An intensive tutorial for sophomores in Government. Uses cases from Southeast Asian politics to develop writing and research skills for political science.
Introduces students to politics and political change in Latin America's largest country. Outlines historical perspectives and contemporary challenges, and examines political institutions, civil society, and contemporary politics and policy. Emphasis is on how institutional change, decentralization, and the mobilization of civil society have interacted to change the trajectory of Brazilian politics by deepening citizen participation, strengthening political parties and political representation, reforming...
In this course we will explore the boisterous Tea Party movement that has been alternately hailed and reviled as a conservative rebirth, insidious “astroturf” campaign, transformative third party, and paranoid wackjob hangout. Lectures and class discussions will cover the movement’s noisy birth, unpack its intellectual roots, compare the movement to other conservative insurgencies, analyze its role in the 2010 midterm election, and consider how it may change in the future.
