Special Topics in International Relations
Special Topics in Political Theory
Supervised Research I
Detailed study of one or more problems in political philosophy.
Examines qualitative methods in political science, including ethnography, interviewing, focus groups, process tracing, and archival research, while exploring their integration with large-n methodologies such as field and natural experiments and …
Analyzes the major theories explaining transitions to democratic regimes and their consolidation or reversion to authoritarian regimes. Case material is drawn from the 19th and 20th centuries from all regions …
Examines political institutions in democratic and authoritarian regimes. Topics include approaches to studying institutions, the state, federalism, electoral systems, executives, legislative decision-making, delegation to bureaucracies, and judicial institutions. The course …
Readings and research on special problems of the American political and administrative system that come to a focus in the presidency or arise out of the manifold responsibilities of the …
Studies the legislative process in the U.S. Congress, US state legislatures, and some examination of comparative legislatures. Topics include the internal distribution of power, influences on legislative behavior, institutional changes …
This course introduces regression analysis in political science. It covers linear regression, the ordinary least squares (OLS) estimator, interpretation of results, and regression diagnostics. The course also introduces generalized linear …
A survey and application of multivariate modeling techniques. Prerequisite: PLAD 7090, 7100, or equivalents.
Special Topics in Comparative Politics
Investigates a selected issue in political science.
Special Topics in International Relations
Special Topics in Political Theory
Examines key issues in modern international relations theory, including offense versus realism, the formation of alliances, the role of institutions, the factors influencing trade policy, recent psychological approaches, and the …
Supervised Research II
Provides a graduate-level survey of the contributions of rational choice analysis and game-theoretic modeling to topics of central concern in the subfield of comparative politics.
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.
For master's research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.