COLLOQUIUM and SEMINAR SYLLABI

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COLLOQUIA

Discussion of readings and development of research skills through completion of a 25- to 35-page research paper, which constitutes the major piece of written work for the course. Admission to each colloquium is limited to sixteen students. Apply through the Barnard Political Science Department Office (417-b Lehman Hall) during the preceding semester’s program-planning period. Students are assigned by the Department and not by individual instructors. Political Science majors must complete two colloquia. (The application form is available on-line as is a more detailed description of this requirement.)

Our colloquia, listed in numerical order:

POLS BC 3055   Colloquium on POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2008 Kimberly Marten,  Fall 2005 Brigitte Nacos, Spring 1999 Sanya Popovic´

POLS BC 3100   Colloquium on the LOGIC OF SOCIAL-SCIENTIFIC/HISTORICAL RESEARCH
Prerequisite: Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2003 Jeffrey Friedman

POLS BC 3105   Colloquium on LIBERALISM, COMMUNITARIANISM, AND THE GOOD
Prerequisite: Admission by application through the department only.

POLS BC 3110   Colloquium on JUSTICE AND THE FAMILY
Prerequisite: Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2006 Shelley Burtt

POLS BC 3118   Colloquium on PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2007 Kimberly Marten
Evaluations:   Kimberly Marten

POLS BC 3119   Colloquium on ISLAM AND POLITICS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 1999 Linda Beck

POLS BC 3221   Colloquium on POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN POST-SOVIET STATES
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent, or BC 3007, or Soviet politics or history. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 1999 Peter Juviler

POLS BC 3300   Colloquium on POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.  4 points.
Fall 2007 Lorraine Minnite

POLS BC 3301   Colloquium on WOMEN AS VOTERS, CANDIDATES AND LEADERS
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.  4 points.  
Fall 2005 Kathleen Knight, see also Kathleen Knight's site

POLS BC 3302   Colloquium on FIRST AMENDMENT VALUES
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.  4 points.
Spring 2008 Paula Franzese

POLS BC 3303   Colloquium on RACE, GENDER & AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.  4 points.
Fall 2008 Kimberley Johnson

POLS BC 3326   Colloquium on CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2008 Paula Franzese

POLS BC 3327   Colloquium on CONTENT OF AMERICAN POLITICS
Syllabi:   Spring 2004 Judith Russell,   Fall 2003 Raymond Smith,   Spring 2002 Kimberley Johnson,   Fall 1999 Norman Adler,   Spring 1998 Jesse Borges
Evaluations:   Judith Russell

POLS BC 3331   Colloquium on AMERICAN POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING
Prerequisite:  POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2006 Richard Pious
Evaluations:   Richard Pious

POLS BC 3332   Colloquium on EXPLORING POLITICAL LEADERSHIP IN THE U.S.
An exploration of the effect of political leadership on political outcomes in the United States, with special attention to how individual characteristics, like personality, political style, ideology, gender, race and class, interact with the political environment in shaping political outcomes.
Prerequisite:  POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2009 Flora Davidson (Syllabus to come)

POLS BC 3333   Colloquium on POLICY ANALYSIS
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 1998 Judith Russell

POLS BC 3410   Colloquium on HUMAN RIGHTS IN A DIVERSE WORLD
Prerequisite: POLS W 3001 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2007 Peter Juviler

POLS BC 3423   Colloquium on NONVIOLENCE
Prerequisites: Both POLS BC 1013 and BC 1014 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2007 Dennis Dalton [PDF]
Evaluations: Dennis Dalton

POLS BC 3425   Colloquium on THE POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN EAST ASIA
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only.
Syllabi:   Fall 2003 Ann Marie Murphy,  Fall 1999 Xiaobo Lü,  Fall 1998 Elizabeth Wishnick

POLS BC 3433   Colloquium on DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL THEORY AND ETHICS
Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2001 Demetrios Caraley
Evaluations: Robert Amdur

POLS BC 3500   Colloquium on POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CORRUPTION AND ITS CONTROL
Prerequisite:  POLS V 1501 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2005 Xiaobo Lu

POLS BC 3502   Colloquium on COMPARATIVE POLITICAL MOVEMENTS
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2001 Robert Amdur
Evaluations: Robert Amdur

POLS BC 3504   Colloquium on SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ACROSS TIME AND SPACE
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Admission by application through the department only.
Spring 2008 Mona El-Ghobashy

POLS BC 3505   Colloquium on MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK
Prerequisite: POLS V 1501 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2007 Sheri Berman

POLS BC 3604   Colloquium on RACE, GENDER AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Prerequisite: POLS BC 1001 or the equivalent or permission of the instructor. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2008 Kimberley Johnson

POLS BC 3800   Colloquium on INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. Not open to students who have taken POLS V 3633. Admission by application through the department only.
Fall 2003 Alexander Cooley

POLS BC 3805   Colloquium on INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only. 4 points.
Spring 2007 Alexander Cooley

POLS BC 3810   Colloquium on AID, POLITICS AND VIOLENCE IN AFRICA
Prerequisite: POLS V 1601 or the equivalent. Admission by application through the department only. 4 points.
Spring 2008 Séverine Autessere

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SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINARS

Admission to these two-semester senior research seminars is limited to 12 students. During Spring pre-registration students must apply through the Political Science Department; this applies to off-sequence seminar students also (i.e. Spring-Fall). Only the research seminars POLS BC 3761x-3762y satisfy the senior essay requirement for Barnard Political Science majors.

Follow this link for an explanation on the "Y" grade for senior seminars.

POLS BC 3761x-3762y   SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR
Discussion and conferences on the research and writing of the senior essay on a topic chosen by the student.   4 points per semester.   Two semesters.   Schedule of due dates
Prerequisite: At least one course in the sub-field of the student's essay topic.
Syllabi (most are in PDF):


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