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Offered: M/W 10:35 am – 11:30 am
Frequency Offered: YearlyEvery semester
Prerequisites: None
Cross-listed with PHI 125.001
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This course explores the key concepts and enduring questions of ancient political philosophy through a study of its two greatest representatives, Plato and Aristotle, as well as the modern revolt against the ancients that was inaugurated by Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince. It focuses especially on these thinkers’ views of justice, the best regime, and the best way of life.
PSC 300
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u001 Politics of Homelessness
Instructor: Erin HernClass #: 53476 Kirin Taylor
Class#: 53077
Offered: TuT/Th 2TH 5:00 pm – 36:20 pmPM
Frequency Offered: Special Offering
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
How should a local government agency figure out the needs of its constituents? Why do Republicans and Democrats watch different sources of news? Are positive or negative campaign ads more effective? Whether your research question is relevant for the non-profit world, government functioning, or academic inquiry, answering these questions requires an understanding of conducting original research: tools for gathering original data from people or primary sources in “the field”—in other words, IRL. This course will take you through practical instruction on best practices in interviews, surveys, ethnography, experiments, and more, culminating in a final research design. While the course This course examines the complex and multifaceted issue of homelessness from a global, Human Rights-Based perspective. We will explore the political, social, and economic factors that contribute to homelessness and identify common drivers of homelessness from the individual to societal levels. We will come to understand the different manifestations of homelessness, as well as the varied responses by governments and non-governmental organizations. Key questions include: What are the root causes of homelessness across different societies? How do political institutions and policies shape the experiences and outcomes of homeless populations? What are the challenges and opportunities in addressing homelessness in both developed and developing contexts? Throughout the semester, students will engage with a broad range of scholarly work, drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives and employing various methodological approaches. We will analyze case studies – both from abroad and focused on the United States, New York state, and even Central New York – to understand the role of policy, governance, and public opinion in shaping the lives of homeless individuals. By the end of the course, students will have a nuanced understanding of the politics of homelessness and the tools to critically assess and contribute to policy debates on this pressing issue, and others that intersect with it.
Note: This is a hybrid class (most of the time it will be held in Maxwell Hall 110, but some of the beginning sessions will be held online while the professor attends a conference abroad). You cannot attend purely online.
PSC 300 m403 Introduction to Original Research
Instructor: Erin Hern
Class #: 53476
Offered: Tu/Th 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm
Frequency Offered: Special Offering
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
How should a local government agency figure out the needs of its constituents? Why do Republicans and Democrats watch different sources of news? Are positive or negative campaign ads more effective? Whether your research question is relevant for the non-profit world, government functioning, or academic inquiry, answering these questions requires an understanding of conducting original research: tools for gathering original data from people or primary sources in “the field”—in other words, IRL. This course will take you through practical instruction on best practices in interviews, surveys, ethnography, experiments, and more, culminating in a final research design. While the course draws explicitly on political science literature and methods, it is applicable across the social sciences.
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Prerequisites: None
Cross-listed with MES 395.001
Course Description
The aim of this course is to study the ongoing process of democratization which has begun recently in the Islamic world. With the rising wave of democratic transitions in the last quarter of the 20th Century, the question has been raised as to whether the world of Islam could also experience a similar development. As a matter of historical fact a number of Muslim nations are in a process of making a transition to at least electoral democracy and are striving to consolidate the new institutions despite formidable obstacles. On the one hand a number of forces and variables favor democratization, but on the other hand several variables and forces impede the process. Like elsewhere, transition to democracy in the Muslim nations is taking different forms and modes, including reform from above, revolt from below and conclusion of pacts between regimes and oppositions. We assume that theories explaining transition to democracy elsewhere must be instrumental in understanding the process of democratization in the Muslim world as well. Hence, we will first review the general theories of democratization, in terms of their possible relevance to the study of democratization in the Muslim world.
PSC 396 m001 European Integration
Instructor: Glyn Morgan
Class #: 53731
Offered: T/Th 6:30 pm - 7: 50 pm
Frequency Offered: Regularly
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
For twenty years (1985-2005), the process of European Integration was a spectacular success. Europe added new member states, expanded to include the former Communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, and introduced a common currency and a common Schengen boundary. Then starting in 2005, things started to go wrong. This course focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the European project---a project to build a common system of governance. We focus on such issues as: Europe's Monetary Union; the Greek Crisis; the Refugee Problem; Germany's economic superiority; demographic decline; the failure to incorporate Europe's Muslim populations; the Geopolitical problems of dealing with Russia and the United States, and Brexit.
PSC 400 m001 Designing Surveys and Experiments
Instructor: Emily Thorson
Class#: 45047
Offered: Tu/Th 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Frequency Offered: Special Offering
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
Surveys and experiments are an increasingly important part of not only political science, but also journalism, campaigns, and public policy. This class offers students hands-on experience designing, analyzing, and interpreting surveys and experiments. Students will work in groups to create an original survey experiment on a political topic of their choosing, then analyze and present the results. Topics in previous classes have included political advertising on Facebook, climate change, immigration, and protest movements.
