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…

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…

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…

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…