GOVT 4000
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Classes
GOVT 4000
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.
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 classroom discussion, and students can expect to write a significant research paper. These courses are open to all Cornell students, but preference in admissions is given to seniors over juniors, and to Government majors over other students. Topics vary by semester and section. Fall 2024 Topics include: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought; Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence; Feminisms: Simone de Beauvoir as Political Thinker; Pirates, Sailors, and Terrorists; Climate Change and International Security; Inequality and the Welfare State; Russian Politics. Spring 2025 Topics include: Equality; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Politics of Public Policy.
When Offered Fall, Spring.
Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.
Satisfies Requirement Counts toward the Government major requirement when taken for "letter grade."
Comments Co-meets vary by section.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Politics of Public Policy
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This is an advanced course, which builds on but does not duplicate GOVT 3032, and it is permissible to take both. Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6865, ASRC 6865, GOVT 6865, RELST 6865
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6846
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Equality
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Jan 21 - May 6, 2025
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.
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