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This page lists courses that have been offered by the Government Department over the past few years, as well as a tentative list of courses to be taught in the upcoming semesters. Past semesters give a possible indication of the frequency that a course is taught. Tentative course listings can change at any time and this list may not be up to date. Any conclusions drawn from past and tentative courses should be confirmed with the the course's professor before making any enrollment decisions.
Spring 2020
Introductory Courses
1313 Intro to Comparative Politics
1615 Introduction to Political Theory
Major Seminars
4000.10x Checks & Balances or an Imperial Presidency?
4000.10x American Grand Strategy
Other Seminars
4816 Space, Territory, Politics
American Government and Institutions
2041 Electoral (mal)practice
2169 Survey Data in the Information Age
3062 Constitutional Politics & Citizenship
3112 Congress and the Legislative Process
3121 Crime and Punishment
4000.10x Checks & Balances or an Imperial Presidency?
Comparative Politics
3044 China's Next Economy
3273 Politics and Markets
3293 Compartive Politics of Latin America
3294 Post-Truth Politics
3553 Issues behind the News
International Relations
2897 Human Right at War
3502 Becoming a China Hand
4000.10x American Grand Strategy
Political Theory
3566 Critical Theories of Power
3785 Civil Disobedience
4816/6826 Space, Territory, Politics
Honors Courses
4959 Honors: Research & Writing
Methods
3990 Puzzle Solving with Data
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
Graduate Seminars
6053 Comparative Methods in International Relations & Comparative Politics
6182 Political Activism & Organizing
6212 American Constitutional Development
6344 Reading History Forward
6585 American Political Thought
6826 Space, Territory, Politics
6977 Research in Intern'l Relations
7274 Research Seminar in Political Violence
Fall 2019
Introductory Courses
1111 Introduction to American Government and Politics
1817 Making Sense of World Politics
Major Seminars
4000.101 Democracy and Representation
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Pol
4293 Comparative Urbanization
4365 Ethnonat'l Comm and Conflicts
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
4827 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
American Government and Institutions
3032 Pol of Public Policy in the US
3082 American Political Campaigns
3152 Prisons, Politics & Policy
3161 The American Presidency
4000.101 Democracy and Representation
4021 American Conservative Thought
Comparative Politics
2264 Political Violence
2553 Inside Europe
3353 African Politics
3354 Transf of Socialist Societies
3805 Israeli Politics
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Pol
4293 Comparative Urbanization
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
International Relations
2817 America Confronts the World
3547 Amer, Business& Int'l Pol Econ
3867 War: Causes and Conduct
3967 What is China?
4827 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
Political Theory
3595 Academe, Work, Politics
3715 Political Theories of Colonialism
3736 Ancient Political Thought
4365 Ethnonat'l Comm and Conflicts
Honors Courses
4949 Honors Thesis Seminar
Methods
4019/6019 Introductory Probability and Applied Statistics
Graduate Seminars
6031 Field Seminar In Amer Politics
6049 Categorical and Count Data
6059 Panel and Multilevel Data
6202 Political Culture
6293 Comparative Urbanization
6353 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
6426 Contemporaries Read Ancients
6525 Contemporary Political Theory
6619 Text and Networks
6827 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
6897 International Security
6987 Domestic Pol & Int'l Relations
7073 Game Theory 1
Crosslistings
3091 Science In The American Polity
3683 Comparative Corruption
7937 Proseminar in Peace Studies
Spring 2019
ntroductory Courses
1313 Intro to Comparative Politics
1615 Introduction to Political Theory
Major Seminars
4000.101 Authoritarianism
4000.102 Campaigns & Elections in Europe
4000.103 Checks & Balances or an Imperial Presidency
4000.104 The Politics of National Decline
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4142/6142 Causes & Consequences of U.S. For. Pol.
