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Classes
GOVT 1101
Course Description
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
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:PWR/POL:Social Inquiry
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Mertha, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Gender,War&Educ.: 3 Classics of 1930s Britain
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Balch Hall - Tatkon Ctr 3343
Instructors
Evangelista, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Power and Resistance
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B06
Instructors
Konya, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Populism and Democracy
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall 106
Instructors
Quish, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Self-Determination
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Africana Ctr 111
Instructors
Vasko, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Modern Democracy and its Critics
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- MW Goldwin Smith Hall 160
Instructors
Park, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute.
GOVT 1111
Course Description
A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience. Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government; how national institutions operate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1115
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- T Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Mettler, S
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- T McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Staff
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- W Stimson Hall 206
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Staff
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- W Rockefeller Hall 132
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Staff
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- R McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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- R Stimson Hall 206
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Staff
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- F Stimson Hall 206
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 145
Instructors
Leavitt, C
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- M Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Staff
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- R Lincoln Hall B08
Instructors
Mettler, S
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Mettler, S
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- T Goldwin Smith Hall 162
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 1503
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 1500, ASRC 1500
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Taiwo, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 1817
Course Description
An introduction to the basic concepts and practice of international politics with an emphasis on learning critical thinking. The course is divided into two parts. In the first half, we will learn about ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 200
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
If a section is closed, please contact the instructor for permission. PJK2@cornell.edu.
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- M McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M White Hall 110
Instructors
Staff
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- T McGraw Hall 215
Instructors
Staff
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- T White Hall 110
Instructors
Staff
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- W Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Staff
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- W Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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- R Uris Hall 303
Instructors
Staff
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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- R White Hall 110
Instructors
Staff
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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- F White Hall B14
Instructors
Staff
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Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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- F McGraw Hall 365
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 1901
Course Description
This course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, controversies over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government's role in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Carl Becker House 120
Instructors
Konya, N
Miller, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall 104
Instructors
Jochim, J
Miller, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 1901, SOC 1900
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Justice and Politics in the Trump Era
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W William T. Keeton House 141
Instructors
Miller, R
Zimmer, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This semester’s course will address questions of justice posed by current political controversies, for example, over immigration, economic inequality, American nationalism, the government’s role in healthcare and the environment, racial inequality, the political power of elites, populism, authoritarianism, globalization, and the proper use of America’s global power. Brief readings in political philosophy and social science will be starting points for informal discussion and mutual learning among diverse perspectives.
GOVT 2152
Course Description
One in ten residents of the United States was born outside the country. These people include international students, temporary workers, refugees, asylees, permanent residents, naturalized U.S. citizens ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 2152, LSP 2152
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Rockefeller Hall 122
Instructors
Garcia-Rios, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2225
Course Description
In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2225, DSOC 2220, ILROB 2220, PAM 2220, PHIL 1950, SOC 2220
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G24
Instructors
Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Malott Hall 207
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Haskins, A
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- F Malott Hall 207
Instructors
Haskins, A
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- F Uris Hall 260
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Uris Hall 254
Instructors
Haskins, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2264
Course Description
This course explores the causes and consequences of modern day civil wars. The first part of the course looks at individual, group, and state level factors that might cause civil wars to break out. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G22
Instructors
Karim, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2432
Course Description
The course concerns the principles and philosophical arguments underlying conflicts and moral dilemmas of central and ongoing concern to society as they arise within legal contexts. We consider questions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Marmor, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
There will be weekly discussion sections held 5 times during the semester.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Rockefeller Hall 128
- Sep 11, 2017
Instructors
Marmor, A
- M White Hall 106
- Sep 25, 2017
Instructors
- M White Hall 106
- Oct 16, 2017
Instructors
- M White Hall 106
