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
Daniel Brumberg
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
Democracy & Society
Course Code
Course Title
Instructor(s)
GEST 4441
Populism & Democracy in Europe
Pauliina Patana
GOVT 5446
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
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 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
