POLISCI 1:
Introduction to International Relations
Approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world affairs. Applications to war, terrorism, trade policy, the environment, and world poverty. Debates about the ethics of war and the global distribution of wealth.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
POLISCI 2:
Introduction to American National Government and Politics
The role and importance of the ideal of democracy in the evolution of the American political system. American political institutions (the Presidency, Congress, and the Court) and political processes (the formation of political attitudes and voting) are examined against the backdrop of American culture and political history. The major areas of public policy in the current practice of the ideal of democracy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 3:
Introduction to Political Philosophy (ETHICSOC 30, PHIL 30, PUBLPOL 103A)
State authority, justice, liberty, and equality through major works in political philosophy. Topics include human nature and citizenship, the obligation to obey the law, democracy and economic inequality, equality of opportunity and affirmative action, religion, and politics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas
POLISCI 4:
Introduction to Comparing Political Systems
Politics in major regime types including democratic, authoritarian, and communist; how types of politics affect economic development and state/society relations.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-AQR, WAY-SI
POLISCI 10SC:
American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century
The substance of U.S. foreign policy, and the political considerations that influence the making and conduct of American diplomacy. Topics include the prospects for conflict and cooperation among the great powers, regional security, peacekeeping and peacemaking, international terrorism, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the global economy, and the domestic politics of U.S. foreign policy.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
POLISCI 13N:
2008 Presidential Election
Preference to freshmen. Analytical framework for understanding the U.S. presidential election campaign. Focus is on historical election results, survey data, and experimental data. Concepts from political science, such as party identification and the spatial voting model, and statistics, such as sampling error and survey bias.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 16N:
Politics of Economic Development
Preference to freshmen. Why are some countries rich and others poor? What explains the policies that governments adopt, and how do those policies affect economic performance? Readings from political science and economics about Latin America and other regions.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, Writing 2
POLISCI 19SC:
Food and Politics
The politics of food production and distribution; organic and sustainable farming; federal farm and free trade policies; genetically modified food; animal ethics; and the political context of famine and obesity.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
POLISCI 20SC:
America in Vietnam (HISTORY 20SC)
The American intervention in Vietnam, focusing o:n political motives and moral justifications for intervention; the military and political strategies of counterinsurgency and nation building; the political uses of terror and the mobilization strategies of the Viet Cong and N. Vietnam; and consequences of the war at home, including the draft and the efforts of Congress to devise a constitutional remedy to the problem of unilateral, presidential war making. Readings include Michael Herr and Norman Mailer.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
POLISCI 21SC:
Land and Water Policies in the West (ECON 19SC, HISTORY 19SC)
Historical development and current status, with a focus on California. Topics include: the political origins and economic implications of federal laws and programs that define and allocate rights to land and water; competition for resources between cities and agriculture; the history of federal involvement with the West; contemporary policies and controversies regarding resource management, agriculture, water, energy, and environmental quality. Field trip to California's Central Valley and Owens Valley.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2
POLISCI 41Q:
Building Democracy after Conflict: Iraq in Comparative Perspective
Preference to sophomores. Problems of post-conflict situations, the conditions for building democracy and how they relate to post-conflict situations, and historical experiences such as Germany and Japan. Iraq as a principal case study.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 43N:
Oil, Regime Change, and Conflict
Preference to sophomores. Relationships among dependence on oil export, democratization and authoritarian rule, and rising conflict. Case studies including Venezuela, Nigeria, Iran, Iraq, Chad, and Indonesia. The resource curse: the impact of oil on a country's political economy. The relationship between such economic dependence and regime type. Why oil exporting countries are more prone to conflict and civil war than other countries. Research paper.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 47:
Oil: A Research Seminar
Relationships among dependence on oil export, democratization and authoritarian rule, and rising conflict. The relationship between such economic dependence and regime type. Prerequisite: POLISCI 43N.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 98X:
Social Entrepreneurship
For Alternative Spring Break students. Conversations with leaders of social startups; the infrastructure that makes social entrepreneurship possible. Every step of social entrepreneurship from idea to implementation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
POLISCI 110C:
America and the World Economy (POLISCI 110X)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110X.) American foreign economic policy. Issues: the evolution of American tariff and trade policy, the development of mechanisms for international monetary management, and American foreign investment policy reflected in the changing political goals pursued by American central decision makers. Prerequisite: 1 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 110D:
War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (POLISCI 110Y)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110Y.) The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 110X:
America and the World Economy (POLISCI 110C)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110X.) American foreign economic policy. Issues: the evolution of American tariff and trade policy, the development of mechanisms for international monetary management, and American foreign investment policy reflected in the changing political goals pursued by American central decision makers. Prerequisite: 1 or equivalent.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 110Y:
War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (POLISCI 110D)
(Students not taking this course for WIM, register for 110Y.) The causes of war in American foreign policy. Issues: international and domestic sources of war and peace; war and the American political system; war, intervention, and peace making in the post-Cold War period.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 111D:
British Politics
The impact on the world's oldest democracy of major changes in policies, politics, and the institution of government made over the last two decades by Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
POLISCI 112K:
Korea and East Asian International Relations
Analytical perspectives on the sources of stability and conflict in East Asia, and empirical evidence gathered between the 19th-century clash of civilizations up to the present. Topics include U.S. strategy in East Asia, the impact of the rise of China on regional security, nuclear proliferation, territorial disputes, nationalism, economic interdependence and regionalism, and the broader global security environment.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 114D:
Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTNLREL 114D, IPS 230, POLISCI 314D)
Links among the establishment of democracy, economic growth, and the rule of law. How democratic, economically developed states arise. How the rule of law can be established where it has been historically absent. Variations in how such systems function and the consequences of institutional forms and choices. How democratic systems have arisen in different parts of the world. Available policy instruments used in international democracy, rule of law, and development promotion efforts.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 114S:
International Security in a Changing World (IPS 241)
The major international and regional security problems in the modern world. Interdisciplinary faculty lecture on the political and technical issues involved in nuclear proliferation, terrorism and homeland security, civil wars and insurgencies, and future great power rivalries.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 116:
History of Nuclear Weapons (HISTORY 103E)
The development of nuclear weapons and policies. How existing nuclear powers have managed their relations with each other. How nuclear war has been avoided so far and whether it can be avoided in the future.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 117:
