Undergraduate Level

Seminar in Comparative Politics.

An examination of identity as a source of civil conflict. The course explores how identity is embedded in context, how identity is manipulated for political ends, and how identity conflict may be resolved.

This course is an advanced seminar on nationalism and ethnic conflict. Students are expected to gain an understanding of the major causes and consequences of ethnic, nationalist, and separatist conflict.

A comparative study of the governmental systems and political processes of the Latin American countries.

A thorough examination of the U.S. Supreme Court in the American political system. Focusing on the Court as an institution-the set of norms, rules, and policymaking processes that lead to the Supreme Court's decisions-and how justices' decision-making processes critically determine substantive legal policy and the meaning of the U.S. Constitution.

The goal of this course is to give you an introduction to the relationship between politics and economics.

The goal of this class is to give you an introduction to the relationship between politics and economics in the developing world.

Discussion of major issues in the study of the domestic politics of the People's Republic of China.

An examination of various topics relating to elections; the focus includes the legal structure under which elections are conducted, the selection and nomination process, the conduct of election campaigns, and patterns of political participation and voting choice in different types of elections.

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