Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist	Qtr
7094	HRST-125-01	Introduction to Human Rights	1.00	LEC	Cardenas,Sonia	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 30
		This course introduces students to the key concepts and debates in the study of Human Rights. For example, what are human rights standards and how have they evolved historically? Why do human rights violations occur and why is change sometimes possible? Is a human rights framework always desirable? In tackling such questions, the course surveys competing theories, including critical perspectives, applying these to a broad range of issues and concrete cases from around the world.
6527	INTS-212-01	Global Politics	1.00	SEM	Baker,Raymond W.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This discussion course, taking the entire globe and all its peoples as unit of study, will examine the unifying elements of the contemporary world system. Emphasis on struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human needs and rights in our global age. Particular attention to global crises originating in the Middle East.
6961	INTS-213-01	Worldly Islam	1.00	SEM	Baker,Raymond W.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		GLB
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course explores the diverse domestic, regional, and international politics of the Islamic world. A rich historical perspective illuminates contemporary political struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human rights and needs. (Also offered under Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.)
6966	INTS-315-01	Global Ideologies	1.00	SEM	Prashad,Vijay	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 30
		From the 1920s to the 1980s, the countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America forged a "Third World project." This project came undone in the 1980s, as debt, war and corruption overwhelmed the three continents. Along came neo-liberalism and globalization, which emerged as the dominant ideologies of the time. With the rise of Bolivarianism in Latin America, and with the financial crisis, neo-liberalism has lost its shine. This course will trace the "Third World project," neo-liberalism, and the emergent ideology of the Global South.
7078	PBPL-349-01	A History of the Common Law	1.00	LEC	Trostle,Patrick John	M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 20
		This course will survey significant developments in the common law from the Norman Conquest through the supremacy of Parliament. Topics for discussion will include the hue and cry, feud and ordeal, trial by jury, and the writ of trespass. Special emphasis will be placed on the Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forest as limitations on royal authority. The course will examine the differing approaches to justice offered by the royal and church courts. The course will also include case discussions to highlight key concepts in the growth of the common law, including stare decisis. Textbooks will include Charles Rembar, The Law of the Land: The Evolution of Our Legal System; Peter Linebaugh, The Magna Carta Manifesto; Frederic Maitland, History of English Law; and William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England.
5495	POLS-102-01	American Natl Govt	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 35
		An examination of the institutions, processes, values, and problems of American government and democracy. Included are constitutional foundations, federalism, political parties, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, national administration, and basic issues of American government and democracy.
5803	POLS-102-02	American Natl Govt	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 35
		An examination of the institutions, processes, values, and problems of American government and democracy. Included are constitutional foundations, federalism, political parties, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, national administration, and basic issues of American government and democracy.
6988	POLS-102-03	American Natl Govt	1.00	LEC	Dell'Aera,Anthony D.	MWF: 9:00AM- 9:50AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 35
		An examination of the institutions, processes, values, and problems of American government and democracy. Included are constitutional foundations, federalism, political parties, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, national administration, and basic issues of American government and democracy.
5687	POLS-103-01	Intro Compar Politics	1.00	LEC	Messina,Anthony M.	MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		The main purpose of this course is to introduce the student to basic concepts and theories political scientists use to compare political systems. An analytical study will be made of such systems in selected countries of both Western and non-Western traditions.
6743	POLS-103-02	Intro Compar Politics	1.00	LEC	Bourbeau,James R.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		The main purpose of this course is to introduce the student to basic concepts and theories political scientists use to compare political systems. An analytical study will be made of such systems in selected countries of both Western and non-Western traditions.
5075	POLS-104-01	Intro Intl Relations	1.00	LEC	Flibbert,Andrew	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA	Y	GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		NOTE: 15 seats reserved for first-year students.
		This course traces the evolution of the modern state system from 1648 to the present. It examines issues and concepts such as the balance of power, collective security, the nature of warfare, the role of international organizations and international law, globalization, human rights, overpopulation, global environmental devastation, etc.
6984	POLS-105-01	Intro Pol Philosophy	1.00	LEC	Smith,Gregory	MW: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 35
		An introduction to the philosophical study of political and moral life through a consideration of various topics of both current and historical interest. Topics include environmentalism, ancients and moderns, male and female, nature and nurture, race and ethnicity, reason and history, and reason and revelation.
6989	POLS-216-01	Amer Political Thought	1.00	LEC	Dell'Aera,Anthony D.	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A study of the development of American political thought: the colonial period; the Revolution; Jeffersonian democracy; the defense of slave society; social Darwinism; the Populist and Progressive reform movements; and current theories of conservatism, liberalism, and the Left.
6733	POLS-241-01	Emp Pol Mthd & Data Anal	1.00	LEC	Fotos III,Michael	MW: 8:30AM- 9:45AM	TBA		NUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		An introduction to the design and execution of empirical political research involving computer analysis. The course covers the normative and empirical arguments at the foundation of the science of politics and the methods evolving from these arguments, and it trains students in the use of computers and statistical software. Course work includes reading, discussion, and completion of a research project in which the theory learned in class is put into practice. No programming experience required.
7174	POLS-252-01	The People and the Polls	1.00	SEM	Barlow,Rachael E.	MWF: 9:00AM- 9:50AM	SH - N128
		Enrollment limited to 25
		This course will examine the unrolling of the 2010 Decennial Census. This most massive of surveys intended to gauge the numerical presence of American citizens almost always inspires controversy, especially in regard to how questions are asked and whether the Census provides an accurate account of the American population or rather an over-count of some groups and an undercount of others. Students will have ample opportunity to examine public opinion data and Census data throughout the semester. They will be asked to pay close attention to the media treatments of the Census as the Bureau gears up to distribute its questionnaires in March 2010 and to question head of households about their reaction to the Census forms once they receive them.
7140	POLS-261-01	World Poverty: An Introduction	1.00	LEC	Wurtz,Kelly P.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This class provides an introduction to world poverty by addressing three broad areas of inquiry: 1) What do we know about the causes of world poverty? How do we measure them? Who are the world's poor: where do they live, and what do they do? 2) What can—and do—governments do to address poverty? In this section we explore several core public policy issues, including problems of rural vs. urban poverty, gender, microfinance, and the delivery of basic social services. 3) What role do international actors have in mitigating poverty? What is the impact of aid and trade? How does the international community manage complex crises such as famines and civil wars? What, if anything, do the rich countries owe the poor of other countries?
6987	POLS-303-01	Eth/Imm Cont W.Eur	1.00	LEC	Messina,Anthony M.	MW: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 100
		This senior seminar broadly surveys the politics of ethnicity and immigration in contemporary Western Europe. It thus includes both traditional ethnic or ethnoterritorial conflict (e.g. Spanish Basque separatism) and more recent manifestations of ethnic/religious tensions arising from the migration after 1950 of millions of Third World immigrants and asylum seekers to the major immigration-receiving countries (e.g. Turks in Germany, Algerians in France). Equal attention will be given to the effects of politics on the political and social incorporation of ethnic minorities as well as how their presence and demands are transforming the domestic politics and societies of Western Europe.
7139	POLS-306-01	Gov in a Globalized World	1.00	LEC	Wurtz,Kelly P.	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 104 or Permission of the Instructor.
		This class will focus on the challenges of political authority in a world characterized by increasingly high levels of economic integration. The central focus will be on how economic integration has created new opportunities and challenges for the nation state, both nationally and internationally. It will address issues such as how states deal with the increasing importance of transnational issues (pollution, human trafficking, and criminal networks, etc.), the choice of formal vs. informal cooperation, and delegation of authority at the international, regional, and subnational level. Thus, the class will investigate formal international organizations, such as the IMF and United Nations, as well as less formal instances of international regulation and cooperation. It will also address issues of regional organizations like the EU and sub-national topics such as federalism, decentralization, and the challenges of dealing with failed states. Topics covered would include the organizational structure and governance of institutions as well as issues that arise from delegating authority, including democratic accountability and principal-agent problems.
6990	POLS-309-01	Congress and Public Policy	1.00	LEC	Dell'Aera,Anthony D.	MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102.
		A study of the structure and politics of the American Congress. This course examines the relationship between Congress members and their constituents; the organization and operation of Congress; the relationship between legislative behavior and the electoral incentive; and the place of Congress in national policy networks.
6737	POLS-316-01	Con Law:Civ Lib & Civ Ri	1.00	LEC	Fulco,Adrienne	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102, Public Policy 201or Public Policy 202 or Permission of Instructor.
		An analysis and evaluation of decisions of courts (and related materials) dealing principally with freedom of expression and equal protection of the laws.
6985	POLS-334-01	Origins of West Pol Phil	1.00	LEC	Smith,Gregory	MW: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 35
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 105, 219, or 220.
		This course examines the works of Plato with the aim of understanding the contribution he made to the transformation of thought that helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophic tradition. Readings will be from primary sources.
7137	POLS-349-01	Nation-Building	1.00	LEC	Rezvani,David A.	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Is it possible to create stable states in the international system by force? This course examines typologies, theories, and case studies of forcible attempts to create secure and economically productive states. The class will critically assess state-building processes such as internal security, political legitimacy, interim governance, multiethnic institutions, and economic development. It will examine territories that were administered by the British Empire, those that have been administered by the United States (such as the Philippines, Japan, Germany, Vietnam, and Iraq), and those that have been administered by the United Nations (such as Kosovo and East Timor).
6928	POLS-373-01	Law, Politics and Society	1.00	LEC	McMahon,Kevin J.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 25
		This course examines the role of law in American society and politics. We will approach law as a living museum displaying the central values, choices, purposes, goals, and ideals of our society. Topics covered include: the nature of law; the structure of American law; the legal profession, juries, and morality; crime and punishment; courts, civil action, and social change; and justice and democracy. Throughout, we will be concerned with law and its relataion to cultural change and political conflict.
