Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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: Social Class in American Politics

  • 18252 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Brown, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    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: Theories of Political Founding

  • 18253 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Nidumolu, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    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: Politics of Performance in Democratic Athens

  • 18254 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    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

  •  2362 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    An optional one credit discussion section in any language is available. Interested students should contact the instructor.

  •  3276 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3277 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3278 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3279 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3714 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3434 GOVT 1313   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3280 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3706 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3705 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6397 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1503

At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field Africana studies. Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500ASRC 1500

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  3734 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Assie-Lumumba, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6312 GOVT 1503   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1571

America is finishing up two wars, one in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. They have been the longest wars in American history and have ended amid much ambivalence about the US engagement in each place and ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 1571HIST 1571HIST 6571

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4314 GOVT 1571   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

GOVT 1623

In 1868, samurai revolutionaries and their allies seized the reins of power and established a new capital they called Tokyo. Against all odds, this fragile regime survived and made Tokyo a center of power ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2222CAPS 1622HIST 1622

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7500 GOVT 1623   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7501 GOVT 1623   DIS 201

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7502 GOVT 1623   DIS 202

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7503 GOVT 1623   DIS 203

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7504 GOVT 1623   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7505 GOVT 1623   DIS 205

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7506 GOVT 1623   DIS 206

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7507 GOVT 1623   DIS 207

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  7508 GOVT 1623   DIS 209

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roebuck, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2152

How are migration dynamics produced? How do states and communities respond to and shape complex migration processes? This course will draw on the United States as a case study, focusing on Latino immigrants. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2152LSP 2152

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6670 GOVT 2152   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Villegas Rivera, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2162

This course provides an overview of public opinion in the United States. We will learn how opinions affect and are affected by politics. This course is divided into two sections where we will answer two ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8007 GOVT 2162   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Andrews, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2274

This overview course will take a thematic and interdisciplinary approach to major questions of our time, including health, development, migrations, security, technology, inequality, and innovation. We ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8576 GOVT 2274   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2303

Even through different countries may adopt similar economic strategies, their industrial relations system are generally quite unique, based on the particular institutional histories in each nation. This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRGL 2300

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  9631 GOVT 2303   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bishara, D

      Doellgast, V

      Garay, C

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2323

This course explores trends in democracy around the world as both a product of public policy (which policies support and bolster democratic transitions and endurance), and as a factor that shapes ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 2320

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9525 GOVT 2323   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9629 GOVT 2323   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9630 GOVT 2323   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2605

This course will examine key issues in social and political philosophy. Topics may include the legitimacy of the state, political obligation, the nature and demands of justice, equality, liberty, and autonomy. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 2420

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7757 GOVT 2605   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Steinberg, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2847

Is Afghanistan part of Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East? Is it truly the 'graveyard of empires'? Why are great powers so interested in intervening in this country? Why did Britain, the Soviet ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9283 GOVT 2847   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hozoori, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3007

This seminar, using faculty-directed research projects, is intended to survey China's transformation through revolution and reform since 1949, and to examine major issues under the themes of modernity ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4001

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7990 GOVT 3007   SEM 101

    • Xin, X

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3017

This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 4002

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7367 GOVT 3017   SEM 101

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3051

The course examines the historical political landscape of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States and the interplay between tribal interests, politics, and the federal government. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8806 GOVT 3051   LEC 001

    • M
    • Courtney, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

GOVT 3087

This course will introduce students to the law and practice of international human rights. Students will think critically about the effectiveness of the international human rights system by examining its ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LAW 4081

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6135 GOVT 3087   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Babcock, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3091

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. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3911STS 3911

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6080 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3112

The course will be a lecture course on Congress, introducing them to the political science literature on the topic and the major research questions and approaches. We will examine the development of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3112PUBPOL 3112

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4178 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4246 GOVT 3112   DIS 201

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4247 GOVT 3112   DIS 202

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4248 GOVT 3112   DIS 203

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4299 GOVT 3112   DIS 204

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9620 GOVT 3112   DIS 205

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9621 GOVT 3112   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  7349 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chutkow, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3132

This class will examine historical and contemporary developments in the politics of resistance, solidarity, and inclusionary policies around migration. We will place a special focus on North and Central ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8008 GOVT 3132   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Villegas Rivera, F

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3174

This comparative course explores key approaches to understanding nationalism and how it interacts with questions of identity in contemporary societies. We will first consider different theoretical approaches ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: SOC 3170

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8030 GOVT 3174   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Wilmers, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3242

The school-to-prison track refers to policies and practices that facilitate the transfer of students out of the school system and into the prison system (including juvenile detention, county jail, immigration ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: EDUC 3142GDEV 3142GOVT 3242

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  4116 GOVT 3242   LEC 001

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: students who are engaged or have been engaged with the criminal justice system directly.

  •  4168 GOVT 3242   FLD 801

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: EDUC 3142GDEV 3142GOVT 3242

  • 2-4 Credits Graded

  •  4167 GOVT 3242   LEC 002

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Scott, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: students who are engaged or have been engaged with the criminal justice system directly.

