AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

POLS BC 1001   DYNAMICS OF AMERICAN POLITICS
Fall 2007 Richard Pious,   Spring 2007 Raymond Smith,   Fall 2006 Judith Russell,   Spring 2006 Kimberley Johnson,   Fall 2005 Lorraine Minnite
Evaluations:   Richard Pious

POLS BC 3200   AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, 1789-1980
Spring 2003 Kimberley Johnson

POLS BC 3210   POWER, POLITICS, POLICYMAKING
Fall 2005 Kimberley Johnson

POLS V 3230   POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REGIONALISM IN THE UNITED STATES
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.   Limited to 45 students.
Fall 2002 Kimberley Johnson

POLS V 3313   AMERICAN URBAN POLITICS
Fall 2006 Judith Russell,  Fall 2002 Lorraine Minnite,  Spring 2002 Lincoln Mitchell,  Spring 2001 Jill Gross
Evaluations:   Judith Russell

POLS BC 3335   MASS MEDIA AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
Credit is not granted for both this course and POLS W 4220.
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.
Kathleen Knight

POLS BC 3336   WORKSHOP IN MASS MEDIA AND POLITICS
Students intern at mass media organizations in New York City (newspapers, magazines, television, radio, etc.) while doing readings in media and politics. Reading lists are tailored to specific internships. Students meet every other week with instructor to discuss readings and connect them to internship experiences. Research paper required. Junior or senior status: pre-arrange internship through the Office of Career Development.
Prerequisite or corequisite: POLS BC 3335 or the equivalent. Permission of the instructor required.   2 points.
Syllabus:  Kathleen Knight (ongoing)

POLS W 4226   AMERICAN POLITICS AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.
Fall 1998 Judith Russell

POLS W 4311   AMERICAN PARTIES AND ELECTIONS
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.
Fall 2007 Raymond Smith,  Fall 2002 Heather Foust-Cummings,  Fall 2001 Ester Fuchs

POLS W 4316   THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.
Fall 2007 Richard Pious
Evaluations:   Richard Pious

POLS W 4321   THE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OF PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent.
Spring 2006 Richard Pious
Evaluations:   Richard Pious

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COMPARATIVE POLITICS AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENT

POLS V 1501   INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Spring 2007 Mona El-Ghobashy,   Spring 2001 Elisabeth Jay Friedman,    Spring 1998 Elizabeth Wishnick,   Spring 1997 Xiaobo Lu

POLS V 3401   DEMOCRACY AND DICTATORSHIP IN EUROPE
Prerequisite: A course in European history or comparative politics preferred but not necessary. Enrollment limited to 40 students. "L" sign-up via the Barnard Registrar.
Spring 2008 Sheri Berman

POLS BC 3424   ASIAN POLITICS
Fall 1994 Xiaobo Lu

POLS V 3620   CONTEMPORARY CHINESE POLITICS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent, or BC 3424, or permission of the instructor.
Spring 2006 Huan Wang,   Spring 2003 Jennifer Holdaway,  Spring 2001 Xiaobo Lu,   Fall 1998 Elizabeth Wishnick

POLS W 4402   THE POLITICAL COMMUNITY
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing and a background in political theory and/or comparative politics.
Spring 2001 Peter Juviler

POLS W 4414   MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK
Prerequisite: One course in Comparative Politics. Limited to 30 students.
Spring 2006 Sheri Berman

POLS W 4435   POLITICAL CORRUPTION AND GOVERNANCE
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent. Additional courses in comparative politics are recommended. Open to undergraduate students with at least sophomore standing and graduate students.
Syllabus:  Fall 1999 Xiaobo Lu

POLS W 4445   POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent. Additional courses in comparative politics are recommended. Open to undergraduate students with at least sophomore standing and graduate students.
Fall 2006 Mona El-Ghobashy

POLS W 4496   CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN POLITICS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor.
Linda Beck

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND FOREIGN POLICY LECTURES

POLS V 1601   INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Kimberly Marten

POLS BC 3012   THE UNITED NATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor.
Spring 2001 Kimberly Marten

POLS V 3604   CIVIL WARS AND INTERNATIONAL INTERVENTION IN AFRICA
Prerequisite: International Relations (POLS V 1601 or equivalent) or Comparative politics (POLS V 1501 or equivalent) or Introduction to Human Rights (HRTS V 3001 or equivalent) or Introduction to Africana Studies (AFRS BC 3004 or equivalent).
Fall 2008 Séverine Autesserre

POLS V 3615   GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. An introductory course in Economics, Political Economy or international political economy is highly recommended.
Fall 2006 Alexander Cooley

POLS V 3633   INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: Theories, Approaches and Debates
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent; an introductory course in Economics is highly recommended. Not open to students who have taken POLS BC 3800.
Fall 2002 Alexander Cooley

POLS V 3675   RUSSIA AND THE WEST
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent or permission of instructor.
Spring 2008 Kimberly Marten

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POLITICAL THEORY LECTURES

POLS BC 1013   POLITICAL THEORY
3 points.
Syllabus for BC 1013:  Fall 2008 Ayten Gündogdu (description only),  Fall 2005 Robert Amdur,  Fall 2002 Dennis Dalton
Syllabi for BC 1014:  Spring 2003 Dennis Dalton,  Spring 2001 Jeffrey Friedman
Evaluations: Dennis Dalton, Robert Amdur

POLS BC 1016   MODERN POLITICAL THEORY
Syllabus to come:  Fall 2006 Jeffrey Friedman

POLS V 3020   DEMOCRACY AND ITS CRITICS
Spring 2004 Jeffrey Friedman

POLS V 3027   LIBERALISM, COMMUNITARIANISM, AND THE GOOD
Spring 2004 Jeffrey Friedman

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COURSES IN QUANTITATIVE METHODS

POLS BC 3345   STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF POLITICS AND POLICY
Recommended prior course: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent

Urban Studies
UST BC 3200   PROGRAM EVALUATION: Method and Case Studies
Fall 1998 William McAllister,   others

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