Teaching

POL 432. Seminar in Comparative Politics: Russia, Ukraine, and the New Cold War
Semester:
Fall
Offered:
2022

Russians and Ukrainians share a long and sometimes violent history that has both united and divided them. They share common historical roots in Eastern Slavic civilization and common historical experiences rooted in the fact that they have been inhabitants of the same states for much of the past four centuries. But they also have distinct…

POL 599. Responsible Conduct of Research in Political Science
Semester:
Fall
Offered:
2023

This seminar is concerned with the professional obligations of political science researchers. The course is designed to raise ethical concerns and to develop in students an appreciation for the ethical and professional issues that they most likely will confront as they do their work and progress through their careers. Topics include the…

POL 360. Social Movements and Revolutions
Semester:
Fall
Offered:
2023

This course investigates the politics of social movements and revolutions. These are topics that are part of a broader field called “contentious politics”–that is, the variety of forms of mobilized or unconventional collective action that seeks to promote or prevent societal or political change.  Much of political science studies formal…

POL 592. Social Movements and Revolutions
Semester:
Spring
Offered:
2024

This seminar investigates the politics of social movements and revolutions.  These are topics that are often thought of as part of the broader field of “contentious politics”–that is, the variety of forms of mobilized or unconventional collective action that seek to promote or prevent social or political change.  Understood in this…