PSC 400 m401 Data Visualization
Instructor: Liwu Gan
Class #: 45202
Offered: T/Th 11:00 am – 12:20 395.001
Course Description
The aim of this course is to study the ongoing process of democratization which has begun recently in the Islamic world. With the rising wave of democratic transitions in the last quarter of the 20th Century, the question has been raised as to whether the world of Islam could also experience a similar development. As a matter of historical fact a number of Muslim nations are in a process of making a transition to at least electoral democracy and are striving to consolidate the new institutions despite formidable obstacles. On the one hand a number of forces and variables favor democratization, but on the other hand several variables and forces impede the process. Like elsewhere, transition to democracy in the Muslim nations is taking different forms and modes, including reform from above, revolt from below and conclusion of pacts between regimes and oppositions. We assume that theories explaining transition to democracy elsewhere must be instrumental in understanding the process of democratization in the Muslim world as well. Hence, we will first review the general theories of democratization, in terms of their possible relevance to the study of democratization in the Muslim world.
PSC 396 m001 European Integration
Instructor: Glyn Morgan
Class #: 53731
Offered: T/Th 6:30 pm - 7: 50 pm
Frequency Offered: Regularly
Prerequisites: None
Cross-listed with GEO 396.001
Course Description
For twenty years (1985-2005), the process of European Integration was a spectacular success. Europe added new member states, expanded to include the former Communist states of Eastern and Central Europe, and introduced a common currency and a common Schengen boundary. Then starting in 2005, things started to go wrong. This course focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the European project---a project to build a common system of governance. We focus on such issues as: Europe's Monetary Union; the Greek Crisis; the Refugee Problem; Germany's economic superiority; demographic decline; the failure to incorporate Europe's Muslim populations; the Geopolitical problems of dealing with Russia and the United States, and Brexit.
PSC 400 m001 Designing Surveys and Experiments
Instructor: Emily Thorson
Class#: 45047
Offered: Tu/Th 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm
Frequency Offered: Special Offering
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
Data Surveys and data analysis experiments are an increasingly important for political science research as well as in the public discourse and the workplace. In this class, you will learn how to conduct data visualization yourself. We'll cover topics such as finding data, data cleaning, data manipulation, and data visualization. Along the way, we'll learn basic statistical functions and plots in the powerful (and free) statistical program R. Throughout, the class takes an applied approach, so students will develop their own research project and conduct their own data visualizations.
PSC 400 m402 Data Analytics for PoliSci
Instructor: Gregory Smith
Class #: 44241part of not only political science, but also journalism, campaigns, and public policy. This class offers students hands-on experience designing, analyzing, and interpreting surveys and experiments. Students will work in groups to create an original survey experiment on a political topic of their choosing, then analyze and present the results. Topics in previous classes have included political advertising on Facebook, climate change, immigration, and protest movements.
PSC 400 m401 Data Visualization
Instructor: Liwu Gan
Class #: 45202
Offered: T/Th 311:30 pm 00 am – 412:50 20 pm
Frequency Offered: Special Offering
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Data and data analysis are increasingly important for political science research , but also as well as in the public discourse and the workplace. In this class, you will learn how to conduct data analysis visualization yourself. We’ll We'll cover topics such as finding data, data cleaning and , data manipulation, and data visualization, and data analysis. Along the way, we’ll we'll learn basic statistical functions and plots in the powerful (and free) statistical program R. Throughout, the class takes an applied approach, so students will develop their own research project and conduct their own data analysesvisualizations.
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400 m402 Data Analytics for PoliSci
Instructor: Dimitar GueorguievClass#: 45057 Gregory Smith
Class #: 44241
Offered: MT/W 12Th 3:45 30 pm – 24:05 50 pm
Frequency Offered: RegularlySpecial Offering
Prerequisites: None
Course DescriptionChina’s rise is arguably the most important feature of the 21st Century. Its growth-driven model of single-party rule challenges democratic ideals nurtured since WWII and its expanding economic and political weight threatens the existing world order. At the same time, China’s larger-than-life presence belies a fragile domestic environment, riddled with rampant corruption, extreme pollution, and bubbling social tensions. How did China get to this point and where is it going? In this class, we explore China’s transition from an impoverished agriculture society to leading world power and assess how China's involvement in the global economy influences its domestic as well as its foreign policy aspirations. As such, this class should appeal to a broad audience, including those with personal or professional
experience in China as well as those with no background in Chinese studies but with a curiosity and concern for the country and its futureData and data analysis are increasingly important for political science research, but also in the public discourse and the workplace. In this class, you will learn how to conduct data analysis yourself. We’ll cover topics such as finding data, data cleaning and data manipulation, data visualization, and data analysis. Along the way, we’ll learn basic statistical functions and plots in the powerful (and free) statistical program R. Throughout, the class takes an applied approach, so students will develop their own research project and conduct their own data analyses.
PSC 478 m001 Politics of China *
Instructor: Dimitar Gueorguiev
Class#: 45057
Offered: M/W 12:45 pm – 2:05 pm
Frequency Offered: Regularly
Prerequisites: None
Course Description
Examine China’s transformation from an agricultural society to a global power, with a focus on its political system, domestic challenges, and foreign policy. We’ll explore how China’s internal issues—like slowing economic growth and personalization of power—intersect with its global ambitions and role in the international order. Ideal for students interested in China’s political and economic impact at home and abroad. This class meets with IRP 300.m007 [53892).
PSC 496 m001 Distinction in Political Science II
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