4816 Topographies of Power
4846/6846 Equality
American Government and Institutions
2041 Electoral (mal)practice
2152 (Im)migration and (Im)migrants: Then & Now
3112 Congress and the Legislative Process
3121 Crime and Punishment
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
4000.103 Checks & Balances or an Imperial Presidency
4021 American Conservative Thought
4142/6142 Causes & Consequences of U.S. Foreign Policy
Comparative Politics
3403 China under Revolution/ Reform
3443 Southeast Asian Politics
4000.101 Authoritarianism
4000.102 Campaigns & Elections in Europe
International Relations
3503 Becoming a China Hand
4000.104 The Politics of National Decline
Political Theory
3566 Critical Theories of Power
4816 Space, Territory, Politics
4846/6846 Equality
Honors Courses
4959 Honors: Research & Writing
Methods
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
6069 Causal Inference
6079 Advanced Topics Mini-Course
Graduate Seminars
6031 Field Seminar in American Politics
6053 Comparative Methods in International Relations & Comparative Politics
6132 Politics of Inequality in the U.S.
6142/4142 Causes & Consequences of U.S. Foreign Policy
6171 Politics of Public Policy
6201 United States Congress
6304 Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics
6483 Authoritarianism and Democracy
6816 Arendt
6846/4846 Equality
7937 ProSeminar Peace Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Crosslistings
1503 Introduction to Africana Studies
1623 The World of Modern Japan
1901 Discussions of Justice
2673 The History and Politics of Modern Egypt
2807 Islam and Politics
3131 Nature and Functions Limits of Law
3401 Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice
4279 The Animal
4655/6656 Social and Political Philosophy
4769 Spinoza & New Spinozism
4786 Holocaust in Postwar Culture
4835/6835 Pluralism, Political Authority
6045 Law & Literature
6215 Michel Foucault: Sovereignty to BioPolitics
6246 Psychoanalysis and Politics
Fall 2018
Introductory Courses
1111 Introduction to American Government and Politics
1817 Making Sense of World Politics
Major Seminars
4000.101 Despotism: Russia and Elsewhere
4000.102 Women, Peace and War
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
4626 Disobedience, Resistance, Refusal
4986/6986 Other Feminisms
American Government and Institutions
3012 The Politics of Poverty in the U.S.
3082 American Political Campaigns
3161 The American Presidency
3999 How Do You Know That?
4021 American Conservative Thought
Comparative Politics
2293 Politics and Music
2553 Inside Europe
3044 China's Next Economy
3294 Post-Truth Politics
3353 African Politics
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
International Relations
3867 War: Causes and Conduct
Political Theory
3715 Political Theories of Colonialism
4626 Disobedience, Resistance, Refusal
4986/6986 Other Feminisms
Honors Courses
4949 Honors Thesis Seminar
Methods
3999 How Do You Know That?
4019/6019 Introductory Probability and Applied Statistics
Graduate Seminars
6022 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the U.S.
6067 Field Seminar in International Relations
6075 Field Seminar in Political Thought
6089 Time Series Analysis
6109 Field Methods
6122 Foundations of the Social Sciences
6353 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
6433 Quantitative Text Analysis
7073 Game Theory 1
Crosslistings
1503 Introduction to Africana Studies
1901 Discussions of Justice
2225 Controversies About Inequality
3242 Down the School to Prison Track and Back
3281 Constitutional Politics: The Supreme Court
3333 China-Africa Relations
3606 Fables of Capitalism
3705 Political Theories and Cinema
4645/6845 Recognition, Abjection, & State Ideology
4745/6745 Humanitarian Affects
4807 Social Studies of Space, Technologies and Borders
4998 Inquiry in Politics and Policy (Cornell in Washington)
Spring 2018
Introductory Courses
1313 Intro to Comparative Politics
Major Seminars
4000.101 Trump and American Politics
4000.102 Politics and Entertainment
Other Seminars
4031 Social Movements in American Politics
4265 Postcolonial Theory
4816 Topographies of Power
American Government and Institutions
2041 Electoral (mal)practice
3032 The Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.
3112 Congress and the Legislative Process
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
4000.101 Trump and American Politics
4031 Social Movements in American Politics
Comparative Politics
2041 Electoral (mal)practice
2293 Politics and Music
3353 African Politics
4000.102 Politics and Entertainment
International Relations
3837 The Cold War
Political Theory
3736 Ancient Political Thought
4265 Postcolonial Theory
4816 Topographies of Power
Honors Courses
4959 Honors: Research & Writing
Methods
3990 Puzzle Solving with Data
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
Graduate Seminars
6011 The American State
6031 Field Seminar American Politics
6053 Comparative Methods in International Relations & Comparative Politics
6202 Political Culture
6242 Experiment and Survey Design
6294 Parties, Populism, and Movements
6775 Language & Politics
6857 International Political Economy
6897 International Security
7937 ProSem Peace Study: Interdisciplinary Approaches
Crosslistings
2604 Obama and the Meaning of Race
3633 Politics and Culture
3636 Introduction to Critical Theory
6215 Michel Foucault: Sovereignty to BioPolitics
Fall 2017
Introductory Courses
1111 Introduction to American Government and Politics
1817 Making Sense of World Politics
Major Seminars
4000.101 Despotism: Russia and Elsewhere
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4102 Governing Green Cities
4194 Asian Political Economy
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Politics
4566 Critical Theories of Power
4877 China and Asian Security
American Government and Institutions
2152 (Im)migration and (Im)migrants: Then & Now
3082 American Political Campaigns
3141 Prisons
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
3999 How Do You Know That?
4021 American Conservative Thought
4102 Governing Green Cities
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Politics
Comparative Politics
2264 Contemporary Civil Wars
2553 Inside Europe
3284 Populism, Democracy & Authoritarianism
3364 Europe in Times of Crisis
3503 Becoming a China Hand
3999 How Do You Know That?
4194 Asian Political Economy
International Relations
2817 America Confronts the World
3547 America, Business & Int'l Pol Econ
3827 China and the World
4877 China and Asian Security
Political Theory
3605 Ideology
3785 Civil Disobedience
4566 Critical Theories of Power
Honors Courses
4949 Honors Thesis Seminar
Methods
4019 Introductory Probability & Applied Statistics (Not a senior seminar)
Graduate Seminars
6019 Introductory Probability and Applied Statistics
6049 Categorical and Count Data
6059 Panel and Multilevel Data
6102 Governing Green Cities
6303 Comparative Political Economy and Global Debates
6324 Proseminar in Chinese Politics
6353 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
6433 Quantitative Text Analysis
6461 Public Opinion
6566 Critical Theories of Power
6596 Theories of Non/Violence
6676 Critical Continental Thought: French
6877 China and Asian Security
6969 Research, Writing, & Teaching in the Profession
Crosslistings
1503 Intro to Africana Studies:
1901 Discussions of Justice
2225 Controversies About Inequality
2432 Moral Dilemmas in the Law
2747 History of Modern MidEast
2807 Islam and Politics
3281 Constitutional Politics: The U.S. Supreme Court
3303 Politics of the Global North
3384 The Asian Century: The Rise of China and India
3786 What Is A People?: The Social Contract and Its Discontents
4015 Existentialism or Marxism (Not a senior seminar)
4543 Fascism, Nationalism & Populism (Not a senior seminar)
4807 Social Studies of Space, Technologies and Borders (Not a senior seminar)
6303 Comparative Political Economy and Global Debates (Not a senior seminar)
6384 The Asian Century? The Rise of China and India (Not a senior seminar)
6785 Persecution & Art of Writing (Not a senior seminar)
6946 Biopolitics (Not a senior seminar)
Cross-listed: Taught in Cornell-In-Washington
3494 SpTp: Regional Development & Globalization
Spring 2017
Introductory Courses
1313 Introduction to Comparative Politics
1615 Introduction to Modern Political Theory
Major Seminars
4000.101 Campaigning & Voting in Europe
4000.102 Politics and Entertainment
4000.103 American Grand Strategy
4000.104 Gender, Nationalism, and War
Other Seminars
4032 Immigration & Politics Res Sem
4827 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
American Government and Institutions
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
3002 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
3041 Win, Lose or Cheat?
3112 Congress and the Legislative Process
3152 Prisons, Politics & Policy
4032 Immigration & Politics Res Sem
Comparative Politics
3403 China Under Revolution/ Reform
3503 Becoming a China Hand
International Relations
3553 Issues Behind the News
3897 WIM: Human Right at War
4827 China, Tibet and Xinjiang
Political Theory
3675 Democracy and Its Discontents
3736 Ancient Political Thought
3809 Politics of 70's Films
Honors Courses
4959 Honors: Research & Writing
Methods
3990 Puzzle Solving with Data
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
Graduate Seminars
6053 Compa Meth in Int'l & Comp Pol
6069 Causal Inference
6075 Field Seminar in Pol Thought
6079 Advanced Topics Mini-Course
6171 Politics of Public Policy
6304 Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics
6586 Schmitt, Strauss, Arendt
6897 International Security
Crosslistings
1901 Discussions of Justice
2604 Obama and the Meaning of Race
2673 The History & Politics of Modern Egypt
3131 Nature Functions Limits of Law
3223 Was US Intervention in Libya To Remove Gaddafi a Mistake?
3333 Is China Recolonizing Africa?
3401 Intersections of Feminist Theory and Practice
4367 Geopolitics of Ice (Not a senior seminar)
4735 Marx, Freud, Nietzsche (Not a senior seminar)
4967 The Collapse of the Soviet Union (Not a senior seminar)
6045 Law & Literature (Not a senior seminar)
Fall 2016
Introductory Courses
1111 Introduction to American Government and Politics
1817 Introduction to International Relations
Major Seminars
4000.101 Democracy and Representation
4000.102 Politics and Entertainment
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4051 Postmod Presidency: Imagining the President (Election 2016)