- Oct 30, 2017
Instructors
- M White Hall 106
- Nov 27, 2017
Instructors
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Sep 13, 2017
Instructors
Marmor, A
- W White Hall 110
- Sep 27, 2017
Instructors
- W White Hall 110
- Oct 18, 2017
Instructors
- W White Hall 110
- Nov 1, 2017
Instructors
- W White Hall 110
- Nov 29, 2017
Instructors
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Sep 13, 2017
Instructors
Marmor, A
- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Sep 27, 2017
Instructors
- W Rockefeller Hall 105
- Oct 18, 2017
Instructors
- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Nov 1, 2017
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- W Rockefeller Hall 128
- Nov 29, 2017
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2553
Course Description
This course will cover current events in Europe as they unfold during the semester. Each week the two meetings will features a "topic" day in which students learn about a current issue of importance for ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Baker Laboratory 335
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2747
Course Description
This course examines major trends in the evolution of the Middle East in the modern era. Focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries and ending with the "Arab Spring," we will consider Middle East history ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASRC 2674, HIST 2674, NES 2674
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW M Van Rensselaer Hall G73
Instructors
Fahmy, Z
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Lincoln Hall B08
Instructors
Staff
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- F White Hall B14
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall 181
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Staff
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- F Goldwin Smith Hall G19
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- F White Hall B14
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- F White Hall 110
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- F Lincoln Hall 117
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Staff
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- F White Hall 114
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Staff
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GOVT 2807
Course Description
In the early twentieth century, a series of movements arose in the Middle East and South Asia, calling Muslims to return to Islam. Today, leaders and members of such groups –now known as Islamists –insist ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2607, NES 2607, RELST 2617
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MWF Rockefeller Hall 231
Instructors
Rock-Singer, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2817
Course Description
Donald Trump and Barack Obama give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2817
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M Uris Hall 262
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
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- R White Hall 106
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Staff
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- M White Hall 104
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Staff
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Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3082
Course Description
This course focuses on political campaigns, a central feature of American democracy. We will examine how they work and the conditions under which they affect citizens' decisions. The course looks at campaign ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3082
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G76-Lewis
Instructors
Levine, A
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 160
Instructors
Levine, A
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- R Goldwin Smith Hall 156
Instructors
Levine, A
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Additional Information
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- F Uris Hall G22
Instructors
Levine, A
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- F Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Levine, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3141
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3141
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Klarman Hall KG70
Instructors
Margulies, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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- T Uris Hall 204
Instructors
Staff
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- W White Hall 106
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Staff
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- W White Hall 104
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Staff
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- W Goldwin Smith Hall 142
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 145
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Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Staff
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GOVT 3142
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3142
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- M Goldwin Smith Hall 158
Instructors
Sawyer, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: participation as a Teaching Assistant in the CPEP program in Auburn or Cayuga or work in a juvenile or other correctional facility.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 3281
Course Description
This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3281, LAW 3281
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- MW Myron Taylor Hall 184
Instructors
Chutkow, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3284
Course Description
Populist leaders, movements, and parties who claim to represent "the people" (however defined) and challenge political establishments have shaken up the traditional political order in many countries around ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TR Baker Laboratory 135
Instructors
Roberts, K
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- M McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Staff
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- F McGraw Hall 366
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Staff
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GOVT 3303
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ILRIC 4330
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- MW Ives Hall 305
Instructors
Turner, L
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3364
Course Description
This class is designed as a comparative introduction to the governmental systems in Europe, with a concentration on Western European states. Students will gain an introductory knowledge on a selection ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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- MW Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Krewel, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3384
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 3380, ASIAN 6680, CAPS 3387, GOVT 6384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 115
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3494
Course Description
This course addresses pertinent issues relative to the subject of regional development and globalization. Topics vary each semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3854, CRP 3854
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Growth and Development
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Washington, DC
Instructors
Fridl, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taught in Washington, DC.
