This class explores the ways internet-based and computational technologies are changing political behavior and governing institutions and processes. This includes discussing technologies, such as social media, that influence partisanship, civic participation, and activism, as well as technologies adopted within government, such as pretrial risk assessment software and predictive policing tools. In addition to analyzing the effects of basic automation and the internet, we will also be focusing on emerging computational technologies including the Internet of Things, Augmented and Virtual...