Political Economy of East Asia
(Formerly 211.) Comparative and international political economy of E.and S.E. Asia. Industrial development and the Asian miracle, economic integration, regional cooperation, the Asian financial crisis, and contemporary challenges.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
POLISCI 120B:
Parties, Voting, the Media, and Elections
The electoral process in the U.S. and patterns of voting behavior. Topics include the causes and structure of partisan identity, public opinion, the decision over whether to vote, and candidate preference among the electorate. Materials on campaigns, candidates, and research on determinants of outcome. The function of the electoral system as a whole and proposals for reform.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 120C:
American Political Institutions: Congress, the Executive Branch, and the Courts
How politicians, once elected, work together to govern America. The roles of the President, Congress, and Courts in making and enforcing laws. Focus is on the impact of constitutional rules on the incentives of each branch, and on how they influence law. WIM
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 121:
Urban Politics (SOC 149X, SOC 249X, URBANST 111)
The major actors, institutions, processes, and policies of sub-state government in the U.S., emphasizing city general-purpose governments through a comparative examination of historical and contemporary politics. Issues related to federalism, representation, voting, race, poverty, housing, and finances. Prerequisite: POLISCI 2 or consent of instructor.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 122:
Introduction to American Law (AMSTUD 179, LAWGEN 106)
For undergraduates. The structure of the American legal system including the courts; American legal culture; the legal profession and its social role; the scope and reach of the legal system; the background and impact of legal regulation; criminal justice; civil rights and civil liberties; and the relationship between the American legal system and American society in general.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 123:
Politics and Public Policy (PUBLPOL 101)
How policies come to be formed. How interests compete within public institutions to turn ideas into policies. Examples of this process from contemporary policy areas, including tax, social welfare, and environmental policy; results evaluated using equity and efficiency criteria. Prerequisite: POLISCI 2.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 124R:
Judicial Politics and Constitutional Law: The Federal System
The impact of constitutional rules on policy making in the U.S. with a focus on structural issues such as separation of powers and federalism. Topics such as: the role of unelected judges in a democracy; the rule of law; and the constitutionality of the war in Iraq. Prerequisites: 2 or equivalent, and sophomore standing. WIM
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 124S:
Judicial Politics and Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
The role and participation of courts, primarily the U.S. Supreme Court, in public policy making and the political system. Judicial activity in civil liberty areas (religious liberty, free expression, race and sex discrimination, political participation, and rights of persons accused of crime). Prerequisites: 2 or equivalent, and sophomore standing.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 125V:
Minority Representation and the Voting Rights Act
Focus is on whether and how racial and ethnic minorities including African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos are able to organize and press their demands on the political system. Topics include the political behavior of minority citizens, the strength and effect of these groups at the polls, the theory and practice of group formation among minorities, the responsiveness of elected officials, and the constitutional obstacles and issues that shape these phenomena.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
POLISCI 12N:
Democracy and Inequality in Latin America
Preference to freshmen. The relationship between inequality, attributable to factors such as education, assets, land tenure and family structure, and the spread of democracy. The role of colonial institutions founded on the extraction of mineral resources and plantation labor relations; the deficit in political institutions that often led to the exclusion of the poor; the lack of rule of law and enforcement of property rights; the slow expansion of educational systems; the links between enfranchisement and literacy requirements; and the role of military coups and the frequent interruption of democratic politics.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 130C:
History of Political Thought III: Freedom, Reason, and Power (POLISCI 330C)
Classic works in political theory since the American and French revolutions. Readings include Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Dewey.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
POLISCI 133:
Ethics and Politics of Public Service (ETHICSOC 133)
Ethical and political questions in public service work, including volunteering, service learning, humanitarian assistance, and public service professions such as medicine and teaching. Motives and outcomes in service work. Connections between service work and justice. Is mandatory service an oxymoron? History of public service in the U.S. Issues in crosscultural service work. Integration with the Haas Center for Public Service to connect service activities and public service aspirations with academic experiences at Stanford.
Last offered: Autumn 2007
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-ER
POLISCI 136R:
Introduction to Global Justice (ETHICSOC 136R, INTNLREL 136R, PHIL 76, POLISCI 336)
Recent work in political theory on global justice. Topics include global poverty, human rights, fair trade, immigration, climate change. Do developed countries have a duty to aid developing countries? Do rich countries have the right to close their borders to economic immigrants? When is humanitarian intervention justified? Readings include Charles Beitz, Thomas Pogge, John Rawls.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER
POLISCI 136S:
Justice (ETHICSOC 171, IPS 208, PHIL 171, PHIL 271, PUBLPOL 207)
Focus is on the ideal of a just society, and the place of liberty and equality in it, in light of contemporary theories of justice and political controversies. Topics include protecting religious liberty, financing schools and elections, regulating markets, assuring access to health care, and providing affirmative action and group rights. Issues of global justice including human rights and global inequality.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas, WAY-ER
POLISCI 137R:
Justice at Home and Abroad: Civil Rights in the 21st Century (EDUC 261X, ETHICSOC 137R, POLISCI 337R)
Focus is on theories of justice. How the core ideals of freedom, equality, and security animate theories which John Rawls considers the first virtue of social institutions. Topics include the U.S. Constitution as a legal framework for the operation of these ideals, civil rights legislation and litigation as the arena of tensions between those ideals, and how ideas of justice function both at home and abroad to impact civil liberties in today's war on terror.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 140C:
The Comparative Political Economy of Post-Communist Transitions
Dominant theoretical perspectives of comparative democratization and marketization; focus is on the political economy of transition in Eastern Europe and Eurasia while comparing similar processes in Latin America and Asia. Topics include: meanings of democracy, synergy between democracies and markets, causes of the collapse of communism, paths to political liberalization and democracy, civil society, constitutions, parliaments, presidents, the rule of law, electoral systems, market requirements, strategies of reform, the Russian experience of market building, exporting democracy and the market, and foreign aid and assistance.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 140L:
China in World Politics
The implications of the rise of China in contemporary world politics and for American foreign policy, including issues such as arms and nuclear proliferation, regional security arrangements, international trade and investment, human rights, environmental problems, and the Taiwan and Tibet questions.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
POLISCI 141:
The Global Politics of Human Rights
The global development and changing nature of human rights and the rise of an international human rights movement. Conflicts between national sovereignty and rights, and among types of rights. Case studies include genocide in Rwanda, holding torturers accountable in Chile and El Salvador, factory workers versus Nike, and the rights of women in S. Africa.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 142:
Politics of Western Europe
Major challenges to European states since WWII. Topics include: the ramification of the differences in Western European political systems; the explanations and consequences of the emergence of the EU; and how European states have reacted to immigration. Theories in comparative politics and political experiences in UK, France, Germany, and Italy.
