Fall 2023 Political Science GR6411 section 001

COMPARATIVE POLITICS SURVEY I

COMPARATIVE POLITICS SURV

Call Number 13565
Day & Time
Location
M 4:10pm-6:00pm
711 International Affairs Building
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Maria Victoria Murillo
Type COLLOQUIA
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

This is the first course in the two-semester sequence surveying covering foundational research in comparative politics across the developed and developing world. The course is designed for Ph.D. students preparing for comprehensive exams and who intend to conduct research relating to comparative politics, and has two core objectives. The first objective is to expose students to a range of arguments organized around questions motivating major research agendas in comparative politics. The second objective is to expose students to processes of theorizing, hypothesis formation, and testing and to strengthen students’ analytical skills in evaluating and critiquing political science research. It should go without saying that these two classes cannot exhaustively cover the many important works, topics, and methodologies in the field.

The Fall semester of this sequence will primarily focus on citizen-level and politician-level behaviors, while the Spring semester will focus on more macro-level institutions and applications of the building blocks covered in this course. However, it is not necessary to take the classes in a particular order.

Web Site Vergil
Department Political Science
Enrollment 17 students (20 max) as of 9:05PM Thursday, March 28, 2024
Subject Political Science
Number GR6411
Section 001
Division Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Campus Morningside
Note No preregistration; those interested should join wait list
Section key 20233POLS6411G001