVT 6766   SEM 101

GOVT 6776

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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Syllabi: none
  • 16805 GOVT 6776   SEM 101

GOVT 6779

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6970ENGL 6970

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17117 GOVT 6779   SEM 101

GOVT 6847

"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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4847

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15812 GOVT 6847   SEM 101

  • Co-meets with GOVT 4847.

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 15910 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

GOVT 7074

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8750 GOVT 7074   SEM 101

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 Graded

  •  5995 GOVT 7999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Anderson, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5996 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5997 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5998 GOVT 7999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5999 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6000 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6001 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6002 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9409 GOVT 7999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Lienau, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6003 GOVT 7999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6004 GOVT 7999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6005 GOVT 7999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6006 GOVT 7999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6007 GOVT 7999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6008 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6009 GOVT 7999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6010 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6011 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6012 GOVT 7999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6013 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6014 GOVT 7999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Morrison, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6015 GOVT 7999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Patel, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6016 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6017 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6018 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6019 GOVT 7999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6020 GOVT 7999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Shefter, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6021 GOVT 7999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6022 GOVT 7999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6023 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6024 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6025 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Flores-Macias, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7543 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Maass, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9410 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Rana, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  9411 GOVT 7999   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Shiffrin, S