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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science
417A Lehman Hall
212-854-8422; Fax 212-854-3024
www.barnard.edu/polisci/
Professors: Dennis G.
Dalton, Richard M. Pious (Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor), Xiaobo Lu,
Kimberly J. Marten (Chair), Paula Franzese (Visiting)
Professor Emeritus: Demetrios J. Caraley ( Janet H. Robb Professor
Emeritus and Research Scholar), Peter H. Juviler (Senior Scholar and Special
Lecturer)
Associate Professors: Sheri Berman, Flora S. Davidson (Adjunct), Judith
Russell (Visiting)
Assistant Professors: Severine Autesserre, Alexander A. Cooley, Mona El-Ghobashy,
Kimberley S. Johnson, Lorraine C. Minnite, Raymond Smith (Adjunct)
Departmental Administrator: Nell Dillon-Ermers
Other officers of the
University offering courses listed below:
Professors: Thomas Bernstein, Richard Betts, Lee C. Bollinger, Jean
Cohen, Gerald L. Curtis, John Huber (Chair), Robert Jervis, David C. Johnston,
Ira Katznelson, Robert Legvold, Andrew J. Nathan, Warner Schilling, Robert
Shapiro, Jack Snyder
Associate Professors: Robert C. Lieberman, Victoria Murillo, Nadia
Urbinati, Gregory Wawro
Assistant Professors: Lucy Goodhart, Jeffrey Lax, Brigitte Nacos, Pablo
Pinto
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
Political science analyzes the nation-state and its sub-national components (executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative units), processes such as budgeting, lawmaking, diplomacy, interest representation, and public policies. In comparative politics, two or more nation-states or their sub-national units are used to develop generalizations about institutions or behavior, and to understand regional political trends. Political science develops an understanding of power, influence, negotiation, and decision-making, as well as voter choice, citizen competence and social mobilization. It considers fundamental questions of political theory: the rational and moral authority of leaders; the legitimacy of their actions; the relationship of politics to religious, ethical, and legal standards, including the movement to define and enforce human rights, and the balance between freedom and equality.
The major prepares the student to play a leadership or participant role as a citizen in a democratic society, including preparing her to become a public or party official, civil servant, commentator, or civic volunteer. It equips students with skills and core competencies which are vital for advanced professional education and a wide variety of professional careers, including law, business, journalism and communications; and work in philanthropic, public interest, or international development organizations. The major prepares students for advanced graduate study in political science and schools of public affairs and international affairs, which lead to careers in teaching, research, and policy innovation and analysis. Lecture courses develop reasoning skills and critical analysis of readings; small group settings of the colloquia develop research and oral presentation skills; small-group or tutorial approaches in the senior seminars provide a setting for a significant research project. Elective courses emphasize other competencies, including survey research and quantitative analysis of data in parties and elections courses; cost-benefit, decision-tree and other risk-management methodologies in decision-making courses; negotiation skills and game simulations in decision-making and international affairs courses; legal research in constitutional law and civil liberties courses; and field research in urban studies courses. The department encourages students to develop their skills in external internships and campus organizations, and many courses integrate student experiences in discussions and research projects.
Students interested in public careers should inquire about the five-year joint-degree programs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. These include the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration (MPA) and the Master of International Affairs Program (MIA).