Washington University in St. Louis
Politics of International Trade (BA)
This course examines the domestic politics of international trade: who wins and loses from trade, how governments formulate trade policy, and what trade politics reveals about political cleavages and representation. We cover the distributional consequences of trade, the role of firms and citizens in shaping and responding to policy, and the linkages between trade and other issues, including geopolitics and the environment.
Business and Politics (BA)
This course examines the mutual dependence between business and politics: how political decisions shape firm behavior, and how firms in turn shape politics and policy. Topics include corporate lobbying and corporate social responsibility, market power, political risk and uncertainty, innovation and technological change, and globalization.
Data Science for Politics (BA)
This course introduces the tools and methods of data science as applied to questions in politics, from the sources of populism over how to predict election outcomes to the effects of language on political attitudes. Students learn to describe and visualize data, to quantify uncertainty, and to understand the difference between causal explanations and predictions, resulting in an independent research project.
Quantitative Political Methodology (BA)
This course introduces the core principles of regression analysis, causal inference, and statistical uncertainty as applied to questions in political science. Students learn to evaluate quantitative claims in academic and public debate, and to design, execute, and communicate their own quantitative research project.
Institutions, Technology, and the Global Economy (PhD)
This seminar surveys the literature on the politics of economic globalization, focusing on the link between globalization and technological change and the role of domestic and international institutions in shaping both. The course connects a broad literature across fields to core themes in comparative and international political economy.
International Political Economy (PhD)
This seminar introduces the subfield of international political economy, surveying key themes in the literature and identifying opportunities for new research. Students work toward developing their own independent research proposal over the course of the semester.
Previous Institutions
Technical University of Munich
International Political Economy (PhD)
Institutions, Technology, and the Global Economy (MSc)
Quantitative Methods (MSc)
Introduction to Empirical Methods (BSc)
Texas A&M University
Institutions (PhD)
Polimetrics (BSc)
International Law and Cooperation (PhD)
Introduction to World Politics (BSc)