Techniques of developing multivariate statistical models of political processes. Applications of the general linear model to political dynamics and to problems with poorly measured variables. Advanced techniques of multivariate analysis. This seminar investigates debates about the explanation of political phenomena. The primary emphasis is a comparison of social choice theory with historical political science and theories of the state.
Students examine the assumptions, models of behavior, and styles of explanation in each tradition.
This seminar provides an extensive, diverse, and relatively non-technical introduction to game theory and modeling techniques in political science. An examination of basic aspects of American national government with primary attention to important contemporary literature on the subject. Basic factors shaping the political conflicts and accommodations among nations. Major attention to basic literature on the subject matter. No prior training in the discipline of economics is required.