# STEVEN BROOKE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id  | title                                                        |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1264 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1262 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1254 | course\_0a1fb69f6aa31e633df90ce2 | POLISCI 120 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS                         |
| 1254 | course\_7713f44408a546560e0621a9 | POLISCI 370 | ISLAM AND POLITICS                                           |
| 1254 | course\_a73c3a2aedbf04561a499341 | POLISCI 698 | DIRECTED STUDY                                               |
| 1254 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1252 | course\_f290a5c6443c4fb18fce6186 | POLISCI 850 | RELIGION AND POLITICS                                        |
| 1252 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1252 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK                                             |
| 1244 | course\_a21e41a91c68c3a601319097 | POLISCI 320 | GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
| 1244 | course\_9bab67375b725926c4a87bcb | POLISCI 339 | NON-DEMOCRACIES                                              |
| 1244 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1244 | course\_7ca3686bd02a900eeb9fd3ab | POLISCI 999 | INDEPENDENT WORK                                             |
| 1242 | course\_0a1fb69f6aa31e633df90ce2 | POLISCI 120 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS                         |
| 1242 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1234 | course\_0a1fb69f6aa31e633df90ce2 | POLISCI 120 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS                         |
| 1234 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1232 | course\_f290a5c6443c4fb18fce6186 | POLISCI 850 | RELIGION AND POLITICS                                        |
| 1232 | course\_0ad086f79f3d4866d9b151ff | POLISCI 990 | RESEARCH AND THESIS                                          |
| 1224 | course\_0a1fb69f6aa31e633df90ce2 | POLISCI 120 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS                         |
| 1224 | course\_7713f44408a546560e0621a9 | POLISCI 370 | ISLAM AND POLITICS                                           |
| 1224 | course\_1d6266ff2eeece9826c552e3 | POLISCI 987 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS COLLOQUIUM                              |
| 1222 | course\_a21e41a91c68c3a601319097 | POLISCI 320 | GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA |
| 1222 | course\_1d6266ff2eeece9826c552e3 | POLISCI 987 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS COLLOQUIUM                              |
| 1204 | course\_72b1ebead6ff5d756edddb78 | POLISCI 400 | TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE                                  |
| 1204 | course\_cad402a99b92ef16cfa9ecd2 | POLISCI 401 | SELECTED TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE                         |
| 1204 | course\_865b1bb72dbb40a60d118741 | POLISCI 699 | DIRECTED STUDY                                               |
| 1202 | course\_0a1fb69f6aa31e633df90ce2 | POLISCI 120 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS                         |
| 1202 | course\_04f599bc81ae97c23a32cf59 | POLISCI 182 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS (HONORS)                |

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    "comment": "The best professor I had here. The lectures are super amazing. He managed to explain the concept very well. The exams are not tough, you just need to understand the materials and organize the notes that you bring to the exams. The readings are quite tough, so please make sure that you read them as early as possible. ",
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    "comment": "Prof Brooke is such a great teacher.  He provides numerous extra credit opportunities.  Go to the out of class events, there is great food and the speakers are interesting. The readings can be dense but Prof Brooke does a great job of explaining them in lecture.  ",
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    "comment": "It is a lot of dense readings, but if you do them and go to lecture it is a lot easier to understand because he is really good at explaining the ideas. You get points from going to lecture-so you should go!- and there are extra credit opportunities as well. He makes it really easy to succeed as long as you do your part!",
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