ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR

POLISCI 274

An introduction to decision analysis, strategic interaction, and voting systems and their manipulation. Examines a wide range of institutions for making social choices and the opportunities for the exercise of political strategy.

POLISCI 425

The content encourages critical thinking about societies and the larger global community through readings and assessments that explore questions about individual and community behaviors, group dynamics, and the rise of populist authoritarian appeals and policies in the United States and globally. It emphasizes the importance of understanding several psychological theoretical approaches and diverse research methods in political science. Additionally, it involves synthesizing and applying social science concepts from psychology, economics, political science, and sociology, requiring a multifaceted perspective on the issues examined.

POLISCI 270

How numbers and statistics are used in electoral strategies, political debates and legal proceedings. Presents basic tools of analysis and how to use them. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 218 prior to fall 2017

POLISCI 821

An empirical analysis of the role of mass publics in political life and the factors which determine the formation and expression of political beliefs and attitudes.

POLISCI 206

Examines the psychological aspects of the political behavior of individuals--whether elites, activists or members of general publics--and their consequent political behaviors in various groups and institutional contexts. Not open to students with credit for POLI SCI 267 prior to fall 2017