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PSCI0104A-W13

CRN: 11325
Intro to American Politics

Introduction to American Politics
This course introduces the institutions and practices of American government and politics. The aim is to give students a firm understanding of the workings of and the balance of power among the American Congress, President, bureaucracy, and court system. We begin with the Constitution, which provides the set of founding principles upon which the American government is based. We then look at how American citizens make decisions about politics. Finally, we examine how political institutions, interest groups, parties, elections, and legislative bodies and rules aggregate diverse, often conflicting preferences and how they resolve or exacerbate problems. 3 hrs. lect./disc. (American Politics)/

Instructors:
Bertram Johnson
Location:
Munroe Hall 314
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
NOR, SOC, WTR

PSCI0500A-W13

CRN: 10199
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500B-W13

CRN: 10202
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Murray Dry
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500E-W13

CRN: 10214
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Erik Bleich
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500F-W13

CRN: 10215
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Sarah Stroup
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500G-W13

CRN: 10807
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Keegan Callanan
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500H-W13

CRN: 10216
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Matthew Dickinson
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500K-W13

CRN: 10808
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Jessica Teets
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500L-W13

CRN: 10219
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Bertram Johnson
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500M-W13

CRN: 10380
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Nadia Horning
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500N-W13

CRN: 10381
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Christopher Klyza
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500P-W13

CRN: 10418
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Mark Williams
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500S-W13

CRN: 10421
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Amy Yuen
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500T-W13

CRN: 11040
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Russell Leng
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500V-W13

CRN: 11068
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Jeffrey Lunstead
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0500W-W13

CRN: 11240
Independent Project

Independent Projects
A program of independent work designed to meet the individual needs of advanced students. (Approval required)

Instructors:
Kemi George
Location:
Main
Schedule:
7:00pm-8:29pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700A-W13

CRN: 10221
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700B-W13

CRN: 10224
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Murray Dry
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700E-W13

CRN: 10229
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Erik Bleich
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700F-W13

CRN: 10230
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Sarah Stroup
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700G-W13

CRN: 10810
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Keegan Callanan
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700H-W13

CRN: 10231
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Matthew Dickinson
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700K-W13

CRN: 10234
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Jessica Teets
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700L-W13

CRN: 10235
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Bertram Johnson
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700M-W13

CRN: 10382
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Nadia Horning
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700N-W13

CRN: 10383
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Christopher Klyza
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700O-W13

CRN: 11228
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Orion Lewis
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700P-W13

CRN: 10422
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Mark Williams
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700S-W13

CRN: 10425
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Amy Yuen
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700T-W13

CRN: 11060
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Russell Leng
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI0700V-W13

CRN: 11069
Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis
(Approval required)

Instructors:
Jeffrey Lunstead
Location:
Main
Schedule:
8:00am-4:59pm on Sunday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
WTR

PSCI1003A-W13

CRN: 11359
Euro-Atlantic Relations

Euro-Atlantic Relations
In this course we will examine the history, current condition, and prospective future of US-European relations, focusing primarily on security aspects but with reference to political and economic contexts. The learning process will include lectures, class discussions, guest speakers, a role-playing exercise, and a final policy options paper. Issues covered will include: persistent and changing aspects of the “transatlantic bargain”; impact of 9/11 and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; Obama administration policies; US and European interests; NATO relations with Russia; NATO, the European Union and the UN; burden sharing; NATO’s new strategic concept; implications for NATO of US security focus on Asia. (This course counts as an elective towards the major in Political Science). (International Relations and Foreign Policy)

Instructors:
Stanley Sloan
Location:
Ross Commons Dining B11
Schedule:
1:30pm-3:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
CMP, EUR, SOC, WTR

PSCI1016A-W13

CRN: 11405
Dictators and Democrats

Dictators and Democrats
How do dictators come into and stay in power? Why and how do they relinquish control of their nation and government? What distinguishes democrats from dictators? This course explores the processes through which charismatic individuals create, transform, or circumvent state institutions to seize and/or maintain political power. We will examine individual, national, and international factors that propel dictators to leadership positions. We will also look at the historical context and personal circumstances that lead to a dictators' demise, and that sometimes result in the establishment of a democratic regime. We will study cases from Europe (Churchill, Hitler, Atatürk, Milosevic), Asia (Ghandi, Mao, Pol Pot, Stalin), America (FDR, Clinton, G. W. Bush, Pinochet, Perón, Duvalier), and Africa (Mandela, Mobutu, Idi Amin, Mugabe). (Comparative Politics)

Instructors:
Nadia Horning
Location:
Warner Hall 208
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
AAL, CMP, SOC, WTR

PSCI1019A-W13

CRN: 11406
War Games

War Games
Why do wars happen? Social interactions often follow basic patterns whether the individuals in question are negotiating minor issues, like prices at a farmer’s market, or major issues, like the terms of settlement in war. We are familiar with many of these in the form of children’s games or games of strategy. In this course we will connect these games to broader non-cooperative interactions, particularly to wars between and within nations. While not a course on tactical behaviors, this course is an exploration of strategic behaviors (bargaining, bluffing, and learning) that lead nations into very costly conflicts. (International Relations)

