Undergraduate Courses

Please consult the online course catalog for cross-listed courses and full course information.

The courses listed below are provided by Student Information Services (SIS). This listing provides a snapshot of immediately available courses within this department and may not be complete. Course registration information can be found at https://sis.jhu.edu/classes.

Spring 2019

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (03)

To understand politics, the sound bites of the modern media take us only so far. In this course, we will take a step back and implement an intellectually rigorous method. Scholars of comparative politics use the method of comparison in order to illuminate important political phenomena of our times. Following this method, we will embark on a scholarly tour of the world and compare the politics of various countries. We will also trace these politics back to their historical sources. We will work from the assumption that there is something to be gained from such comparisons across space and time.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (07)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

The Idea of Power
AS.150.404 (01)

The Idea of Power surveys seminal texts in the history of political thought on the nature, promise, and dangers of political and social power; it also critically engages contemporary texts on race and gender power relations

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-PT, PHIL-ETHICS

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (04)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (05)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (01)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (08)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 14/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (06)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (01)

This course surveys scholarly approaches to processes, relations, institutions, and social structures that cross, subvert, or transcend national borders. The course will also introduce students to research tools for global studies. Students who have taken Contemporary International Politics 190.209 or International Politics 190.104 may not register.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Introduction To Comparative Politics
AS.190.102 (02)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (02)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (03)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Rastafari: Race and Resistance on a Global Scale
AS.190.410 (01)

The study of race has in recent years taken a global turn, such that nationally-inscribed struggles over racism have been increasingly re-narrated as part of struggles over global order. In this class we will use the Rastafari faith to examine the challenges that this global turn presents to the study of race. Gestated in the 1930s Caribbean, drawing upon a long tradition of North American Ethiopianism, and rising to global prominence by the 1980s, the Rastafrai faith connects all corners of the Black world and far beyond. As such, an examination of Rastafari can tell us much about the prospects of - and difficulties in – overturning racism as a global ordering principle. Open to Seniors Only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR

Senior Thesis
AS.190.499 (02)

Seniors also have the opportunity to write a senior research thesis. To be eligible to write this thesis, students must identify a faculty sponsor who will supervise the project. Once a faculty sponsor has approved a topic, students must enroll in a three credit independent study during the fall semester of their senior year. At the end of the fall semester, if the faculty sponsor determines that adequate progress has been made and the project warrants further work, the student may enroll in the senior thesis (AS.190.499) which will be worth 6 credits.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/5
PosTag(s): n/a

Senior Thesis
AS.190.499 (03)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/5
PosTag(s): n/a

Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom
AS.190.284 (01)

This course investigates core questions of what constitutes political freedom, what limits on freedom (if any) should be imposed by authority, and the relationship between freedom, responsibility and political judgment. Spanning texts ancient, modern and contemporary, we shall investigate how power inhabits and invigorates practices of freedom and consent. Among the questions we will consider: Can we always tell the difference between consent and coercion? Are morality and freedom incompatible? Is freedom from the past possible? By wrestling with slavery (freedom’s opposite) we will confront the terrifying possibility that slavery can be both embodied and psychic. If our minds can be held captive by power, can we ever be certain that we are truly free? The political stakes of these problems will be brought to light through a consideration of issues of religion, gender, sexuality, civil liberties, class and race.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (05)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom
AS.190.284 (02)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT

The Power of Rhetoric
AS.190.207 (01)

In a time when people claim language "has no preference to facts, truths, or realities," the power of rhetoric is both vilified and lauded in the strongest possible terms. According to some, rhetoric is responsible for the dismissal of everything from political dissent to science as a species of "fake news". By contrast, others argue public life cannot be repaired without a "restoration" of rhetoric. What are these people talking about? This cousre will help us figure this out. Students will be introduced to the art of persuasive speech, writing, and visual media so as to be prepared to critically examine and evaluate the claims made for and about the role of language in contemporary politics. Topics will include informal logic, appeals, fallacies, figures and tropes. Among others, we will read texts by Aristotle, Austin, Barthes, Foucault, Freud, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Zizek. In addition to a number of short exercises and writing assignments throughout the semester, there will be a mid-term and a final paper.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-PT, INST-PT

Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom
AS.190.284 (03)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT

Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom
AS.190.284 (04)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 15/20
PosTag(s): INST-PT, POLI-PT

Democracy and Dictatorship: Theory and Cases
AS.190.308 (01)

The course will cover three topics: 1) The conceptualization of political regime, democracy and authoritarianism. We will also consider neighboring concepts of other macro-political structures—government, state, and administration—in order to be able to demarcate what is distinctive about the study of political regimes. 2) The characterization of political regimes in most Western and some non-Western countries, in history and today. We will centrally focus on the so called “Waves of Democratization,” but we will also consider stories with less happy outcomes, that is, processes that led to the breakdown of democracies and the installation of repressive dictatorships. 3) The explanation(s) of the stability and change of political regimes around the world. Theoretical accounts of regime change come in many flavors—emphasis on economic versus political causes, focus on agents and choices versus structures and constraints, international versus domestic factors, among others. We will consider most of them.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Future of American Democracy
AS.190.322 (01)

For the most part, observers of American politics have not considered the possibility that the American democratic regime might be at risk. But the unexpected election of Donald Trump in 2016 and the subsequent course of his presidency have occasioned a great deal of uncertainty and anxiety about whether democracy in the United States is at risk and whether American political institutions can withstand the stresses of contemporary politics. This course will use the Trump era to explore the conditions that seem to threaten the stability of the American regime. We will begin by exploring the political circumstances that led to Trump’s rise. We will then examine what we can learn from the experience of other countries about the conditions that make democracy either robust or fragile. Finally, we will consider how a set of contemporary political conditions in the United States — extreme partisan polarization, intense racial antagonism, growing economic inequality, and expanded executive power — contribute to the challenges facing American democracy today and in the future.

Credits: 3.00
Level:
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/19
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP

Foundations of International Relations Theory
AS.190.346 (01)

This course is a broad conceptual introduction to international relations theory in a format that stresses close reading and critical discussion. We will explore mainstream theoretical perspectives and critiques of those perspectives, as well as more recent developments in the field. By the end of the course, students will have a firm grasp of the core issues and debates in the field. The course is conceptually demanding; interested students should have at least completed an introductory course in political science.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-PT

The Executive Branch
AS.190.406 (01)

In the 19th Century America was noted for its courts, political parties and representative institutions. Today, America’s political parties and representative institutions have declined in importance while the institutions of the executive branch have increased in importance. This seminar will examine the nation’s key executive institutions and aspects of executive governance in the U.S. Students will alternate primary responsibility for week’s readings. Every student will prepare a 10-15 page review and critique of the books for which they are responsible in class.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP

Research Seminar in State Politics
AS.190.409 (01)

The United States Constitution creates a federal system that leaves a great deal of power in the hands of the individual states. Each year, the states collectively adopt nearly 20,000 new laws, an average of 400 per state, while the U.S. Congress in recent years has on average enacted hardly more than 150 new statutes. In terms of spending, state and local governments collectively spent $3 trillion dollars last year–almost as much as the federal government. The states are especially important in the realms of education, health care, environmental policy and transportation. In all these areas, to be sure, the states share power with the federal government but possess considerable discretionary authority. Despite the importance of the states, most Americans know little about them. Hardly anyone knows much about their state’s executive branch or legislature. In a recent survey, most Americans couldn’t say whether their state had a constitution (they all do). In this seminar we will explore some of the mysteries of state politics. Each student will develop a research project designed to discover something about the states that no one else knows.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, SPOL-UL, POLI-RSCH

The American Welfare State
AS.190.380 (01)

