Political Science at Bryn Mawr College
PS#CRS#CRTITLE OF COURSEProfessor(s)/Instructor(s)DIV
1318B131 011.0Intro to Comparative Politics
Enrollment limited to 35 by class year, major, lottery. 17 seats held for incoming freshmen.		Harrold
MW 1:00 PM-2:30 PM		SO I
DAL300
1319B141 011.0International Politics
Enrollment limited to 35 students, selected by class standing and major, with seniors and juniors receiving priority.		Allen
TTH 10:00 AM-11:30 AM		SO I
BYC127
1320B220 011.0Constitutional Law
Enrollment limited to 35 students.		Garfield
WF 11:30 AM-1:00 PM		SO I
TAYG
1321B231 011.0Intro Political Phil-Modern
Cross-listed with PHIL B231. Enrollment limited to 25 students.		Bove
TTH 1:00 PM-2:30 PM		HU III
TH121
1941B235 011.0Transitional Justice
New Course: Explores the future of transitional justice, where post-conflict societies use institutions to address the legacy of violence to build sustainable peace. Case studies of countries which have used a variety of approaches will help us consider concepts like human rights, justice, reconciliation and peace, and how these principles might be achieved through initiatives such as UN-directed tribunals, national courts, truth commissions and/or locally-based systems deriving from ritual or customary law. Prerequisite: One course in ANTH, POLS or Peace and Conflict Studies. Enrollment limited to 25 students, with preference to junior and senior concentrators and majors, then by lottery, if needed. Cross listed with ANTH B235. Counts toward Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration.
MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Doughty teaching		SO I
DAL25
1322B248 011.0Mod Middle East Cities
Cross listed with CITY B248, HEBR B248 and HIST B240. Enrollment limited to 30 students, by class year and major.		Harrold
TTH 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
no topic		SO I
DAL119
1323B255 011.0Media and Elections
Enrollment limited to 35 students.		Chomsky
TTH 11:30 AM-1:00 PM		SO I
DAL300
1324B316 011.0Ethnic Group Politics
Counts toward Peace and Conflict Studies Concentration. Enrollment limited to 18 students. Prerequisite: One year of Political Science, Sociology, or Anthropology or permission of the Instructor.		Ross
TH 1:00 PM-4:00 PM		SO
DAL1
1325B320 011.0Greek Political Philosophy
Aristotle: Ethics and Politics
Cross-listed with PHIL B321. Enrollment limited to 18 students. Prerequisite: One year's worth of text based Philosophy or Political Theory, or consent of Instructor.		Salkever
M 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Aristotle: Ethics and Politics		HU
DAL25
1470B358 011.0Political Psyc:Ethnic Conflict
Cross listed with PSYC B358		McCauley Jr
MW 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
DAL2
1326B375 011.0Women, Work & Family
Cross-listed with SOCL-B375. Counts toward Gender and Sexuality Studies concentration. Enrollment limited to 18 students.		Golden
T 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
DAL212A
1327B391 011.0International Political Econ
Enrollment limited to 18 students.		Allen
W 12:00 PM-2:00 PM		SO
DAL212A
1328B398 011.0Senior ConferenceAllen/Golden/Ross
W 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
W 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
W 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
W 2:00 PM-4:00 PM
Discussion Group
Discussion Group
Discussion Group		SO
DAL2
DAL6
DAL10
DAL25
1535B403 011.0Supervised WorkSO
Political Science at Haverford College
H131A011.0Comparative Government and Politics
Enrollment limited to 40 students. Lottery Preference: 35 space for Freshmen and Sophomores; 5 spaces for Juniors and Seniors. 		A.Isaacs
TTh 10:00-11:30

SO I
Hlls 109
 
 
H151A011.0International Politics
Enrollment limited to 40 students. Lottery Preference: 35 space for Freshmen and Sophomores; 5 spaces for Juniors and Seniors. 		B.Mendelsohn
TTh 10:00-11:30

SO I
Hlls 108
 
 
H161A011.0The Politics of Globalization
Enrollment limited to 40 students. Lottery Preference: 35 space for Freshmen and Sophomores; 5 spaces for Juniors and Seniors. 		S.Marr
MW 2:30-4:00

