Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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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: Protest&Pol Partic in Authoritarian Regimes

  • 17688 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Designing & Implementing Social Policy

  • 17689 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics in Whoville-US Pol in Children's Lit

  • 17690 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:Political Participation and Representation

  • 18381 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  • For more information about First-year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.

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 Stdnt Opt

  •  5149 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

  •  8860 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

  •  8861 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

  •  8862 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  •  8863 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

  •  8864 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

  •  8865 GOVT 1313   DIS 206

  •  8866 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

  •  8867 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

  • 18856 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

  • 18857 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

GOVT 1503

This course offers an introduction to the study of Africa, the U.S., the Caribbean and other diasporas.  This course will examine, through a range of disciplines, among them literature, history, politics, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1500ASRC 1500

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17099 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

  • This course will not fulfill the introductory course requirement for Government.

GOVT 1615

This course offers a survey of modern political theory in the West.  We will examine some of the persistent dilemmas of political modernity and the attempts of several canonical political theorists to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7033 GOVT 1615   LEC 001

  •  8774 GOVT 1615   DIS 201

  •  8775 GOVT 1615   DIS 202

  •  8776 GOVT 1615   DIS 203

  •  8777 GOVT 1615   DIS 204

  •  8778 GOVT 1615   DIS 205

  •  8779 GOVT 1615   DIS 206

GOVT 1901

Weekly informal discussion of urgent public issues posed by a central theme, such as inequality, foreign policy and immigration, or challenges to liberty and democracy. Recent public lectures organized ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1 Credit Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Inequalities: How Deep? Why? What Should Be Done?

  • 18780 GOVT 1901   SEM 101

  • This semester's theme will be inequalities in the United States, political, economic, racial, social and educational. How deep do they run? What are the effects? What are the causes? Why do they matter? What should be done? We will be engaging with current research on these issues, including six public lectures during the semester (also accessible online) by leading figures in the study of inequality. There will also be brief presentations by Cornell researchers and brief initial debates. The course will emphasize conversation among participants, reflecting diverse perspectives.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Inequalities: How Deep? Why? What Should Be Done?

  • 18781 GOVT 1901   SEM 102

  • Two brief papers, of six to eight pages, will be required. This semester's theme will be inequalities in the United States, political, economic, racial, social and educational. How deep do they run? What are the effects? What are the causes? Why do they matter? What should be done? We will be engaging with current research on these issues, including six public lectures during the semester (also accessible online) by leading figures in the study of inequality. There will also be brief presentations by Cornell researchers and brief initial debates. The course will emphasize conversation among participants, reflecting diverse perspectives.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • Topic: Inequalities: How Deep? Why? What Should Be Done?

  • 18845 GOVT 1901   SEM 103

  • This semester's theme will be inequalities in the United States, political, economic, racial, social and educational. How deep do they run? What are the effects? What are the causes? Why do they matter? What should be done? We will be engaging with current research on these issues, including six public lectures during the semester (also accessible online) by leading figures in the study of inequality. There will also be brief presentations by Cornell researchers and brief initial debates. The course will emphasize conversation among participants, reflecting diverse perspectives.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 1901PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Inequalities: How Deep? Why? What Should Be Done?

  • 18846 GOVT 1901   SEM 104

  • Two brief papers, of six to eight pages, will be required. This semester's theme will be inequalities in the United States, political, economic, racial, social and educational. How deep do they run? What are the effects? What are the causes? Why do they matter? What should be done? We will be engaging with current research on these issues, including six public lectures during the semester (also accessible online) by leading figures in the study of inequality. There will also be brief presentations by Cornell researchers and brief initial debates. The course will emphasize conversation among participants, reflecting diverse perspectives.

GOVT 2055

Special topics course addressing introductory concepts of law. Topics vary by semester and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Philosophies of Social Justice & Law

  • 18319 GOVT 2055   LEC 001

  • Taught in Moravia, NY. This course is part of CPEP.

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: AMST 2504ASRC 2504SOC 2520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18272 GOVT 2604   LEC 001

GOVT 2673

This lecture class will explore the socio-cultural history of modern Egypt from the late 18th century to the 21st century "Arab Spring." We will explore Egyptian history under the Ottomans and the Mamluks, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 2670HIST 2672NES 2670

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17010 GOVT 2673   LEC 001

  • For students interested in an optional 1-credit section taught in Arabic, please enroll in NES 3366.