Terms: Win, Sum
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
POLISCI 143Z:
Authoritarian Politics
Nearly half of the countries in the world today lack democratic institutions such as competitive elections and a free media. Under these conditions, how do rulers stay in power? What does this mean for the citizens of these non- or partially-democratic countries? When do citizens press for greater freedom? The politics and policies of authoritarian systems; the conditions under which democratic transition may take place. Definitional issues, internal dynamics of authoritarian regimes, and cases of regime transition. Questions posed in the theoretical literature; problems posed within and by authoritarian regimes.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 5
POLISCI 144T:
Democracies and Dictatorships
Social scientific findings and debates; cross-sectional approach. What accounts for the emergence of democracy; under what conditions are democracies stable; why are so many developing countries ruled by dictators; why do rulers who destroy their own societies survive for so long; and what accounts for the breakdown of autocratic regimes?
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 149S:
Islam and the West
Changes in relative power and vitality of each side. The relationship in the Middle Ages revolved around power and domination, and since the Renaissance around modernity. Focus is on Muslims of the Middle East.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
POLISCI 150A:
Political Methodology I (POLISCI 350A)
Introduction to probability and statistical inference, with applications to political science and public policy. Prerequisite: elementary calculus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
POLISCI 150B:
Political Methodology II (POLISCI 350B)
Understanding and using the linear regression model in a social-science context: properties of the least squares estimator; inference and hypothesis testing; assessing model fit; presenting results for publication; consequences and diagnosis of departures from model assumptions; outliers and influential observations, graphical techniques for model fitting and checking; interactions among exploratory variables; pooling data; extensions for binary responses.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
POLISCI 150C:
Political Methodology III (POLISCI 350C)
Models for discrete outcomes, time series, measurement error, and simultaneity. Introduction to nonlinear estimation, large sample theory. Prerequisite: 150B/350B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 152:
Introduction to Game Theoretic Methods in Political Science (POLISCI 352)
Concepts and tools of non-cooperative game theory developed using political science questions and applications. Formal treatment of Hobbes' theory of the state and major criticisms of it; examples from international politics. Primarily for graduate students; undergraduates admitted with consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-FR, WAY-SI
POLISCI 18SC:
The Federal Government and the West
Historical development and current status of the relationship between the U.S. federal government and the American West. Land ownership, natural resource management, agriculture, water, energy, and environmental quality.
| Units: 2
POLISCI 210R:
International Conflict: Management and Resolution (IPS 250, POLISCI 310R, PSYCH 383)
(Same as LAW 656) Interdisciplinary. Theoretical insights and practical experience in resolving inter-group and international conflicts. Sources include social psychology, political science, game theory, and international law. Personal, strategic, and structural barriers to solutions. How to develop a vision of a mutually bearable shared future, trust in the enemy, and acceptance of loss that a negotiated settlement may produce. Spoilers who seek to sabotage agreements. Advantages and disadvantages of unilateral versus reciprocal measures. Themes from the Stanford Center of International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN). Prerequisite for undergraduates: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 215:
Explaining Ethnic Violence
What is ethnic violence and why does it occur? Should elite machinations, the psychology of crowds, or historical hatreds be blamed? Case studies and theoretical work on the sources and nature of ethnic violence.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
POLISCI 216E:
International History and International Relations Theory (HISTORY 202, HISTORY 306E, POLISCI 316)
The relationship between history and political science as disciplines. Sources include studies by historians and political scientists on topics such as the origins of WW I, the role of nuclear weapons in international politics, the end of the Cold War, nongovernmental organizations in international relations, and change and continuity in the international system.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 217:
International Organizations (POLISCI 317)
(Graduate students register for 317.) The role of international organizations in interstate cooperation. Theoretical approaches and applications. The UN, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and regional and supranational organizations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
POLISCI 218:
U.S. Relations in Iran
The evolution of relations between the U.S. and Iran. The years after WW II when the U.S. became more involved in Iran. Relations after the victory of the Islamic republic. The current state of affairs and the prospects for the future. Emphasis is on original documents of U.S. diplomacy (White House, State Department, and the U.S. Embassy in Iran). Research paper.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
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);
Sievers, B. (PI);
Sniderman, P. (PI);
Stone, P. (PI);
Stoner, K. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 221:
Tolerance and Democracy
The value of tolerance and its implications for the principles and practices of democracy. Tolerance as understood by political philosophers and citizens. Readings include: John Stuart Mill¿s On Liberty, Isaiah Berlin¿s Two Concepts of Liberty, and modern studies of public opinion. Topics include: ideas and liberty; value pluralism; the interplay of authority and obedience; the role of political elites and mass publics in democratic societies; multiculturalism. Principal forms of value conflict in contemporary liberal democracies.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-SI
POLISCI 221F:
Race and American Politics
How the issue of race has helped define the modern era of American politics. Major theories of political cleavage over public policies dealing with race.
Last offered: Spring 2008
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
POLISCI 222R:
Tolerance and Prejudice
Focus is on the contemporary strain in U.S. and W. European liberal democratic politics over accommodation of racial, ethnic, and religious diversity and the major threads of current political discourse including pluralism, diversity, prejudice, multiculturalism, and tolerance.
