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Course descriptions provided by the 2026-2027 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:American Political Behavior and Public Opinion

  •  2513 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weiss, A

  • 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: Thinking Earth

  •  2514 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Verhaak, S

  • 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

  •  2515 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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: What does Cornell Owe the World?

  •  2516 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Loewen, P

  • 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: Exploring Clean Energy Transitions

  •  2517 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pan, C

  • 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 Outer Space

  •  2518 GOVT 1101   SEM 108

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Melamed, A

  • 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: Non-State Governance

  •  2519 GOVT 1101   SEM 109

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Thompson, S

  • 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:Papa, What Did You Do in Algeria?Past& Present

  •  2520 GOVT 1101   SEM 110

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Le Penne, S

  • 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: Is Feminism for Everybody?

  •  2521 GOVT 1101   SEM 111

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Anderson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

GOVT 1111

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 in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1115

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6361 GOVT 1111   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6362 GOVT 1111   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6363 GOVT 1111   DIS 202

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6364 GOVT 1111   DIS 203

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6365 GOVT 1111   DIS 204

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6366 GOVT 1111   DIS 205

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6367 GOVT 1111   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6368 GOVT 1111   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6369 GOVT 1111   DIS 208

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6370 GOVT 1111   DIS 209

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6371 GOVT 1111   DIS 210

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6372 GOVT 1111   DIS 211

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6373 GOVT 1111   DIS 212

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  5756 GOVT 1503   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5757 GOVT 1503   DIS 201

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Dromgoole, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 1817

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6387 GOVT 1817   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6388 GOVT 1817   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6389 GOVT 1817   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6390 GOVT 1817   DIS 203

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6391 GOVT 1817   DIS 204

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6392 GOVT 1817   DIS 205

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6393 GOVT 1817   DIS 206

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6394 GOVT 1817   DIS 207

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6395 GOVT 1817   DIS 208

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6396 GOVT 1817   DIS 209

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6397 GOVT 1817   DIS 210

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6398 GOVT 1817   DIS 211

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2225

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

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Syllabi: none
  •  5852 GOVT 2225   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5853 GOVT 2225   DIS 201

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5854 GOVT 2225   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5855 GOVT 2225   DIS 203

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5856 GOVT 2225   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5857 GOVT 2225   DIS 205

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5858 GOVT 2225   DIS 206

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  5859 GOVT 2225   DIS 207

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Young, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2432

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6137 GOVT 2432   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Manne, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6138 GOVT 2432   DIS 201

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6139 GOVT 2432   DIS 202

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  6054 GOVT 2605   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mitchell, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2665

This course offers a survey of American political thought from the colonial period to the present. We will read Puritan sermons, revolutionary pamphlets, philosophical treatises, presidential orations, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2669HIST 2655

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6521 GOVT 2665   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6522 GOVT 2665   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6523 GOVT 2665   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6524 GOVT 2665   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6525 GOVT 2665   DIS 204

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2803

The course is an introduction to game theory for students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and interests. Game theory is a discipline barely one hundred years old. Its rise to prominence, with implications ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COGST 2801ECON 2801PHIL 2835

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3203 GOVT 2803   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Basu, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2817

Donald Trump and Biden 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 first half ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2817PUBPOL 2817

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6506 GOVT 2817   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Katzenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6507 GOVT 2817   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6508 GOVT 2817   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6509 GOVT 2817   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6510 GOVT 2817   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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.  Combined with: NES 2847

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6543 GOVT 2847   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hozoori, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 2857

This course provides an overview of the evolving architecture, processes, and outcomes in global governance. It examines the ways in which global governance does (or does not) work in practice as well ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PUBPOL 2857

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 15453 GOVT 2857   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Schmidt, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Recommended prerequisite: GOVT 1817.

