Government Off-Campus Programs

90-92. London Foreign Study Program

Fall term: Arrange.

92 Art, Architecture and Politics (04F)

This seminar has been designed to exploit our presence in London. It will explore the relationship between art and politics, art being conceived in the broadest sense to include the plastic arts, architecture, theater and music. The course will use performances and site visits, combined with relevant readings, to probe a series of political topics. Dist. SOC or INT

92 British Grand Strategy: A Study of Power (05F)

This seminar uses the history of Great Britain's grand strategy to explore the changing nature of power in international relations from the 19th century to today. Exploiting our presence in London, we shall study defining episodes in British Grand Strategy from the peak of the Empire's power in the 19th century, through First and Second World Wars and the Cold War, to today's strategic dilemma of navigating between the EU and the United States. Underlying the historical and contemporary cases will be key questions concerning the changing nature and constraints on the exercise of power in international politics.

93-95. Washington D.C. Off-Campus Program

Spring term: Arrange.

93 Essays

An internship with a public or private agency or organization intended to give students practical experience of political life in the nation’s capital. Each student will write weekly essays relating to his or her work experience to broader issues in political science. Dist: SOC

94 Congress, the Presidency, Courts and Policy-making at the Federal Level

This course will investigate the complex relationships between and within the three branches of the federal government (with a heavy focus on the presidency and Congress) as they bargain over policy. Several theoretical tools will be introduced and used to explain recent and historical policy change (and gridlock). These include ideal point theory, simple spatial models, delegation, and bargaining theory. Dist: SOC

95 The Federal Budgetary Process

This course will investigate the process by which the federal government passes an annual budget. It will focus on both what is supposed to happen and what actually happens in pursuit of a budget compromise. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the revenue generating and expenditure decisions made by the federal government. Much of the course will be spent considering possible reforms that can be made to the federal budgetary system and the costs and benefits of these reforms. Dist: SOC