POL 541 The American Political System (Ph.D.)
A systematic examination of classic and contemporary literature characterizing American politics and government. The first half focuses on mass political behavior, including public opinion and elections. The second half focuses on political institutions, including Congress, the president, bureaucracy, and the courts.
POL 593 Research Seminar in American Politics (Ph.D.)
The seminar is the principal venue where graduate students in American politics present their research, including everything from research proposals and dissertation prospectuses to research papers, convention papers, and dissertation chapters.
POL 736 Congressional Politics (Ph.D.)
A seminar on congressional politics designed for Ph.D. students taking Politics 541 concurrently. Topics include representation, congressional elections, legislative organization, parties, committees, roll-call voting, interest groups, congressional history, and congressional-bureaucratic relations.
WWS 521 Domestic Politics (MPA)
Introduction to the political analysis of policymaking in the American setting. Includes theoretical and empirical analyses of political institutions, including executives, legislatures, and bureaucracies. Also examines the political environment in which these institutions operate, with special attention to the role of public opinion, interest groups, and elections.
WWS 322 The Politics of Policy Making (undergraduate)
How and why do American policymakers enact the policies that they do? This seminar first explores the environment in which policymakers operate, with special attention to public opinion and elections, and then examines how Congress, the president, and other political actors make decisions.
WWS 401j Task Force on Reforming Social Security (undergraduate)
A research seminar for juniors in the Woodrow Wilson School focusing on the options for reforming Social Security.