There is no such thing as a bad time to study the American presidency. But some times (now, for instance) are better than others. Consider the following: With just one year left of his …
Month: November 2016
PS 401: Social Identities
This course is an introduction to theories and empirical work on social identities, focusing in particular on definitions and measurement. The course has three main goals: First, we will examine various definitions of social identities …
PS 376 Analysis of International Relations
International politics is about strategic interaction among actors, especially states, in the world arena. When governments make choices about the size of their military forces, whether to reduce barriers to trade, or whether to comply …
PS 277 Africa: An Introductory Survey
This survey of the cultures and societies of Africa is designed to be a broad interdisciplinary introduction to the study of this extraordinary continent. And because we shall examine Africa from a variety of disciplinary …
PS 231 Politics in Multi-Cultural Societies
In the United States and many other countries, civil society contains cleavages rooted in race, ethnicity, and religion. Indeed, the truly homogeneous polity is a rarity. This course will explore the political dimensions of cultural …
PS 218 Understanding Political Numbers
Formally, this course will teach you how to understand quantitative analysis, how to develop a data-based research question that you can answer, how to collect and analyze the data and how to present your conclusions …
PS 209 Introduction to Political Theory
This course is an introduction to political theory. What is political theory? One way of answering the question is to say that political theory entails the normative and conceptual analysis of politics. For example, rather …