In-depth examination of selected topics on American politics and governmental institutions.
Month: April 2018
PS 874 Policy-Making Process
An intensive study of policy-making processes involved in the formulation of public policies.
PS 873 American Political Parties
Reviews major approaches to analyzing political parties and understanding their developmental changes. Examines the parties in operation and the relationship of parties to the state and society.
PS 871 Public Program Evaluation
Compares the conceptual, statistical, and ethical issues of experimental, quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs for program evaluation. Definitions of outcomes, sample size issues, statistical biases in measuring causal effects of programs, and the reliability of findings …
PS 857 International Relations Theories
Analysis of the major theories on the functioning of the international political system and the behavior of nations within it.
PS 856 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
A broad introduction to the field of comparative politics. It combines a theory-driven approach with a problem-driven approach to analyze key themes in comparative politics. Four paradigms in comparative politics–structural, cultural, rational-choice and institutional–will be …
PS 837
Provides an overview of the formal theory literature in international relations, including international security and international political economy.
PS 836 Formal Models of Domestic Politics
Provides an overview of formal, i.e., game-theoretic, models of domestic politics. This course builds directly upon the material presented in Political Science 835.
PS 818 Maximum Likelihood Estimation
Develops the theory of maximum likelihood estimation and applies it to models for discrete and limited dependent variables common to political and social science data.
PS 817 Empirical Methods of Political Inquiry
Acquaints students with a wide variety of research methods used to analyze political phenomena, emphasizing both quantitative and qualitative approaches.