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GOVT 1101
Course Description
This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary ... view course details
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:American Political Behavior and Public Opinion
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Weiss, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Thinking Earth
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Verhaak, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Theories of Political Founding
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Nidumolu, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: What does Cornell Owe the World?
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Loewen, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Exploring Clean Energy Transitions
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Pan, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Politics of Outer Space
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Melamed, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Non-State Governance
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Thompson, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS:Papa, What Did You Do in Algeria?Past& Present
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Le Penne, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
FWS Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: FWS: Is Feminism for Everybody?
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Anderson, E
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.
GOVT 1111
Course Description
A policy-centered approach to the study of government in the American experience. Considers the American Founding and how it influenced the structure of government; how national institutions operate ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1115
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Mettler, S
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- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
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- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 1503
Course Description
At the inception of this department at Cornell University in 1969, the Africana Studies and Research Center became the birthplace of the field Africana studies. Africana studies emphasizes comparative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 1500, ASRC 1500
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Dromgoole, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 1817
Course Description
An introduction to the basic concepts and practice of international politics with an emphasis on learning critical thinking. The course is divided into two parts. In the first half, we will learn about ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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GOVT 2225
Course Description
In recent years, poverty and inequality have become increasingly common topics of public debate, as academics, journalists, and politicians attempt to come to terms with growing income inequality, with ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2225, ILROB 2220, PHIL 1950, PUBPOL 2220, SOC 2220
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MW
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Young, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 2432
Course Description
The course concerns the principles and philosophical arguments underlying conflicts and moral dilemmas of central and ongoing concern to society as they arise within legal contexts. We consider questions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2430
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Manne, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2605
Course Description
This course will examine key issues in social and political philosophy. Topics may include the legitimacy of the state, political obligation, the nature and demands of justice, equality, liberty, and autonomy. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PHIL 2420
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 2665
Course Description
This course offers a survey of American political thought from the colonial period to the present. We will read Puritan sermons, revolutionary pamphlets, philosophical treatises, presidential orations, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2669, HIST 2655
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 2803
Course Description
The course is an introduction to game theory for students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and interests. Game theory is a discipline barely one hundred years old. Its rise to prominence, with implications ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COGST 2801, ECON 2801, PHIL 2835
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 2817
Course Description
Donald Trump and Biden give us two visions of America and of the world: xenophobic nationalism and pragmatic cosmopolitanism. America and the world are thus constituted by great diversity. The first half ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2817, PUBPOL 2817
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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GOVT 2847
Course Description
Is Afghanistan part of Central Asia, South Asia, or the Middle East? Is it truly the 'graveyard of empires'? Why are great powers so interested in intervening in this country? Why did Britain, the Soviet ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: NES 2847
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 2857
Course Description
This course provides an overview of the evolving architecture, processes, and outcomes in global governance. It examines the ways in which global governance does (or does not) work in practice as well ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: PUBPOL 2857
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 3007
Course Description
This seminar, using faculty-directed research projects, is intended to survey China's transformation through revolution and reform since 1949, and to examine major issues under the themes of modernity ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4001
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 3017
Course Description
This course, offered by faculty members of Peking University's School of International Studies, provides Chinese perspectives on contemporary China's international relations. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CAPS 4002
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 3061
Course Description
Climate policy is one of the most important and contentious areas of politics in the US today. In this course we will consider climate change in the United States, identifying how political institutions, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 3061
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 3091
Course Description
This course reviews the changing relations between science, technology, and the state in America, focusing on the period from 1960 to the present. We will explore science-intensive policy controversies. ... view course details
GOVT 3161
Course Description
This course will explore and seek explanations for the performance of the 20-21st century presidency, focusing on its institutional and political development, recruitment process (nominations and elections), ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 3161, PUBPOL 3161
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Kriner, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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GOVT 3281
Course Description
This course investigates the United States Supreme Court and its role in politics and government. It traces the development of constitutional doctrine, the growth of the Court's institutional power, and ... view course details
GOVT 3333
Course Description
Put into questions, the aims of this course are as follow: Should anyone worry about China's presence in Africa? Is China's presence part of the recolonizing of the Continent? Alternatively, is China's ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3330
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 3443
Course Description
This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 3334, ASIAN 6647, GOVT 6443
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- TR
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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Staff
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- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
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GOVT 3636
Course Description
Shortly after the 2016 election, The New Yorker published an article entitled “The Frankfurt School Knew Trump was Coming.” This course examines what the Frankfurt School knew by introducing students to ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 3541, ENGL 3920, GERST 3620, SHUM 3636
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 3947
Course Description
This course introduces students to questions and debates around the role and effects of race and racism in international politics. Scholars of international politics have long neglected such questions ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3947
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 3967
Course Description
China is often thought of as being isolated from the outside world. It is imagined as existing in historic seclusion, and, following the establishment of the People's Republic, as pursuing a path of autarky. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3395, CAPS 3967
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 4000
Course Description
Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Power and Politics in Russia
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Rosenfeld, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Section Topic
Topic: Causes of Interstate War
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Meeting Pattern
- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6129
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Section Topic
Topic: Analysis of Natural Experiments
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Weiss, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4015
Course Description
The most intense public encounter between Existentialism and Marxism occurred in immediate post-WWII Europe, its structure remaining alive internationally. Existentialist questions have been traced from ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 4251, GERST 4210, ROMS 4210
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 4827
Course Description
Seminar intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism and the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, CAPS 4827, GOVT 6827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This class fulfills the government major seminar requirement.
