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POLISCI 22SC: The Face of Battle

Our understanding of warfare often derives from the lofty perspective of political leaders and generals: what were their objectives and what strategies were developed to meet them? This top-down perspective slights the experience of the actual combatants and non-combatants caught in the crossfire. This course focuses on the complexity of the process by which strategy is translated into tactical decisions by the officers and foot soldiers on the field of battle. We will focus on three battles in American history: Gettysburg (July 1863), the Battle of Little Bighorn (June 1876), and the Korengal Valley campaign in Afghanistan (2006-2010). In addition to reading major works on these battles and the conflicts in which they occurred, we will travel to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and the Little Bighorn battlefield in Montana. While at Stanford, students will conduct extensive research on individual participants at Gettysburg and Little Bighorn. When we walk through the battlefield sites, students will brief the group on their subjects' experience of battle and on why they made the decisions they did during the conflict. Why did Lt. General Longstreet oppose the Confederate attack on the Union Army at Gettysburg? What was the experience of a military surgeon on a Civil War battlefield? Why did Custer divide his 7th Cavalry troops as they approached the Little Bighorn River? What was the role of Lakota Sioux women after a battle? Travel will be provided and paid by Sophomore College (except incidentals) and is made possible by the support of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC). The final part of the class covers contemporary military conflicts discussing what the US public, political leaders, and military commanders have learned (and not learned) from the past. The course is open to students from a range of disciplines; an interest in the topic is the only prerequisite.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2
Instructors: ; Felter, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI)

POLISCI 25SC: Energy in the Southwest (CEE 16SC, ENERGY 11SC)

The technical, social, and political issues surrounding energy management and use in the West, using California, Nevada, and Arizona as a field laboratory. Students explore energy narratives, such as: Who supplies our energy and from what sources? How is it transported? Who distributes to users and how do they do it? Water for energy and energy for water, two intertwined natural resources. Meeting carbon emission goals by 2020. Conflicts between desert ecosystems and renewable energy development. Emphasis on renewable energy sources and the water-energy nexus. Central to the course is field exploration in northern and southern California, as well as neighboring areas in Arizona and Nevada, to tour sites such as wind and solar facilities, geothermal plants, hydropower pumped storage, desalination plants, water pumping stations, a liquid fuels distribution operations center, and California's Independent System Operator. Students meet with community members and with national, state, and regional authorities to discuss Western energy challenges and viable solutions. Site visits to Stanford's new energy facilities. Introduction to the basics of energy and energy politics through discussions, lectures, and with the help of guest speakers. Assigned readings, online interactive materials, and relevant recent news articles. Participants return to Stanford by September 19. Travel expenses during the course provided (except incidentals) by the Bill Lane Center for the American West and Sophomore College.
Terms: Sum | Units: 2
Instructors: ; Benson, S. (PI); Cain, B. (PI); Freyberg, D. (PI)

POLISCI 33S: Religion, Democracy, and Human Rights (RELIGST 35S)

What is the relationship between religion, democracy, and human rights? What is the status of religion within modern human rights regimes? Do religions have "special" rights in democracies? Why did the French outlaw the hijab (Islamic headscarf) and the Swiss the building of mosques and is that good for human and democratic rights? What is (and what should be) the relationship between religious human rights and democratic self-determination? How do we balance between concerns over blasphemy and free speech, in the case of the Danish cartoon depiction of Mohammad, for example? Is the idea of "religion" even useful in human rights or democratic language anymore, as some now claim? These are just some of the questions students will take up as they are introduced to several important areas within the larger field of religion and international relations.nnReadings are interdisciplinary in nature, and include case studies. No prerequisite. Open to all majors/minors, and will be particularly beneficial to students in International Relations, International Policy Studies, Political Science, and Religious Studies, as well as students with specific regional political interests where the themes of the course are especially relevant (e.g., Middle East, Latin America, Russia and Eastern Europe, Africa, and so on) and Pre-Law students.
Terms: Sum | Units: 3
Instructors: ; Robichaux, J. (PI); Najafian, A. (TA); Sherman, W. (TA)