Instructors:
Amy Yuen
Location:
Axinn Center 229
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
SOC, WTR

PSCI1029A-W13

CRN: 11111
VT Government & Politics

Vermont Government and Politics
Vermont is the second smallest state in America. Its state government is similarly small and accessible. How does it work? Does it work well? Are there lessons for other states that haven't fared as well during the recent economic downturn? Are there lessons Vermont can learn from other states? This course will offer an insider's perspective on the political landscape and governmental system of our host state. We will meet with those involved in the process and discuss the intricacies of state government and how the political system affects it. This course counts as elective credit towards the Political Science major. (American Politics)/

Instructors:
James Douglas
Location:
Robert A. Jones '59 House CON
Schedule:
8:15am-10:15am on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
NOR, SOC, WTR

PSCI1031A-W13

CRN: 11407
Protest Music-Comparative

Protest Music in Comparative Perspective
In this course we will examine how marginalized populations around the world use music to interpret, explain, and respond to political, racial, socioeconomic, and gendered inequities. Because music is produced for a wide audience, it is important for the construction of group identity and a useful means of protest. We will discuss the domestic politics of countries such as Nigeria, Jamaica, the U.S., and Brazil by reading the literature of comparative politics, sociology, and critical race and gender theory. Our discussion of these topics will help us better understand how power in various forms is used to repress, and how music challenges existing hegemonies. (Comparative Politics)

Instructors:
Kemi George
Location:
Hillcrest 103
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
AAL, ART, CMP, SOC, WTR

PSCI1032A-W13

Cross-Listed As:
PHIL1032A-W13

CRN: 11358
Philosophy & Politics
Plurality: Philosophy/Politics

Plurality: Philosophy and Politics from Plato to Arendt
Western philosophy insists that by thinking alone we can better learn to live together. Yet starting with Plato's description of the philosopher who must be forced back to society after ascending to the realm of ideas, this tradition often finds itself caught between individual reflection as a means of overcoming common prejudices and the need to find meaning in a common world. In this course we will explore questions of justice, liberty, and authority in Ancient Greek and Enlightenment texts before turning to the early 20th century forms of existentialism that, in their intense focus on individual experience, provide Hannah Arendt with surprising resources for conceptualizing humans as fundamentally plural beings who are both equal and distinct. (This course counts as elective credit towards the Political Science major) (Political Theory)

Instructors:
Jeffrey Champlin
Location:
Atwater Dining 102
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
EUR, PHL, WTR

PSCI1033A-W13

CRN: 11408
Reading Adam Smith

Reading Adam Smith
In this course we will read Adam Smith’s two great works, The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and The Wealth of Nations (1776). Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is known for its elaboration of the principles of liberal capitalism. However, understanding Smith’s full teaching requires a study of The Theory of Moral Sentiments, which contains a full discussion of the human passions, especially sympathy. Both works contain Smith’s famous “invisible hand” metaphor. As both Jefferson and Hamilton admired Smith’s work, and as Americans continue to debate the relationship between politics and economics, we will conclude by considering the application of Smith's principles to America. (Political Theory)

Instructors:
Murray Dry
Location:
Munroe Hall 405
Schedule:
2:00pm-4:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
NOR, PHL, SOC, WTR

PSCI1034A-W13

Cross-Listed As:
WAGS1034A-W13

CRN: 11371
Women in American Politics

Women in American Politics
In this course, we will cover a wide variety of issues concerning women in American politics, examining a mixture of sources from history, political science, and popular culture. In part one of this course, we will discuss highlights of the history of women in politics in the United States. In parts two and three we will build on this knowledge by exploring how the legacy of women’s political activism affects women in America today: part two addresses women’s political behavior outside of elective office, and part three addresses women in elective office. (This course counts as elective credit towards the major in Political Science and the major in Women's and Gender Studies) (American Politics)

Instructors:
Charlotte Ridge
Location:
Axinn Center 100
Schedule:
10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
NOR, SOC, WTR

PSCI1130A-W13

Cross-Listed As:
INTD1130A-W13

CRN: 11421
Statistics for Social Sciences

Statistics for Social Sciences
In this course, which assumes no background in quantitative methods, students will be introduced to the necessary skills to analyze data sets and derive meaningful conclusions and interpretations. We will combine exposition to statistical theory with practical uses of statistical modeling, and we will explore common statistical tools used in both industrial and research environments including STATA and/or R. We will apply the classroom material to real-world data sets in regular lab sessions. We will focus on data and examples from social sciences, but the course will be generally applicable to students of all disciplines. (Political Theory)

Instructors:
Evis Mezini
Location:
Sunderland Lanuage Ctr 202
Schedule:
2:00pm-4:00pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (Jan 7, 2013 to Feb 1, 2013)
Requirements Satisfied:
DED, WTR