Political Economy

To concentrate in Political Economy, students must complete their two Foundations Courses, the Introduction to Political Economy course (145), one course in economics (ECON 101 or 201), four electives within the concentration, one capstone course within the concentration, and two additional Political Science Courses not in the concentration. 

This document provides a list of the courses that meet each requirement. Below is a description of each class taught by political science faculty.

Number Title Codes Notes
POLSCI 102 The Science of Politics SB, SS
POLSCI 107 Intro to Comparative Politics: How to Compare the Incomparable CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 114 From Voting to Protests: Introduction to Political Attitudes, Groups and Behaviors CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 125D Introduction to Global Development: Politics, Policy and Practice CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 128 Climate Change: A Political Economy Perspective STS, SB, SS
POLSCI 145 Introduction to Political Economy EI, SS
POLSCI 145D Introduction to Political Economy EI, SS
POLSCI 146 Politics and Economics SB, SS
POLSCI 217 Discovering Game Theory: Social Complexity and Strategic Interdependence QC, SB, QS, SS
POLSCI 224 Inequality and Politics SS
POLSCI 228 Politics of Authoritarian Regimes CCI, R, SS
POLSCI 229S Institutions and Self Governance R, IJ, SB, SS
POLSCI 259 Russia in the World: From Cold War to Putin's Wars CCI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 262 The Holocaust CCI, EI, STS, IJ, CZ
POLSCI 290 Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 290S Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 291-6 Sophomore/Junior Independent Study Political Economy
POLSCI 294A Political Economy of Immigration CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 297A Political Philosophy of Globalization CCI, EI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 315S Political Economy of Financial Crises SS
POLSCI 327S The Economic and Political Performance of Civilizations CCI, R, W, IJ, WR, CZ, SS
POLSCI 330 Quantitative Political Inquiry and Evaluation QS, SS
POLSCI 331 What Rules Do We Need? EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 333S Democracy and Social Choice CCI, QC, SB, QS, SS
POLSCI 335S Economic, Political, and Social Institutions CCI, IJ, SB, SS
POLSCI 338 Political Economy of South East Asia CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 342 Strategy and Politics QS, SS
POLSCI 346 Business, Politics, and Economic Growth CCI, SS
POLSCI 349 Political Economy of Latin America CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 350 International Political Economy CCI, R, SB, SS
POLSCI 351 Economic History and Modernization of the Islamic Middle East CCI, W, SB, CZ, SS
POLSCI 353 Globalization of Democracy CCI, SS
POLSCI 356 Comparative Health Care Systems CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 359S Social Engineering and Social Movements in Eastern Europe and Asia CCI, EI, SB, CZ, SS
POLSCI 364 Political Violence, Repression, and Organized Crime CCI, SS
POLSCI 368S Contemporary South Africa CCI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 376S Inequality in the United States R, SS
POLSCI 384 Inequality in Western Political Thought CCI, EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 390-6 Special Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 390S-6 Special Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 391-6 Senior Independent Study in Political Economy
POLSCI 393-6 Sophomore/Junior Research Independent Study Political Economy R
POLSCI 403D Introduction to Tools of Political Risk Analysis SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 437S Democracy in Latin America CCI, R, SB, SS This course will count as a capstone course for Political Economy
POLSCI 449S Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Capstone R, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for Law and Political Theory
POLSCI 451S Public Choice and American Politics EI, QS, SS
POLSCI 468S Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Prosperity and Distribution in the Long Run SB, SS This course will count as a capstone course for Political Economy
POLSCI 483 What Machiavelli Really Says EI, R, HI, ALP, CZ
POLSCI 497S-6 Senior Seminar in Political Economy SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for Political Economy
POLSCI 506S Theorists of Modern Politics: Marx, Durkheim, Weber CCI, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for Law and Political Theory
POLSCI 513S Theory and China Studies
POLSCI 517S Democratic Institutions CCI, R, SS This course will count as a capstone course for Political Economy
POLSCI 527S Global Africa CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 536S Choosing in Groups: Social Choice and Collective Action R, QS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 546S Assisting Development R, W, SB, SS
POLSCI 555S Global Political Economy of AI R, SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 590-6 Intermediate Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 590S-6 Intermediate Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 599S Political Economy of Conflict, Development, and Peacebuilding in Africa and the Middle East CCI, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for Political Economy
This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations
POLSCI 631L Introduction to Deductive & Analytical Approaches to Political Phenomena R, SS
POLSCI 642 Global Inequality Research CCI, R, SS
POLSCI 644S The Political Economy of Inequality R, SB, SS
POLSCI 650S Political Economy of International Relations R, SB, SS
POLSCI 658S Political Economy of Terrorism SS
POLSCI 672 Experiments: Design and Analysis QC, SB
POLSCI 687S Classics of Political Economy EI, R, CZ, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for Law and Political Theory
This course will count as a capstone course for Political Economy
POLSCI 690-6 Advanced Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 690S-6 Advanced Topics in Political Economy
POLSCI 720S Capitalism
POLSCI 727S Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning for Development (MELD) Seminar
POLSCI 745 Core in Political Economy (PE)
POLSCI 750S Political Economy of Development
POLSCI 758 Workshop in Political Economy I
POLSCI 762 The Political Economy of Institutions
POLSCI 764S Political Economy of Corruption and Good Governance
POLSCI 890-6 Political Economy