Last offered: Winter 2008
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
POLISCI 222S:
Topics in Constitutional History (HISTORY 251G)
Ideas of rights in American history emphasizing the problem of defining constitutional rights, the free exercise of religion, freedom of expression, and the contemporary debate over rights talk and the idiom of human rights.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul
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: ;
Abrams, W. (PI);
Barker, L. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Durbin, B. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Friedman, L. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, J. (PI);
Haber, S. (PI);
Holloway, D. (PI);
Iyengar, S. (PI);
Jackman, S. (PI);
Joffe, J. (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);
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);
Sprague, M. (PI);
Stone, P. (PI);
Stoner, K. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 230A:
Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 133, CLASSHIS 333, HUMNTIES 321, POLISCI 330A)
Political philosophy in classical antiquity, focusing on canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Historical background. Topics include: political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; and law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, WAY-A-II, WAY-ER
POLISCI 235:
Politics and Religion
Theories about the proper relationship between church and state. Court cases and policy debates.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 236:
Theories of Civil Society, Philanthropy, and the Nonprofit Sector
The historical development and modern structure of civil society emphasizing philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. What is the basis of private action for the public good? How are charitable dollars distributed and what role do nonprofit organizations and philanthropic dollars play in a modern democracy? How do nongovernmental organizations operate domestically and globally? Readings in political philosophy, political sociology, and public policy.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-ER
POLISCI 237:
Models of Democracy (CLASSHIS 137, CLASSHIS 237, COMM 212, COMM 312, POLISCI 337)
Ancient and modern varieties of democracy; debates about their normative and practical strengths and the pathologies to which each is subject. Focus is on participation, deliberation, representation, and elite competition, as values and political processes. Formal institutions, political rhetoric, technological change, and philosophical critique. Models tested by reference to long-term historical natural experiments such as Athens and Rome, recent large-scale political experiments such as the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly, and controlled experiments.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
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: ;
Cohen, J. (PI);
Nie, N. (PI);
Ober, J. (PI);
Pasternak, A. (PI);
Rakove, J. (PI);
Reich, R. (PI);
Satz, D. (PI);
Sievers, B. (PI);
Stone, P. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
de Bres, H. (PI)
POLISCI 242:
Political Economy of Oil and Other Resources
Political and economic determinants of oil and resource policies in developing countries, and their impact on world markets. Interaction between states and extractive industries, challenges of resource wealth management, and causal links between resource dependency and institutions. Is there a resource curse? Do mineral rents hinder democracy and development? Why is resource nationalism on the rise again? Why are there such high rents in oil extraction? Limited enrollment. Prerequisite: senior standing.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 243R:
Research Seminar in Democratization and Human Rights
Goal is to produce a minimum 30-page paper based on field research abroad. Students prepare research problem statement, meet individually with the professor, and circulate drafts for class comment. Graduate students should register for directed reading under the professor's name.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 245R:
Politics in Modern Iran
Modern Iran has been a smithy for political movements, ideologies, and types of states. Movements include nationalism, constitutionalism, Marxism, Islamic fundamentalism, social democracy, Islamic liberalism, and fascism. Forms of government include Oriental despotism, authoritarianism, Islamic theocracy, and liberal democracy. These varieties have appeared in Iran in an iteration shaped by history, geography, proximity to oil and the Soviet Union, and the hegemony of Islamic culture.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
POLISCI 247R:
Politics and Economics in Democracies
Comparative political economy. Why do some countries have larger welfare states than others? Why do some countries provide collective goods more effectively than others? Prerequisite: senior standing.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
POLISCI 248:
Mexican Politics
Why did Mexico fail to eliminate poverty and destitution despite resources channeled to that end and a rhetoric of social justice inherited from the Revolution? The durability of the political regime, the peculiar characteristics of the Mexican process of democratization, and the regime's incentives to redress ancestral problems of inequality and destitution. Emphasis is on crafting research projects on the political economy of Mexican development, and hypothesis testing with empirical data.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
POLISCI 248S:
Latin American Politics
Fundamental transformations in Latin America in the last two decades: why most governments are now democratic or semidemocratic; and economic transformation as countries abandoned import substitution industrialization policies led by state intervention for neoliberal economic polices. The nature of this dual transformation.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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: ;
Abernethy, D. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Crenshaw, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Diaz, A. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Stoner, K. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 259:
Directed Reading and Research in Political Methodology
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 299A:
Senior Project
Students conduct independent research work towards a senior honors thesis. See "Honors Program" above. (Staff)
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 299B:
Senior Project
Students conduct independent research work towards a senior honors thesis. See "Honors Program" above. (Staff)
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 299C:
Senior Project
Students conduct independent research work towards a senior honors thesis. See "Honors Program" above. (Staff)
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Stoner, K. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 299Q:
Junior Research Seminar
Required of students interested in writing a senior honors thesis. Focus is on finding a manageable topic and an adviser.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2
POLISCI 310A:
International Relations Theory, Part I
First of a three-part graduate sequence. History of international relations, current debates, and applications to problems of international security and political economy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 310B:
International Relations Theory, Part II
Second of a three-part graduate sequence. History of international relations theory, current debates, and applications to problems of international security and political economy. Prerequisite: 310A.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 310C:
Research in International Relations
Third of a three-part graduate sequence. Focus is on developing research papers begun in 310A or B, and exploring active areas of research in the field. Prerequisite: 310B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 310R:
International Conflict: Management and Resolution (IPS 250, POLISCI 210R, PSYCH 383)
(Same as LAW 656) Interdisciplinary. Theoretical insights and practical experience in resolving inter-group and international conflicts. Sources include social psychology, political science, game theory, and international law. Personal, strategic, and structural barriers to solutions. How to develop a vision of a mutually bearable shared future, trust in the enemy, and acceptance of loss that a negotiated settlement may produce. Spoilers who seek to sabotage agreements. Advantages and disadvantages of unilateral versus reciprocal measures. Themes from the Stanford Center of International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN). Prerequisite for undergraduates: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 311A:
Workshop in International Relations
For graduate students. Contemporary work. Organized around presentation of research by students and outside scholars. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 311B:
Workshop in International Relations
For graduate students. Contemporary work. Organized around presentation of research by students and outside scholars. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 312S:
Managing Global Complexity (IPS 201)
The value of major theories and concepts in international relations for understanding and addressing global policy issues. Country case study with policy challenges such as development, democracy promotion, proliferation, and terrorism; the challenge of creating coherent policies that do not run at cross purposes. Case study of a policy challenge that cuts across academic disciplines and policy specializations to provide the opportunity to bring together skills and policy perspectives.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
POLISCI 314D:
Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTNLREL 114D, IPS 230, POLISCI 114D)
Links among the establishment of democracy, economic growth, and the rule of law. How democratic, economically developed states arise. How the rule of law can be established where it has been historically absent. Variations in how such systems function and the consequences of institutional forms and choices. How democratic systems have arisen in different parts of the world. Available policy instruments used in international democracy, rule of law, and development promotion efforts.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 316:
International History and International Relations Theory (HISTORY 202, HISTORY 306E, POLISCI 216E)
The relationship between history and political science as disciplines. Sources include studies by historians and political scientists on topics such as the origins of WW I, the role of nuclear weapons in international politics, the end of the Cold War, nongovernmental organizations in international relations, and change and continuity in the international system.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 317:
International Organizations (POLISCI 217)
(Graduate students register for 317.) The role of international organizations in interstate cooperation. Theoretical approaches and applications. The UN, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and regional and supranational organizations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 319:
Directed Reading in International Relations
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Abernethy, D. (PI);
Barker, L. (PI);
Blacker, C. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Brody, R. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Crenshaw, M. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 323R:
The Press and the Political Process (COMM 160, COMM 260)
The role of mass media and other channels of communication in political and electoral processes.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
POLISCI 323S:
Analysis of Political Campaigns (COMM 162, COMM 262)
Seminar. The evolution of American political campaigns, and the replacement of the political party by the mass media as intermediary between candidates and voters. Academic literature on media strategies, the relationship between candidates and the press, the effects of campaigns on voter behavior, and inconsistencies between media campaigns and democratic norms. Do media-based campaigns enable voters to live up to their civic responsibility? Has the need for well-financed campaigns increased the influence of elites over nominations? Have citizens become disengaged?
