printer friendly pagePOLISCI 434: Egalitarianism
This seminar will explore different theories of equality in contemporary political philosophy. Topics include: the currency of equality (equality of what?); equality versus sufficiency or prioritarianism; the relationship between equality and responsibility; the value of equality; and different interpretations of equality of opportunity. Readings will be drawn from the work of Elizabeth Anderson, G.A. Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, Thomas Nagel, Derek Parfit, John Rawls, Thomas Scanlon, Amartya Sen, and others.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Olson, K. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Blaydes, L. (PI)
;
Laitin, D. (PI)
POLISCI 440B: Political Economy of Development
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
Instructors:
Haber, S. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Jusko, K. (PI)
;
Laitin, D. (PI)
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. Course may be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Jusko, K. (PI)
POLISCI 441L: Grad Seminar on Middle Eastern Politics
Survey of major topics in the study of Middle Eastern politics including state formation, authoritarian resilience and political Islam
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Blaydes, L. (PI)
POLISCI 443S: Political Economy of Reform in China
Content, process, and problems of China¿s post-Mao reforms. Changes in property rights, markets, credit, and the role of the state in economic development. Comparative insights about reform in the Chinese communist system that distinguishes it from the experience of regimes in E. Europe and the former Soviet Union.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
Instructors:
Oi, J. (PI)
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.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Cox, G. (PI)
POLISCI 448R: 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
Filter Results: