Brown university political science

To brown menuskip to site cal science political science department at brown is a dynamic community of scholars and students investigating some of the largest, most pressing challenges of political life today. Our faculty are at the leading edge of research in all the traditional subfields of political science: american politics, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory. Our graduates pursue a wide range of different careers paths, including law, public service, business, education, and faculty and students profit from the many outstanding institutes, centers, and programs at brown that bear on the study of politics. These include the taubman center for public policy and american institutions, the watson institute for international studies, the program in urban studies, the center for contemporary south asia, the center for latin american and caribbean studies, the political theory project, the center for the study of race and ethnicity in america, middle east studies, development studies, the population studies and training center, and africana studies. Together we are a community of faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars at the cutting edge in the study of political life. We are diverse in approach, method, and field of study, but we work closely together to foster new understanding and creative approaches to the political challenges of our increasingly complex patashnik book event - unhealthy politics: the battle over evidence-based 9th at 4:30pm, watson schiller on marketplace: how social media brought political propaganda into the 21st arenberg on newsmax: blue slips latest battle ground - federal blyth: theresa may and why democracy is better than honig: trump and weinstein - an empire unto 's rights and national security with professors moffitt, mcdermott, and 17th, 4:30pm, watson inst. Arenberg on tax reform, gop repeating mistake by ignoring bipartisan tannenwald on rising tensions between the us and north mcdermott on interpolitical dating: the romeo and juliet story of our times? 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Students passionate about social challenges may also choose to pursue the engaged scholars program, which allows them to connect theory and practice and gain hands-on experience working with community undergraduate concentration is organized around three broad tracks, or programs of study: american politics, international and comparative politics, and political theory. Twelve courses are required overall: ten within the department of political science and two from areas outside the department related to your chosen track. Thirteen courses are required if the methods requirement is fulfilled with a course outside the introductory courses: the american politics and political theory tracks, select two courses from the following list. One of which must be the introductory course associated with the chosen 0010introduction to the american political 0110introduction to political 0200introduction to comparative 0400introduction to international the international and comparative politics track; the following two introductory courses are required:Pols 0200introduction to comparative 0400introduction to international course in the american politics course in the political theory courses in the international and comparative politics upper-level courses in the chosen methods course from political science: 0500foundations of political 1600political research research seminar from the pols 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823 or 1824 offerings that is track upper-level courses from outside the department related to the specialized track, chosen with the approval of the concentration advisor. Pols 1910 and pols 1920 will count as one credit towards the 10 required political science courses for the ence, rhode island 02912, & directions / contact us. 2017-18 brown medical of professional ad pdf of this pagethe pdf will include all information unique to this ad complete pdfs. To brown menuskip to site andreasjohn hay professor of political science and international studiespeter_andreas@ blairassistant professor of political science and interntional affairs rob_blair@tter: @robert_a_ blytheastman professor of political economy mark_blyth@tter: @ branchassistant professor of political sciencejordan_branch@ brettschneiderprofessor of political sciencecorey_brettschneider@tter: @ e. Cheitprofessor of political science, professor of international and public affairs, director of graduate studiesross_cheit@tter: @ colganrichard holbrooke associate professor of political science and international and public affairsjeff_colgan@tter: @ cookprofessor of political science and slavic studieslinda_cook@der gourevitchassistant professor of political sciencealexander_gourevitch@tter: @ honigprofessor of modern culture and media and political sciencebonnie_honig@ hookerprofessor of political sciencejuliet_hooker@tter: @ krauseroyce family professor of teaching excellence, professor of political sciencesharon_krause@d lockeuniversity provost, professor of political science and international and public affairsrichard_locke@ mcdermottdavid and marianna fisher university professor of international relations, professor of political sciencerose_mcdermott@ moffittdirector of the a. Alfred taubman center for american politics and policy, associate professor of political science and international and public affairssusan_moffitt@ moronejohn hazen white professor of public policy, professor of political science and urban studies james_morone@tter: @ orrfrederick lippitt professor of public policy, professor of political science and urban studiesmarion_orr@ patashnikjulis-rabinowitz professor of public policy, professor of political scienceeric_patashnik@tter: @ rogersassociate professor of political sciencemelvin_rogers@tter: @ schillerprofessor of political science and public policy, chair of political sciencewendy_schiller@tter: @ singhmahatma gandhi assistant professor of political science and international and public affairsprerna_singh@ skarbekassociate professor of political sciencedavid_skarbek@tter: @d snyderprofessor of political sciencerichard_snyder@ steinfeldhoward r. Swearer director of the watson institute for international studies, director of the china initiative, dean's professor of china studies, professor of political scienceedward_steinfeld@ tannenwalddirector, international relations program, senior lecturer in political sciencenina_tannenwald@ine tateprofessor of political sciencekatherine_tate@ testaassistant professor of political science paul_testa@tter: @ tomasiromeo elton professor of natural theology, professor of political science, director of the political theory project john_tomasi@sh varshneysol goldman professor of international studies and social sciences, director of the center for contemporary south asia, professor of political science ashutosh_varshney@tter: @et weirwilson professor of international and public affairs and political sciencemargaret_weir@tter: @a weitz-shapiroassociate professor of political sciencerbweitz@y boguesdirector of slavery and justice, professor of africana studiesbarrymore_bogues@k hellerprofessor of sociology and international studiespatrick_heller@s larmorew. Duncan macmillan family professor of the humanities, professor of philosophy charles_larmore@a stallingsprofessor of international studies (research), watson institute barbara_stallings@h wongprofessor of education policy, urban studies, public policy, and political science, chair of educationkenneth_wong@. Nicholas zieglerprofessor of international and public affairs (research), watson institutej_ziegler@ng faculty and postdoctoral fellows d arenbergvisiting lecturer in political science and public policyrichard_arenberg@tter: @ braultmellon postdoctoral fellow in political science and cogut center for the humanitiesclaire_brault@an collinspresidential postdoctoral fellowjonathan_collins@n davispostdoctoral research associate in political theorybrandon_davis@ englertpostdoctoral research associate in political theorygianna_englert@a neumann suarezresearch associate in political sciencetatiana_neumann@ fraistatpostdoctoral fellow in political scienceshawn_fraistat@y robbinsvisiting assistant professor of the practice of political sciencejeffrey_robbins@ cobbprofessor of political scienceroger_cobb@ stultzprofessor emeritus of political sciencenewell_stultz@.

Cornwellprofessor emeritus of politial zuckermanprofessor of political in home departments, centers, programs and institutes political 're logged in as |. Division of biology and school of school of public of professional ments, centers, programs and ndent study ial ic facilities and educational y of enrollment & , premiums, and brown alumni ionally, political science splits into four subfields: (1) the study of politics in the united states (american politics); (2) the comparative study of different political systems and individual nations around the globe (comparative politics); (3) the study of relations among states and peoples (international relations); and (4) the philosophical study of political ideas (political theory). What particularly moves us at brown are the big questions about political life – both at home and around the world. We engage these questions in a wide range of different political contexts, often in ways that cross between the traditional subfields. Alfred taubman center for american politics and policy, the watson institute for international and public affairs, the political theory project, development studies, india initiative, middle east studies, china initiative, center for latin american and caribbean studies, pembroke center, cogut center for the humanities among many additional information, please visit the department's website: http:///departments/political_science/. Introduction to the american political course is designed to be an introduction to the american political process, broadly defined. We will cover topics including but not limited to: constitution, federalism, federal budget, congress, presidency, bureaucracy, judiciary, civil rights, civil liberties, public opinion, media, interest groups, political parties, campaigns, elections, and 0110. Foundations of political course provides an introduction for undergraduate students to the methods that political scientists (and other social scientists) use to generate and answer questions about the world around us. This course will provide you with the tools to evaluate critically social science research, and it will improve your ability to pose and answer research questions of your own. American origins and evolution of the current presidency and the role of the presidential institution in the american political and policy-making system. We will determine how the various aspects of freedom - political, personal, psychological, economic, and moral - are complementary, and determine what sorts of institutions promote or undermine these aspects. Slavery and political course looks at the various ways in which the experience of slavery has shaped political philosophy and political thinking from its origins. Race and political representation is a central tenet of democracy, much disagreement exists over what political representation means and the best way to ensure equitable representation for all citizens. Given that liberalism remains a fundamental aspect of our political lives in the united states, we want to know whether it is capable in theory and practice to address the on-going question for racial justice. Philosophy of the american framing our political system in the constitution, who did the founders rely on for their theoretical framework? Political thinking for a global course will consider how we should think, and act, in a world increasingly marked by global interconnectedness. In this seminar, we will explore who governs the world and how, and we will evaluate different normative theories of global governance, including the liberal/political, cosmopolitan democratic, and republican approaches. The course draws on readings from fields such as political science, anthropology, criminology, and history. Likewise, other types of conflicts over land continue to be a major factor in political struggles worldwide. The seminar will begin by thinking broadly about how land has factored into political conflict, both historically and today, and then we will move on to a series of case studies of recent or ongoing conflicts, including israel/palestine, kashmir, the south china sea, the arctic, and global farmland. Topics in american constitutional course will examine major constitutional controversies within the context of wider debates in political and legal theory. We will also focus how political and legal theory helps us to consider these topics in 1015.

Politics and es the relationship between human beings and the earth as it has been conceived in the tradition of western political thought from the ancient greeks to the present day. The first part of the course draws from the history of political thought to understand the background against which our contemporary environmental problems have evolved and the conceptual resources that current theory draws from. The second part of the course investigates environmental political theory at the cutting edge today, engaging a wide range of perspectives and methods in the 1020. With an emphasize on both lectures and socratic dialogue, this course is designed to engage students in conversations with the most important work in modern and contemporary political thought and to get them to engage with the most fundamental questions faced by our polity. Our unreflective support for democracy often blinds us to the fact that historically, democracy has not always been viewed favorably, but rather, with skepticism—particularly as it was rising to the forefront of political life in the united states and western europe in the 19th century. Ancient political greeks stand at the beginning of the western tradition of political philosophy, yet their thought is somehow foreign. American political course will explore key themes that have (re)defined life in this country since its beginning, such as liberty, democracy, religion, and race. Ethics and public es moral foundations of important policy issues in the american national context as well as at brown. Monetary course will utilize political economy models of american political institutions to explain the relationship between politics and u. In addition to providing a deeper understanding of american political institutions and the history of american monetary policy the course will explore how the federal reserve operates internally and how that impacts u. Instructor permission igates the moral and political foundations of rights through a reading of classical and contemporary theories of rights. Ancients and es the political thought of plato and aristotle together with three modern thinkers who were especially animated by these ancient views of politics: machiavelli, rousseau, and nietzsche. Topics include the ends of politics and the nature of good government; the meaning of justice; the value of equality and of hierarchy; the nature of freedom; the role of virtue in political life; and the relationship between philosophy and politics. In reading these ancient and modern thinkers together, we gain a richer understanding of both the quarrels and the continuities between ancient and modern political thought – and the dynamic relationship between 1080. This course will read works of political philosophy next to signature events of our own time, such as arab spring, black lives matter movement, the tea party, and labor strikes, to discuss the above 1090. Emphasis will include the roles of political elites, non-elites, lobbyists, money in politics, red states/blue states, house and senate rules, particular pressures created by budget, domestic, foreign policy, defense and homeland security issues. The american origins and evolution of the presidency in the american political and policy-making system. Environmental political our context of ecological crises, environmental political theory (or ecosophy) has boomed, attesting of the need for new concepts with which to think our unprecedented situation. The course will focus upon theories of federalism and intergovernmental relationships, as well as how these theories generate insight into the nature of contemporary legal, political, and policy 1210. Politics in russia and eastern do putin and other leaders in eastern europe maintain political power? This course addresses these questions by introducing the basic topics, concepts, and theoretical approaches that comprise the field of political economy of development. The politics of european covered include the state and challenges to the state of social class, ethnicity, immigration and religion; political parties and the formation of governing coalitions; new social movements and new political identities; voting behavior and other forms of mass politics; the european 1260.

Maps fundamentally shape the way that we see our world and how we interact politically, economically, and socially, but maps are also shaped by political actors, interests, and institutions. Political institutions of east asian discuss present-day government and politics of south korea, taiwan and the philippines as well as the decades leading up to democratic transitions in these countries. We will focus on several areas of policy that have been at the center of political science and economics debates concerning policy making in korea, taiwan and the 1270. Politics, economy and society in course will concentrate on three aspects of the "indian experience": democracy, ethnic and religious diversity, and political economy. Lectures and readings cover the historical antecedents of china's rise, the contemporary relationship between state and citizen, the nature of china’s global competitiveness, and likely future avenues for socio-political 1300. The current population size, projected growth trajectory, and population density of latinos in many political battleground states have made this group a favored topic among politicians, interest groups and mass media. African american s on the contemporary african american politics in various spheres of the american political environment. We will pay particular attention to the growing diversity within the african american community and discuss what these changes mean for black political participation, representation, and 1315. Social groups in american this course, students examine the politics of social groups in order to gain a broader perspective of the american political process. Political organizations and social change in examine efforts to create significant policy change in contemporary political and social life in the united states. We examine strategies of social change; explore the characteristics of advocacy organizations; and consider how organizations can expand their political toolkits as they seek to create social change. This course will also consider the ways in which social class, race-ethnicity, marital status, parenthood, feminism, religiosity, political orientation, and cultural beliefs or stereotypes influence women’s public policy and social beliefs. It covers sources of contemporary nationalism; nationalist political mobilization; emergence of conflicts; impact on societies of internal strife and wars; international interventions; explanations for resolution or persistence of conflict; politics of post-conflict states. It also considers their roles in a range of political, military, economic, environmental, and humanitarian 1400. Classics of political the most important classical statements of political economy through consideration of the major contributions to the "political" study of the economy from the seventeenth century to the present; locke, ricardo, smith, rousseau, mill, bentham, marx, mill, marshall, keynes, hayek, friedman, and lucas. By mapping the parallel evolution of the liberal/capitalist economy and the liberal/democratic notion of the individual, both a product of and a producer within this economy, the course will demonstrate the political nature of economics and the economic bases of politics. Money and power in the international political es how the interaction of states and markets create distinct global monetary and political orders. Roots of radical has radical political islam emerged as a global threat in our lifetime? Foreign policy, with a special emphasis on the various strategies that governments of states with predominantly muslim populations have taken toward political islam. Development in theory and s on the political economy of development and underdevelopment topics include comparisons of state and market building among "early" and "late" developers, theories of development, prescriptions for development and their shortcomings, and the challenges for developing countries in the context of a globalizing 1460. Analytical foundations of political class provides an introduction to topics in political economy with a focus on using basic models to understand both individuals and groups facing a variety of social dilemmas. Simple formal models will provide a framework for understanding problems in politics and political economy, including the collective action problem, prisoner’s dilemma, coordination problems, and more generally the importance of formal and informal institutions in guiding social outcomes.

The class surveys major thinkers in political economy and uses their ideas to understand major changes in society, markets, and states from an historical 1470. Deals explicitly with the 'art and science' of negotiations as a means to resolve the conflicts and misunderstandings that are a ubiquitous feature of international relations. Major topics include civil and political rights; economic, social and cultural rights; genocide, torture, women's rights, humanitarian intervention, and the international criminal court. War and course provides an examination of the intersection between political ends and military means. By the end of the course, students will have the requisite skills to intelligently consume and produce basic quantitative social science research. This course is designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of international political economy to help address questions like these ones. Black political course uses black political thought to understand historical and contemporary forms of black political leadership. It explores the diversity of voices, ideologies, and strategies adopted by black leaders to address an array of political and social challenges. It also focuses on how shifting goals, political contexts, and generational changes shape black leadership. Education, inequality, and american are public schools and the educational programs they offer products of political inequality? This course examines the ways in which education contributes to democratic governance; how the development of american public schools builds on and reproduces political, economic and social privilege and inequality; and the promise and limitations of various types of reforms designed to redress inequality, including the common core. Roots of radical has radical, political islam emerged as a global threat in our lifetime? Foreign policy, with a special emphasis on the various strategies that governments of states with predominantly muslim populations have taken toward political 1820d. Civil liberties: moral, political and legal course will examine major constitutional controversies within the context of wider debates in political and legal theory. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and seniors concentrating in development studies, political science, or international relations. Feminism and political es recent developments in feminist scholarship and their implications for political theory and politics. We explore the impact of gender-differentiated identities on moral reasoning and political agency; the relationships between feminism and classical liberalism, feminism and radical democracy, and feminism and the law; feminist theories of citizenship; and the implications of multiculturalism for feminist politics. Early modern course will approach problems of political, social and economic order from the perspective of early modern british political thought. We will explore the conceptions of political authority, power and subjecthood that emerge from their theoretical engagements with orders of all kinds and consider whether these persist in our contemporary understandings of 1820s. In america, we regularly take our “liberal heritage” for granted, so much so that liberal principles are simply accepted as political necessities, even truisms. Race, crime, and public course will provide students with an in-depth analysis of the social and political connections between criminal justice policies and race. Middle east porary middle eastern affairs demand of us greater sensitivity and closer, deeper examination because as a distinctive geo-political and ethno-cultural region the middle east not only suffers from an overloaded political agenda but is today arguably at the epicenter of international concern and diplomacy.

Of profound significance for the global system are: iran's rise as a regional nuclear revisionist power within the larger context of political islam's reawakening; the politics of middle east water and persian gulf oil; and renewed russian assertiveness contrasted with waning u. Representation, parties and interest ation of the role of political parties and interest groups in translating the will of citizens into policy outcomes. Topics explored include the meaning of democracy (and the political consequence of different answers to that question); representation and citizenship; democracy and rights, (free speech, religious freedom, and privacy); democracy and judicial review; deliberative democracy. Political ation of the development of political reporting and analysis of contemporary public affairs reporting. Will address key elements of the best political journalism, as well as the manner in which political journalism affects public opinion, political attitudes, and campaigns and elections. If countries embrace political freedoms and market-oriented economic reforms, should one expect both to succeed equally? Political psychology of international course covers basic methods and theories in the use of political psychology to study topics in international relations. This course explores these and other questions, drawing on a range of literature from political science and public policy. We will also examine contemporary political debates and investigate varying ways in which the categories of gender, race and ethnicity, and other politically-relevant categories intersect. The politics of race and cians and scholars make a number of predictions about political life based on assumptions about race and gender. Foundations of political course is both historical and theoretical and overlaps with the disciplines of political science, history, economics, and political theory. Based around an in-depth reading of "the classics" of political economy, the course traces the evolution of political economy through a consideration of some of its major contributions from the seventeenth century to the present; locke, ricardo, smith, rousseau, mill, bentham, marx, keynes, kalecki, hayek, friedman, lucas and minsky shall be 1822c. This course will examine the strengths and vulnerabilities of the modern congress with its highly polarized political parties. Islam and democracy in the middle course covers key questions, arguments, and debates concerning the relationship between islam (as a rubric for identity and mobilization) and democracy (as a political form and value) in the middle east. The course is organized around major topics concerning the history, culture, and politics of the middle east since the end of world war i: islam and modernity, nationalism and independence, authoritarian state building, the european imperial legacy, revolution and fundamentalist resurgence, political islam and democracy, democracy promotion, and the future prospects for democracy in the region. Political economy of development and tanding and promoting economic, social, and political development is one of the primary challenges facing the world in the twenty-first century. Why do some governments distribute government programs equitably, while others manipulate them for political ends? This course is designed to introduce students to the international political economy and security dimensions of oil and energy. The materials focus primarily on the political economy of oil-exporters, especially those in the middle east. Ethics of war and killing another human being is widely considered a wrong, war - a social institution that involves such killing on a massive scale - is an accepted practice that brings honor to those who carry it out on behalf of their respective political communities. Topics include: constitutionalism, judicial review, separation of powers, federalism, free speech law, freedom of religion, criminal procedure, rights to property or welfare, rights of privacy and human dignity, judicial policing of the political process, states of emergency, and constitutional amendment processes. What do these experiences tell us about the social practices, political institutions, and self-understandings that are necessary to sustain individual freedom?

Topics include nominations, elections, staff and bureaucracy, rhetoric, public relations, the party system, the "imperial presidency," congressional relations, policies, and political science theories of the presidency. Explores the political factors that shape health and access to health care in the global south. Our goal will be to make the terms "pluralism" and "democracy," which simultaneously serve as hollow tropes in contemporary political discourse and as the basis for a secular religious faith for many on the left and the right, more difficult. It then evaluates the debate between psychological, sociological and political explanations for opposition to social rights policies. Plato and aristotle instigated the tradition of political philosophy in the west, and our modern democracy is deeply indebted to their ideas. In this course we reflect critically on the value and implications of their ideas, and we evaluate our own modern political principles and practices in light of what they taught. Nationalism: problems, paradoxes and seminar examines nationalism's historical evolution and reconstructs its role in contemporary political life. Drawing from a broad, interdisciplinary range of materials—from political philosophy to history and political science—the class interrogates the relationship between nationalism and other ideas considered constitutive of “modernity,” like capitalism and popular sovereignty. The political economy of renewable the challenges presented by climate change, environmental degradation, and resource scarcity, virtually everybody agrees that "business as usual" in energy production and consumption is no longer tenable. As this course will demonstrate, energy systems involve the intersection of technologies, markets, domestic political institutions, interest groups, commercial strategies, and international competition. Enrollment limited to 20 juniors and seniors concentrating in political science and international relations, others by instructor permission. Politics and philosophy of ayn seminar will examine the political and philosophical thought of ayn rand (1905–1982). We will begin with her political ideology and continue to the philosophical foundations she claims justify that ideology. Democracy and crisis in political theory: freedom, order and emergency becomes of individual freedom, political equality, and the accountability of government to its citizens when a crisis breaks? What pressures are these core political values, and the institutions built to uphold them, placed under when our leaders have to tackle extraordinary circumstances where the security, integrity and perhaps survival of our societies are at stake? How can (and should) we think about and shape our political institutions and public debate to ensure our best chance of staying both free and safe? Individual liberty and mass of the most renowned theorists of classical criminologists were in fact self identified political economists and political philosophers amidst the classical liberal and enlightenment tradition. Why do some multi-ethnic states remain politically stable for decades, then collapse into conflict, while others end deep and violent divisions with peaceful resolutions? American political course surveys the various ideas and practices associated with the term “democracy” in the course of american political history. Its chief purpose is to give you an idea of how contested this term was in the course of our political tradition, as a means of situating our present political disputes in historical context. These questions are among the most pressing within comparative politics yet we struggle to understand the underlying phenomena that yield the political behavior and institutions we observe across the globe. Political course will focus on the importance of written and oral communication in public decision-making, particularly in the congressional context.

The course will examine the impact on political interactions, and the influencing of public policy decisions and outcomes. The course will emphasize some of the practical tools for producing relevant, useful material in the professional policy and the political communications arenas. The course requires several writing assignments focusing on different public policy analyses and political communications tools as well as active class participation including oral presentations. Lism is a political theory about the limitation of state power based on basic constitutional rights. We will look at the theoretical arguments about the institutions that characterize the post-1988 political system and how they were “applied” to brazil. Minority political seminar is meant to examine the history and contemporary role of minority groups in the u. We will focus on political relationships between several minority groups and their relationship to political participation, party affiliation, voting coalitions, and public opinion, in addition to other groups. Throughout american history, the united states passed laws to restrict the rights of racial and ethnic minorities to purposely keep them outside the political system. In recent years, there has been a growing trend by political parties and politicians to court minority voters and promote diversity. We will draw on readings across the social sciences as well as an analysis of development interventions across the globe to gain a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which culture and identity, conceptualized as actively constructed and changing, influence a range of outcomes including health, sanitation, education, inequality and economic development. The american welfare state in comparative examine the development of social policy in the united states and the political conflicts that drive contemporary debates. First, it examines the political origins and consequences of racial disparities in citizens’ interactions with the police, courts and prisons. This course will draw on a wide variety of literature from history, philosophy, political science and economics. The international politics of climate ses the problem of climate change from the perspective of political science, and in particular its international dimensions. The second part is a seven week set of three units, each addressing a set of issues: common solutions to climate change, geopolitical debates, and future controversies. Senior honors thesis trators who have given evidence of superior work in political science may be admitted to honors seminar on the basis of an application submitted in the spring of their junior year. Seminar in the history of modern political advanced seminar in the history of modern political thought from machiavelli to foucault. Themes include the nature of political sovereignty and the basis of civil authority; the emergence of liberal constitutionalism; democratic, socialist and aristocratic critiques of liberalism; the meaning of freedom; the relation between liberty and equality; and the ideas of social progress and individual development. Preparing the prospectus course covers selected topics in research design and methodology and is designed to help students enrolled in the political science phd program to write and defend a prospectus in their third year of 2051. Preparing the prospectus course covers selected topics in research design and methodology and is designed to help students enrolled in the political science phd program to write and defend a prospectus in their third year of study. International relations and graduate seminar considers history both as a topic and as a method of international relations scholarship, and in other subfields of political science as well. Social democracy is often contrasted with libertarianism, a political system that treats the economic liberties of citizens as moral absolutes.

Students will be required to read and analyze the latest work political science in the subfields of american politics, including but not limited to: public opinion, voting behavior, presidency, racial politics and representation, legislative institutions, political economy, and bicameralism. Research and readings course on political behavior -from voting to violence, which applies rational choice theory, the michigan model, the social logic of politics, and other theoretical 2090i. American and comparative political course is designed for graduate students to explore the core theoretical concepts and empirical research in the fields of political behavior and political participation in the american and comparative 2100. Topics include the interplay of political institutions in the american setting, public opinion formation, the process of policy-making, and voting behavior. Readings include contemporary writings on justice, liberalism, democratic theory, critical theory, feminism, power, multiculturalism, and citizenship and political economy. Enrollment limited to 14 graduate students in political science; advanced undergraduates may enroll with permission of the 2121. Writing and methods in political theory study of politics requires historical and analytic, interpretive and normative, critical and geneaological, humanist and post-humanist methods. We will first look at reading and discussing assigned methodological material on language, interpretation, causality, history, gender, and genre, all relevant to the various approaches to political thought. Politics of include gender and personal identity; the impact of gender on moral reasoning and political agency; feminism in relation to liberalism and radical democracy, feminism and the law; the gendering of political institutions and interstate relations; and the implications of multiculturalism for feminist politics. Democratic theory, justice, and the course will examine contemporary and historical work in the area of democratic political and legal theory. The political economy of labor and examine an array of issues facing labor in today's global world. Business-state relations in the advanced industrial seminar provides an introduction to debates in comparative political economy, focusing on the creation, evolution and reform of market institutions. We begin by surveying the classic works in political economy, including those of smith, marx, polanyi, and gerschenkron. The course focuses on political representation, political participation, and political attitudes as related to racial and ethnic minorities. Other kinds of resistance – like mass protests, political strikes, and boycotts – hover on the border of disobedience itself. This course begins with a brief examination of theories of political obligation before moving to a discussion of different, concrete examples of disobedience and the political ideas that they produced. We will discuss revolution, mass strikes, and civil disobedience as paradigm cases of the political problems raised by actually existing, illegitimate laws and 2245. The international political economy of global gh global finance is back in vogue since the 2008 crisis, it remains a frontier of research in mainstream political science. First covers classic accounts of the politics of global finance from within political science and related areas. Third discusses areas such as risk management, hedge funds, money laundering, quantitative finance, and sovereign debt that occupy the new frontier of political science 2250. Extreme politics: how radicals affect political rship has increasingly focused on why radical groups emerge. Yet, there is little research to date on how and whether these groups actually have a socio-political impact.

