GOVT 3091

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - March 17, 2025 8:55AM EDT

GOVT 3091
Science in American Politics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. We will also look at how science and technology are used in different institutional settings, such as Congress, the court system, and regulatory agencies. Among other issues, we will examine the tension between the concept of science as an autonomous system for producing knowledge and the concept of science as entangled with interest groups.


Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (SSC-AS), (SCT-IL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911, STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 19057 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person