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Government 050: Intro to American Government
by Edward McDermott - last updated on Aug 27th, 2009
Introduces the American governmental system. Overviews contemporary structure, operation and performance of national institutions, including the courts.
Government 095
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Nov 04th, 2008
Transnationalism: Individuals, Networks, and Global Politics
Government 102: Political Science Fiction
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Nov 04th, 2009
First-year seminar/Science fiction enables us to study the contemporary political world from a distance—to shed light on its problems and its weaknesses, and to be imaginative about alternatives, both hope-filled and deeply disturbing...
Government 107: Research Methods
by Mary Hartman - last updated on Nov 02nd, 2009
An introduction to qualitative and quantitative data analysis for political scientists.
Government 177: Transitions to Democracy
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Apr 02nd, 2009
How can a dictatorship become a democracy? What challenges face countries emerging from repressive rule? Using firsthand accounts, historical analyses and contemporary films, this course explores the role of grassroots movements, elites and ...
Government 204: The American Presidency
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Apr 02nd, 2009
Examines the president’s changing role in American politics, evolution of the modern presidency, selection and nomination process, relationships with other political institutions and presidential character. Explores proposed reforms for the future.
Government 256: Russian Politics: From Dictatorship to Democracy...and Back Again
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Mar 20th, 2009
In this introduction to the study of Russian politics, we will explore how a single political party has come to dominate the national stage, while opposition politicians are jailed, human rights are violated, and journalists fall victim to assassins' ...
Government 295: Globalization and Democracy
by Rachael Shea - last updated on Apr 24th, 2009
How does globalization affect democracy? As economics, politics, military action and social-change movements have become increasingly transnational, have state leaders become less accountable to their populations, and are they under little pressure ...


 

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