GOVT 3503
Course Description
This seminar examines the various issues that surround being a specialist of one of the world's most complex and exciting places. The course will first look at the various groups of people that have been ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 3502
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR White Hall B14
Instructors
Mertha, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3547
Course Description
Do you want to learn the discussion-based case method as taught at the Harvard Business School? Do you want to learn how to write a long research paper? Do you not want to take a final examination? If ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: AEM 3547, DSOC 3547, ILRIC 3547
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW Malott Hall 253
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall 181
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall 114
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall B14
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall B06
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Mcgraw Hall 165
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3605
Course Description
This course will focus on critical approaches to the study of ideology in order to understand the role of ideology in political subject formation. After an initial presentation of the classical Marxist ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall G44
Instructors
Rubenstein, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall 110
Instructors
Rubenstein, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 142
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3785
Course Description
This course examines the political theory of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? What makes disobedience civil rather than criminal? How do acts of protest influence public ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3785, PHIL 2945
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Malott Hall 253
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3786
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3780, FREN 3780
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
McNulty, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3827
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3327, CAPS 3827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 132
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 3999
Course Description
Does allowing citizens to carry concealed weapons reduce violent crime? Do affirmative action policies at law schools cause black students to fail the bar? Do micro-finance policies make the poor better ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 231
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall B02
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W McGraw Hall 366
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 162
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4000
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Despotism: Russia and Elsewhere
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M White Hall 106
Instructors
Bunce, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.
GOVT 4015
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4251, GERST 4210, ROMS 4210
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Goldwin Smith Hall G64-Kau Aud
Instructors
Waite, G
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4019
Course Description
The goal of this course is to introduce probability and statistics as fundamental building blocks for quantitative political analysis, with regression modeling as a focal application. We will begin with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 6019
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 231
Instructors
Corrigan, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class does not fulfill the government senior seminar requirement. Co-meets with GOVT 6019.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G28
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4021
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4021
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Olin Library 403
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4102
Course Description
This course examines the importance of government and political processes for improving urban environments, human health, and resilience in the face of climate change. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4102, AMST 6104, GOVT 6102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Sanders, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Government seniors and juniors given preference. This course fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
GOVT 4194
Course Description
This seminar is an advanced introduction to political economy in contemporary South, Southeast, and East Asia. Our central task is to uncover the political underpinnings of economic performance across ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4498
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Government seniors and juniors given preference. This course fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4283
Course Description
This class will examine the history and contemporary role of Latinos as a minority group in the U.S. political system. This course is intended as an overview of the political position of Latinos y Latinas ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4283, LSP 4283
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M McGraw Hall 365
Instructors
Garcia-Rios, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Preference given to Government Seniors and Juniors. Fulfills government senior seminar requirement.
GOVT 4543
Course Description
This course a offers comparative political sociology of democratic and non-democratic institutions in the United States and beyond. Topics will include nationalism, fascism and populism. My focus will ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: SOC 4540
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Uris Hall 312
Instructors
Berezin, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4566
Course Description
This seminar will provide an overview of four key figures in political theory: Marx, Gramsci, Foucault, and Fanon. The focal theme of the course is power. Some of the questions we will grapple with include: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 6566
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Ives Hall 215
Instructors
Adalet, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
GOVT 4807
Course Description
In this course we will discuss how society, culture and politics shape technological artifacts and the natural and built environment, such as bridges, roads, and landscapes in diverse cultural contexts. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: DSOC 4301, STS 4301
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Rockefeller Hall 183
Instructors
Leuenberger, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 4877
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4475, CAPS 4870, GOVT 6877
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Government seniors and juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
GOVT 4949
Course Description
This seminar creates a structured environment in which honors students will examine different research approaches and methods and construct a research design for their own theses—a thesis proposal that ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Stimson Hall 206