GOVT 3271

In this course, we will examine one of the most important documents in American history - our Constitution. Course topics will include the historical background of the document from the Magna Carta to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 6271PUBPOL 3270PUBPOL 5270

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  7374 GOVT 3271   LEC 001

    • R
    • Christie, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

GOVT 3583

Why do some countries offer universal health care coverage, free higher education, or personal financial security, while others do not? What explains the alternative national approaches to similar global ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PUBPOL 3583

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8019 GOVT 3583   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8020 GOVT 3583   DIS 201

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8021 GOVT 3583   DIS 202

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8022 GOVT 3583   DIS 203

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8023 GOVT 3583   DIS 204

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9636 GOVT 3583   DIS 205

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9637 GOVT 3583   DIS 206

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3596

This courses re-traces modern political thought through four concepts that characterize its emergence: nature, freedom, rights, and revolution. This course engages these concepts through texts across several ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8986 GOVT 3596   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Chen, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3715

This seminar overviews political theories of colonialism and empire, and in doing so, allows us to pose questions about the constitutive elements of our modernity, such as slavery, racism, dependency, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3715

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8009 GOVT 3715   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Adalet, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3777

Do alliances deter conflict or encourage them? Does nuclear proliferation create instability or paradoxically improve peace between parties? Do international organizations - such as the International Court ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8987 GOVT 3777   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grasse, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3857

This course is dedicated to surveying and critically evaluating the theoretical models and decisions that seek to explain American foreign policy with an emphasis on the post-WWII period. We will cover ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CAPS 3857

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8994 GOVT 3857   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gold, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3867

This course is an introduction to the scientific study of international security with a focus on the causes of war between states, the causes of civil wars, and other forms of violence such as terrorism, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8993 GOVT 3867   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Gold, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3967

China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3395CAPS 3967

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8132 GOVT 3967   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Politics of Public Policy

  •  6553 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • W
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • 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.

  • Topic: Politics of Public Policy

  •  6555 GOVT 4000   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6865ASRC 6865GOVT 6865RELST 6865

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.

  •  6554 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  • Topic: Martin Luther King, Jr.

  •  6556 GOVT 4000   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Equality

  •  9194 GOVT 4000   SEM 104

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  •  9195 GOVT 4000   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4021

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 4021

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  4031 GOVT 4021   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. This course fulfills the Government major's seminar requirement.

  •  6746 GOVT 4021   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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. It is intended to give students an opportunity to explore ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 4435CAPS 4030

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  7987 GOVT 4037   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This class satisfies the GOVT seminar requirement.

GOVT 4246

This seminar will explore some of the most important psychoanalytic approaches to politics and collective life. from Sigmund Freud's Mass Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego to works by Le Bon, Reich, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4243FREN 4240

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  9562 GOVT 4246   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • McNulty, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  2744 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Blackman, A

  • Instruction Mode: Directed Research

GOVT 4998

The core course at Cornell in Washington is an engaged learning class that focuses on understanding and analyzing the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purpose is to give students a chance ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6064 GOVT 4998   LEC 001

    • F
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

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
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11634 GOVT 4999   IND 601

    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12248 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12323 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11635 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11636 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 13157 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11637 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11638 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11639 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12332 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12265 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11640 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11641 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11642 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11774 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Margulies, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12183 GOVT 4999   IND 635

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 12307 GOVT 4999   IND 636

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Project Session Full. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17988 GOVT 4999   IND 637

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

    To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6011

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8041 GOVT 6011   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8577 GOVT 6011   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2450 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grasse, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6885 GOVT 6029   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6031

The major issues, approaches, and institutions of American government and the various subfields of American politics are introduced. The focus is on both substantive information and theoretical analysis, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8043 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8044 GOVT 6031   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6051

The course examines the historical political landscape of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States and the interplay between tribal interests, politics, and the federal government. The ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  8811 GOVT 6051   LEC 001

    • M
    • Courtney, N

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  2866 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8082 GOVT 6053   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8113 GOVT 6109   SEM 101

    • M
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9280 GOVT 6109   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6203

This seminar grapples with the idea of Africa as symbol, metaphor, imaginary, and real; received, constructed, and self-enacting; a status, condition, and state of mind; performed, executed, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6209

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  8650 GOVT 6203   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Grovogui, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6271

In this course, we will examine one of the most important documents in American history - our Constitution. Course topics will include the historical background of the document from the Magna Carta to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GOVT 3271PUBPOL 3270PUBPOL 5270

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  •  7375 GOVT 6271   LEC 001

    • R
    • Christie, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

GOVT 6556

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Syllabi: none
  •  8414 GOVT 6556   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Dinner, D

      Thomas, C

      Zhang, Y

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6594

This seminar examines public opinion and political behavior from a comparative perspective using primarily the tools of quantitative social science. We will focus on the intellectual evolution of the field, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6591 GOVT 6594   SEM 101

    • T
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  9279 GOVT 6594   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6865

This seminar is an intensive study of the political thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. Approaching texts in contexts, we will seek to recover King the political thinker from his mythologization in American ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6865ASRC 6865GOVT 4000RELST 6865

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8053 GOVT 6865   SEM 101

    • F
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8054 GOVT 6865   IND 601

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6998

The core course at Cornell in Washington is an experiential learning class that focuses on engaging with the professional experience of being in DC. Its primary purposes are to give students to build their ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  6851 GOVT 6998   LEC 001

    • F
    • Silbey, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is part of the Cornell in Washington (CIW) program.

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

  •  3524 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Slayton, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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

  •  3886 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3873 GOVT 7999   IND 603

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9696 GOVT 7999   IND 604

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Enns, P

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2519 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2520 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Karim, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2521 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Flores-Macias, G

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9912 GOVT 7999   IND 609

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2522 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4159 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2523 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2524 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2525 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3177 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026
    • Rana, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies