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3.00 Credits
Explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution to the present. Covers the creation of a revolutionary regime, causes and nature of the Stalin revolution, post-Stalinist efforts to achieve political and social reform, and causes of the Soviet collapse. Also examines current developments in Russia in light of Soviet history.
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Prereq: None
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3.00 Credits
Examines different types of violent political conflict. Compares and contrasts several social science approaches (psychological, sociological, and political) and analyzes their ability to explain variation in outbreak, duration and outcome of conflict. Examines incidents such as riots in the US during the 1960's, riots in India, the Yugoslav wars, and the Russian Revolution, in addition to current international events.
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Prereq: None
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the social science literature on civil war. Studies the origins of civil war, discusses variables affecting duration, and examines termination of conflict. Highly interdisciplinary and covers a wide variety of cases. Open to advanced undergraduates with permission of instructor.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Subject consists of five sections. After a general survey of the field, students consider cases of stable civilian control, military rule, and transitions from military to civilian rule. Cases are selected from around the world.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Examines why non-state actors resort to violence, their means and tactics, and what can be done to counter that violence. Focuses on the production side of non-state violence, including the objectives and organization of insurgents, terrorists, militias and warlords, their mobilization strategies and support base, and how they coerce opponents. Also covers the response violence elicits from governments or other actors such as counterinsurgency or counterterrorism strategies.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Provides an introduction to the field of comparative politics. Readings include both classic and recent materials. Discusses research design and research methods, in addition to topics such as political culture, social cleavages, the state, and democratic institutions. Emphasis on each issue depends in part on the interests of the students.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to statistical research in political science and public policy, with a focus on linear regression. Teaches students how to apply multiple regression models as used in much of political science and public policy research. Also covers elements of probability and sampling theory.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
Provides a survey of advanced empirical tools for political science and public policy research. Focuses on applied causal inference, i.e. statistical methods designed to address research questions that concern the impact of an institution, intervention, policy, or event on an outcome, result, or performance. Covers a variety of causal inference designs, including experiments, matching, regression, panel methods, difference-in-differences, synthetic control methods, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity designs, and bounds.
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Prereq: 17.800 or 17.871
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4.00 Credits
Provides an overview of further advanced topics in statistical analysis for political science and public policy research. Subjects may include maximum-likelihood estimation, time-series analysis, Bayesian methods, methods for text, methods for missing data, machine learning methods, and or methods for spatial data.
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Prereq: 17.802 or permission of instructor
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4.00 Credits
No course description available.
Prerequisite:
Prereq: Permission of instructor
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