This course analyzes the distinctive US welfare state in historical and comparative perspective. We begin with a survey of the policy context, an historical overview from the poorhouses through the Great Society, and a tour of welfare states across the rich democracies. We then survey developments – and explain the actual workings of policy – across jobs, education, welfare, pensions, and health care. We explore the institutional and political factors behind their divergent trajectories through conservative revival and the age of Obama. Students will write a seminar paper exploring policy development over time in a program or area of their choosing. Enrollment restricted to Social Policy minors only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/17
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-RSCH, INST-AP

Politics Of Good & Evil
AS.190.398 (01)

The Politics of Good and Evil places a set of classic myths into conversation with recent philosophical and political work on existential questions. The myths include the Book of Job, Genesis (J version), two dramas by Sophocles, a selection from Augustine, and Voltaire’s Candide. Texts by Nietzsche (Thus Spoke Zarathustra), William James, (A Pluralistic Universe) and Connolly are then placed into conversation with both each other and these classic stories. Kohlberg’s The Sixth Extinction closes the class, encouraging us to think again about the relations between mythic orientations to responsibility, tragic possibility, nature/culture imbrications and the shape of contemporary life during the Anthropocene. Previous work in political theory is recommended. The course is devoted to “elemental theory”, in which diverse existential stories jostle each other and periodically disturb us, challenging us to explore new thoughts in a new world. One class presentation, two 10-12 page papers, and extensive class discussion.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-PT, INST-PT, POLI-RSCH

Sovereignty: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues
AS.190.408 (01)

This seminar provides an in-depth exploration of the concept of sovereignty by examining its historical development, current controversies, and its salience in international relations scholarship. Works in political theory and the international law literature will also inform our discussion. The course is open to advanced undergraduate students with previous coursework in political science. .

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): POLI-IR, INST-IR

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (04)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/15
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Constitutional Law
AS.190.334 (01)

Topics include executive and emergency power, racial and gender equality, and selected free speech and religious freedom issues.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/20
PosTag(s): INST-AP, POLI-AP

Democracy And Elections
AS.190.326 (01)

An examination of most aspects of democratic elections with the exception of th e behavior of voters. Topics include the impact of various electoral systems and administrative reforms on the outcome of elections, standards for evaluations of electoral systems, and the impact of the Arrow problem on normative theories of democratic elections.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 12/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Introduction to Global Studies
AS.190.111 (06)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Canceled
Seats Available: 20/20
PosTag(s): POLI-IR

Political Economy of Japan and Korea
AS.190.427 (01)

This upper-level seminar examines some of the major debates and issues of postwar Japanese and South Korean political economy. Topics include nationalism, gender politics, civil society, immigration, and US-Japan-South Korea trilateral relations.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Closed
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP

The Politics of Disaster in the Middle East and Beyond
AS.190.428 (01)

This course examines the politics of natural and man-made disasters, including war, forced migration, drought, famine, earthquakes, tsunamis, storms, and epidemics. Focusing on the Middle East, it also presents comparative cases from Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and North America. In doing so, the class will examine the unique ways that different types of disasters interact with governance structures; social and economic inequalities; medical infrastructure; gender; race and ethnicity; and political cleavages. Throughout the course, students will learn basic elements of research design and methods in addition to welcoming experienced disaster response and analysis practitioners to class. Finally, the Politics of Disaster in the Middle East and Beyond addresses some of the philosophical aspects of working in and studying disaster-affected contexts, bringing an ethical sensibility to policy-relevant analysis.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/10
PosTag(s): POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-IR

European Politics in Comparative Perspective
AS.190.440 (01)

Europe has been in a sense the first testing ground for theories of comparative politics, but many outsiders now see Europe as a pacified and somewhat boring place. This course will question conventional wisdom through an examination of European politics in historical and cross-national perspective. We will apply the comparative method to the study of European politics today, and conversely we will ask what Europe tells us more generally about politics. We will see that Europe is still a locus of intense conflict as well as remarkably diverse experimentation. Topics will include: political, legal, and economic governance; the evolution of democracy and fundamental rights, the welfare state, class stratification, immigration and race, the role of religion; European integration and globalization. Juniors and seniors only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, POLI-CP

Does Israel Have a Future?
AS.190.434 (01)

Israel is one of the only countries whose existence is openly challenged. This class will examine the future of Israel focusing on international and domestic threats to its continued existence as a Jewish democracy. Outside threats to be considered include nuclear attack and the growing international movement to delegitimize Israel. domestic challenges include demographic changes, the role of religion in governance, and doubts as to whether one can be a Jewish state and still be a democracy. Lessons from the destruction of the ancient Israelite kingdoms and from contemporary state deaths will be included. The course will conclude by considering efforts that Israel can undertake to meet the threats it faces.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/20
PosTag(s): INST-CP

Senior Thesis
AS.190.499 (01)

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 16/20
PosTag(s): n/a

Global Climate Governance
AS.190.431 (01)

This course will offer an in-depth study of the history and politics of global climate governance. It will examine the central actors, agreements, and policy proposals that shape climate governance.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): INST-IR, POLI-IR, ENVS-MINOR, ENVS-MAJOR

Political Polarization
AS.190.473 (01)

The American constitutional order, which was designed to operate without political parties, now has parties as divided as any in the democratic world. This course will examine explanations of how this happened, the consequences of party polarization for public policy and governance, and what if anything should be done about it.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP

The Political Bases of the Market Economy
AS.190.429 (01)

Although “the market” is conventionally understood as separate from “politics”, the modern market economy did not arise in a political vacuum. In fact, the very separation between the economy and politics is itself the product of a politically potent set of ideas. This course is an upper-division reading seminar on the origins and evolution of the modern market economy. Readings will include Smith, Marx, Weber, Polanyi, Keynes, Hayek, Friedman, Becker, and Foucault. Recommended course background: Introduction to comparative politics OR any college-level course in social or political theory.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, POLI-CP

Economic Growth and Development in East Asia
AS.310.200 (01)

The course offers an overview of the complexities of East Asia’s development experience from a variety of perspectives, and it is divided into three parts to allow students to develop expertise in one or more countries and/or policy arenas, while also cultivating a broad grasp of the region and the distinct challenges of “East Asia fast-paced, sustained economic growth.”. Part I considers the origins of Asian economic development, analyses the common economic variables behind the region’s success, looks at the East Asian financial crisis and its lessons and assesses whether or not East Asian countries have learned them. Part II will focus on the development experiences of individual countries, with an emphasis on the ASEAN economies, NIEs, Japan and China. Part III considers topics of special interest to Asia, including trends toward greater regional economic cooperation, both in the real and financial/monetary sectors, and issues related to poverty, migration, and inclusiveness.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/30
PosTag(s): INST-ECON, POLI-CP, INST-CP

The Political Economy of Climate Change
AS.191.347 (01)

Scientists tell us that continued reliance on fossil fuels to drive our economies causes global warming, which in turn poses an existential threat to humanity as we know it. But the major tools of societies to steer a clean energy transition—climate and energy policies—often fail, lack ambition, and vary widely from country to country. This is puzzling: Why is it so difficult to pass meaningful policies even though the stakes are so high? How to explain the varying responses to the same problem? In this course, students study the struggle over energy and climate policies through case studies of large industrialized countries. Besides other things, we will ask why the US failed to install any kind of meaningful climate policy, if and how the problems of the EU’s carbon market can be solved, why China cancelled over 100 coal-fired power plants in 2017, and why cloudy Germany became a solar energy powerhouse.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-ECON, INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR

Baltimore and Beyond
AS.230.357 (01)

This course uses the city of Baltimore as a lens through which to explore issues of urban inequality. We will focus on Baltimore's history of racial segregation and concentrated poverty, and its effect on the social and economic well-being of the city and its residents, with attention to education, employment, health and crime. Students will learn how to employ Census data, GIS approaches, and sociological research to inform questions about population change, inequality and the distribution of resources across the city and metropolitan region. Students will also work on one or more policy relevant studies based in Baltimore, including: a project on abandoned and vacant housing, a desegregation intervention, and a longitudinal study of inner city youth. Finally, students will become familiar with Baltimore City's programs and policy approaches to addressing the city's most pressing problems, and will design innovative and effective and innovative solutions as part of their course assignments. Enrollment restricted to Social Policy minors only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): SPOL-UL