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

  •  2007 GOVT 3007   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • 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

  •  2018 GOVT 3017   SEM 101

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3061

Climate policy is one of the most important and contentious areas of politics in the US today. In this course we will consider climate change in the United States, identifying how political institutions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3061

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6545 GOVT 3061   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Andrews, T

  • 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

  •  5959 GOVT 3091   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hilgartner, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3161

This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3161PUBPOL 3161

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6399 GOVT 3161   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6400 GOVT 3161   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6401 GOVT 3161   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6402 GOVT 3161   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6403 GOVT 3161   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3281

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3281LAW 3281

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 11269 GOVT 3281   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Chutkow, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3333

Put into questions, the aims of this course are as follow: Should anyone worry about China's presence in Africa? Is China's presence part of the recolonizing of the Continent? Alternatively, is China's ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3330

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5765 GOVT 3333   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3443

This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3334ASIAN 6647GOVT 6443

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6414 GOVT 3443   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6415 GOVT 3443   DIS 201

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6416 GOVT 3443   DIS 202

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6417 GOVT 3443   DIS 203

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6418 GOVT 3443   DIS 204

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3636

Shortly after the 2016 election, The New Yorker published an article entitled ?The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming.? This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  2059 GOVT 3636   SEM 101

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Fleming, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 3947

This course introduces students to questions and debates around the role and effects of race and racism in international politics. Scholars of international politics have long neglected such questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3947

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6539 GOVT 3947   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ba, O

  • 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 Graded

  •  6500 GOVT 3967   LEC 001

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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: Power and Politics in Russia

  •  6492 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  • Topic: Power and Politics in Russia

  •  6495 GOVT 4000   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Causes of Interstate War

  •  6493 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  • Topic: Causes of Interstate War

  •  6496 GOVT 4000   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Way, C

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6129

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Analysis of Natural Experiments

  •  6494 GOVT 4000   SEM 103

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weiss, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

  •  6497 GOVT 4000   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weiss, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4015

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 4251GERST 4210ROMS 4210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  2064 GOVT 4015   SEM 101

    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Waite, G

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 4827

Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 6827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6473 GOVT 4827   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This class fulfills the government major seminar requirement.

  •  6474 GOVT 4827   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 4949

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

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6424 GOVT 4949   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6425 GOVT 4949   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Perera, I

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •  6426 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6430 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6434 GOVT 4999   IND 612

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Katzenstein, P

  • 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

  •  6435 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6437 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • 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

  •  6438 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Xin, X

  • 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

  •  6440 GOVT 4999   IND 619

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6441 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6443 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6444 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6446 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Way, C

  • 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

  •  6447 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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.

GOVT 6019

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6448 GOVT 6019   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Andrews, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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 Graded

  •  6449 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6450 GOVT 6031   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bateman, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6129

This course, Analysis of Natural Experiments, will cover topics in the study of observational causal inference. We will focus on quantitative methods for analyzing time-series cross-sectional (?panel?) ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6549 GOVT 6129   SEM 103

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weiss, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6550 GOVT 6129   IND 603

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Weiss, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6202

This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6202ANTHR 6102HIST 6202

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6484 GOVT 6202   SEM 101

    • F
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6485 GOVT 6202   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6353

This seminar is an overview of the field of comparative politics targeting Ph.D. students in the Government department. This course introduces students to classic works as well as recent contributions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  6483 GOVT 6353   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Roberts, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6443

This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASIAN 3334ASIAN 6647GOVT 3443

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6541 GOVT 6443   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6465

In this seminar, we will draw connections between radical theories and movements from the nineteenth century to the present. Rather than identifying isolated trajectories of “Marxism” “anarchism” ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •  2085 GOVT 6465   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Jarris, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6619

This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: HD 6610INFO 6610SOC 6610

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 13985 GOVT 6619   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Hobbs, W

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

GOVT 6645

In contemporary political contexts democracy is often invoked as the very ground of political legitimacy. There is very little agreement, however, on what democracy means or how it is best embodied in ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6645

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6451 GOVT 6645   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6452 GOVT 6645   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Frank, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6827

This seminar is intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448CAPS 4827GOVT 4827

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6479 GOVT 6827   SEM 101

    • T
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6480 GOVT 6827   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Carlson, A

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6897

This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6481 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

    • W
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6482 GOVT 6897   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kreps, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

GOVT 6907

Recent conflicts have brought international law and international courts back to the front stage. This course is an introduction to the history, the processes, the actors, and the institutions of international ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6547 GOVT 6907   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  6548 GOVT 6907   IND 601

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Ba, O

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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

  •  6503 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 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

  •  6455 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6463 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Kriner, D

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6464 GOVT 7999   IND 617

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6465 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Rosenfeld, B

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6467 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Mettler, S

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6468 GOVT 7999   IND 621

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Michener, J

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6471 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Riedl, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6472 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026
    • Pepinsky, T

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies