The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the substantive and procedural aspects of criminal law through the study of key cases and concepts. Substantive criminal law entails such matters as: the basic …
Year: 2016
PS 414 The Supreme Court as a Political Institution
Why does the United States Supreme Court change law? Do elected politicians influence how the Court decides cases? How do norms and institutions influence the choices justices make? The principal purpose of this course is to answer these …
PS 412 American Constitution: Rights and Liberties
The approach of this class is dictated by its textbook, a new text that is very different from the others that are available. GGW is organized by historical period, rather than topic: so where a …
PS 401 German Politics
This class offers a broad overview of politics in Germany, Europe’s politically and economicallymost powerful country. It is structured around several broad themes: political institutions, electoral system and elections, parties and party system, interest representation, political participation, political economy, the legacies …
PS 400 Social Science and Law
The goals of this class are to: (a) teach students how courts use social science to interpret and make law; and (b) examine how policymakers can use social science to reform the legal system. Students …
PS 400 Green Political Theory
Green political theory is an increasingly urgent subject matter for political reflection. This semester we will examine how key questions about politics and the environment are being considered, and how political thinkers, researchers, and citizens …
PS 378 Conflict Resolution
Every war must end, but some last longer than others. What determines when a conflict ends? This course will cover the main approaches to conflict resolution and war termination and study some of the salient …
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 with …
PS 362 African International Relations
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an intensive introduction to the broad structures and processes of international politics and foreign policy in Africa. Although we shall pay some attention to historical …
PS 338 The European Union: Politics and Political Economy
In 1951, six countries in Western Europe joined together in the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the predecessor to what is known today as the European Union (EU). This organization has played a central part …