Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

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: The Welfare State

  • 18607 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:The State, the Market and the Body

  • 18608 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Scott, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Leadership and Democracy

  • 18609 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cameron, W

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

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

  •  4276 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    This course will be offered in collaboration with the Languages Across the Curriculum Program. Students enrolled in GOVT 1313 may enroll in an optional one credit discussion section in French, Spanish, or Mandarin Chinese. Interested students should contact the instructor.

  •  6405 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  6406 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

    • M Malott Hall 406
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6407 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  6408 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  6410 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  6692 GOVT 1313   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7340 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7341 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7355 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7356 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  •  7515 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Boyce Davies, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 1615

This course introduces students to political theory as a distinctive mode of political inquiry. By surveying the wide range of forms through which political theory has been practiced—such as treatises, ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 1920

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7400 GOVT 1615   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7533 GOVT 1615   DIS 201

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7534 GOVT 1615   DIS 202

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  7535 GOVT 1615   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  •  7536 GOVT 1615   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 20857 GOVT 1615   DIS 205

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20858 GOVT 1615   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 3042

This course will examine the politics of technology, with an emphasis on dual use technologies such as social media, artificial intelligence, and facial recognition. It will look at political consequences ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: STS 3042

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7779 GOVT 3042   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19016 GOVT 3042   DIS 201

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 19017 GOVT 3042   DIS 202

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20527 GOVT 3042   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20900 GOVT 3042   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20901 GOVT 3042   DIS 206

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20902 GOVT 3042   DIS 207

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 3044

This course provides students with an analytical framework to understand China's ongoing economic transformation. The courses goals include: 1) to familiarize students with different perspectives on China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3304CAPS 3049

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8549 GOVT 3044   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8550 GOVT 3044   DIS 201

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  •  8551 GOVT 3044   DIS 202

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21159 GOVT 3044   DIS 203

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 21160 GOVT 3044   DIS 204

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 3071

The US and the global community face a number of complex, interconnected and enduring issues that pose challenges for our political and policy governance institutions and society at large.  Exploring how ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3071

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7614 GOVT 3071   LEC 001

    • F Washington, DC
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington Program.

GOVT 3121

This is a class about the American criminal justice system—from policing to prisons, from arrest to reentry. In many ways, the operation of the modern criminal justice system is taken for granted, which ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3121

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16718 GOVT 3121   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18346 GOVT 3121   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 18347 GOVT 3121   DIS 202

    • M Ives Hall 305
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 18348 GOVT 3121   DIS 203

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18349 GOVT 3121   DIS 204

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18350 GOVT 3121   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18351 GOVT 3121   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20763 GOVT 3121   DIS 207

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20764 GOVT 3121   DIS 208

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20844 GOVT 3121   DIS 209

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 20845 GOVT 3121   DIS 210

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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 Opt NoAud

  • 17302 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Chutkow, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 3253

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16720 GOVT 3253   LEC 001

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Schade, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  • 16721 GOVT 3443   LEC 001

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18381 GOVT 3443   DIS 201

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18382 GOVT 3443   DIS 202

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18383 GOVT 3443   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18384 GOVT 3443   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  • 17502 GOVT 3625   LEC 001

    • MW Ives Hall 305
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 3460

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 20057 GOVT 3625   LEC 002

    • MW Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kamtekar, R

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 3683

Corruption, and the perception of corruption, pervades many aspects of society and has become a source of political protest around the world. This course focuses on the similarities and differences between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 3680

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7648 GOVT 3683   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 3680

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18849 GOVT 3683   LEC 002

    • TR Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Young, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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 Stdnt Opt

  • 16744 GOVT 3837   LEC 001

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18469 GOVT 3837   DIS 201

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18470 GOVT 3837   DIS 202

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18471 GOVT 3837   DIS 203

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18472 GOVT 3837   DIS 204

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18473 GOVT 3837   DIS 205

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

  • 18474 GOVT 3837   DIS 206

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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 Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Truth About Fake News

  •  6646 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cirone, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: International Security & World Politics

  •  6647 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Ward, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6223

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Comparative Social Policy

  •  8464 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6495

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Politics of Critical Theory

  • 16729 GOVT 4000   SEM 105

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6254

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The End of Regionalism?

  • 16730 GOVT 4000   SEM 106

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Schade, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: US Foreign Policy in Comparative Perspective

  • 16973 GOVT 4000   SEM 107

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mahmudlu, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4037

This course serves as a survey of major issues within Chinese politics and foreign policy and constitutes the capstone seminar for CAPS students.  is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8493 GOVT 4037   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 4451

This course focuses on what happens when science meet the policy-making world. We will discuss theoretical and empirical studies in Science & Technology Studies that analyze the interactions between ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: STS 4451

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7568 GOVT 4451   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 4503

China's prominence in the news cycle and policy discourse reflects the immense and growing tension in China's relations with the United States and other countries around the world. Substantively, there ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4502

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7419 GOVT 4503   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Weiss, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 4723

This course focuses on issues of conflict, peace, and reconciliation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories as well as Sub-Saharan Africa. Both regions exemplify how issues ranging from nationalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  7576 GOVT 4723   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Taught in Washington, DC. This is part of the Cornell in Washington program. Essay required for selective admission to field-trip.