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Politics
4291 Politics of Science
4726 Punitive Society
4877 China and Asian Security
American Government and Institutions
3001 Constitutional Law & U.S. Politics
3012 The Politics of Poverty in the U.S.
3082 American Political Campaigns
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
3161 The American Presidency
3189 Taking America's Pulse: Creating & Conducting a Nat'l Opinion Poll
4021 American Conservative Thought
4283 Latino Politics as Racial Politics
4051 Postmod Presidency: Imagining the President (Election 2016)
Comparative Politics
3044 China's Next Economy
3273 Politics and Markets
3283 Russian Politics
3293 Comp. Politics of Latin America
3364 Europe in Times of Crisis
4291 Politics of Science
International Relations
3867 The Causes of War
3967 What is China?
4877 China and Asian Security
Political Theory
3726 Revolution
3785 Civil Disobedience
4726 Punitive Society
Honors Courses
4949 Honors Thesis Seminar
Methods
4019 Introductory Probability & Applied Statistics (Not a senior seminar)
Graduate Seminars
6049 Categorical & Count Data
6059 Panel & Multilevel Data
6067 Field Seminar in International Relations
6122 Foundations of the Social Sciences
6201 United States Congress
6242 Experiment and Survey Design
6353 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
6483 Authoritarianism and Democracy
6606 The Politics of Pragmatism
6645 Democratic Theory
6496 Power
6877 China and Asian Security
Crosslistings
1503 Intro to Africana Studies:
1901 Discussions of Justice
2055.061 Tort Law
2225 Controversies About Inequality
2432 Moral Dilemmas in the Law
2747 History of Modern MidEast
3281 Constitutional Politics: The U.S. Supreme Court
3603 US Peacekeeping in Africa
3625 Modern Political Philosophy
3626 Intro to the Early History of Political Philosophy
3633 Politics and Culture
3705 Political Theory and Cinema
3977 History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
4339 Nationalism(s) in the Arab World (Not a senior seminar)
4867 Through the Prison Threshold (Not a senior seminar)
6122 Foundations of the Social Sciences (Not a senior seminar)
6779 Cosmopolitanism and Post-Enlightenment (Not a senior seminar)
Cross-listed: Taught in Cornell-In-Washington
3168 Road to the White House, 2016
3494 SpTp: Regional Development & Globalization
Spring 2016
Introductory Courses
1313 Intro to Comparative Government and Politics
1615 Introduction to Modern Political Theory
Major Seminars
4000.01 Authoritarianism
4000.02 Turkey and the Middle East
4000.03 Campaigning in and for Europe
4000.04 Politics and Entertainment
4000.05 American Grand Strategy
Other courses that fulfill seminar requirement
4021 American Conservative Thought
4032 Immigration & Politics Research Seminar
4293 Comparative Urbanization
4414 Politics, Violence, and the Study of Cambodia
4827 Unifying while Integrating: China & the World
4847 Realist Theory of International Relations
American Government and Institutions
3021 Social Movements in American Politics
3032 The Politics of Public Policy in the U.S.
3112 Congress and the Legislative Process
3141 Prisons
3142 Incarceration, Policy Response & Self-Reflection
3809 Politics of 70’s Film
4021 American Conservative Thought
4032 Immigration & Politics Research Seminar
Comparative Politics
3274 Game Theory and Politics
3443 Southeast Asian Politics
4293 Comparative Urbanization
4414 Politics, Violence, and the Study of Cambodia
International Relations
3553 Issues Behind the News
3827 China and the World
3837 The Cold War
4827 Unifying while Integrating: China & the World
4847 Realist Theory of International Relations
Political Theory
3809 Politics of 70’s Film
Honors Courses
4959 Honors: Research & Writing
Methods
3990 Puzzle Solving with Data
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
Graduate Seminars
6029 Advanced Regression Analysis
6031 Field Seminar American Politics
6053 Comparative Methods in International & Comparative Politics
6202 Political Culture
6293 Comparative Urbanization
6304 Historical Analysis in Comparative Politics
6736 Ancient Political Thought: Aristotle: freedom, power, rule
