Below is a comprehensive list of all of our recent course offerings and the respective degree requirements that they fulfill. Please note that all courses offered in the current semester are bolded. In addition, some courses may have a different instructor than listed as instructors are only updated for the current semester.
Core
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GOVT 5400
Democracy & Governance: Approaches and Topics
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5432
Research Methods in Democracy & Governance
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5450
Democracy Assistance
Brian Joseph
GOVT 5453
Comparative Political Institutions
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5640
Program Design & Evaluation
Alysson Oakley
History & Theories of Democracy
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GOVT 5439
Electoral Violence: Analysis
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5662
Conflict & Democracy
Elton Skendaj
GEST 6815
Conservatism & Far Right
Thomas Zimmer
GOVT 5434
Authoritarianism & Hybrid Regimes
Meir Walters
GOVT 5448
USAID Study Group
Jeff Fischer
GOVT 5451
USAID Evidence & Learning Research Project
Jeff Fischer
GOVT 5463
Ethnicity, Race, & Nation
Charles King
INAF 576
Liberal Democracy in Crisis
Thomas Zimmer
GOVT 6405
Theories of Political Development
Daniel Brumberg
Democracy, Governance, & Institutions
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GOVT 5439
Electoral Violence: Analysis
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5454
International Electoral Policy & Practice
Jeff Fischer
GOVT 5662
Conflict & Democracy
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5677
Corruption, Conflict, & Security
Frank Vogl
GOVT 4238
Political Polarization/Countering Polarization: Theory & Practice
Daniel Brumberg
GOVT 5434
Authoritarianism & Hybrid Regimes
Meir Walters
GOVT 5443
Government Stabilization Operations
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5448
USAID Study Group
Jeff Fischer
GOVT 5451
USAID Evidence & Learning Research Project
Jeff Fischer
GOVT 5453
Comparative Political Institutions
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5663
Politics, Governance, & Institutional Reform in International Development
Barbara Nunberg
GOVT 5210
Rule of Law and Governance
Paul Vaky
Democracy & Society
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GEST 4441
Populism & Democracy in Europe
Pauliina Patana
LASP 7503
States & Societies in Latin America
Angelo Rivero-Santos
GOVT 6228
International Groups & Social Movements
Maraam Dwidar
MSFS 6317
Becoming a Democratic Leader
Nikola Ilic
GOVT 4231
Race, Gender, & American Politics
Nadia Brown
GOVT 4238
Political Polarization/Countering Polarization: Theory & Practice
Daniel Brumberg
GOVT 4444
Globalization & Autocracy
Daniel Brumberg
GOVT 5423
Postcommunist Balkan Politics
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5443
Government Stabilization Operations
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5463
Ethnicity, Race, & Nation
Charles King
GOVT 6422
Social Movements & Nonviolence
Chantal Berman
GOVT 5210
Rule of Law and Governance
Paul Vaky
Democracy, Governance, & Development Policy
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GEST 5402
Gender & Migration in Europe
Joyce Mushaben
GOVT 5677
Corruption, Conflict, & Security
Frank Vogl
GOVT 5210
Rule of Law and Governance
Paul Vaky
GOVT 4238
Political Polarization/Countering Polarization: Theory & Practice
Daniel Brumberg
GOVT 4444
Globalization & Autocracy
Daniel Brumberg
GOVT 5423
Postcommunist Balkan Politics
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5443
Government Stabilization Operations
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5663
Politics, Governance, & Institutional Reform in International Development
Barbara Nunberg
Regional Studies in Democracy
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GEST 4441
Populism & Democracy in Europe
Pauliina Patana
GOVT 4446
Politics of North Africa
Stephen J. King
GOVT 4458
Arab Politics in Transition
Stephen J. King
GEST 5402
Gender & Migration in Europe
Joyce Mushaben
LASP 7503
States & Societies in Latin America
Angelo Rivero-Santos
GOVT 5468
Security Issues in South Asia
Aquil Shah
GOVT 5519
Russian Security State
Yuri Zhukov
GOVT 6406
Chinese Politics in Comparative Perspective
Kristen Looney
GOVT 4450
Politics of East & Central Europe
Kathleen Smith
GOVT 4456
Latin American Government and Politics
Diana Kapiszewski
GOVT 4612
The Russia-Ukraine War
Lise Howard
GOVT 5423
Postcommunist Balkan Politics
Elton Skendaj
GOVT 5425
Politics of Human Rights in Latin America
Michael Reed-Hurtado
GOVT 5685
Countering Authoritarianism in Asia
Olivia Enos
Skills
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GOVT 5401
Internship Practicum
Katie LaRoque
GOVT 5415
Interagency Coordination in US Foreign Policy
Dan Grant
GOVT 5421
Data Visualization: Storytelling
Alysson Oakley & Tripti Pande
GOVT 5431
Engagement Strategies for Social Impact
Rachel Dungan
GOVT 5465
Introduction to Deep Democracy
Monica Curca
GOVT 5209
Policy Briefing
Patrick Quirk
GOVT 5213
Improv for Communication Skills
Elizabeth Cutler
GOVT 5413
Counter-Crisis Communications
Brett Bruen
GOVT 5617
Proposal Development 101
Katie LaRoque & Kate Krueger
Electives
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GOVT 5609
Human Security
Katherine Collin
GOVT 5666
Peacemaking and Peace-building
Katherine Collin
GOVT 5669
Gender, International Security, & Development
Seniha Ayse Orellana
GOVT 5673
Human Rights & Conflict Resolution
Molly Jean Inman
GOVT 5636
Gender & Security Toolbox
Aapta Garg
GOVT 5681
Intro to Conflict Resolution Skills
Alysson Oakley
GOVT 5668
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas and Power-Based Violence
Veronica Quinonez
GOVT 5631
Peace Design
Monica Curca
GOVT 4655
Empowerment and Resistance: Social Movements in Action
