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2.58
4.25
3.20
Spring 2025
Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues. Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking.
3.68
3.30
3.31
Spring 2025
An introduction to leading theories in the field of international relations with reference to major events in the history of diplomacy, war, and economic relations in the East Asian region.
4.18
3.17
3.37
Spring 2025
This course explores the theoretical ideas that informed the creation and development of America's political system and considers some of the major contemporary challenges to the maintenance of American liberal democracy. Topics to be treated include the political thought of the American Founders, the place of religion in public life, the nature of written constitutions and the role of America in the world.
2.94
3.45
3.26
Spring 2025
Introduces key analytical concepts used by Karl Marx, Max Weber, and Emile Durkeim in their analysis of how the development of modern society has shaped the nature of modern politics.
2.67
1.75
3.44
Spring 2025
Special Topics in Politics
3.85
3.53
3.16
Spring 2025
Studies the development of political theory from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.
4.03
3.27
3.37
Spring 2025
Studies the course of political theory from the late 19th century through the present. Includes the major critical perspectives on modern politics and culture (existentialism, feminism, post-modernism, 'critical theory') and explores the problems that have preoccupied political theory in this period (alienation, language, individualism and discrimination). Prerequisite: One course in political theory or instructor permission.
4.33
2.00
3.47
Spring 2025
Surveys the development of the American tradition of free government emphasizing the major contributors and their critics.
4.33
4.00
3.58
Spring 2025
Considers the impact of nuclear weapons on the relations among states. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
3.56
3.43
3.26
Spring 2025
Surveys developments since 1945 in democratic stability, party politics, and political economy in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain.
2.76
3.20
3.26
Spring 2025
This course examines public opinion and its place in American democracy. We study the psychological and political roots of citizens' opinions, as well as the relationship between public opinion and political campaigns, the media, and government. This class replaces PLAP 2270 there fore you will not get credit for the course twice.
4.45
2.43
3.29
Spring 2025
Examines the power, purposes, and problematics of the presidency as a role of national leadership in the American and political constitutional system. While the emphasis is on the modern presidency (1933-present), attention is given to its historical development. Prerequisite: Two courses in PLAP, or instructor permission.
4.51
1.85
3.77
Spring 2025
Provides students with the opportunity to be directly involved with the research, programming, operations, and outreach of the University's non-profit, non-partisan Center for Politics. Includes projects focused on state and national politics, political history, civic engagement, voter behavior, media and politics, campaign finance and political analysis. Prerequisite: instructor permission.
4.59
2.33
3.61
Spring 2025
This course explores the historical development of the American economic system since the Founding, and its relationship with political institutions. We will examine various economic regimes such as mercantilism, Progressivism, the welfare state, and neoliberalism, among others. While some basic economic principles will occasionally be drawn upon, no previous knowledge of economics is required for the course.
4.31
2.75
3.52
Spring 2025
Topical offerings in American Politics
2.84
3.29
3.39
Spring 2025
Analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative politics.
5.00
2.25
3.38
Spring 2025
Special topics in political theory.
4.33
3.50
3.55
Spring 2025
Examines the content and formulation of foreign policies in Europe and the European Union from the twentieth century to the present. Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or European history. Students who have previously taken PLIR 3620 will not receive credit for PLIR 3610; students who take PLIR 3610 may not receive credit for PLIR 3620 if taken subsequently.
3.14
2.76
3.22
Spring 2025
Examines how attributions of racial difference have shaped American Politics. Topics include how race affects American political partisanship, campaigns and elections, public policy, public opinion, and American political science. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission.
3.61
4.08
3.15
Spring 2025
Studies the legislative, executive, and judicial branches and the functional and territorial distribution of powers as reflected by Supreme Court decisions. Includes the nature of the judicial process. (No CR/NC enrollees.)
4.67
3.00
3.48
Spring 2025
This seminar considers how works of fiction enhance our understanding of the terms of democratic life. The theme for the spring of 2020 is the life and afterlife of slavery in American political experience; and the central authors are Herman Melville, Ralph Ellison, and Toni Morrison.