POLISCI 99Z: Introduction to the Science of Politics

Why do countries go to war? Why are some countries democratic and others autocratic? How can we improve political representation in the United States and other countries? We will use scientific methods to answer these and other fundamental questions about politics.
Terms: Sum | Units: 4
Instructors: ; Grimmer, J. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI)

POLISCI 219: Directed Reading and Research in International Relations

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blacker, C. (PI); Blaydes, L. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Crenshaw, M. (PI); Diamond, L. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Frisby, T. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); Milani, A. (PI); Miller, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rice, C. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Rutten, A. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Stacy, H. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Stoner, K. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Nicas, C. (GP)

POLISCI 229: Directed Reading and Research in American Politics

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Frisby, T. (PI); Fukuyama, F. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Hennessey, K. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); Milani, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Rutten, A. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Stoner, K. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 231Z: Topics in Democratic Theory

Democratic rule is rule of the people. But what does that mean? This course explores democracy¿s roots in ancient Athens to its modern incarnation. The course aims to familiarize students with the various strands of democratic theory as well as the way democratic theory responds to hot political issues such as immigration and freedom of speech. The goal of the course is to equip students to think critically about democracy in the modern world and the different interpretation democratic rule can have. The questions we will investigate include: What does democracy require? What is the relationship between democracy and human rights or social justice? Can democracy justify border control? What restrictions, if any, does democracy place on hate speech? What is the role of courts in a democracy? The course provides tools to answer these questions by surveying different approaches to democracy in contemporary literature, as well surveying the history of democratic theory from ancient Athenian democracy to the modern age, with a look to the future of democracy in a globalized era.
Terms: Sum | Units: 5
Instructors: ; Perry, T. (PI)

POLISCI 239: Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Ryan, A. (PI); Sievers, B. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI)

POLISCI 249: Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Diamond, L. (PI); Dorfman, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Frisby, T. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); Milani, A. (PI); Miller, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Rutten, A. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Stacy, H. (PI); Stedman, S. (PI); Stoner, K. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Young, P. (PI)

POLISCI 259: Directed Reading and Research in Political Methodology

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Fearon, J. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Wand, J. (PI)

POLISCI 319: Directed Reading in International Relations

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blacker, C. (PI); Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Crenshaw, M. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rice, C. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI); Nicas, C. (GP)

POLISCI 329: Directed Reading and Research in American Politics

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cain, B. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); Malhotra, N. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 339: Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-5 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Fukuyama, F. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 349: Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Diamond, L. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Fukuyama, F. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Scheve, K. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Stoner, K. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 359: Advanced Individual Study in Political Methodology

May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Acharya, A. (PI); Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Hainmueller, J. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); Malhotra, N. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 400: Dissertation

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-10 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 801: TGR Project

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)

POLISCI 802: TGR Dissertation

Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 0 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: ; Bendor, J. (PI); Blaydes, L. (PI); Bonica, A. (PI); Brady, D. (PI); Cohen, J. (PI); Cox, G. (PI); Fearon, J. (PI); Fiorina, M. (PI); Goldstein, J. (PI); Grimmer, J. (PI); Haber, S. (PI); Hainmueller, J. (PI); Holloway, D. (PI); Iyengar, S. (PI); Jackman, S. (PI); Jusko, K. (PI); Karl, T. (PI); Krasner, S. (PI); Krosnick, J. (PI); Laitin, D. (PI); Lipscy, P. (PI); Magaloni-Kerpel, B. (PI); McFaul, M. (PI); McQueen, A. (PI); Moe, T. (PI); Nall, C. (PI); Ober, J. (PI); Oi, J. (PI); Rakove, J. (PI); Reich, R. (PI); Rivers, D. (PI); Rodden, J. (PI); Sagan, S. (PI); Schultz, K. (PI); Segura, G. (PI); Sniderman, P. (PI); Tomz, M. (PI); Wand, J. (PI); Weingast, B. (PI); Weinstein, J. (PI)
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