This class will cover the major issues in international relations since the end of World War II. We will discuss a variety of topics from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective, including: the causes of war; civil wars …
PS 100 Freshman Seminar in Political Science: Political Equality
In PS 100, we will engage with historical and theoretical treatments of political equality; consider the relationship of political equality to social and social equality; and analyze the status of political equality in the contemporary …
PS 544 Introdution to Survey Research
This class is an introduction to polling and survey research. We will brie y cover all aspects of survey research including: questionnaire design, question wording, survey mode (in person, mail, telephone, online), sample size, nonresponse, …
PS 317 The Politics of Human Rights
Human rights constitute a central and inescapable ideal in the contemporary world. Governments around the globe routinely commit themselves to upholding human rights, and many states have signed landmark international human rights agreements. The promotion …
PS 959 International Organizations
In this course, we will read, discuss, and engage the modern literature on international institutions, regimes, and organizations. The focus will be on intergovernmental institutions and agreements. International politics is increasingly institutionalized in all issue-areas. …
PS 949 Post-Communist Politics
This course is an overview of the politics of post-communist states, primarily focusing on Eurasia. More than 25 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite regimes in Eastern Europe, the post-communist …
PS 948 Political Inequality: Measures, Causes, Effects and Remedies
Political equality is a normative ideal, and is thought to have positive consequences on citizens’ socio-economic outcomes such as income, health and education. As a result, many societies have sought to correct political inequality through …
PS 931 Reading Machiavelli
As the title indicates, this is a course centered on reading Machiavelli. Little needs to be said about why such a course is worthwhile for a student of political theory, Italian or English literature, social …
PS 919 Political Ethnography: The Politics of Daily Life
Beyond the fact that over the years a number of graduate students have asked me to teach a course such as this one, another reason for offering this course stems from a long-standing fascination with …
PS 904 The Politics of Presidential Selection
In-depth examination of selected topics on American politics and governmental institutions.