POL 195-01 - Introductory Special Topic: Campaigning During a Pandemic

2 credits (Fall Term 1)

This course will examine ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the conduct of political campaigns in the US, with special attention to the question of whether the pandemic appears to have fundamentally change democratic campaign politics. One central component of the course will be an exploration of the for-profit campaign industry, especially the products and services that mark digital campaign politics, many of which seem tailor-made to the constraints of a pandemic.

Prerequisite: Second-semester standing.
Note: Dates: September 7 to October 2
Instructor: Trish