Political Science 397PB - ST- Political Behavior

This course serves as a survey of the major theoretical approaches and empirical research in the field of political behavior. The course is split into two parts. The first part of the course delves into the manner in which individual citizens understand the political world, and here we will investigate the origins, development, and operation of: partisanship, ideology, and public opinion. The second part of the course investigates the "bread and butter" of American political behavior with a focus on the historical and contemporary literature on: participation, voter turnout, vote choice, campaign effects, media effects, and racial politics.

Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only. Students are suggested to have taken POLISCI 329 prior to enrolling in this course.