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PS 104 Introduction to American National Government
This course offers an introduction to the major institutions, participants, and processes in American politics. The focus is on how the structure of our political system conditions the practice of politics at the national level …
PS 103 Introduction to International Relations
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. Some of the …
Political Science Declaration Form
PS 100 Gender, Power and Politics in Latin America
From Dora María Tellez (one of three commanders of the Sandinista Revolutionary Army’s take-‐over of the Nicaraguan National Palace in 1978) to Dilma Rousseff (the once revolutionary and now President of Brazil) women have played …