Instructors
Herring, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4999
Course Description
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
GOVT 6019
Course Description
The goal of this course is to introduce probability and statistics as fundamental building blocks for quantitative political analysis, with regression modeling as a focal application. We will begin with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 4019
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Rockefeller Hall 231
Instructors
Corrigan, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Co-meets with GOVT 4019.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Uris Hall G28
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6049
Course Description
This course continues the path of 6019 and 6029 in offering a hybrid of applied social statistics and econometric modeling for graduate students, with a focus on the analysis of categorical and count data ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 104
- Aug 22 - Oct 6, 2017
Instructors
Corrigan, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Must have taken GOVT 6019 and GOVT 6029; or permission of the instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6059
Course Description
This course continues the path of 6019 and 6029 in offering a hybrid of applied social statistics and econometric modeling for graduate students, with a focus on panel, time-series cross-section, and multilevel ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 104
- Oct 9 - Dec 1, 2017
Instructors
Corrigan, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: Must have taken GOVT 6019 and GOVT 6029; or permission of the instructor.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6102
Course Description
This course examines the importance of government and political processes for improving urban environments, human health, and resilience in the face of climate change. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4102, AMST 6104, GOVT 4102
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Uris Hall 302
Instructors
Sanders, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6324
Course Description
This proseminar in Chinese politics has three goals. The first is to analyze Chinese politics from several dimensions (elite politics, Center-local relations, institutions, state and society, the military, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M Goldwin Smith Hall G20
Instructors
Mertha, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6353
Course Description
This course provides a graduate-level survey of the field of comparative politics, introducing students to classic works as well as recent contributions that build upon those works. Readings will draw ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Goldwin Smith Hall 348
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6384
Course Description
The course will be thoroughly comparative in order to highlight both the specificity of each country as well as more generalizable dynamics of 21st century development. It will be divided into a number ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AEM 3388, ASIAN 3380, ASIAN 6680, CAPS 3387, GOVT 3384, ILRIC 3380, ILRIC 5380
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Ives Hall 115
Instructors
Friedman, E
Kuruvilla, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6433
Course Description
This course is designed to provide doctoral students in political science with an introduction to advanced quantitative text analysis. Students will learn about all major types of content analyses, including ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW White Hall 114
Instructors
Krewel, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6461
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the public opinion literature. Special attention will be paid to the determinants of political attitudes and their role in the larger political system. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F White Hall 106
Instructors
Enns, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 6566
Course Description
This seminar will provide an overview of four key figures in political theory: Marx, Gramsci, Foucault, and Fanon. The focal theme of the course is power. Some of the questions we will grapple with include: ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: GOVT 4566
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Ives Hall 215
Instructors
Adalet, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6596
Course Description
This seminar explores the politics of violence and nonviolence from a theoretical perspective. We will examine classic and contemporary theories of violence and nonviolence with attention to disputes concerning ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 6596
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 114
Instructors
Livingston, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6676
Course Description
This seminar will focus on Nietzsche's legacy on 20th/21st century French thought. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6676, FREN 6676
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: French
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T White Hall 114
Instructors
Rubenstein, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6785
Course Description
Our title derives from the political philosopher Leo Strauss, who provides our initial analytic, methodological, and theoretical model. We extend beyond Straussian ideological positions to include art ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 6780, COML 6661, GERST 6780, JWST 6780
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W White Hall 106
Instructors
Waite, G
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6877
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4475, CAPS 4870, GOVT 4877
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W Uris Hall G26
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6946
Course Description
This course explores the philosophical concept of biopolitics and its diverse translations and/or adaptations across multiple disciplines and across the globe (Africa, Far East, South East Asia, and the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6944, ROMS 6944
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Rockefeller Hall 127
Instructors
Diabate, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6969
Course Description
This course examines political science as a discipline and profession, reviews teaching strategies and philosophy, and examines and motivates the conceptualization and development of original research. ... view course details
GOVT 7274
Course Description
This course provides a survey of classic and contemporary work on civil war by political scientists. It begins by exploring the conceptualization of civil wars, including an assessment of how social scientists ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R White Hall 114
Instructors
Karim, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 7937
Course Description
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
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 7937, STS 7937
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Uris Hall G08
Instructors
Evangelista, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Taking two semesters of the course fulfills the basic requirement of the graduate minor in Peace Studies and Peace Science.
GOVT 7999
Course Description
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