GOVT 2676

Beginning with the archaic background of aristocratic, religious, cultural and military traditions of mainland Greece, we will follow the Athenian plunge into democracy, the theatrical translation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 2676HIST 2676

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18573 GOVT 2676   LEC 001

GOVT 3021

Analyzing a variety of movements from the late 19th century to the present, this course seeks answers to the following questions: What social and political conditions gave rise to these movements? What ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3021

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16223 GOVT 3021   LEC 001

  • 16232 GOVT 3021   DIS 201

  • 16233 GOVT 3021   DIS 202

GOVT 3032

Public policies are political outcomes determined by processes that are complex, convoluted and often controversial. The aim of this course is to equip students with the conceptual tools necessary to understand ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16602 GOVT 3032   LEC 001

  • 16626 GOVT 3032   DIS 201

  • 16627 GOVT 3032   DIS 202

  • 18515 GOVT 3032   DIS 203

  • 18516 GOVT 3032   DIS 204

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.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8112 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

  • 16700 GOVT 3112   DIS 201

  • 16701 GOVT 3112   DIS 202

  • 18945 GOVT 3112   DIS 203

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 Stdnt Opt

  • 17286 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

GOVT 3141

The United States stands alone among Western, industrialized countries with its persistent, high rates of incarceration, long sentences, and continued use of the death penalty. This "American exceptionalism" ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3141

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17622 GOVT 3141   LEC 001

  • 17623 GOVT 3141   DIS 201

  • 17624 GOVT 3141   DIS 202

  • 17843 GOVT 3141   DIS 203

  • 17844 GOVT 3141   DIS 204

  • 18489 GOVT 3141   DIS 205

  • 18490 GOVT 3141   DIS 206

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

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17935 GOVT 3142   SEM 101

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

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

GOVT 3211

At the conclusion of World War II, the US ushered in a new international order based on the principles of the Atlantic Charter, which became the basis for the United Nations Charter: including but not ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3401ASRC 3401

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18522 GOVT 3211   SEM 101

GOVT 3274

Game theory is the (mathematical) study of strategic actors trying to get what they want. Political Science is the study of who gets what, when, and how. So, it should come as no surprise that game theory ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16628 GOVT 3274   LEC 001

  • 16629 GOVT 3274   DIS 201

  • 16630 GOVT 3274   DIS 202

  • 18556 GOVT 3274   DIS 203

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

  •  7374 GOVT 3303   LEC 001

GOVT 3404

In recent times there has been a lot more than usual criticism of aid and its consequences in Africa. Many have argued that aid does more harm than good in the recipient countries. At the same time, supporters ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3404

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18699 GOVT 3404   LEC 001

GOVT 3414

In 2007, six members of the French charity organization Zoe's Ark were charged by the government of Chad for child abduction, along with presumed accomplices. The incident highlighted the plight of children ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3410

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18521 GOVT 3414   SEM 101

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 3334

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16240 GOVT 3443   LEC 001

  • This course will be offered in partnership with the Chinese Language Program. Students enrolled in Government 3443 may enroll in an optional one credit course, CHIN 3316.

  • 16245 GOVT 3443   DIS 201

  • 16246 GOVT 3443   DIS 202

  • 16248 GOVT 3443   DIS 204

GOVT 3494

This course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of regional development and globalization. Topics vary each semester. view course details

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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

  •  6916 GOVT 3494   LEC 080

  • Taught in Washington, DC.

