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Political Economy and Development Track

The Political Economy and Development track studies how the interplay between the economic system, politics, and institutions allocates resources and generates incentives. Topics include markets, poverty, welfare, inequality, taxation, regimes, transitions, growth, ethnicity, religion, and culture.

Political Science Courses

TITLE
POLISCI 25N: The US Congress in Historical and Comparative Perspective
POLISCI 31Q: Justice and Cities
POLISCI 34Q: Nationalism
POLISCI 43Q: Immigration Crisis? Policy Dilemmas in the US and Europe**
POLISCI 46N: Contemporary African Politics
POLISCI 101: Introduction to International Relations
POLISCI 101Z: Introduction to International Relations 
POLISCI 102: Introduction to American Politics and Policy: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (formerly Politics and Public Policy)
POLISCI 103/336S: Justice
POLISCI 104: Introduction to Comparative Politics**
POLISCI 110C/110X: America and the World Economy
POLISCI 110G: Governing the Global Economy**
POLISCI 114D/314D: Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
POLISCI 115E: Japan & the World: Innovation, Economic Growth, Globalization, and Int'l Security Challenges**
POLISCI 116: The International History of Nuclear Weapons**
POLISCI 117/317:  Chinese Politics and Society: An Expert-Led Seminar
POLISCI 118P: U.S. Relations with Iran
POLISCI 120B: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections
POLISCI 121: Political Power in American Cities**
POLISCI 121L: Racial-Ethnic Politics in US
POLISCI 122: Introduction to American Law**
POLISCI 124L/324L: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America
POLISCI 125M: Latino Social Movements**
POLISCI 125S: Chicano/Latino Politics
POLISCI 127: Controversies in American Public Policy
POLISCI 127A: Finance and Society for non-MBAs
POLISCI 137A/337A: Political Philosophy: The Social Contract Tradition
POLISCI 141: Political Economy of Development
POLISCI 141A: Immigration and Multiculturalism
POLISCI 142: The Eurasian World From Plato to NATO: History, Politics, and Culture
POLISCI 143S: Comparative Corruption**
POLISCI 147: Comparative Democratic Development
POLISCI 147B: Gender, Identity, and Politics
POLISCI 148/348: Chinese Politics
POLISCI 149S: Islam, Iran, and the West
POLISCI 149T: Middle Eastern Politics
POLISCI 153/354: Thinking Strategically
POLISCI 153Z: Strategy: Introduction to Game Theory
POLLISCI 204E: Totalitarianism
POLISCI 210A: Special Topics: Solving Global Challenges**
POLISCI 213E: Introduction to European Studies
POLISCI 214: Israel: Society, Politics, and Policy
POLISCI 220: Urban Policy Research Lab
POLISCI 220C/320C: The Politics of the Administrative State
POLISCI 220R/320R: The Presidency
POLISCI 221A: American Political Development, 1865-present**
POLISCI 222P: Creating American Republic**
POLISCI 223: Gender & U.S. Politics
POLISCI 225L/325L: Law and the New Political Economy
POLISCI 226: Superpower California: The Indispensable State
POLISCI 230: Political Theology 
POLISCI 231/331: High-Stakes Politics: Case Studies in Political Philosophy, Institutions, and Interests
POLISCI 232: The Science and Politics of Apocalypse
POLISCI 232T/332T: The Dialogue of Democracy
POLISCI 233R: Modern Islamic Political Thought
POLISCI 234P/334P: Deliberative Democracy and its Critics
POLISCI 235U: Liberalism and Populism in the American Political Economy
POLISCI 236/236S: Ethical and Effective Philanthropy for Sustainable Development
POLISCI 238R: Ancient Greek Rationality, Public and Private
POLISCI 241: The Political Economy of China: Policy and Development from Antiquity to Revolution
POLISCI 241A: Political Economy of Development
POLISCI 241B: Special Topics: Comparative Political Economy (Latin America)**
POLISCI 241K: Language in Political Societies
POLISCI 241S: Spatial Approaches to Social Science
POLISCI 241T: Political Economy of Gender
POLISCI 242G/342G: Political Mobilization and Democratic Breakthroughs
POLISCI 243: Political Economy of Latin America
POLISCI 243P: Modern Southeast Asia: State, Capitalism, and Conflict, 1890-1998
POLISCI 244A: Authoritarian Politics
POLISCI 244C: Wealth of Nations
POLISCI 244D: Societal Collapse
POLISCI 244H: What Future for Democracy? Turkey's Experience in a Comparative Perspective
POLISCI 244U/344U: Political Culture
POLISCI 245C: The Logics of Violence: Rebels, Criminal Groups and the State
POLISCI 245F: States and Regimes
POLISCI 245R: Politics of Modern Iran
POLISCI 246A/446A: Paths to the Modern World: The West in Comparative Perspective
POLISCI 246H: Populism in the Americas
POLISCI 246P/346P: The Dynamics of Change in Africa**
POLISCI 247A/347A: Games Developing Nations Play
POLISCI 247C: Classical Leaderhip
POLISCI 247G: Governance and Poverty
POLISCI 248D/348D: China in the Global Economy
POLISCI 248S/348S: Latin American Politics
POLISCI 249R: The Political Economy of Tax Evasion
POLISCI 311E: Political Economy I**
POLISCI 312: A New Cold War? Great Power Relations in the 21st Century
POLISCI 327C: Law of Democracy
POLISCI 344: Politics and Geography
**Course no longer offered