This course will examine the mechanisms whereby and the conditions under which political extremists affect political and/or social change across time and space. We will base our analysis on several historical case studies that deliberately vary radical groups according to important characteristics such as: the degree of their prominence in social and political discourse; the extent of their lifespan in a particular country; and whether their tactics include the use of violence. Political economy of industrial explore the mechanisms by which assets, institutions, and governance interact to shape patterns of industrial development across the world. Ecology and political es the field’s most important recent contributions to the study of political theory and the environment with a focus on several core questions: (1) what are the political challenges that current environmental issues generate today, and what challenges can we expect in the near future? Latin american political american political thinkers, who have been tremendously influential in their own region, remain marginal to the canon of western political thought. This course is an overview of the various traditions in the history of latin american political thought. It examines the answers latin american thinkers have given to some of the fundamental preoccupations of political theory from the perspective of the region’s social and political realities. The course will introduce students to figures in latin american political thought—such as bartolomé de las casas, simón bolivar, domingo f. It will focus on four themes: british india and indian nationalism; india's democratic experience; politics of ethnic and religious diversity; and political economy, concentrating especially on india's economic rise. Readings include the classics of the subfield of indian politics and political economy, but also quite a lot of recent scholarship. Enrollment limited to 14 graduate es the meaning of freedom together with the self-understandings, social practices, and political institutions that underlie and constitute it. Ancients and moderns: quarrels and es the political thought of plato and aristotle together with three modern thinkers whose work was especially influenced (or animated) by engagement with these ancient views of politics: machiavelli, rousseau, and nietzsche. It takes primary texts of economic theory and draws out their philosophical, ethical, and political implications. Introduction to quantitative research course introduces students to statistical theory and quantitative methods commonly used in political science and public policy. Course readings and applications examine models used in different fields of political science and public policy including american institutions, comparative politics, and international relations. Preliminary examination independent study directed by a tenure-line faculty member of the department of political science. Field survey and research independent study directed by a tenure-line faculty member of the department of political science. Individual reading and independent study course directed by a tenure-line faculty member in the department of political science. Please check banner for the correct section number and crn to use when registering for this hay professor of international n professor of political l. Sor of political sor of international and public affairs and political sor emeritus of political sor of political science; professor of slavic duke lewis professor of modern culture and media and political sor of political terrence sor emeritus of political sor emeritus of political family professor of teaching sor of political science and international and public and marianna fisher university professor of international hazen white professor of public ick lippitt professor of public -rabinowitz professor of public policy and political sor of political science; professor of international and public sor of political 's professor of china maynard sor emeritus of political sor of political elton professor of natural goldman professor of international studies and political sor of international and public affairs and political and leonore annenberg professor of education d holbrooke associate professor of political science and international ate professor of international and public affairs and political ate professor of political a b. Ate professor of political sky family assistant professor of political science and international ant professor of political der h. Ant professor of political a gandhi assistant professor of political science and international ant professor of political ng assistant professor of the ng assistant professor of the practice of political lecturer in political ng lecturer in political ctoral research ctoral research associate in political ch associate in political cal science why do hindus and muslims live in harmony in one city and fight bitterly in another just a few miles away?

