Courses
PLSC 463. Nationalism in the World. Seminar.
Nationalism is the most powerful political force in the world. It can explain why countries come together and why countries come apart. National identity can also explain why people praise and trust those who belong to the nation and despise and distrust those who do not. This course introduces students to the study of nationalist thought and practice more
PLSC 437/ SOCY 223 Nationalism and Ethnic Politics. Lecture.
Nationalism is the most powerful political force in the world. It can explain why countries come together and why countries come apart. It can also explain why people praise and trust those who belong to the nation and despise and distrust those who do not. This course will help you to understand how nationalism became such a powerful force and what's its role in the world today more
PLSC 410/ SOCY 410 Political Protests. Seminar.
The Guardian defined the 2010s as the “mass protest decade,” and 2019 capped this decade with an upsurge of protests worldwide. In 2020, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the US witnessed the widest protests in its recent history in response to George Floyd's killing. Last year, civil unrest in Africa hit a 6-year high. This year, farmers in India and Europe have been demonstrating against dropping produce prices, rising fuel costs, and environmental reforms, and students at Columbia, Yale, and NYU settled encampments to protest Israel's bombardments of Gaza and demand the university divest of holdings in weapons manufacturing companies have been met with arrests. Protesting has been normalized as a form of political participation...more
PLSC 367. Contemporary Spanish Politics. Seminar.
Spanish democracy has been in turmoil since the 2008 economic crisis. The economic crisis was followed by a deep institutional and political crisis. Between 2015 and 2019, Spanish citizens have been called to participate in four general elections. Ideological polarization has increased, electoral and party volatility has skyrocketed, the territorial conflict has intensified, freedom of speech and freedom of assembly have been curtailed, and a radical right-wing party, Vox, has become the third large party in the parliament after the November 2019 elections more
PLSC 345. Introduction to Research Design. Seminar.
This course analyses the principles of research design in political science and introduces different types of research designs. The general goal of the course is to provide students with the essential tools to critically assess, and produce high-quality research in political science more