Fall 2026

Interdisciplinary Seminar in Political Economy, Philosophy, & Politics

An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current policy debates using concepts from philosophy, political science, and economics.

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Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: The course is difficult, featuring biweekly readings exceeding 60 pages and two tough papers that require significant time investment.

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POLISCI 461

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Daniel Kapust is described as engaging, hilarious, and a reasonable grader who prepares students well for exams through clear lectures. Reviewers praise his ability to create productive discussion environments and interesting course structures.

DANIEL KAPUST is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHELLE SCHWARZE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2022, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Daniel Kapust: Daniel Kapust delivers engaging, well-structured courses that foster productive discussion and reasonable grading, making the class highly recommended for social science majors.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.33 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.82 GPA, 95.5% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.65 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: The course is difficult, featuring biweekly readings exceeding 60 pages and two tough papers that require significant time investment.

Historical reviews of Michelle Schwarze: Michelle Schwarze’s classes have been criticized for confusion, critical grading that ignores creativity, and poor engagement, though one review notes her subject knowledge.

Topics

  • Current policy debates
  • Political economy, philosophy, and politics

Skills

  • Analysis of current policy debates

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