GOVT 4745

Liberal feminists and political theorists argue that sentiments such as compassion and empathy have the capacity to alert us to suffering, injustice, and oppression, and thus incite transformative political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17642 GOVT 4745   SEM 101

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Hodzic, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 4846

This seminar inquires into the interrelations among three meanings of equality that initially appeared in the ancient world: equality of voice or participation, isegoria; equality before the law, isonomia; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 18988 GOVT 4846   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 4877

This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. While China may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type of security order that will prevail in Asia, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4475CAPS 4870GOVT 6877

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16735 GOVT 4877   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Weiss, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This course fulfills the Government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4959

GOVT 4959 is the second semester of honors thesis research, limited to students who have completed GOVT 4949 - Honors Seminar: Thesis Clarification and Research. There is no formal class meeting. Instead, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4863 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

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

  •  4504 GOVT 4999   IND 601

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    Taught in Washington, DC. 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

  •  8757 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Abulof, U

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  8768 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4505 GOVT 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4506 GOVT 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Enns, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4507 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4508 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4509 GOVT 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4511 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Garcia-Rios, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  6821 GOVT 4999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4513 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4514 GOVT 4999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4516 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4517 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Wallace, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  • 21046 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4518 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4519 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  4520 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  5132 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
    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

  •  6882 GOVT 4999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21072 GOVT 4999   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 21111 GOVT 4999   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6011

Contemporary politics raise profound questions about the American past and how aspects of it have traveled across time and into the present, shaping US government and politics. This PhD-level seminar uses ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6011

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16746 GOVT 6011   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  •  4401 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Garcia-Rios, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Permission of instructor is required.

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

  •  5216 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Flores-Macias, G

      Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6109

This graduate seminar introduces students to methods currently used by political scientists to develop and test for observable implications of theoretically-derived arguments using data collected away ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16749 GOVT 6109   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ECON 6910PHIL 6922

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16702 GOVT 6122   SEM 101

    • T White Hall 106
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

GOVT 6223

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17565 GOVT 6223   SEM 101

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6254

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16731 GOVT 6254   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Schade, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  • 16753 GOVT 6304   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6495

"Critical theory" is a mode of theory that aims not merely to understand the world as it is, but to place that understanding in the service of emancipation from domination. In this seminar, we will read ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 4000

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16725 GOVT 6495   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Markell, P

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6593

What sets us apart, and brings us together, as humans – and what are the socio-political implications? Seeking understanding, this course is an odyssey onto the human condition and its politics, honing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8545 GOVT 6593   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Abulof, U

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Undergraduate students need instructor's permission to enroll.

GOVT 6596

This course pursues a theoretical and comparative understanding of the relationship between violence and power. Beginning with an overview of disputes over the politics of 'naming' violence, we will examine ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6596

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16754 GOVT 6596   SEM 101

    • W Uris Hall 202
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

GOVT 6645

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6645

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16742 GOVT 6645   SEM 101

    • T Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6745

Liberal feminists and political theorists argue that sentiments such as compassion and empathy have the capacity to alert us to suffering, injustice, and oppression, and thus incite transformative political ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 17629 GOVT 6745   SEM 101

    • F Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Hodzic, S

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6846

This seminar inquires into the interrelations among three meanings of equality that initially appeared in the ancient world: equality of voice or participation, isegoria; equality before the law, isonomia; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  • 19323 GOVT 6846   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

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

  •  8358 GOVT 6857   SEM 101

    • M Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6877

This course focuses primarily on China's evolving role in both Asia and world politics. It does so based on the premise that what China does in Asia may not necessarily be the sole determinant of the type ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4475CAPS 4870GOVT 4877

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16734 GOVT 6877   SEM 101

    • W Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Weiss, J

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 6945

This course examines how African writers, filmmakers, and internet media content creators engage with and revise public images of bodies—specifically pleasure, gender, queerness, genital surgeries, sex ... view course details

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Syllabi:
  • 19595 GOVT 6945   SEM 101

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

GOVT 7073

Game theory provides a scientific approach to the study of social, political, and economic interactions that focuses on the strategic aspects of decision-making between two or more individuals or groups. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16707 GOVT 7073   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Cirone, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 7937

The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HIST 7937STS 7937

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7080 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: Online

GOVT 7999

Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, and writing requirements are designed through consultation between the student and the instructor. Graduate students in government ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8800 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8769 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4521 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4522 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Enns, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4523 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Evangelista, M

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4524 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4525 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4526 GOVT 7999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4527 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4528 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4529 GOVT 7999   IND 626

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4530 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • van de Walle, N

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4531 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4532 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6217 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Rana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies