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Apr 20, 2024
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2020-2021 Interim Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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POL 395-01 - Advanced Special Topic: Democratic Decline in the US4 credits (Spring Term 1)
Many popular and scholarly accounts have argued that American democracy is in decline. In this course we will explore the multiple quantitative and qualitative indicators of democratic corrosion (e.g., malfunctioning institutions, mass disillusionment, elites’ zero-sum tactics, representational inequality, etc.), examining the evidence to determine whether the U.S. has, in fact, backslid. Students will then apply these analytical tools to develop an intensive, independent research project that pertains to the Trump era.
Prerequisite: POL 216 , POL 219 , POL 237 , POL 239 , POL 255 , POL 258 , or POL 295 when offered as Public Opinion or Iowa Caucus Politics.
Instructor: Virgin
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