GOVT 3537

This course examines the history of Zionism as an idea and as a political movement in all its various forms, currents, and transformations from its origins in mid-nineteenth century Europe to the present. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: JWST 3537NES 3537RELST 3537

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17005 GOVT 3537   LEC 001

GOVT 3553

This course will cover international current events as they unfold during the semester. Faculty from across the university will be invited to contextualize and deepen students' understanding of elections, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 17246 GOVT 3553   LEC 001

GOVT 3786

When Jean-Jacques Rousseau introduced the concept of the "general will" in his classic text The Social Contract, he made what was then an unprecedented and scandalous claim: that the people as a whole, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 3780FREN 3780

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18253 GOVT 3786   SEM 101

GOVT 3809

The 10 years from 1967 to 1976 were an extraordinary time both in the history of American politics and in the history of American film. In the same period that the country was rocked by the Vietnam War, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3809

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16226 GOVT 3809   LEC 001

  • 16228 GOVT 3809   DIS 201

  • 16229 GOVT 3809   DIS 202

GOVT 3827

Study of the dramatic rise of China through reviewing major developments in contemporary Chinese foreign policy since the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC), and concentrating ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3327CAPS 3827

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16605 GOVT 3827   LEC 001

  • 16641 GOVT 3827   DIS 201

  • 16642 GOVT 3827   DIS 202

GOVT 3837

During more than four decades following the end of World War II international politics was dominated by a phenomenon known as the Cold War. This class examines the origins, course, and ultimate demise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 3837

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16236 GOVT 3837   LEC 001

  • This course will be offered in partnership with the Russian Language Program. Students enrolled in Government 3837 may enroll in an optional one credit course, RUSSA 3312, where they will have the opportunity to discuss and analyze the course materials in Russian. RUSSA 3312 is open to native speakers of Russian as well as advanced non-native speakers with moderate to advanced reading skills.

  • 16237 GOVT 3837   DIS 201

  • 16238 GOVT 3837   DIS 202

  • 16239 GOVT 3837   DIS 203

  • 18502 GOVT 3837   DIS 204

  • 18503 GOVT 3837   DIS 205

  • 18983 GOVT 3837   DIS 206

GOVT 3990

We introduce basic statistical reasoning with an emphasis on problems encountered in social science research. We explore the use of statistical tools to answer scientific research questions, and investigate ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17900 GOVT 3990   LEC 001

  • This class is intended as a follow-on course to 3999 and while it is not a pre-requisite it is strongly recommended that you take 3999 before taking this class.

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: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Authoritarianism

  •  7722 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Turkey and the Middle East

  • 17232 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Campaigning and Voting in Europe

  • 17820 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: Politics and Entertainment

  • 17821 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

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

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • Topic: American Grand Strategy

  • 17822 GOVT 4000   SEM 105

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

GOVT 4015

The most intense public encounter between Existentialism and Marxism occurred in immediate post-WWII Europe, its structure remaining alive internationally. Existentialist questions have been traced from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GERST 4010

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16484 GOVT 4015   SEM 101

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

  •  8135 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4032

Latinos are a greater presence in American society and political life than ever before.   Students in this course will explore themes such as immigration, political incorporation, inter-ethnic relations ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4032LSP 4032

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16999 GOVT 4032   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4293

For the first time in history, more than half of the world's people reside in cities. Why do people congregate in cities? How do states address urbanization, and how does urbanization affect states? This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6293

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16608 GOVT 4293   SEM 101

  • Government seniors/juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

GOVT 4367

Climate change has brought the Polar Regions to the forefront of domestic and international politics. This course will use the Arctic and Antarctic as a lens through which to examine how technological ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 4376STS 4621

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17376 GOVT 4367   SEM 101

GOVT 4414

This seminar embraces three goals.  The first is to trace the evolution of politics in Cambodia from its independence to the present day, paying special attention to the last days of the Sangkum (1968-1970), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4414CAPS 4414

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16705 GOVT 4414   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4655

Advanced discussion of topics in social and political philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Inequalities: Economic, Political, Social, &Racial

  • 16683 GOVT 4655   LEC 001

  • An investigation of the nature and moral significance of some major U.S. inequalities and proposals to reduce them: unequal political influence, unequal opportunity, the extreme concentration of income and wealth at the top, the persistence of stark racial inequalities, inequalities in education, and the interaction of disadvantages in sustaining poverty. Six meetings of the seminar will be led by eminent figures in the study of these inequalities: Benjamin Page (Political Science, Northwestern), Miles Corak (Economics, Ottawa), David Grusky (Sociology, Stanford), Prudence Carter (Education, Stanford), Cecilia Rouse (Economics, Princeton), Karl Alexander (Sociology, Johns Hopkins). In other weeks, the seminar will investigate controversies over social justice, democratic values, hierarchy, domination and freedom that shape the proper response to these inequalities, as well as studying further social inquiries.

