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Examines government success or failure in achieving policy objectives. Investigates the political, institutional, and organizational factors that shape the policy process. Syllabus. - K. Johnson Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. General Education Requirement: Social Analysis (SOC). 3 points American Government & Politics
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Examines how political and economic institutions shape patterns of regional and urban development. Focuses on the role of national, state and local politics, especially federalism and intergovernmental relations, in explaining how Silicon Valley and Appalachia (or wealthy suburbs and poor inner cities) can exist in the same country. In turn, examines how varied patterns of development influence politics. Syllabus. - K. Johnson Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or POLS W1201 or the equivalent. Not offered in 2009-2010. 3 points American Government & Politics
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Examination of the role of citizen participation in the development of American democracy. Topics include movements of women, workers, racial minorities and students; community organizing; voting, parties, and electoral laws; and contemporary anti-corporate movements. Syllabus. - L. Minnite Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 4 points American Government & Politics
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Examines the first amendment rights of speech, press, religion and assembly. In-depth analysis of landmark Supreme Court rulings provides the basis for exploring theoretical antecedents as well as contemporary applications of such doctrines as freedom of association, libel, symbolic speech, obscenity, hate speech, political speech, commercial speech, freedom of the press and religion. Syllabus. - P. Franzese Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 4 points American Government & Politics
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Explores the development of the American political system and its institutions through a focus race and gender. Particular attention will be paid on ways in which race and gender shape citizenship, political identity, political participation, institutions, and public policy in the past and present. Syllabus - K. Johnson Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 Dynamics of American Politics or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 4 points American Government & Politics
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Exploration of some currently evolving civil rights and liberties, primarily through analysis of Supreme Court decisions and pending cases. Topics include race and sex discrimination; sexual harassment; desegregation; affirmative action; freedom of expression, including pornography and "hate speech;" and abortion. Syllabus. - P. Franzese Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 4 points American Government & Politics
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Readings, discussions, and research on contemporary issues in American politics. Specific topics vary each semester, but have included the politics of race, the consequences of federalism, and the politics of the 1960s and its impact on contemporary politics. Syllabus. Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points American Government & Politics
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Readings on decisionmaking, policy analysis, and the political setting of the administrative process. Students will simulate an ad hoc Cabinet Committee assigned to prepare a presidential program to deal with aspects of the foreign aid program involving hunger and malnutrition. Syllabus. - R. Pious Prerequisites: POLS BC1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 4 points American Government & Politics
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of the effect of political leadership on political outcomes in the United States, with special attention to how individual characteristics, like personality, political style, ideology, gender, race and class, interact with the political environment in shaping political outcomes. - F. Davidson Prerequisites: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the Barnard department only. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 4 points Political Theory
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3.00 Credits
Students intern at mass media organizations in New York City (newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations, etc.) while doing readings in media and politics. Reading lists are tailored to specific internships. Students meet every other week with instructor to discuss readings and connect them to internship experiences. Research paper required. Prerequisites: Junior or senior status. Prearrange internship through the Office of Career Development. Prerequisite or co-requisite: POLS BC3335 or the equivalent. Permission of the instructor. 2 points Comparative Politics & Foreign Government
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