SO I
Hlls 108
 
 
H171A011.0Introduction to Political Theory: Democratic Authority
Enrollment limited to 40 students. Lottery Preference: 35 space for Freshmen and Sophomores; 5 spaces for Juniors and Seniors. 		C.Borowiak
TTh 2:30-4:00

SO I
Chase 104
 
 
H211A011.0The Soviet System and Its Demise
Cross-listed in Economics and Russian
Prerequisite: Two one-sem courses in Econ, Pols, or Hist.
V.Kontorovich
TTh 2:30-4:00

SO I
Stokes 014
 
 
H224A011.0The American Presidency
Political Science 121 or 123, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 25 students.
Lottery preference to Political Science Majors.		S.Waldman
MW 12:30-2:00

SO I
Hall 106
 
 
H225A011.0Mobilization Politics
Political Science 121 or 123 or consent of instructor.
Fulfills Social Justice
Enrollment limited to 35 students. 		S.McGovern
MW 12:30-2:00

SO I
Hall 107
 
 
H242A011.0Women in War and Peace
One course in political science or consent of instructor.
S.Wing
TTh 10:00-11:30

SO I
Hall 106
 
 
H286A011.0Religion and American Public Life
Cross-listed in Religion
Enrollment limited to 25 students.
Lottery preference to Religion Majors.		T.Johnson
TTh 11:30-1:00

HU III
Chase 101
 
 
H315A011.0Public Policy Analysis
Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Lottery preference to Haverford Senior Pol Sci Majors.
NEW COURSE.Each student will select a public policy to analyze, looking at the nature of the problem being addressed as well as benefits, costs, and risks. Alternative policy solutions to the problem will be examined and a final proposal put forward. 		S.Waldman
T 1:30-4:00

SO I
Stokes 301
 
 
H320A011.0Democracy in America
Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
NEW COURSE.This seminar assesses the condition of participatory and representative democracy in the United States today. 		S.McGovern
T 1:30-4:00

SO I
Kosh E115
 
 
H336A011.0Democracy and Democratization
Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
NEW COURSE.The processes of democratization in historical and comparative perspective. It investigates the meaning of democracy and assesses factors that facilitate or impede democratic transition and durability; including strategies of elites, civil society and external actors, civil-military relations, institutional design and the relationship between democratization and economic transformation. 		A.Isaacs
T 1:30-4:00

SO I
Morley Room
 
 
H340A011.0Postcolonialism and the Politics of Nation-building
Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
Lottery pref to POLS Majors; Srs. first.
NEW COURSE.An examination of the challenges of nation-building in postcolonial states. Explores ethnicity, democracy, citizenship and legal reform. Theoretical approaches are combined with case studies from Africa, Southeast Asia and other regions of the world. 		S.Wing
T 1:30-4:00

SO I
Gest 103
 
 
H358A011.0The War on Terrorism
Junior or Senior standing, or consent of instructor
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
NEW COURSE.Exposes students to the broad range of activities undertaken within the framework of the global war on terrorism and to enhance understanding of the diverse military and political challenges comprising this confrontation. The seminar surveys the multiple components of the war on terrorism and examines them through several relevant analytical prisms. The course also discusses the implications of the war on terrorism for foreign policy and international relations theory. 		B.Mendelsohn
Th 1:30-4:00

SO I
Link 309
 
 
H361A011.0Democracy and Global Governance
Junior or senior standing, or consent of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
NEW COURSE.Examination of contemporary theoretical and practical debates about the extension of democratic principles beyond the nation-state. This course will explore sources of legitimacy in world politics and consider innovative ways to cope with global power asymmetries and democratic deficits caused by globalization. 		C.Borowiak
W 1:30-4:00

SO I
Fdrs 034
 
 
H370A011.0Modernity, Space, and Urban (dis)Orientations: The City in Theory
Junior or Senior standing or consent.
Enrollment limited to 15 students.
TOPIC: This seminar explores the meaning and substance of the contemporary urban experience. The theoretical readings include some of the classic texts on cities, critical theory, and post-modern urbanism. The seminar poses two central questions. How do we make the city? How does the city make us?		S.Marr
M 7:30-10:00pm

SO I
Hall 006
 
 
H400A011.0Senior Thesis
Limited to political science senior majors.
This course consists of tutorials and intensive research, culminating in a senior thesis. 		S.McGovern


SO
 
 
 
H480A011.0Independent Study
S.McGovern
HTBA

SO