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
POLISCI 324:
Graduate Seminar in Political Psychology (COMM 308)
For students interested in research in political science, psychology, or communication. Methodological techniques for studying political attitudes and behaviors. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 325:
Seminar in Law and Politics
Normative and positive literature concerning the relation of law and politics. Literature in political science and political aspects of judicial decision making. Topics include classic questions regarding judicial review of legislation and its ramifying jurisprudential issues.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 327:
Minority Behavior and Representation
Politics of minorities in the U.S. Topics include: historic and contemporary struggles of Latinos, African Americans, and gays and lesbians for political power and social acceptance; group-level public opinion and electoral behavior; scholarship on group influence in the policy making process and policy issues of importance; and the jurisprudence shaping minority political access and civil rights.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
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: ;
Abernethy, D. (PI);
Barker, L. (PI);
Blacker, C. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Brody, R. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Crenshaw, M. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Friedman, L. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, J. (PI);
Haber, S. (PI);
Holloway, D. (PI);
Iyengar, S. (PI);
Jackman, S. (PI);
Joffe, J. (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);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Shotts, K. (PI);
Sniderman, P. (PI);
Sprague, M. (PI);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 330A:
Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CLASSHIS 133, CLASSHIS 333, HUMNTIES 321, POLISCI 230A)
Political philosophy in classical antiquity, focusing on canonical works of Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, and Cicero. Historical background. Topics include: political obligation, citizenship, and leadership; origins and development of democracy; and law, civic strife, and constitutional change.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 330C:
History of Political Thought III: Freedom, Reason, and Power (POLISCI 130C)
Classic works in political theory since the American and French revolutions. Readings include Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, and Dewey.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 331:
High-Stakes Politics: Case Studies in Political Philosophy, Institutions, and Interests (CLASSHIS 332)
Normative political theory combined with positive political theory to better explain how major texts may have responded to and influenced changes in formal and informal institutions. Emphasis is on historical periods in which catastrophic institutional failure was a recent memory or a realistic possibility. Case studies include Greek city-states in the classical periodand the northern Atlantic community of the 17th and 18th centuries including upheavals in England and the American Revolutionary era.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4-5
POLISCI 332:
Graduate Seminar: John Rawls's Political Philosophy (PHIL 372D)
Leading ideas in A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples.
Last offered: Spring 2008
| Units: 5
POLISCI 334:
Research Workshop: Philanthropy and Civil Society (EDUC 374, SOC 374)
Associated with the Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). Year-long workshop for doctoral students and advanced undergraduates writing senior theses on the nature of civil society or philanthropy. Focus is on pursuit of progressive research and writing contributing to the current scholarly knowledge of the nonprofit sector and philanthropy. Accomplished in a large part through peer review. Readings include recent scholarship in aforementioned fields. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 units.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
6 times
(up to 9 units total)
POLISCI 336:
Introduction to Global Justice (ETHICSOC 136R, INTNLREL 136R, PHIL 76, POLISCI 136R)
Recent work in political theory on global justice. Topics include global poverty, human rights, fair trade, immigration, climate change. Do developed countries have a duty to aid developing countries? Do rich countries have the right to close their borders to economic immigrants? When is humanitarian intervention justified? Readings include Charles Beitz, Thomas Pogge, John Rawls.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 336M:
Marx and Weber (PHIL 336)
How Marx and Weber each developed theories to account for the political problems of unfreedom, inequality, oppression, and bureaucratization; investigated the extent to which such problems could be mitigated or resolved; and believed that social science could contribute to understanding the modern world and efforts to change it. Their works with reference to politics, human agency, social change, and the role of knowledge.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-4
POLISCI 336T:
Religion and the Constitution (PHIL 374D)
(Same as LAW 569.) Issues of religious toleration in political theory and in American constitutional law. Topics include: whether religion merits special the special constitutional solicitude provided by the First Amendment's religion clauses; religion as distinct from culture, morality, and philosophy as understood for constitutional purposes; the tensions between ensuring free exercise and avoiding religious establishment; cases for and against free exercise exemptions; and whether the religion clauses can be understood as serving a single fundamental value such as liberty,equality, or neutrality. Readings from political and constitutional theory including Bodin, Locke, Madison, Jefferson, Rawls, Nussbaum, McConnell, Okin, Choper, Hamburger, and constitutional cases.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 337:
Models of Democracy (CLASSHIS 137, CLASSHIS 237, COMM 212, COMM 312, POLISCI 237)
Ancient and modern varieties of democracy; debates about their normative and practical strengths and the pathologies to which each is subject. Focus is on participation, deliberation, representation, and elite competition, as values and political processes. Formal institutions, political rhetoric, technological change, and philosophical critique. Models tested by reference to long-term historical natural experiments such as Athens and Rome, recent large-scale political experiments such as the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly, and controlled experiments.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 337R:
Justice at Home and Abroad: Civil Rights in the 21st Century (EDUC 261X, ETHICSOC 137R, POLISCI 137R)
Focus is on theories of justice. How the core ideals of freedom, equality, and security animate theories which John Rawls considers the first virtue of social institutions. Topics include the U.S. Constitution as a legal framework for the operation of these ideals, civil rights legislation and litigation as the arena of tensions between those ideals, and how ideas of justice function both at home and abroad to impact civil liberties in today's war on terror.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 338E:
The Problem of Evil in Literature, Film, and Philosophy (FRENGEN 265)
Conceptions of evil and its nature and source, distinctions between natural and moral evil, and what belongs to God versus to the human race have undergone transformations reflected in literature and film. Sources include Rousseau's response to the 1755 Lisbon earthquake; Hannah Arendt's interpretation of Auschwitz; Günther Anders' reading of Hiroshima; and current reflections on looming climatic and nuclear disasters. Readings from Rousseau, Kant, Dostoevsky, Arendt, Anders, Jonas, Camus, Ricoeur, Houellebeck, Girard. Films by Lang, Bergman, Losey, Hitchcock.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 338J:
Hobbes and Rousseau (PHIL 338)
On human nature, freedom, equality, and political authority in Hobbes's Leviathan and Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality and Social Contract.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
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: ;
Abernethy, D. (PI);
Barker, L. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Callan, E. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (PI);
Ober, J. (PI);
Oi, J. (PI);
Rakove, J. (PI);
Reich, R. (PI);
Rivers, D. (PI);
Rodden, J. (PI);
Sagan, S. (PI);
Satz, D. (PI);
Schultz, K. (PI);
Segura, G. (PI);
Sievers, B. (PI);
Sniderman, P. (PI);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
de Bres, H. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 33Q:
Legal Craft and Moral Intuitions
Preference to sophomores. The conflict between translating rules for social interaction into legal practices versus deciding what constitutes impermissible harm-causing, coercion, or discrimination. Approaches to this conflict through cases such as: can government forbid wetland development without compensating property owners; why might private nurses or Playboy bunnies but not flight attendants be selected on the basis of gender; why is gender equality in resource distribution provided for college athletes but not math graduate students?
