Spring 2027

State-building: How States Are Formed, Function, and Influence Society

Explores state-building, formation, and political power using insights from political science, economics, history, and anthropology. Examines state capacity, war, governance, and social justice through lectures, discussions, and case study.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and describe key theories and historical processes involved in state formation, including the roles of conflict, economy, and ideology.

  • Examine how states develop and maintain capacity, manage resources, and exert authority, including the factors that contribute to strong versus weak states.

  • Use comparative analysis to understand differences in state-building processes across historical and cultural contexts, developing a critical perspective on the state's evolving role globally.

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POLISCI 342

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.50 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • State formation and political power
  • State capacity, war, governance, and social justice
  • Environment, gender, and identity
  • Historical and contemporary political systems

Skills

  • Identify and describe key theories and historical processes in state formation
  • Examine state capacity, resource management, and authority
  • Apply comparative analysis to state-building processes across contexts

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Dataset & model

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