The undergraduate concentration is organized around three broad tracks, or programs of study: american politics, international and comparative politics, and political theory. Requirements: two introductory courses:2 for the american politics and political theory tracks, select two courses from the following list. One of which must be the introductory course associated with the chosen track pols 0010introduction to the american political process pols 0110introduction to political thought pols 0200introduction to comparative politics pols 0400introduction to international politics for the international and comparative politics track; the following two introductory courses are required: pols 0200introduction to comparative politics pols 0400introduction to international politics one course in the american politics subfield1 one course in the political theory subfield1 two courses in the international and comparative politics subfield2 three upper-level courses in the chosen subfield3 one methods course from political science: 11 pols 0500foundations of political analysis pols 1600political research methods one research seminar from the pols 1820, 1821, 1822, 1823 or 1824 offerings that is track related1 two upper-level courses from outside the department related to the specialized track, chosen with the approval of the concentration advisor. Pols 1910 and pols 1920 will count as one credit towards the 10 required political science courses for the cal science the department of political science offers a 5-th year masters (a. The 5th-year master’s degree option allows brown undergraduates to continue at the university for a master's degree after completing their bachelor's degree. Eight 2000 level political sciences courses are required students can take up to two graduate level courses during their undergraduate studies pols courses must be completed with a grade of b or better a minimum of six semester courses must be taken during 5th year courses taken as an undergrad cannot count for both concentration and the masters program students must apply for this program before they complete their undergraduate studies. Degree: *the political science department does not have a separate master's program; graduate students can earn the a. Degree: pass thirteen graduate level courses with a grade of b or better a minimum of 10 courses must within the political science department (two may be taken from a related discipline) research methods pols2000 statistics i pols258 two field proseminars (choose two of four - pols2100 american, pols2110 comparative, pols2120 theory or pols2130 ir) one theory course the prospectus writing pols2050 and pols2051 sequence pass written and oral preliminary examinations in two subfields written and oral presentation of a dissertation proposal written and oral presentation of a dissertation a minimum of two semesters as a teaching assistant for more information on admission and program requirements, please visit the following website http:///academics/gradschool/programs/ence, rhode island 02912, & directions / contact us. To brown menuskip to site ’s department of political science offers exceptional resources for the advanced study of politics across a wide range of areas. Committed to excellence in research and teaching, to methodological diversity, and to interdisciplinarity, the department is a stimulating intellectual community situated on a vibrant university campus. Our students benefit from the opportunity to work closely with leading scholars; they enjoy access to first-rate libraries, a variety of research centers and institutes, and strong support for their own scholarship – from fieldwork to methods workshops to conference community of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, visiting scholars, and faculty members in political science is a close and collegial one, and our graduate students are among the happiest you will find anywhere. We have a strong placement record with recent graduates taking tenure-track faculty positions at institutions such as occidental college, queens college, university of massachusetts, skidmore college, merrimack college, university of oregon, clark university, and ldsamerican politics. The american politics subfield is especially focused on diversity studies – race politics, latino politics (the national latino survey is based at brown), gender studies, and urban affairs. The department is also especially strong in political history (american political development) and political institutions (the presidency, congress, and the bureaucracy). We are quite unusual in several ways: we eagerly cross the boundaries to other subfields – taking questions from political theory and methods from comparative politics. Our faculty and graduate students enjoy especially close ties with brown’s urban studies program, the taubman center for public policy, and the education department. Building on these ties, political science faculty and students have become national leaders in the study of american political institutions, race, health policy and education ative politics. Comparative politics at brown has particular strengths in the political economy of development; ethnic identity and conflict; the politics of social welfare; regimes and regime change; and qualitative methods. Resources for graduate students include brown’s watson institute for international studies, which hosts the development and governance lecture series (among many other things) and provides interdisciplinary training opportunities through the graduate program in development studies; the post-communist politics and economics workshop; and the seminar on south asian politics (co-sponsored with harvard and mit). The subfield of international relations has traditionally been divided into areas such as international security, international organization, and international political economy. While offering expertise in each of these areas, the ir group at brown seeks to emphasize how the study of 'the international' in a post-cold war, globalized environment necessarily stretches beyond such categories and invites linkages across other fields such as comparative politics, political theory, political psychology, and political economy. Brown’s watson institute for international studies offers additional resources for our students, including associated faculty, colloquia and film series, and the graduate program in cal theory.

The political theory subfield at brown specializes in democratic theory and in classical and contemporary liberalism, with particular strengths in the foundations of democratic authority and the meaning of rights; political theory and the law; gender; democracy and political economy; political judgment and democratic deliberation; theories of freedom; american political thought; civic engagement and the public/private divide; justice and difference; and international political theory. They also benefit from engagement with the postdoctoral fellows in the political theory project at brown and from the political philosophy workshop, which brings together faculty members, graduate students, postdocs, and prominent scholars from other departments and universities for a vibrant and wide-ranging exchange of ideas. Our students have an unusually prominent role in the intellectual life of the political theory community addition to the expertise found within each of the four subfields, the department as a whole has strengths in several interdisciplinary areas that cross between the subfields, such as ethnicity and politics; political economy; the politics of race and gender; political psychology; world politics; political development/political history; mass politics in democracies; public policy and administration; urban politics; and politics and the law.