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The study of Politics explores many dimensions of political life, ranging from small groups to citizens' organizations to cities, nation-states, and the international system. Although this includes basic information about government, law, and current events, it also examines issues of power, citizenship, and justice in broader and deeper context. Oberlin's Department of Politics presents a variety of perspectives on politics, including economic, historical, philosophical, sociological, and behavioral orientations. The Department encourages its students to develop sophisticated understandings of the conditions and uses of political power in the United States and the world, and to hone their analytical and critical abilities. A major in Politics can be the focus of a liberal arts program in the social sciences. It can help the citizen to understand, and act more effectively in, the political realm. The major leads to careers in government service, international affairs, journalism, teaching, and organizations concerned with social change and public affairs. It also prepares students for graduate study in political science, other social sciences, international studies, law, and public policy. Choosing Courses. The Department of Politics offers course work in four fields: American politics (the analysis of politics, government, policy, and law in the U.S.), comparative politics (the study of politics in other countries), international politics (the study of political relations among countries), and political theory (the history, interpretation, and criticism of political ideas through texts). We encourage prospective majors to explore course offerings in each of the four fields. The Department offers regular courses, colloquia, seminars, private readings and honors projects. Introductory courses, numbered in the 100s (including colloquia), open into each of the department's fields and do not have prerequisites. Intermediate courses, numbered in the 200s, normally require some previous preparation and constitute the core of departmental offerings for majors. Seminars, numbered in the 300s, generally require previous intermediate-level work. Students should consult members of the department before choosing courses at this level. Private readings on topics not specifically covered in courses may be arranged with individual faculty. They may involve reading and discussion, research, or fieldwork, are generally at an intermediate or advanced level, and are carried out largely independently. Advanced Placement. Students with a score of 5 on AP examinations in American government, comparative politics, or general political science will be awarded credit towards graduation and the major. Such credit will count as an introductory course. Major. The Department encourages students to consult a faculty member when they begin to consider a major in Politics. When declaring a major, students work with a faculty advisor to develop a program that fits the student's interest and goals. The Politics Major requires completion of: (a) a minimum of thirty credits in Politics, of which twenty must be above the introductory level; (b) intermediate courses in at least three of the Department's four fields; (c) a Politics research seminar. At least fifteen credits must be taken from the Oberlin Politics Department. Minor. A minor in Politics consists of fifteen hours in Politics, with at least two courses at the intermediate level or above. Courses must be in at least two fields. At least eight credits must be taken from the Oberlin Politics Department. Honors. Honors in Politics is a three-semester program in which students do sustained, independent reading and research under faculty supervision. A detailed description of the program is available in the Department office. Each January, the Department reviews the academic records of all junior majors and invites some of them to become candidates for honors. In the second semester of the junior year, such students normally undertake a junior project, which consists of a research paper done in the context of a seminar or other course. (Students who are away from Oberlin during that semester should consult the chair to work out an alternative.) Students who successfully complete junior projects are invited to pursue Senior Honors in one of the four departmental fields. During their senior year, honors students write a thesis and take oral and written examinations, administered by an outside examiner, in their chosen field. Such students enroll for honors research courses (POLT 403, 404) totaling two to five hours each semester. Because the honors program builds on intermediate courses, we urge students interested in pursuing honors to enroll in courses in their expected field of interest as early as possible. Winter Term. Department members who are participating in Winter Term sponsor projects including community service, off-campus internships, and other activities. Areas of particular interest are: Mr. Blecher: readings in comparative politics, Chinese and Asian politics, socialism, political economy, Marxism. Mr. Crowley: issues in post-communist politics, international relations of the Soviet Union and the former Soviet Republics, political sociology, theoretical issues in comparative politics. Mr. Dawson: local government and community service. Mr. Howell: trade unions, political economy, left-wing parties, and readings in West European politics. Mr. Kahn: First Amendment, race and gender discrimination, urban politics, Federal courts and environmental issues, law and government. Ms. Kruks: feminist theory, contemporary continental theory, and history of political thought. Ms. Sandberg: international development, African politics. Mr. Schiff: international organizations, Middle Eastern politics, arms transfers and arms control, other topics in international politics. Ms. Schildkraut: polling and public opinion analysis, media and politics, language and immigration policy, interest groups, and political participation. Mr. Wilson: history of political theory, environmental topics, utopias and dystopias, democratic theory, postmodernism and politics. In addition, the Department annually sponsors a January Winter Term Congressional Internship program. Information may be obtained from the Department office. The Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics. The Department oversees a program of course offerings (POLT 207, 421, 422) and paid, eight-week summer internships designed to interest students in, and prepare them for, service in elective offices. Information is available from the Department office. Politics On-Line. For more information on the Politics Department, courses and instructors, please visit our home page at www.oberlin.edu/politics. Cross-Referenced Courses. The following cross-referenced courses can be counted towards the Politics major or minor, but do not satisfy the 15 (major) or eight (minor) minimum departmental credit requirement.
American Politics 101. Colloquium: Race and Ethnicity in American Politics 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 103. Political Change in America 4 hours 4SS, CD, WR First Semester. Introduction to American politics, political development, national institutions, and constitutional law. Topics include: the Supreme Court, the right of privacy (abortion choice), and gender discrimination; interest groups, Congress and the politics of agenda setting: nuclear power, pesticides, smoking, and RU 486 (The Abortion Pill); how presidential power and American politics shape each other from FDR to the Bushs; introduction to pluralist, critical pluralist, and politics and history interpretations of American politics and democracy. This is a cross-referenced course in Gender and Women's Studies. Enrollment Limit: 75. Mr. Kahn 105. American Government: Institutions, Policies, and Politics 4 hours 4SS, WR First Semester. This course is concerned with what has been and remains the fundamental issue of American political life: What should government do? To seek an answer to this question, the course relies on a Socratic method; through discussion of daily issues of the New York Times, academic studies, policy cases, and in-class simulations, we will inductively arrive at, test, and apply fundamental principles about the nature and operation of the American political system. Mr. Dawson FYSP 139. Political Leadership 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. For description, please see "First-Year Seminar Program" in this catalog. Enrollment Limit: 14. Mr. Dawson Comparative Politics 110. Revolution, Socialism and Reform in China 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Second Semester. We begin with a chronological overview, from ancient times to the present. Then we proceed topically, focusing on: politics and the state; political economy (including industry and agriculture); gender relations; population; cultural politics. Written work consists of take-home, open-book essays, and weekly comments on the readings. We will also screen and discuss several films. Counts towards the East Asian Studies major. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Blecher FYSP 112. Politics in Globalization 3 hours 3SS, WRi First Semester. For description, please see "First-Year Seminar Program" in this catalog. Enrollment Limit: 14. Mr. Crowley 114. Political Change in West Europe 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-05. 115. Post-Soviet Politics 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR First Semester. In examining Soviet and post-Soviet politics, this course explores some of the major political themes of the twentieth century--the Russian revolution, Stalinism, the nature of the Soviet political system, Gorbachev's perestroika, the Soviet collapse, and Russia's struggle with building capitalism and democracy. Much of the course will be devoted to the dramatic events since the fall of the Soviet empire and Russia's attempt to find its place in the global political economy. Enrollment Limit: 45. Mr. Crowley 117. Comparative Politics of the Middle East and North Africa 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Compares government and societies of regional states, focusing on governmental, political-economic, religious, class and cultural homogeneity and heterogeneity, international connections and history to introduce the region's countries. The course will combine an historical with a thematic approach. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Medani International Politics 120. Introduction to International Relations 3 hours 3SS, WR First Semester. Class theories and topics will address: the creation of the Bretton Woods institutions, Realism and post-Cold War security concerns, issues of political economy and North-South relations, foreign policy making, constructivist approaches to analyzing non-state actors. Requirements: midterm assignment, research paper, take-home final, group work, case study and other participation activities, ad hoc assignments. Enrollment Limit: 35. Ms. Sandberg 121. Introduction to International Relations 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Surveys major theories and evidence that explain patterns of international conflict and cooperation. Examines basic theoretical concepts (anarchy, security, power), tools (force, diplomacy), domestic factors (regime type, nationalism, decision-maker bias) and international factors (trade, technology, norms). Empirical focus on what creates and thwarts development of war, peace, international organizations, regional blocs, NGOs, ethnic conflicts, human rights, intervention, and the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction. Enrollment Limit: 35. Ms. Mani FYSP 149. War and Power 3 hours 3SS First Semester. For description, please see section "First-Year Seminar Program" in this catalog. Enrollment Limit: 14. Ms. Sandberg Political Theory 131. Problems of Political Theory 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Introduction to some continuing problems and issues in political theory through close readings of both classical and modern texts, including Plato, Locke, Mill, and contemporary writings. Special attention is given to ideas of justice, freedom, and democracy. The course is taught through lectures and discussion groups. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Wilson. 132. Colloquium: Explaining Social Power: Classical and Contemporary Theories 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. For full course description, see section entitled "Colloquia for First- and Second-Year Students." FYSP 176. Utopian Thought 3 hours 3SS First Semester. For description, please see "First-Year Seminar Program" in this catalog. Enrollment Limit: 14. Mr. Wilson
American Politics 202. American Constitutional Law 4 hours 4SS, CD, WR Second Semester. The case method is used to analyze the principles of the American Constitution and Supreme Court decision-making. Topics include: presidential, congressional, and Supreme Court power; state versus national control of social policy and commerce; equal protection of the law and race, gender, sexual orientation; implied fundamental rights to abortion choice, education, and sexual intimacy; First Amendment rights of free expression, and modern constitutional theories. This is a core course in the Law and Society Program. Prerequisite: One course in politics or consent of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 75. Mr. Kahn 204. Political Inquiry: Investigations into Controversial Issues 3 hours 3SS, QPh Next offered 2004-2005. 206. American Public Opinion 3 hours Next offered 2004-2005. 207. Electioneering: Theory and Practice 3 hours 3SS, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 208. Environmental Policy 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Identical to ENVS 208. Mr. Orr 209. Public Policy in America 3 hours 3SS First Semester. This course is concerned with diagnosing the sources of folly in the making of public policy and with developing those political skills of analysis that enhance policy-making effectiveness. Academic perspectives expose historical errors. An emphasis on experiential learning makes the acquisition of political skills personally meaningful. Prerequisite: two courses in American politics. Enrollment Limit: 25. Mr. Dawson Comparative Politics 210. Latin American Politics 3 hours 3SS, CD Second Semester. Comparative analysis of 19th and especially 20th century Latin American political development. Considers political ideologies (republicanism, authoritarianism, revolution and democracy) and their institutions. Seeks to explain why political and economic models have been adopted almost cyclically and how traditions of legalism have coexisted alongside legal impunity. Examines development of major political actors in the region: the state, caudillos, political parties, the military, class sectors, and their agendas. Enrollment Limit: 25. Ms. Mani 211. Revolutions 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. We will examine a number of revolutions of the past century, particularly those in Latin America and Russia/Eastern Europe. The questions we will explore include: What brings about revolution? Why do some revolutions succeed, and others fail? Are revolutions effective means of social change, or do they merely reproduce the problems inherited from the past? Have recent global changes rendered revolutions obsolete, or will they likely persist as a means of social and political transformation? Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Crowley 212. Political Economy of Development in Asia 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 213. The Political Economy of Gender in Advanced Capitalism 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. This course explores the relationship between gender and capitalism comparatively, paying particular attention to Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, the United States and Japan. It examines a range of approaches to the integration of gender into political economy, including neo-classical economics, segmented labor market theory, feminist economics, Marxist-feminism, and a range of alternative feminist approaches to the political economy of gender. Topics include affirmative action, welfare policy, pay equity, labor markets and labor unions. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. Howell 214. Social Change and Political Transformation in Eastern Europe 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Identical to SOCI 230. Mr. Crowley, Mr. Vujacic 215. Labor in the Global Economy 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 216 The Political Economy of Advanced Capitalism 3 hours 3SS,WR First Semester. This course is an introduction to comparative political economy, broadly defined as the ways in which the triangular relationship between the state, labor and capital differs from one advanced capitalist country to another. The course will examine the political economies of Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, the U.S., and Japan, paying particular attention to international economic integration, the position of women and minorities, and challenges to the welfare state and trade unions. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. Howell 218. Marxist Analysis of Society and Politics 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. What can Marxian social science contribute to understanding important political, social and economic questions in various countries? Topics may include: capitalist crisis; the state; class in relation to gender, race and nation; cities; development; the environment; globalization; ideology; postmodernity; social movements; feasible socialist futures. Prerequisite: POLT 239, or consent of instructors, which will be granted to students demonstrating familiarity with Marxist theory or willing to develop it through guided winter-term readings. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Blecher, Mr. Howell 219. Work, Workers and Trade Unions in Advanced Capitalist Societies 3 hours 3SS, WR First Semester. This course examines the nature and organization of work in capitalist societies, and the forms of labor organization created by workers. It is a comparative course, looking at Western Europe, Japan, and the United States. Among the topics covered are: conflict and cooperation in the workplace, the intersection of race, class and gender at work, types of trade unionism, the labor process, the role of the state and employers in industrial relations, and labor politics. Enrollment Limit: 30. Mr. Howell 261. Islam and Politics 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Explores the role of Islam in politics, primarily in the Middle East and North African regions. Focuses on the variety of understandings of the role of Islam as a religion in the politics of regional states, political parties, movements and conflicts. Examines in particular the rise of Islamism as a mobilizing ideology, the role and variety of understandings of Jihad in contemporary discourse. Enrollment Limit: 25. Mr. Medani 262. Nation and State Building in the Middle East and North Africa 3 hours 3SS, CD Second Semester. Examines the development of regional nations and states from Colonialism to the present. Emphasizes the connections between political leadership, economic development strategies, and governments' efforts to build loyalty and legitimacy in the context of strong international pressures, regional instabilities and movements including pan-Arabism, Arab Socialism, pan-Islamism. Enrollment Limit: 25. Mr. Medani International Politics 221. Third World Political Economies 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Second Semester. Case studies of development will include Mexico, Mozambique, Morocco, and South Korea. International institutions and issue regimes relevant to North-South relations will be explored. Requirements: midterm assignment, research paper, take-home final, group work, case study and other participation activities, ad hoc assignments. Enrollment Limit: 35. Ms. Sandberg 222. Latin American International Relations 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. Surveys influence patterns among Latin American countries and between Latin America and other international actors in the 19th and 20th centuries. Emphasizes linkages between domestic and international aspects of politics, economics and security. Examines the formation of national identities, political regimes and ideologies, economic development and integration, regional security structures, civil and international wars, peacemaking, and transnational crime. Focus on Southern Cone, Andean and Central American countries. Enrollment Limit: 25. Prerequisite: POLT 120 or 121. Ms. Mani 224. Topics in Contemporary African Affairs 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Second Semester: Students will examine (through the lens of comparative politics and international relations literatures) some of the major changes in political, economic, and social formations that are taking place in Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa. Regional issues will be explored. U.S. foreign policy toward Africa will be explored. Student requirements include a research paper, a take home final, group work, ad hoc assignments throughout the course, participation in case studies and other activities. Identical to AAST 254. Enrollment Limit: 35. Ms. Sandberg. 225. International Organization 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Theory, history and practices of multilateral international organizations seeking to deal with international peace keeping, arms control, war-avoidance, environmental protection, human rights, economic cooperation and other global issues. Organizations to be studied include the United Nations and its agencies, regional organizations such as MERCOSUR and NAFTA, and non-governmental organizations such as Amnesty International. Prerequisite: one course in Politics (highly recommended: POLT 120 or 121). Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Schiff 227. War, Weapons, and Arms Control 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Explores the evolution of war, weapons technologies, strategies, arms diffusion and arms control efforts and their influences on international violence and concepts of national security. The relationship of weapons development and wars to civilian technological, organizational and political change will also be examined. Prerequisite: One course in Politics (highly recommended: POLT 120 or POLT 121). Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Schiff 228. U.S. Foreign Policy Making 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. Political Theory 231. European Political Theory: Classical to Early Modern 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Examines the development of political theory in Europe from its emergence at the time of the Greek city-state until the end of the Medieval period. Major texts are analyzed not only in terms of their internal arguments and concepts, but also in relation to the differing social and political contexts in which each was written. Authors to be studied include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, and Machiavelli. Enrollment Limit: 30. Ms. Kruks 232. European Political Theory: Machiavelli to Marx 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Examines main developments in European political theory from the emergence of the early nation-state until the era of industrial capitalist society. Close study of selected texts illuminates the decline of absolutist theories of the state, development of liberalism as a central political theory tradition, and of conservatism and socialism as critical responses to it. Authors include: Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, J.S. Mill, and Marx. Lectures and discussion groups. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Wilson 233. American Political Theory I: to Civil War Period 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 234. European Political Theory: After Marx 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 236. American Political Theory II 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Critical analysis of main currents of post-Civil War American political theory using selected texts. Examines traditional American political concepts in light of debates about the rise of industrial capitalism, the welfare state, 20th century liberal democracy, and contemporary politics. Attention is given to the development of American political science and to issues of national and group identity. Lectures and discussion groups. This sequel to POLT 233 does not require it as a prerequisite. Enrollment Limit: 35. Mr. Wilson 237. Green Political Theory 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-05. 238. Western Marxism and Critical Theory 3 hours 3SS First Semester. A close textual reading of works by some twentieth-century thinkers who extend Marxist analysis beyond the confines of Soviet-style "orthodox" Marxism. Issues will include: the relationship between capitalism and culture, capitalism and every day life, Marxism and psychoanalysis, and problems of political organization and agency. Authors will include Lukacs, Gramsci, the Frankfurt School Critical Theorists (Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas, and others), and such Postwar French thinkers as Lefebvre, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, and Althusser. Prerequisite: One course in Political Theory. POLT 239, Marxist Theory, is strongly recommended. Enrollment Limit: 25. Ms. Kruks 239. Marxist Theory 3 hours 3SS, CD Next offered 2004-2005.
American Politics 301. Seminar: Constitutional Law: The First Amendment 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. Contemporary First Amendment theory and practice. Topics include: First Amendment and the Internet; speech and symbolic action in public forums; hate speech; offensive and pornographic speech; free exercise of religion and separation of church and state; equal protection and speech rights; government as speaker: arts grants and social policy; social construction and constitutional change; and balancing, feminist, and absolutist approaches to the First Amendment. Wide choice of paper topics. Prerequisite: POLT 202, 300, 103, 119, or consent of instructor. Enrollment Limit: 15. Mr. Kahn 304. Seminar: Political Psychology 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-05. 305. Seminar: The Presidency 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. The study of the American presidency provides an opportunity to examine the nature and interaction of historical, institutional, cultural, and political forces in the acquisition and exercise of political power. Specialized topics vary by year. Prerequisites: two courses in American politics, one of which is POLT 204 or equivalent methodological training. Enrollment Limit: 12. Mr. Dawson Comparative Politics 313. Seminar: Socialist Reform and Crisis in China 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 314. Seminar: Labor in the Global Economy 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. How have workers fared under the recent development of capitalism in Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia, and Latin America? How have they been affected by globalization? What changes have occurred on the shop floor, in incomes, in labor markets, and in communities? What difference has politics made in cushioning or exacerbating these effects? How have workers responded, economically and politically? The seminar will include reading, discussion, and then production of research papers. Enrollment Limit: 15. Mr. Blecher, Mr. Crowley 315. Seminar: Future of Organized Labor 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 316. Seminar: Post-Communist Transformations 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 317. Seminar: The Transformation of the Welfare State 3 hours 3SS, WR Second Semester. This seminar examines the emergence of new, qualitatively different kinds of welfare states across the advanced capitalist world in the past two decades. The seminar will be comparative, examining the causes and consequences of the crisis and transformation of the welfare state in Western Europe and North America. Topics will include: A workfare and healthcare reform, and responses to the simultaneous feminization of the labor force, and aging of populations in capitalist societies. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 15. Mr. Howell International Politics 321. Seminar: International Politics 3 hours 3SS First Semester. Selected issues in international relations. In 2003 the seminar focuses on international humanitarian law (the law of war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity), related domestic and international institutions (truth commissions, UN tribunals, the International Criminal Court), and relevant international relations and international legal concepts (international norms, state sovereignty, universal jurisdiction, positive and natural law). Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 13. Mr. Schiff 323. Seminar: Democratization in the 21st Century 3 hours 3SS, CD, WR Next offered 2004-2005. 325. Seminar: Globalization in the Middle East and North Africa 3 hours 3SS, CD Second Semester. Examines the effects of globalization upon societies, economies, and the politics of regional states. In particular will address international flows of labor migrants, return flows of labor remittances, the influence of international mass media and the internet, terrorism as a global phenomenon, and the dilemma of populations, rising demands and expectations contrasting with regional states' limited abilities to deliver services, protection, and liberty to their citizens. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 13. Mr. Medani 326. Seminar: Military and Security in Latin America 3 hours 3SS, CD First Semester. The seminar explores civil-military relations and contemporary security issues in Latin America. Examines the origins and development of the military as an institution in the region. Surveys theories seeking to explain variation in political and societal groups' abilities to control military behavior, particularly in politics. Focuses on issues that emerged with democratization since the 1980s including military reform, defense planning and the creation or reinvention of military missions. Consent of instructor required. Prerequisite: POLT 120 or 121, 210, 222, 227, or 251. Enrollment Limit: 14. Ms. Mani Political Theory 331. Seminar: Contemporary Political Theory 3 hours 3SS Second Semester. An intensive, critical examination of the works of several recent political theorists (Arendt, Habermas, Foucault, and some others). Problems in the interpretation of texts, as well as the arguments of the authors themselves, will be addressed. Attention will be given to issues raised in recent debates about modernity and postmodernity, such as the nature of history, the possibility of progress, or whether we can still talk of social emancipation. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12. Ms. Kruks 334. Seminar: Theories of Justice and Democracy in Contemporary America 3 hours 3SS Next offered 2004-2005. 335. Seminar: Contemporary Feminist Theory 3 hours 3SS, CD Next offered 2004-2005. 339. Seminar: Political Theory and Political Education 3 hours 3SS First Semester. This seminar engages with texts and debates about the politics of education and the educative functions of politics. The focus will be both on 'older' theories of political education (e.g. Plato, Locke, Rousseau, Dewey) and on recent and contemporary texts (e.g. Bloom, Freire, Gutmann, Nussbaum, hooks). Prerequisite: at least one course in political theory. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment Limit: 12 juniors and seniors. Mr. Wilson Honors 403. Senior Honors 2-5 hours 2-5SS Consent of instructor required. Staff. 404. Senior Honors 2-5 hours 2-5SS Consent of instructor required. Staff. Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics 421. Studies in Electoral Politics 2-3 hours 2-3SS Second Semester. Research and writing seminar for Cole Scholar students who have been selected to participate in the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics. The seminar will prepare students for their summer internships and familiarize them with the major scholarly and practical literatures concerning campaigns and elections. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Kahn, Ms. Sandberg 422. Projects in Electoral Politics 2-3 hours 2-3SS First Semester. An analysis of electoral politics in light of social science theories and field work. Enrollment in this course is limited to Cole Scholars who have completed their summer internships under the auspices of the Oberlin Initiative in Electoral Politics. Consent of instructor required. Mr. Kahn, Ms. Sandberg London Program 900. The Danenberg Lectures on British Culture and Society 2 hours 2EX For full course description see section entitled "London Program." 911. Class, Gender, Race and Politics in Britain and the U.S. 6 hours 6SS For full course description see section entitled "London Program." 912. Research Workshop: Class and Politics in Britain 6 hours 6SS, WR For full course description see section entitled "London Program." Individual Projects 995. Private Reading 1-3 hours 1-3SS Consent of instructor required. Projects sponsored by Mr. Blecher, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Howell, Mr. Kahn, Ms. Kruks, Ms. Mani, Mr. Medani, Ms. Sandberg, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schildkraut, and Mr. Wilson. |
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