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-EthicReas
POLISCI 348:
Chinese Politics: The Transformation and the Era of Reform
(Graduate students register for 348.) For advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. The content, process, and consequences of reform in China from 1976 to the present.
Last offered: Spring 2008
| Units: 5
POLISCI 348R:
Workshop: China Social Science (SOC 368W)
For Ph.D. students in the social sciences and history. Research on contemporary society and politics in the People's Republic of China. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
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: ;
Abernethy, D. (PI);
Blacker, C. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Brody, R. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Cox, G. (PI);
Crenshaw, M. (PI);
Diamond, L. (PI);
Diaz, A. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, 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);
Milani, A. (PI);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Stoner, K. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 350A:
Political Methodology I (POLISCI 150A)
Introduction to probability and statistical inference, with applications to political science and public policy. Prerequisite: elementary calculus.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 350B:
Political Methodology II (POLISCI 150B)
Understanding and using the linear regression model in a social-science context: properties of the least squares estimator; inference and hypothesis testing; assessing model fit; presenting results for publication; consequences and diagnosis of departures from model assumptions; outliers and influential observations, graphical techniques for model fitting and checking; interactions among exploratory variables; pooling data; extensions for binary responses.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 350C:
Political Methodology III (POLISCI 150C)
Models for discrete outcomes, time series, measurement error, and simultaneity. Introduction to nonlinear estimation, large sample theory. Prerequisite: 150B/350B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 351A:
Foundations of Political Economy
Introduction to political economy with an emphasis on formal models of collective choice, public institutions, and political competition. Topics include voting theory, social choice, institutional equilibria, agenda setting, interest group politics, bureaucratic behavior, and electoral competition.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
POLISCI 351B:
Economic Analysis of Political Institutions
Applying techniques such as information economics, games of incomplete information, sequential bargaining theory, repeated games, and rational expectations of microeconomic analysis and game theory to political behavior and institutions. Applicatoins include agenda formation in legislatures, government formation in parliamentary systems, the implications of legislative structure, elections and information aggregation, lobbying, electoral competition and interest groups, the control of bureaucracies, interest group competition, and collective choice rules.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 4
POLISCI 351C:
Testing Models of Governmental Decision Making (POLECON 682)
Applications of formal models to several stages of decision making in the U.S. national government, with an emphasis on the legislative branch. Topics include strategies of committees, roll call voting, the budget process, policy formation, effects of special rules, congressional-presidential relations, and congressional-agency relations. Prerequisites: POLECON 680/POLISCI 351A and POLECON 681/POLISCI 351B.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
POLISCI 352:
Introduction to Game Theoretic Methods in Political Science (POLISCI 152)
Concepts and tools of non-cooperative game theory developed using political science questions and applications. Formal treatment of Hobbes' theory of the state and major criticisms of it; examples from international politics. Primarily for graduate students; undergraduates admitted with consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-5
POLISCI 353A:
Workshop in Statistical Modeling
Theoretical aspects and empirical applications of statistical modeling in the social sciences. Guest speakers. Students present a research paper. Prerequisite: 350B or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1-5
POLISCI 353B:
Workshop in Statistical Modeling
Continuation of 353A. Prerequisite: 353A.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 353C:
Workshop in Statistical Modeling
Continuation of 353A. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 353A.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 359:
Advanced Individual Study in Political Methodology
May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 362:
New Economics of Organization
Survey of economic approaches to organization, emphasizing theory and application, with attention to politics.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 364:
Theories of Political Institutions (POLECON 664)
Organized activity as it reflects the organization of political life. Eclectic and interdisciplinary. Emphasis is on political institutions and formal organizations, and the norms, expectation, and routines characteristic of informal political structure.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
POLISCI 369:
Directed Reading and Research in Political Organizations
Advanced individual study in public administration. (Staff)
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 400:
Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-10
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Brody, R. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Frisby, T. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 403:
International Conflict Resolution Colloquium (PSYCH 283)
(Same as LAW 611.) Sponsored by the Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN). Conflict, negotiation, and dispute resolution with emphasis on conflicts and disputes with an international dimension, including conflicts involving states, peoples, and political factions such as the Middle East and Northern Ireland. Guest speakers. Issues including international law, psychology, and political science, economics, anthropology, and criminology.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2
POLISCI 404:
Dispute Resolution in International Economic Law
(Same as LAW 356.) Topics include: theoretical work on international trade and investment disputes; empirical work on WTO dispute resolution and the efficacy of developing country participation; and legal analysis of current, prominent disputes in the WTO and under international investment treaties. Substantial paper required. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 1
POLISCI 420A:
Approaches to the Study of American Politics
Theories of American politics, focusing on Congress, the presidency, the bureaucracy, and the courts.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 420B:
Topics in American Political Behavior
For graduate students with background in American politics embarking on their own research. Current research in American politics, emphasizing political behavior and public opinion. Possible topics: uncertainty and ambivalence in political attitudes, heterogeneity in public opinion, the structure of American political ideology, political learning, the media as a determinant of public opinion, and links between public opinion and public policy.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 420C:
American Political Institutions
