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aphy and archival research, content analysis, experiments, field research, temporality and institutional change.
Instructor: Büthe. 3 units.
332. Seminar on Political Economy: Micro Level (C-E). Survey of recent work in political science and economics on
the organization of institutions: political, sociological, and economic. Focus upon the ways in which rational choice
theory is applied to areas outside of economics. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
333. Seminar in Political Economy: Macro Level (C-E). Survey and analysis of recent work in political science,
economics, and sociology on the relationships between states and markets. Special emphasis on the ways states
influence market outcomes and the ways the organization of power in markets influences state behavior, especially in
democratic systems. Instructor: Lange or Soskice. 3 units. C-L: Sociology 333
340. Seminar in American Politics and Institutions. Survey, analysis, and critique of the literature. Instructor: Aldrich
or Paletz. 3 units.
341. Legislative Politics (A). Survey of current research on the legislative branch of government. Topics include:
elections, committee systems, oversight, party organizations, and others. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
345. Comparative Constitutional Design. Consideration of configurations of political institutions apt for democratizing
countries, especially those divided by ethnic or religious affiliations. Begins with theories of constitutional and legal
change and of efficacy of constitutions as instruments of conflict management, as well as alternative approaches.
Specific issues include: electoral systems; federalism and regional devolution; the presidential-parliamentary debate;
costs and benefits of judicial review; the special issue of Islam and the state. Extensive discussion of the overarching
question of adoptability and emphasis on the relations between processes of constitutional change and the content of
the institutions adopted. Instructor: Horowitz. 3 units. C-L: Law 717
351. Comparative Law and Politics: Ethnic Group Relations (B). Various approaches to the reduction of conflict in
deeply divided societies, primarily in Asia and Africa, with secondary attention to Western countries. The nature of
ethnic identity, the sources of group conflict, and the forms and patterns it takes. Methods of analyzing social science
materials and utilizing them for the design of polities, laws, and institutions. Consent of instructor required. Instructor:
Horowitz. 3 units.
381. Research Seminar in Latin American Government and Politics (B). Prerequisite: Political Science 253 or
equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
390. Research Seminar in International Relations (D). Prerequisite: Political Science 226, Political Science 309 or
equivalent. Instructor: Staff. 3 units.
395A. Research Seminar in Political Science I. Consideration of various elements involved in the conduct of research,
including identifying topics for study, theory construction and application, gathering and marshaling evidence, and
framing and presenting analysis. Ideas will be applied in collaborative research. Content of the course continues in
Political Science 395B. Instructor: Rohde. 3 units.
395B. Research Seminar in Political Science II. Consideration of various elements involved in the conduct of research,
including identifying topics for study, theory construction and application, gathering and marshaling evidence, and
framing and presenting analysis. Ideas will be applied in collaborative research. Students must complete POLSCI 395A
before taking this course. Consent of instructor required. Instructor: Rohde. 3 units.
397. Selected Topics in Government and Politics (A,B,C,D). Topics vary from semester to semester. Instructor: Staff.
2 units.
398. Selected Topics in Government and Politics (A,B,C,D). Topics vary from semester to semester. Instructor: Staff.
Variable credit.
Psychology and Neuroscience
Professor Cooper, Chair; Associate Professor Bonner, Director of Graduate Studies; Professors Asher, Cabeza, Caspi,
Cooper, Costanzo, Hariri, Hoyle, Leary, Meck, Moffitt, Putallaz, Roth, Rubin, Schmajuk, Sikkema, Strauman,
Thompson, C. Williams, Whitfield, Wood; Associate Professors Bennett, Brannon, Day, Groh, Huettel, LaBar,
Mazuka, Shah; Assistant Professors Bilbo, Egner, Feng, Harris, Joh, Linnenbrink-Garcia, Marsh, Mitroff, Wilbourn,
Yin; Research Professor L. Wallach; Associate Research Professor Rabiner; Assistant Research Professor Richman;
Lecturer Batson; Senior Lecturer Fellows Grimes, Murphy; Medical School Faculty: Blumenthal, Bonner, Curry
(Director of Clinical Training), Keefe, Robins, Surwit, R. Williams; Professors Emeriti Coie, Eckerman, C. Erickson,
R. Erickson, Hall, Kremen, Lockhead, M. Wallach; Faculty with Secondary Appointments: Professors Angold,
Bettman, Brodie, Chartrand, Compton, J. Costello, Dodge, Edwards, Fairbanks, Fitzgerald, Fitzsimons, Flanagan,
Fuemmeler, Gassman-Pines, George, Gibson-Davis, Gold, Gustafson, W. C. Hall, Hardy, Holditch-Davis, Larrick,
Levin, Linville, Logue, Lynch, Madden, March, Nicolelis, Nowicki, Palmer, Payne, Platt, Purves, Rosenthal, Ruse,
Schiffman, Serra, Sheppard, Sherwood, Siegler, Smith-Lovin, Spenner, Stocking, Swartzwelder, Vidmar, Wells,
Weinfurt, Welsh-Bohmer, Whidby, Zucker; Adjunct Professors Barbarin, Cox, McLoyd, Ornstein, Reznick,Vernon-
Feagans; Adjunct Associate Professors Curran, Gariepy, Hopfinger, Hussong, Kurtz-Costes, and Taylor
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