4.22
4.00
3.40
Spring 2025
Explores the connections between economics and national security from three angles. First, does economic interdependence between nation-states foster a peaceful world, as liberals argue, or does it increase the likelihood of war, as realists contend? Second, what are the economic causes of the rise and decline of great powers? Third, what are the economic roots of great power imperialism against smaller states? Prerequisite: One course in international relations, history, or economics.
3.67
2.00
3.25
Spring 2025
Examines the political economy of foreign direct investment (FDI) including the determinants of FDI and its economic and political consequences. Prerequisite: ECON 2010 and ECON 2020.
4.33
4.00
3.51
Spring 2025
Conceives of the international system as hierarchical, and considers how states gain, maintain, and lose predominance; whether hierarchy is necessary to international order; and how hierarchy affects the options of smaller states and other actors. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLIR.
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3.54
Spring 2025
This course examines both academic and policy debates about democracy and foreign policy. We begin by reviewing the theory and practice of democracy and the literature on democracy in international politics.
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3.50
Spring 2025
Course considers whether differences over the best societal, regional, or global order affect patterns of conflict and cooperation in international affairs; and if so, how. We emphasize both theory and history. Requisite: One PLIR course
4.08
2.69
3.57
Spring 2025
Investigates a selected issue in American government or American political development. Prerequisite: One course in PLAP or instructor permission.
3.79
4.00
3.47
Spring 2025
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative government. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission.
5.00
3.00
3.84
Spring 2025
Topics on a variety of Political issues.
3.10
3.57
3.45
Spring 2025
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in international relations. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
4.67
2.67
3.44
Spring 2025
Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice. Prerequisite: One course in PLPT or instructor permission.
2.33
4.00
3.22
Spring 2025
Examination of how politics affects the historical development of markets and the impact of inequality on the development of markets and economic development more generally.
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3.87
Spring 2025
Part two of the Politics Department Distinguished Majors thesis seminar.
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Spring 2025
A critical analysis of important issues and works in American politics from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: the founding, parties and elections, public policy, federalism, the presidency, Congress, and the judicial system. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program.
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Spring 2025
A critical analysis of important issues in political analysis and research design from diverse perspectives. Issues include: framing research questions, causal analysis, rational choice, comparative historical institutionalism, interpretivism, case studies, and quantitative analysis. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program
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Spring 2025
A critical analysis of important issues and works in political theory from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: theories of common good, economic justice, toleration and free society, and radical criticism. Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program.
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3.72
Spring 2025
Investigates a special problem of political theory such as political corruption, religion and politics, science and politics, or the nature of justice.
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4.00
Spring 2025
Independent study under faculty supervision, for students who are preparing for intensive research on a specific topic. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
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Spring 2025
Provides an in-depth survey of International Relations Theory from the point of view of security studies. Focuses on the primary problem of cooperation between great powers; the causes of conflict and war; the role of psychology and domestic politics in conflicts; the role of institutions and trade in creating "zones of peace"; and the importance of signaling and diplomacy within environments of profound uncertainty.
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3.65
Spring 2025
Game theory is the analytic study of strategic interactions among individuals, firms, governments, or other groups of people. This course demonstrates the usefulness of this powerful analytic approach, through numerous real-world and scholarly applications and through an examination of lab experiments built upon game theoretic modeling techniques. Cross-listed with PPOL 7045.
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Spring 2025
International Political Economy of Finance and Migration
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3.82
Spring 2025
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in American politics.
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Spring 2025
Supervised Research I
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3.80
Spring 2025
This course introduces regression analysis in political science. It covers linear regression, the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator, interpretation of results, and regression diagnostics. The course also introduces generalized linear models (GLMs), maximum likelihood estimation (MLE), and regression analysis with binary outcomes. A separate section of the course focuses on implementation of regression analysis in R programming language.
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3.81
Spring 2025
Investigates a selected issue in political science.
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Spring 2025
Supervised Research II
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Spring 2025
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
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Spring 2025
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
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Spring 2025
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
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Spring 2025
For master's thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
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Spring 2025
For doctoral Dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.
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