Field seminar. Major theoretical perspectives, controversies, and literature on the substance of American politics, including Congress, the Presidency, federalism, bureaucracy, and the courts. Preparation for performing publishable research. Prerequisites: 420A,B.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 422:
Campaigns, Elections, and Public Opinion
Research seminar. Frontiers in mass political behavior. Sources include data sets from the 2004 election cycle. Prerequisite: 420B or equivalent.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 433:
Workshop in Political Theory
For graduate students. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 436:
Rational Choice
The scope and limits of rational choice theory. Possible topics: explanatory and normative uses of rational choice; self-interest versus altruism; the nature of social norms; incommensurable choices; and bounded rationality.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 440A:
Theories in Comparative Politics
Required of Political Science Ph.D. students with comparative politics as first or second concentration; others by consent of instructor. Theories addressing major concerns in the comparative field including democracy, regime change, the state, revolutions, national heterogeneity, and economic performance.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
POLISCI 440B:
Political Economy of Development (HISTORY 378E)
Required of Political Science Ph.D. students with comparative politics as a first or second concentration; others by consent of the instructor. The origins of political and economic institutions and their impact on long run outcomes for growth and democracy. Emphasis is on the analysis of causal models, hypothesis testing, and the quality of evidence.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
POLISCI 440C:
Methods in Comparative Politics
Required of Political Science Ph.D. candidates with comparative politics as a first or second concentration; others by consent of instructor. Current methodological standards in comparative politics. Students develop their own research design that meets these standards.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
POLISCI 440D:
Workshop in Comparative Politics
Faculty, guest speakers, and graduate students conducting research in comparative politics present work-in-progress. Graduate students may enroll for up to 5 total units apportioned by quarter. Auditors welcome. Graduate students whose major or minor field is comparative politics must make at least one presentation to the seminar.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 443T:
Approaches to Chinese Politics
Major secondary literature on Chinese politics, involving the evolution of theoretical concepts and social scientific approaches characterizing the field. Subjects include changes made to defining fundamental issues of Chinese political theory, and the implications of shifts in research methods and analytical tools. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of politics of post-1949 China.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Brody, R. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 802:
TGR Dissertation
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 0
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Bendor, J. (PI);
Blaydes, L. (PI);
Brady, D. (PI);
Cohen, J. (PI);
Fearon, J. (PI);
Ferejohn, J. (PI);
Fiorina, M. (PI);
Goldstein, 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);
Mares, I. (PI);
McFaul, M. (PI);
Moe, T. (PI);
Nie, N. (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);
Stone, P. (PI);
Tomz, M. (PI);
Wand, J. (PI);
Weingast, B. (PI);
Weinstein, J. (PI);
Anzia, S. (GP);
Bernard, T. (GP);
Meckler, H. (GP)
POLISCI 110A:
Theory and Practice in International Relations
Major approaches to understanding international politics including realism, liberalism, and constructivism, and their utility in explaining events and issues over the last century including the WWI and WWII, the Cold War, trade and globalization, and transnational terrorism.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 110B:
Strategy, War, and Politics
Traditional and modern theories on the causes of war and sources of peace. Contrasting explanations for the origins of WW I and II; alternative theories of deterrence in the nuclear age; the causes of war in the Persian Gulf, ethnic conflicts, and terrorism in the post-Cold War era.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 111:
Peace Studies (PSYCH 165)
Interdisciplinary. The challenges of pursuing peace in a world with many conflicts and rising regional, ethnic, and religious antagonisms. Historical, social, psychological, and moral perspectives. Contributions of academic disciplines to the study of peace. Students explore a conflict and offer contributions to the building of peace. Limited enrollment.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 113F:
The United Nations and Global Governance
The role of international institutions and organizations in the areas of health, environment, security, trade, development, and human rights. Evaluation, accountability, participation, legitimacy, and autonomy.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 120A:
American Political Sociology and Public Opinion: Who We Are and What We Believe
First of team-taught, intermediate-level, three-part sequence designed to introduce students to topics in American politics and government. The sociology of the U.S. and the political beliefs and values of Americans. Students may enroll for one, two, or three quarters, but the course is cumulative so maximum benefit results from enrollment in the entire sequence. Recommended: 2.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 130B:
History of Political Thought II: Early Modern Political Thought, 1500-1700 (POLISCI 330B)
The development of constitutionalism, Renaissance humanism and the Reformation, and changing relationships between church and states. Emphasis is on the relationships among political thought, institutional frameworks, and immediate political problems and conflicts. The usefulness of the history of political thought to political science.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
POLISCI 132:
Ethics of Political Animals
The ancient Greek conception of ethics as arising from human social and political nature. Problems related to values, identity, and responsibility. Topics include civic friendship, equality, reciprocity, integrity, dignity, and legal obedience.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-EthicReas
POLISCI 134:
Democracy and the Communication of Consent (COMM 136, COMM 236)
Focus is on competing theories of democracy and the forms of communication they presuppose, combining normative and empirical issues, and historical and contemporary sources. Topics include representation, public opinion, mass media, small group processes, direct democracy, the role of information, and the prospects for deliberative democracy.
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 136:
Philosophical Issues Concerning Race and Racism (PHIL 177)
Concepts of race, race consciousness, and racism, and their connections. What is race and what is its role in racism? How should ethnic and racial identities be viewed to secure the conditions in which humanity can be seen as a single moral community whose members have equal respect? What laws, values, and institutions best embody the balance among competing goals of group loyalty, opposition to racism, and common humanity? Philosophical writings on freedom and equality, human rights, pluralism, and affirmative action. Historical accounts of group exclusion.
