Government (GOVT)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2017-2018.

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: Politics of Persuasion

  • 17613 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

Syllabi: none
  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Identity Politics

  • 17615 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

  • For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://www.arts.cornell.edu/knight_institute

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

  •  5471 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

  • This course will be offered in partnership with the French and Spanish Language Programs. Students enrolled in GOVT 1313 may enroll in an optional one credit course, FREN 3020 or SPAN 3020. Interested students should contact the instructor.

  •  8085 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

  •  8086 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

  •  8087 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  •  8088 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

  •  8089 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

  •  8090 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

  •  8091 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

  •  8550 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

  • 18717 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

  • 18718 GOVT 1313   DIS 211

  • 18785 GOVT 1313   DIS 212

  • 18786 GOVT 1313   DIS 213

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

  • 18503 GOVT 1623   LEC 001

  • 18504 GOVT 1623   DIS 201

  • 18505 GOVT 1623   DIS 202

  • 18506 GOVT 1623   DIS 203

  • 18507 GOVT 1623   DIS 204

GOVT 1901

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Challenge of Democracy Now

  •  8539 GOVT 1901   SEM 101

  • Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Challenge of Democracy Now

  •  9246 GOVT 1901   SEM 102

  • Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Challenge of Democracy Now

  •  9247 GOVT 1901   SEM 103

  • Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: PHIL 1901SOC 1900

  • 1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: The Challenge of Democracy Now

  • 16843 GOVT 1901   SEM 104

  • Weekly discussions of urgent moral and political questions about democratic values and social justice, such as controversies over inequality of political power (“The system is rigged”); inclusion, diversity and political action (including “identity politics”); patriotism and cosmopolitanism; immigration; economic and racial inequality; and the global prospects of democracy. Brief readings as well as lectures (available in video) in the Spring Ethics and Public Life series on democracy will be starting points for mutual learning.

GOVT 2041

Factors ranging from the difficulty of registration and costs of voter ID, the purging of voter rolls, a bungled election featuring mis-marked butterfly ballots, concerns about foreign influence or even ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16428 GOVT 2041   LEC 001

  • 16430 GOVT 2041   DIS 201

  • 16431 GOVT 2041   DIS 202

  • 18540 GOVT 2041   DIS 203

  • 18541 GOVT 2041   DIS 204

GOVT 2293

Entertainment forms of political communication such as popular music are very often neglected in research of political communication, although popular music has a long and varied association with politics. ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16388 GOVT 2293   LEC 001

  • 16574 GOVT 2293   DIS 201

  • 18749 GOVT 2293   DIS 203

GOVT 2604

The election of Barack Obama to the presidency has raised new questions in the American debate on race, politics, and social science. Has America entered a post-racial society in which racism and inequality ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2504ASRC 2504SOC 2520

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8489 GOVT 2604   LEC 001

GOVT 3032

Public policies are political outcomes determined by processes that are complex, convoluted and often controversial. The aim of this course is to equip students with the conceptual tools necessary to understand ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3033

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16392 GOVT 3032   LEC 001

  • 16394 GOVT 3032   DIS 201

  • 16395 GOVT 3032   DIS 202

  • 16396 GOVT 3032   DIS 203

  • 16397 GOVT 3032   DIS 204

  • 18314 GOVT 3032   DIS 205

  • 18315 GOVT 3032   DIS 206

  • 18712 GOVT 3032   DIS 207

  • 18713 GOVT 3032   DIS 208

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.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7862 GOVT 3112   LEC 001

  •  8337 GOVT 3112   DIS 201

  •  8338 GOVT 3112   DIS 202

  •  8557 GOVT 3112   DIS 203

  •  9643 GOVT 3112   DIS 204

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 Stdnt Opt

  • 17453 GOVT 3131   LEC 001

GOVT 3142

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3142

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9584 GOVT 3142   SEM 101

  • Prerequisite: participation as a Teaching Assistant in the CPEP program in Auburn or Cayuga or work in a juvenile or other correctional facility.