Race and Segregated Time
AS.190.419 (01)

This course explores how time, and not just space, is segregated along racial lines. We shall examine how racial injustices are experienced as impositions on human time, how resistance to racial inequality has often been figured in temporal terms, and what it means to think in untimely ways that challenge how the extended lifespans of racially dominant groups is contingent upon the foreshortened lifetimes of racial others. Readings will bring political theory into contact with contemporary experiences of race, such as: criminal (in)justice, environmental racism and the proliferation of human disposability. Recommended Course Background: One Political Theory course.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): POLI-PT, INST-PT, SPOL-UL

Methods for Policy Research
AS.360.331 (01)

This course will introduce students to quantitative methods for studying social policy problems. Topics to be covered include descriptive statistics and sampling, correlation and causation, simple and multiple regression, experimental methods, and an introduction to cost-benefit analysis. The emphasis will be on the selection, interpretation and practical application of these methodologies in specific policy settings, rather than with formal proofs. Skills will be reinforced by hands-on exercises using statistical software. Over the course of the semester, students will critically analyze policy reports and empirical research in a range of policy areas and learn how to present this research to a non-specialist audience. Finally, we will discuss the pros and cons of quantitative vs. qualitative methodologies. The course will conclude with group presentations that draw on all these skills. Enrollment restricted to Social Policy minors only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a

Congress and Foreign Policy
AS.191.354 (01)

This course is an introduction to the Congressional role in foreign policy. The Constitution grants the President the authority to conduct foreign policy. Yet it also gives Congress a substantial role in the shaping of foreign policy. The distinct roles are not always clear, creating an inherent tension between these two branches of government and efforts on each side to increase their power. This class will address the “rules of the road” in conducting American foreign policy and how they change. The class will go beyond theory to include case studies that show the tension between Congress and the Administration – including the Iran Agreement, Climate Change, sanctions on Russia and American policy towards Cuba. The course will include guest lecturers who work in Congress on the various aspects of foreign policy – including appropriations, intelligence, oversight and investigations. We will address the Congressional role in ratification of treaties and in declaring war. The class will consider the different ways that each branch of government approaches human rights, arms sales and sanctions. The class will also address the domestic political aspects of foreign policy – including the role of advocacy groups and special interests and the political use of Congressional investigations.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/20
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP

Populism and Politics
AS.191.363 (01)

Around the world, from Italy to Brazil, and from Hungary to the United States, populist candidates are fundamentally changing the political landscape. In this course, we explore the nature of populism; investigate whether populism poses an existential threat to liberal democracy; explore the causes of the populist rise; investigate the ways in which populism is a response to demographic change; and discuss what strategies might allow non-populist political actors to push back.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-CP, INST-AP, INST-CP

Chinese Politics and Society
AS.310.230 (01)

This introductory course will familiarize students with the major dynamics of political and social change in contemporary China since 1949. The course will be divided chronologically into four main topics: 1. The contested processes of nation-state making in modern China before 1949; 2. The making of the socialist system during the Mao Years and its dismantling since 1978; 3. The Reform Era transformation to a market economy with Chinese characteristics; 4. The dynamic relationships among the state, market and society since the new millennium. Students will explore how scholars have explained major political and social changes with reference to individual and collective rationalities, specific organizational and institutional arrangements, and specific strategic and cultural mechanisms of Chinese political and social habits.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST

Development and Social Change in Rural China
AS.310.340 (01)

This course will survey the major issues of development and social change in rural China since 1950s. These issues will be addressed in chronological order. They include land ownership and land grabbing, organization of rural economic, political, and social life, rural elections and village governance, development strategies, urban-rural relationship in resource allocation, rural modernization strategies in regard to irrigation, clean drinking water, electricity supply, hard paved road, education and rural medical service, women’s rights and family life, rural consumption, and etc. This course will prepare students, both empirically and analytically, to understand what happened in rural China from 1949 to the present, and how we can engage in policy and theoretical discussions based on what we learn.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP

Critical Race Theory, Law, and Criminal Justice
AS.191.303 (01)

In this course, students will gain a foundational understanding of critical race theory, including its genesis in legal theory. The course will examine its relationship and importance to social movements, including through key concepts like intersectionality. The course will also use critical race theory to grapple with law and the criminal justice system in the United States.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/18
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP, INST-PT, SPOL-UL

Fear and Loathing: Writing About Contemporary American Politics
AS.191.415 (01)

This course is focused on reading, analyzing, and, most importantly, producing writing about the American political experience and contemporary events in American politics. We will use scholarly, print, and new media sources from different sides of the political spectrum, drawing on political and literary theory to inform our discussions. We will then try to do better: Students will write and workshop a variety of pieces of different lengths and styles, spending in-class time on peer critique, presentations, and writing exercises, which they will compile into a writing portfolio. We will discuss and write op-eds, memoirs, long-form book reviews, commentary essays, and satire. Throughout, we will devote considerable class time to critique and discussion of students’ writing. Readings will include works by James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Claudia Rankine, Hunter S. Thompson, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Alexander Chee, Angela Nagle, and Omar el Akkad. We will draw on political commentary from sources ranging from The Washington Post to Jacobin to The Onion, through to Facebook and Twitter. Throughout, we will consider a wide range of topics pertinent to writing about politics, including questions of the make-up of the public sphere and diverse audiences, the use of voice and language, the deployment of facts and rhetoric, the place of fiction and humor in political critique, and the rise of fake news and trolling.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, INST-AP

Cities, Space & Power
AS.191.340 (01)

Gentrify! 80% of people live in urban areas. These locations are key for solving political dilemmas, including climate change, class, segregation, gender & immigration. This class explores all of these through the lens of gentrification. What does 20th century urban planning have to do with it? How can I talk to my friends about gentrification in Baltimore? Find out this and more!

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): POLI-AP, SPOL-UL

Public Policy Writing Workshop
AS.360.366 (01)

This workshop is designed to hone the analytical and communications skills necessary for effective formulation and advocacy of public policy. Topics include how to develop op-ed pieces and other forms of advocacy journalism, memoranda, position papers, and grant proposals. The workshop puts special stress on how to make a clear and persuasive exposition of complex or counter-intuitive policy arguments in the market place of ideas, including the challenges of writing for popular journals and communicating to specific audiences both in and out of government. Students receive intensive individual instruction, including close editing of their work and advice on how to publish or promote it in the public sphere. Enrollment restricted to Social Policy minors only.

Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a

Course # (Section)	Title	Day/Times	Instructor	Room	PosTag(s)
AS.190.102 (03)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.102 (07)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.150.404 (01)	The Idea of Power	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Lebron, Christopher Joseph	Gilman 288	INST-PT, PHIL-ETHICS
AS.190.102 (04)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.102 (05)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.102 (01)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.102 (08)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.102 (06)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.111 (01)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.102 (02)	Introduction To Comparative Politics	MW 11:00AM - 11:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Jabko, Nicolas	Remsen Hall 1	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.111 (02)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.111 (03)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 10:00AM - 10:50AM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.410 (01)	Rastafari: Race and Resistance on a Global Scale	Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Shilliam, Robert	Latrobe 107	POLI-IR, INST-IR
AS.190.499 (02)	Senior Thesis		Staff
AS.190.499 (03)	Senior Thesis
AS.190.284 (01)	Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom	MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Brendese, Philip Joseph, III.	Gilman 50	INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.111 (05)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.284 (02)	Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom	MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 12:00PM - 12:50PM	Brendese, Philip Joseph, III.	Gilman 50	INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.207 (01)	The Power of Rhetoric	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Culbert, Jennifer	Ames 218	POLI-PT, INST-PT
AS.190.284 (03)	Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom	MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Brendese, Philip Joseph, III.	Gilman 50	INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.284 (04)	Classics of Political Theory: Political Freedom	MW 3:00PM - 3:50PM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Brendese, Philip Joseph, III.	Gilman 50	INST-PT, POLI-PT
AS.190.308 (01)	Democracy and Dictatorship: Theory and Cases	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Mazzuca, Sebastian L	Hodson 311	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.322 (01)	Future of American Democracy	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Lieberman, Robert C	Gilman 377	POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.190.346 (01)	Foundations of International Relations Theory	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Schmidt, Sebastian	Krieger Laverty	POLI-IR, INST-IR, INST-PT
AS.190.406 (01)	The Executive Branch	M 1:30PM - 3:50PM	Ginsberg, Benjamin	Latrobe 107	POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.190.409 (01)	Research Seminar in State Politics	W 1:30PM - 3:50PM	Ginsberg, Benjamin	Hodson 303	POLI-AP, SPOL-UL, POLI-RSCH
AS.190.380 (01)	The American Welfare State	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Schlozman, Daniel	Abel Wolman House 100	POLI-AP, POLI-RSCH, INST-AP
AS.190.398 (01)	Politics Of Good & Evil	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Connolly, William E	Bloomberg 278	POLI-PT, INST-PT, POLI-RSCH
AS.190.408 (01)	Sovereignty: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues	T 3:00PM - 5:30PM	Schmidt, Sebastian	Gilman 134	POLI-IR, INST-IR
AS.190.111 (04)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 11:00AM - 11:50AM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.334 (01)	Constitutional Law	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	Zackin, Emily	Gilman 377	INST-AP, POLI-AP
AS.190.326 (01)	Democracy And Elections	W 1:30PM - 3:50PM	Katz, Richard Stephen	Krieger Laverty	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.111 (06)	Introduction to Global Studies	MW 10:00AM - 10:50AM, F 1:30PM - 2:20PM	Marlin-Bennett, Renee	Mergenthaler 111	POLI-IR
AS.190.427 (01)	Political Economy of Japan and Korea	T 2:00PM - 4:00PM	Chung, Erin	Mergenthaler 266	INST-CP
AS.190.428 (01)	The Politics of Disaster in the Middle East and Beyond	T 6:00PM - 8:30PM	Parkinson, Sarah		POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-IR
AS.190.440 (01)	European Politics in Comparative Perspective	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Gilman 217	INST-CP, POLI-CP
AS.190.434 (01)	Does Israel Have a Future?	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	David, Steven R	Shriver Hall 001	INST-CP
AS.190.499 (01)	Senior Thesis		David, Steven R, Staff
AS.190.431 (01)	Global Climate Governance	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Allan, Bentley	Gilman 217	INST-IR, POLI-IR, ENVS-MINOR, ENVS-MAJOR
AS.190.473 (01)	Political Polarization	MW 1:30PM - 2:45PM	Teles, Steven Michael	Greenhouse 113	POLI-AP
AS.190.429 (01)	The Political Bases of the Market Economy	Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Jabko, Nicolas	Greenhouse 113	INST-ECON, POLI-CP
AS.310.200 (01)	Economic Growth and Development in East Asia	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Dore, Giovanna Maria Dora	Hodson 313	INST-ECON, POLI-CP, INST-CP
AS.191.347 (01)	The Political Economy of Climate Change	F 1:30PM - 4:30PM	Kupzok, Nils	Latrobe 120	POLI-CP, INST-CP, INST-ECON, INST-IR, ENVS-MAJOR, ENVS-MINOR
AS.230.357 (01)	Baltimore and Beyond	T 4:00PM - 6:30PM	Deluca, Stefanie	Abel Wolman House 100	SPOL-UL
AS.190.419 (01)	Race and Segregated Time	T 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Brendese, Philip Joseph, III.	Greenhouse 113	POLI-PT, INST-PT, SPOL-UL
AS.360.331 (01)	Methods for Policy Research	Th 4:00PM - 6:30PM	Morgan, Barbara Anne	Abel Wolman House 100
AS.191.354 (01)	Congress and Foreign Policy	TTh 4:30PM - 5:45PM	Frifield, Julia	Hodson 213	POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.191.363 (01)	Populism and Politics	M 4:30PM - 7:00PM	Mounk, Yascha	Greenhouse 113	POLI-AP, POLI-CP, INST-AP, INST-CP
AS.310.230 (01)	Chinese Politics and Society	TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM	He, Gaochao	Croft Hall B32	INST-CP, INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST
AS.310.340 (01)	Development and Social Change in Rural China	W 3:00PM - 5:30PM	He, Gaochao	Croft Hall B32	INST-GLOBAL, INST-NWHIST, INST-CP
AS.191.303 (01)	Critical Race Theory, Law, and Criminal Justice	TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM	Schrader, Stuart Laurence	Gilman 400	POLI-AP, POLI-PT, INST-AP, INST-PT, SPOL-UL
AS.191.415 (01)	Fear and Loathing: Writing About Contemporary American Politics	F 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Dutkiewicz, Jan	Shriver Hall 104	POLI-AP, INST-AP
AS.191.340 (01)	Cities, Space & Power	TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM	Lawton, Sarah Ford	Gilman 400	POLI-AP, SPOL-UL
AS.360.366 (01)	Public Policy Writing Workshop	M 1:30PM - 4:00PM	Houppert, Karen	Abel Wolman House 100

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (03)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (07)

The Idea of PowerAS.150.404 (01)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (04)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (05)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (01)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (08)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (06)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (01)

Introduction To Comparative PoliticsAS.190.102 (02)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (02)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (03)

Rastafari: Race and Resistance on a Global ScaleAS.190.410 (01)

Senior ThesisAS.190.499 (02)

Senior ThesisAS.190.499 (03)

Classics of Political Theory: Political FreedomAS.190.284 (01)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (05)

Classics of Political Theory: Political FreedomAS.190.284 (02)

The Power of RhetoricAS.190.207 (01)

Classics of Political Theory: Political FreedomAS.190.284 (03)

Classics of Political Theory: Political FreedomAS.190.284 (04)

Democracy and Dictatorship: Theory and CasesAS.190.308 (01)

Future of American DemocracyAS.190.322 (01)

Foundations of International Relations TheoryAS.190.346 (01)

The Executive BranchAS.190.406 (01)

Research Seminar in State PoliticsAS.190.409 (01)

The American Welfare StateAS.190.380 (01)

Politics Of Good & EvilAS.190.398 (01)

Sovereignty: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary IssuesAS.190.408 (01)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (04)

Constitutional LawAS.190.334 (01)

Democracy And ElectionsAS.190.326 (01)

Introduction to Global StudiesAS.190.111 (06)

Political Economy of Japan and KoreaAS.190.427 (01)

The Politics of Disaster in the Middle East and BeyondAS.190.428 (01)

European Politics in Comparative PerspectiveAS.190.440 (01)

Does Israel Have a Future?AS.190.434 (01)

Senior ThesisAS.190.499 (01)

Global Climate GovernanceAS.190.431 (01)

Political PolarizationAS.190.473 (01)

The Political Bases of the Market EconomyAS.190.429 (01)

Economic Growth and Development in East AsiaAS.310.200 (01)

The Political Economy of Climate ChangeAS.191.347 (01)

Baltimore and BeyondAS.230.357 (01)

Race and Segregated TimeAS.190.419 (01)

Methods for Policy ResearchAS.360.331 (01)

Congress and Foreign PolicyAS.191.354 (01)

Populism and PoliticsAS.191.363 (01)

Chinese Politics and SocietyAS.310.230 (01)

Development and Social Change in Rural ChinaAS.310.340 (01)

Critical Race Theory, Law, and Criminal JusticeAS.191.303 (01)

Fear and Loathing: Writing About Contemporary American PoliticsAS.191.415 (01)

Cities, Space & PowerAS.191.340 (01)

Public Policy Writing WorkshopAS.360.366 (01)