GOVT 4827

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system during the 1980s and 1990s. Emphasizes the interrelated, yet often ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16613 GOVT 4827   SEM 101

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

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

  •  8179 GOVT 4847   SEM 101

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

GOVT 4959

GOVT 4959 is the second semester of honors thesis research, limited to students who have completed GOVT 4949, Honors Thesis Program. There is no formal class meeting. Instead, students will work on their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5862 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

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

  •  5417 GOVT 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Bateman, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5418 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5419 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5420 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5421 GOVT 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5422 GOVT 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5423 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5424 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5425 GOVT 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5426 GOVT 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5427 GOVT 4999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5428 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5429 GOVT 4999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5430 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5431 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5432 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5433 GOVT 4999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Livingston, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5434 GOVT 4999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5435 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5436 GOVT 4999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Krewel, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5437 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Hintz, L

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5438 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5439 GOVT 4999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5440 GOVT 4999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5441 GOVT 4999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5442 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Shefter, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5443 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5444 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5445 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5446 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5447 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Weeks, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6218 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Uphoff, N

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5284 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

  • Permission of instructor is required.

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

  •  8190 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

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

  • 16436 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

  •  6305 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

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
  • 16617 GOVT 6202   SEM 101

GOVT 6293

For the first time in history, more than half of the world's people reside in cities. Why do people congregate in cities? How do states address urbanization, and how does urbanization affect states? This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4293

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16609 GOVT 6293   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

  •  7375 GOVT 6303   LEC 001

GOVT 6304

This is a graduate seminar in political science on the application of historical analysis in comparative politics. The goals of the course are for students to understand the contemporary application of ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16622 GOVT 6304   SEM 101

    • R Uris Hall G20
    • Kuo, A

      van de Walle, N

GOVT 6656

Advanced discussion of a topic in social and political philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • Topic: Inequalities: Economic, Political, Social,& Racial

  • 16687 GOVT 6656   LEC 001

GOVT 6736

An in-depth study of a book, author, or debate in ancient political thought in its own right and also with a view to its bearing on contemporary democratic theory. Topics vary by semester. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CLASS 7663

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Aristotle:freedom, power, rule

  • 17251 GOVT 6736   SEM 101

GOVT 6815

This seminar will explore the role of aesthetics in prominent works of modern and contemporary political theory, emphasizing democratic theory and the aesthetics of popular sovereignty.  We will ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16623 GOVT 6815   SEM 101

GOVT 6827

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system during the 1980s and 1990s. Emphasizes the interrelated, yet often ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 4827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16616 GOVT 6827   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

  •  8221 GOVT 6847   SEM 101

  • Co-meets with GOVT 4847.

GOVT 6857

Exploration into a range of contemporary theories and research topics in the field of international political economy. The seminar covers different theoretical perspectives and a number of substantive ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16624 GOVT 6857   SEM 101

GOVT 6867

This course examines the role of international law in influencing states' behavior regarding issues related to war and human rights. It draws on literature in the fields of international relations and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16625 GOVT 6867   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

  •  7731 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

  •  5448 GOVT 7999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Anderson, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5449 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5450 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Buck-Morss, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5451 GOVT 7999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5452 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5453 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5454 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5455 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7925 GOVT 7999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Lienau, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5456 GOVT 7999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5457 GOVT 7999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jones-Correa, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5458 GOVT 7999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5459 GOVT 7999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5460 GOVT 7999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5461 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5462 GOVT 7999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5463 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Lowi, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5464 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5465 GOVT 7999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5466 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5467 GOVT 7999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Morrison, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5468 GOVT 7999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Patel, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5469 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5470 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5471 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5472 GOVT 7999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5473 GOVT 7999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Shefter, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5474 GOVT 7999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Smith, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5475 GOVT 7999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Tarrow, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5476 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5477 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  5478 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Flores-Macias, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  6871 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Maass, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7926 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Rana, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Graded

  •  7927 GOVT 7999   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Shiffrin, S