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-AmerCul
POLISCI 140:
Political Economy of Development
Emphasis is on the interplay between political economic processes, and national and international factors from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Do governments provide the foundations for economic development? The role of the state in solving problems of violence and capital accumulation.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
POLISCI 142Z:
Politics in the Name of Identity
How national, ethnic, religious, racial, tribal, and regional identities have been politicized. How identity is used as a motive, cause, or justification for peaceful or violent political actions. Issues such as suicide bombers, the U.S. immigration bill, and ethnic cleansing. Case studies.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 147:
Comparative Democratic Development
Social, cultural, political, economic, and international factors affecting the development and consolidation of democracy in historical and comparative perspective. Individual country experiences with democracy, democratization, and regime performance. Emphasis is on the third wave of democratization over the past three decades and contemporary possibilities for democratic change. (Diamond)
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom
POLISCI 149R:
The Political Sociology of the Arab State: An Introduction to Middle Eastern Politics (INTNLREL 175)
How empirical knowledge affects politics of Arab region and the Middle East. Broader political sociology literature and its effect on empirical knowledge. Middle Eastern politics through the lens of the Arab state in political sociology.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 151B:
Data Analysis for Political Science
Operationalization of concepts, measurement, scale construction, finding and pooling/merging data, cross-tabulations, tests of association, comparison of means, correlation, scatterplots, and regression models. How to present the results of data analysis in research reports, essays, and theses. Emphasis is on getting and using data with appropriate statistical software. Prior mathematics not required.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
POLISCI 157:
Sampling and Surveys (POLISCI 357)
The importance of sample surveys as a source of social science data including public opinion, voting, welfare programs, health, employment, and consumer behavior. Survey design, sampling theory, and estimation. Nonresponse, self-selection, measurement error, and web survey methods. Prerequisite: 150B or equivalent.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 214:
The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (POLISCI 314)
(Graduate students register for 314.) The origins and effects of the spread of nuclear weapons at international and domestic levels. The role of faulty intelligence, clandestine proliferation networks, and nuclear assistance from third parties on proliferators' programs. Case studies of relevant programs, including Iran and North Korea.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 223S:
The Imperial Temptation: U.S. Foreign Policy in a Unipolar World
How the collapse of the Soviet Union liberated the U.S. from the constraints of bipolarity. How current policy fits into earlier traditions such as Wilsonianism or realism. Normative questions; what is America's proper role in the world? Prerequisite: senior standing.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 227R:
Polarized Politics and Special Interest Groups
The influence of special interest groups on electoral competition and policy outcomes in the U.S., and the increasing partisan polarization among elites. How money spent by special interest groups affects the types of candidates who are elected, the agendas of the parties, and the votes of Congressmen.
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
POLISCI 231S:
Contemporary Theories of Justice
Social and political justice and contemporary debates in political theory. Recent works that develop the principles of justice, and the political arrangements that best satisfy their requirements. Limited enrollment. WIM
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-EthicReas
POLISCI 240T:
American Efforts at Promoting Democracy Abroad: Theory and Reality
Theoretical and intellectual debates about democracy promotion with focus on realism versus liberalism. The evolution of these debates with attention to the Cold War, the 90s, and American foreign policy after 9/11. Tools for and bureaucratic struggles over how to promote democracy. Contemporary case studies.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 245U:
Making Sense of Islamic Movements (INTNLREL 180, POLISCI 345U)
Influential Islamic political movements in the Middle East and beyond. Case studies of Islamist mobilizations in recent history. New strategies Islamist movements have adopted since the 90s. Comparison of Islamists movements as social movements using the corresponding theoretical literature.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 299R:
Senior Research Seminar
Required of students writing honors theses. Focus is on acquiring research skills and developing an appropriate research design. WIM
| Units: 3
POLISCI 299S:
Senior Honors Tutorial
Required of students writing honors theses. Focus is on solving problems in writing a thesis such as keeping on schedule and rewriting drafts. Students work with other honors students and graduate student tutors.
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
for credit
POLISCI 314:
The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (POLISCI 214)
(Graduate students register for 314.) The origins and effects of the spread of nuclear weapons at international and domestic levels. The role of faulty intelligence, clandestine proliferation networks, and nuclear assistance from third parties on proliferators' programs. Case studies of relevant programs, including Iran and North Korea.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 314S:
Decision Making in U.S. Foreign Policy (IPS 314S)
Priority to IPS students. Formal and informal processes involved in U.S. foreign policy decision making. The formation, conduct, and implementation of policy, emphasizing the role of the President and executive branch agencies. Theoretical and analytical perspectives; case studies.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 321:
Creating the American Republic (LAW 246)
Concepts and developments in the late 18th-century invention of American constitutionalism; the politics of constitution making and ratifying; emergence of theories of constitutional interpretation including originalism; early notions of judicial review. Primary and secondary sources.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 330B:
History of Political Thought II: Early Modern Political Thought, 1500-1700 (POLISCI 130B)
The development of constitutionalism, Renaissance humanism and the Reformation, and changing relationships between church and states. Emphasis is on the relationships among political thought, institutional frameworks, and immediate political problems and conflicts. The usefulness of the history of political thought to political science.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 331S:
Politics and Collective Action (IPS 206A, PUBLPOL 204A)
Classic theories for why collective action problems occur and how they can be solved. Politics of aggregating individual decisions into collective action, including voting, social protest, and competing goals and tactics of officials, bureaucrats, interest groups, and other stakeholders. Economic, distributive, and moral frameworks for evaluating collective action processes and outcomes. Applicable to collective action problems in any realm, but focus is on practical examples from environmental management.
| Units: 4
POLISCI 332R:
Greek Political Economy I
(Same as POLISCI 332R,332S.) First of two-part course. Did large-scale kingdoms radically change the Greek world after Alexander; or had new conditions already emerged from the Peloponnesian War? Continuities and discontinuities across the classical/hellenistic divide. Focus is on states and economies in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C.E. Sources include primary sources and recent scholarship on Greek economic thought and practices with reference to city states (Athens, Rhodes), federations (Achaean, Aetolian), and empires (Ptolemaic, Seleukid). Spring Quarter emphasis is on presentation of research by faculty and students.
| Units: 4-5
POLISCI 332S:
Greek Political Economy II
(Same as POLISCI 332R,332S.) First of two-part course. Did large-scale kingdoms radically change the Greek world after Alexander; or had new conditions already emerged from the Peloponnesian War? Continuities and discontinuities across the classical/hellenistic divide. Focus is on states and economies in the 4th and 3rd centuries B.C.E. Sources include primary sources and recent scholarship on Greek economic thought and practices with reference to city states (Athens, Rhodes), federations (Achaean, Aetolian), and empires (Ptolemaic, Seleukid). Spring Quarter emphasis is on presentation of research by faculty and students.
| Units: 4-5
POLISCI 345U:
Making Sense of Islamic Movements (INTNLREL 180, POLISCI 245U)
Influential Islamic political movements in the Middle East and beyond. Case studies of Islamist mobilizations in recent history. New strategies Islamist movements have adopted since the 90s. Comparison of Islamists movements as social movements using the corresponding theoretical literature.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 357:
Sampling and Surveys (POLISCI 157)
The importance of sample surveys as a source of social science data including public opinion, voting, welfare programs, health, employment, and consumer behavior. Survey design, sampling theory, and estimation. Nonresponse, self-selection, measurement error, and web survey methods. Prerequisite: 150B or equivalent.
| Units: 5
POLISCI 444:
Comparative Political Economy: Advanced Industrial Societies
Political economy approaches to key policy outcomes including redistribution, the size of government, fiscal behavior, and pork-barrel politics. Theories related to institutions, interest groups, and geography, focusing on middle- and upper-income countries.
| Units: 3-5