6815 Political Theory and Aesthetics
6827 Unifying while Integrating: China & the World
6847 Realist Theory of International Relations
6857 International Political Economy
6867 International Law, War & Human Rights
7074 Game Theory 2
Cross-listed Courses
1503 Introduction to Africana Studies (This course DOES NOT fulfill the Government major’s Introductory Course Requirement)
2604 Obama & the Meaning of Race
2673 The History & Politics of Modern Egypt
2676 Periclean Athens
3303 Politics of the Global North
3537 Zionism & Its Discontents
3786 What Is A People?:The Social Contract and Its Discontents
4015 Existentialism or Marxism (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
4367 Geopolitics on Ice: Technology, Resources, and War in the Polar Regions (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
4603 Pol & Soc Change Southern Africa (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
4655 Social & Political Philosophy: Inequalities: Economic, Political, Social, & Racial (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
6045 Law and Literature (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
6656 Social & Political Philosophy: Inequalities: Economic, Political, Social, & Racial (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
Cross-listed: Taught in Cornell-In-Washington
3494 SpTp: Regional Development & Globalization
4998 Politics and Policy: Theory, Research, & Practice (Will not fulfill Govt. seminar req.)
Fall 2014
Introductory Courses
1111 Introduction to American Government Politics
1817 Introduction to International Relations
Major Seminars
4000.02 World War I and International Relations Theory
Other Seminars
4021 American Conservative Thought
4353 The Political Development of Western Europe
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
American Government and Institutions
3001 Constitutional Law
3012 The Politics of Poverty in the U.S.
4021 American Conservative Thought
Comparative Politics
3403 China Under Revolution/Reform
3553 Issues Behind the News
4353 The Political Development of Western Europe
4403 War and the State in Comparative Perspective
International Relations
3877 Nuclear Security in a Changing World
3927 Understanding Israeli-Lebanese Relations
4819 Human Rights & Governments (Not a senior seminar)
Political Theory
3665 American Political Thought: Madison to Malcolm X
Honors Courses
4949 Honors Thesis Seminar
Methods
4019 Introductory Probability & Applied Statistics (Not a senior seminar)
Graduate Seminars
6019 Introductory Probability & Applied Statistics
6021 Poverty & Social Policy
6039 Adv. Topics in Quant Empirical Methodology
6067 Field Seminar in International Relations
6201 United States Congress
6324 Proseminar in Chinese Politics
6353 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
6606 The Politics of Pragmatism
6736 Ancient Political Thought
6857 International Political Economy
7073 Game Theory I
Crosslistings
1503 Blackness in Global and Transnational Perspective
2002 Creating Contemporary Cornell
2225 Controversies About Inequality
2284 Capitalism in China
2583 Environmental Issues in the Contemporary Middle East
2605 Social and Political Philosophy
2716 Politics of Violence in 20th C Europe
2747 History of Modern MidEast: 19-20th Century
3606 Homo Oeconomius
3646 The History of the Present
3766 Multicultural Israel
4303 The GMO Debate: Science and Society (Not a senior seminar)
4554 Beyond Totalitarianism (Not a senior seminar)
4655 Topics in Social & Political Philosophy (Not a senior seminar)
4666 Sense and Citizenship: Aesthetics in Political Theory (Not a senior seminar)
4696 Melancholy Left: Marx to Benjamin (Not a senior seminar)
4745 Humanitarian Affects (Not a senior seminar)
4786 The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (Not a senior seminar)
4819 Human Rights & Governments (Not a senior seminar)
6406 Africa, Humanitarianism and Postcolonial Sensibilities (Not a senior seminar)
6554 Beyond Totalitarianism
6656 Topics in Social & Political Philosophy
6696 Melancholy Left: from Marx to Benjamin (Not a senior seminar)
6786 The Holocaust in Postwar Culture (Not a senior seminar)