GOVT 4949
Course Description
This seminar creates a structured environment in which honors students will examine different research approaches and methods and construct a research design for their own theses-a thesis proposal that ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Perera, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Department Consent Required (Add)
GOVT 4999
Course Description
One-on-one tutorial arranged by the student with a faculty member of his or her choosing. Open to government majors doing superior work, and it is the responsibility of the student to establish the research ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Katzenstein, P
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Kriner, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Xin, X
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
Instructor Consent Required (Add)
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Perera, I
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Mettler, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Margulies, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Rosenfeld, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Way, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Pepinsky, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.
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GOVT 6019
Course Description
The goal of this course is to introduce probability and statistics as fundamental building blocks for quantitative political analysis, with regression modeling as a focal application. We will begin with ... view course details
GOVT 6031
Course Description
The major issues, approaches, and institutions of American government and the various subfields of American politics are introduced. The focus is on both substantive information and theoretical analysis, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Bateman, D
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6129
Course Description
This course, Analysis of Natural Experiments, will cover topics in the study of observational causal inference. We will focus on quantitative methods for analyzing time-series cross-sectional (“panel”) ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 4000
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Weiss, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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GOVT 6202
Course Description
This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6202, ANTHR 6102, HIST 6202
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Bensel, R
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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GOVT 6353
Course Description
This seminar is an overview of the field of comparative politics targeting Ph.D. students in the Government department. This course introduces students to classic works as well as recent contributions ... view course details
GOVT 6443
Course Description
This course will give students the historical background and theoretical tools to understand the politics of Southeast Asia, one of the world's most diverse and fascinating regions. The first part of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 3334, ASIAN 6647, GOVT 3443
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
GOVT 6465
Course Description
In this seminar, we will draw connections between radical theories and movements from the nineteenth century to the present. Rather than identifying isolated trajectories of “Marxism” “anarchism” ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: COML 6364, FGSS 6365, GERST 6365, PHIL 6494
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
GOVT 6619
Course Description
This is a course on networks and text in quantitative social science. The course will cover published research using text and social network data, focusing on health, politics, and everyday life, and it ... view course details
GOVT 6645
Course Description
In contemporary political contexts democracy is often invoked as the very ground of political legitimacy. There is very little agreement, however, on what democracy means or how it is best embodied in ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6645
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Frank, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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GOVT 6827
Course Description
This seminar is intended to examine the increasingly complex relationship that has evolved between China and the rest of the international system, with particular focus on the rise of Chinese nationalism ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4448, CAPS 4827, GOVT 4827
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Carlson, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
GOVT 6897
Course Description
This course will examine a variety of international relations theories in studying a broad range of security issues, including the causes of war, alliance formation, balance-of-power politics, security ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- W
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Kreps, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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GOVT 6907
Course Description
Recent conflicts have brought international law and international courts back to the front stage. This course is an introduction to the history, the processes, the actors, and the institutions of international ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
Instructors
Ba, O
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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GOVT 7937
Course Description
The Proseminar in Peace Studies offers a multidisciplinary review of issues related to peace and conflict at the graduate level. The course is led by the director of the Judith Reppy Institute for Peace ... view course details
GOVT 7999
Course Description
Individualized readings and research for graduate students. Topics, readings, and writing requirements are designed through consultation between the student and the instructor. Graduate students in government ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)