GOVT 3303

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 4330

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16586 GOVT 3303   LEC 001

GOVT 3353

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16421 GOVT 3353   LEC 001

  • 16422 GOVT 3353   DIS 201

  • 16423 GOVT 3353   DIS 202

  • 16424 GOVT 3353   DIS 203

  • 16425 GOVT 3353   DIS 204

GOVT 3423

Since the events of September 11, 2001, the war on terrorism has been the focus of US foreign policy in Africa. This focus has led to major adjustments in US priorities in Africa, including the pairing ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 3420NES 3920

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16557 GOVT 3423   SEM 101

GOVT 3633

Focuses on currently salient themes of nationalism, multiculturalism, and democracy. It explores such questions as who is a citizen; what is a nation; what is a political institution; and how do bonds ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: SOC 3480

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16055 GOVT 3633   LEC 001

  • 16056 GOVT 3633   DIS 201

  • 16057 GOVT 3633   DIS 202

GOVT 3636

Shortly after the last 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
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one discussion. Combined with: COML 3541ENGL 3920GERST 3620

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17201 GOVT 3636   SEM 101

  • Taught in English.

  • 17210 GOVT 3636   DIS 201

  • 17211 GOVT 3636   DIS 202

  • 18419 GOVT 3636   DIS 203

  • 18420 GOVT 3636   DIS 204

GOVT 3736

This course explores Ancient Greek and Roman political theory. We study key texts of thinkers such as Sophocles, Aristophanes Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero, to learn about differing constitutional ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: CLASS 3676

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8845 GOVT 3736   LEC 001

  • 16920 GOVT 3736   DIS 201

  • 16921 GOVT 3736   DIS 202

GOVT 3837

During more than four decades following the end of World War II international politics was dominated by a phenomenon known as the Cold War. This class examines the origins, course, and ultimate demise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: HIST 3837

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16445 GOVT 3837   LEC 001

  • 16447 GOVT 3837   DIS 201

  • 16448 GOVT 3837   DIS 202

  • 16449 GOVT 3837   DIS 203

  • 16450 GOVT 3837   DIS 204

  • 16580 GOVT 3837   DIS 205

  • 16581 GOVT 3837   DIS 206

  • 18650 GOVT 3837   DIS 207

  • 18651 GOVT 3837   DIS 208

GOVT 3990

We introduce basic statistical reasoning with an emphasis on problems encountered in social science research. We explore the use of statistical tools to answer scientific research questions, and investigate ... view course details

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

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  8469 GOVT 3990   LEC 001

  • This class is intended as a follow-on course to 3999 and while it is not a pre-requisite it is strongly recommended that you take 3999 before taking this class.

  • 16895 GOVT 3990   DIS 201

  • 16897 GOVT 3990   DIS 202

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. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Trump and American Politics

  •  8462 GOVT 4000   SEM 101

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government seminar requirement.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • Topic: Politics and Entertainment

  •  8463 GOVT 4000   SEM 102

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This course fulfills the Government seminar requirement.

GOVT 4031

Social movements are collective efforts through which people at the margins of power unite to press their grievances on the state. It is difficult to name a major political reform that did not begin with ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4031

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16319 GOVT 4031   SEM 101

  • Enrollment preference given to: government seniors. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4265

This seminar presents an overview of postcolonial thought. We will start by situating the emergence of postcolonial theory in the context of anti-imperialism and decolonization struggles during the early ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16571 GOVT 4265   SEM 101

  • Preference given to: Government Seniors/Juniors. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

GOVT 4816

This course examines the role of space and geography in shaping political projects, imaginaries, and subjectivities. We will approach the question of space from multiple scales (urban, national, transnational) ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16578 GOVT 4816   SEM 101

  • Government Seniors/Juniors given preference. This class fulfills the government senior seminar requirement.

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

  •  6117 GOVT 4959   RSC 701

    • TBA
    • Staff

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
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5712 GOVT 4999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Bateman, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5713 GOVT 4999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5714 GOVT 4999   IND 603

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5715 GOVT 4999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5716 GOVT 4999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5717 GOVT 4999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5718 GOVT 4999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5719 GOVT 4999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5720 GOVT 4999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5721 GOVT 4999   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5722 GOVT 4999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5723 GOVT 4999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5724 GOVT 4999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5725 GOVT 4999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5726 GOVT 4999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5727 GOVT 4999   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Garcia-Rios, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5728 GOVT 4999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Corrigan, B