6379	POLS-378-01	International Security	1.00	LEC	Flibbert,Andrew	WF: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 104.
		This course examines the problem of international security, addressing both traditional and emerging concerns. After debating the appropriate normative and analytical unit of analysis—individuals, states, or the global community—we review the dominant perspectives in security studies and apply them to issues like interstate war, weapons proliferation, terrorism, ethnic conflict, environmental degradation, and global health threats.
6929	POLS-379-01	American Foreign Policy	1.00	LEC	Flibbert,Andrew	WF: 2:40PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This course offers an examination of postwar American foreign policy. After reviewing the major theoretical and interpretive perspectives, we examine the policymaking process, focused on the principal players in the executive and legislative branches, as well as interest groups and the media. We then turn to contemporary issues: the "war on terror," the Iraq war, humanitarian intervention, U.S. relations with other major powers, and America's future prospects as the dominant global power.
7088	POLS-386-01	Political Trials	1.00	LEC	Maxwell,Lida E.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Political trials are often seen as dangerous challenges to the rule of law: politics trumps law, theater trumps reason, and collective concerns supersede judgment of the individual on trial. However, bringing politics, theater, and collective concerns into the courtroom can also sometimes support the rule of law, as we have seen in contemporary efforts at transnational justice in countries like South Africa and Rwanda. In this class, we will look at several political trials (from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries) in which politics in the courtroom appear ambivalent—as not only dangerous to law and the justice it is supposed to promote, but also as potentially promising. Through examining these trials, we will ask what the relationship between politics and law should be: is "politicizing" law always dangerous, or might it sometimes be important to sustaining law? Do drama and theatricality impede justice, or might they sometimes aid it?
7183	POLS-387-01	Publics, Mobs, & Masses	1.00	SEM	Maxwell,Lida E.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA
		Enrollment limited to 25
		Both ancient and modern thinkers have tended to theorize democracy as a form of government for a discrete territorial entity. In this class, we will ask how we should theorize democracy in a situation of globalization in which transnational corporations, movements, and social ties seem to challenge our ability to rule ourselves in the mode of classical democracy. We will examine this question by looking not only at contemporary texts that address it, but also at 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century thinkers who experienced moments of "globalization" in their own time, for example, the globalizing moments of imperial expansion and capitalism.
7138	POLS-391-01	Comparative Federalism	1.00	LEC	Rezvani,David A.	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB5
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Since federalism’s advent in the late 18th century, federations and federacies have been some of the most widely used systems of government around the globe. This course addresses key issues, structures, and concepts of comparative federalism. It also looks at federalism’s role in state integration and disintegration, political identity, ethnic conflict, and economic stability. Case studies include the United States, Canada, India, Spain, Switzerland, and Germany. The course also examines the experience of federal units that are not part of federations such as the historic British Dominions, the Åland Islands, Kurdistan, Puerto Rico, Hong Kong, New Caledonia, and Greenland.
5493	POLS-392-01	Legislative Internship	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	F: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 25
		The Trinity College Legislative Internship is a special program designed for those students who want to observe politics and government firsthand. Student interns work full time for individual legislators and are eligible for up to four course credits, three for a letter grade and one pass/fail. One of the graded credits is a political science credit. In addition to working approximately 35 to 40 hours per week for a legislator, each intern participates in a seminar in which interns present papers and discuss issues related to the legislative process. Although there are no prerequisite courses for enrollment in this program, preference will be given to juniors and seniors. Students majoring in areas other than political science are encouraged to apply. Candidates for this program, which is limited to 14 students, should contact the Political Science Department in April or September. The program will accommodate some students who wish to work part time (20 hours per week) for two graded course credits.
5491	POLS-394-01	Legislative Internship	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 25
5489	POLS-396-01	Legislative Internship	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 25
5487	POLS-398-01	Legislative Internship	1.00	LEC	Chambers,Stefanie	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 25
6217	POLS-399-01	Independent Study	1.00 - 2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
6986	POLS-406-01	Sr Sem: Why Political Phil?	1.00	SEM	Smith,Gregory	T: 6:30PM- 9:10PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 15
		Course open only to senior Political Science majors.
		This seminar will be devoted to a close reading of a major political philosopher in the Western tradition.
5609	POLS-412-01	Sr Sem: Pol of Judicial Policy	1.00	SEM	McMahon,Kevin J.	W: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA	Y	SOC
		Enrollment limited to 15
		This course explores a constant tension in the work of courts. While courts are not “supposed” to make policy, they often do. In examining this tension, the course will focus on the origins of judicial intervention, the nature of specific court decisions on policy questions, and the effectiveness of those decisions in producing social change.
6219	POLS-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.