Elections and Government
Political institutions are the electoral, legislative, executive, and judicial forums where government unfolds. This track looks at how such institutions are designed, their relationship to the cultural and economic context, and the extent to which various institutions succeed in promoting aims like stability, growth, or democracy. Courses also examine the political organizations that form alongside governments such as parties, business lobbies, labor unions, and advocacy groups. Examples are drawn from mature democracies, authoritarian regimes, and developing countries.
- PSCI/INTR 101 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- PSCI 105 Introduction to U.S. Politics
- PSCI 121 Democracy in America
- PSCI 167M Democracy: Past and Present
- PSCI 202W Argument in Political Science
- PSCI 209 The Politics of Punishment
- PSCI 210 Pandemic Politics
- PSCI 211 Conspiracy Theories in American Politics
- PSCI 212 The United States Supreme Court: The Constitution at a Crossroads
- PSCI 213 Black Politics
- PSCI 215 American Elections
- INTR 215 Populism in 21st Century Politics
- PSCI 218W Emergence of the Modern Congress
- PSCI 219 Congress as an Institution
- INTR 220 Inside the State: Subnational Politics in Comparative Perspectives
- INTR 221 European Nationalism
- INTR 221 Nationalism, Central Europe, and the Russia-Ukraine War
- PSCI 222 U.S. Presidency
- PSCI 223 Constitutional Structure and Rights
- INTR 223 Opposition in an Authoritarian State: Poland, 1945-1989
- INTR 223 Russian Politics
- PSCI 226W Act Locally? Local Government in the U.S.
- PSCI 227 Designing American Democracy
- PSCI 228 Race, Ethnicity, and American Politics
- PSCI 232 Disagreement in a Democratic Society
- PSCI 233W Innovation in Public Service
- PSCI 235W The Political Economy of U.S. Food Policy
- PSCI 237 U.S. Policymaking Processes
- PSCI 238 Business and Politics
- PSCI 241 Race, History and Urban Politics
- INTR 242W Identity Politics in Poland, Tajikistan, and Iran
- PSCI 243 Environmental Politics
- INTR 243W Media and Social Media in Poland and America
- PSCI 244K Politics and Markets: Innovation and The Global Business Environment
- PSCI/INTR 245 The Politics of Science and Expertise
- INTR 246 Religious Nationalism
- PSCI 247 Green Markets: Environmental Opportunities and Pitfalls
- INTR 247 Zionism and Its Discontents
- PSCI 248 Discrimination
- PSCI/INTR 250 Democracy and the Rule of Law
- PSCI/INTR 250 Comparative Democratic Representation
- PSCI/INTR 251 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
- PSCI/INTR 252 Ethnic Politics and Ethnic Conflict
- PSCI/INTR 253 Comparative Political Parties
- PSCI/INTR 254 The U.S. in the Middle East
- PSCI/INTR 254 Fascism: Politics, History, and Culture
- PSCI/INTR 256 Theories of Comparative Politics
- PSCI/INTR 257 The Origins of the Modern World
- PSCI/INTR 258 Democratic Regimes
- PSCI/INTR 259 Order, Violence, and the State
- PSCI/INTR 260 Democratic Erosion
- PSCI/INTR 261 Latin American Politics
- PSCI/INTR 262 Elections in Developing Countries
- PSCI 263 Democracy and Authoritarianism in the United States
- PSCI/INTR 264 Comparative Political Institutions
- PSCI/INTR 265 Civil War and the International System
- PSCI/INTR 266 The Politics of India and Pakistan
- PSCI/INTR 267 Identity, Ethnicity and Nationalism
- PSCI/INTR 269 Migration, Economic Change, and Conflict
- PSCI/INTR 275 European Integration (and Disintegration?)
- PSCI/INTR 276 The Politics of Insurgency
- PSCI/INTR 279 War and the Nation State
- INTR 283 Politics in the European Union
- PSCI 291 First Amendment and Religion
- PSCI 306 Governing a City
- PSCI/INTR 373 Territory and Group Conflict
- PSCI 394 Local Law and Politics Internships
- PSCI/INTR 394C Washington Semester Internship