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5729 GOVT 4999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5730 GOVT 4999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9507 GOVT 4999   IND 621

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5731 GOVT 4999   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Krewel, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5732 GOVT 4999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5733 GOVT 4999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5734 GOVT 4999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5735 GOVT 4999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5736 GOVT 4999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5737 GOVT 4999   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Silbey, D

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5738 GOVT 4999   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5739 GOVT 4999   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Staff

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5740 GOVT 4999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5741 GOVT 4999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5742 GOVT 4999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Livingston, A

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6407 GOVT 4999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Margulies, J

  • To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9677 GOVT 4999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Michener, J

GOVT 6011

The American state is depicted by many scholars as small and unusual, and yet in many respects it has been at least as involved in American society and the economy as that of other nations. How is the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6011

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16462 GOVT 6011   SEM 101

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. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  5600 GOVT 6029   SEM 101

  • Permission of instructor is required.

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16464 GOVT 6031   SEM 101

GOVT 6045

What can lawyers and judges learn from the study of literature? This course explores the relevance of imaginative literature (novels, drama, poetry, and film) to questions of law and social justice from ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ENGL 3762ENGL 6710LAW 6710

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17466 GOVT 6045   LEC 001

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  •  6492 GOVT 6053   SEM 101

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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  • 16465 GOVT 6202   SEM 101

GOVT 6215

This course will explore the ways in which Michel Foucault's oeuvre transitions from a concern with sovereignty to a preoccupation with biopolitics. Foucault's early work (one understands that there is ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASRC 6212ENGL 6912

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16512 GOVT 6215   SEM 101

GOVT 6242

This course is designed to provide doctoral students in political science with an introduction to experiment and survey design. Students will discuss all major types of experiments (e.g. field, lab, survey, ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16416 GOVT 6242   SEM 101

GOVT 6294

Political parties, populism, and social movements are all forms of political representation, but typically they are studied in isolation from one another.  This research seminar will explore ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16443 GOVT 6294   SEM 101

GOVT 6303

From a perspective rooted in comparative political economy, this graduate seminar examines the politics of economic inequality in the United States and Europe.  The emphasis is contemporary: growing inequality, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6330

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 16590 GOVT 6303   LEC 001

GOVT 6775

This course explores the nature and power of speech in ancient political theory alongside contemporary debates over the political and epistemological consequences of different philosophies of language.  ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16470 GOVT 6775   SEM 101

GOVT 6857

Exploration into a range of contemporary theories and research topics in the field of international political economy. The seminar covers different theoretical perspectives and a number of substantive ... view course details

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 16438 GOVT 6857   SEM 101

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8897 GOVT 6897   SEM 101

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 Opt NoAud

  • 16475 GOVT 7937   SEM 101

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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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5743 GOVT 7999   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Adalet, B

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5744 GOVT 7999   IND 602

    • TBA
    • Bensel, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5746 GOVT 7999   IND 604

    • TBA
    • Bunce, V

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5747 GOVT 7999   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Carlson, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5748 GOVT 7999   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Enns, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5749 GOVT 7999   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Evangelista, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5750 GOVT 7999   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7791 GOVT 7999   IND 609

    • TBA
    • Lienau, O

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5751 GOVT 7999   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Herring, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5753 GOVT 7999   IND 612

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5754 GOVT 7999   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Katzenstein, P

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5755 GOVT 7999   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Kirshner, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5756 GOVT 7999   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Kramnick, I

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5757 GOVT 7999   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Kreps, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5759 GOVT 7999   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Frank, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5760 GOVT 7999   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Mertha, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5761 GOVT 7999   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Mettler, S

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5763 GOVT 7999   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Michener, J

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5764 GOVT 7999   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Pepinsky, T

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5765 GOVT 7999   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Roberts, K

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5766 GOVT 7999   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Rubenstein, D

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5767 GOVT 7999   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Sanders, M

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5771 GOVT 7999   IND 631

    • TBA
    • van de Walle, N

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5772 GOVT 7999   IND 632

    • TBA
    • Way, C

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5773 GOVT 7999   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Flores-Macias, G

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7039 GOVT 7999   IND 634

    • TBA
    • Maass, R

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7792 GOVT 7999   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Rana, A

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  7793 GOVT 7999   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Shiffrin, S