ClassInfo - Spring 2024 Political Science Classes

Spring 2024 | POL 8360 Section 001: Topics in American Politics -- Supreme Court Seminar (65389)

Instructor(s): Timothy Johnson
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:: 9 Credits
Grading Basis:: Student Option
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person
Class Attributes:: Topics Course
Enrollment Requirements:: Political Science grad student
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024

Thu 11:00AM - 12:55PM

UMTC, West Bank

Social Sciences Building 1314
Enrollment Status:: Open (8 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:: (Tentative) Fall 2024
Spring 2024
Fall 2021

Course Catalog Description:: Readings and research in special topics or problems. prereq: instr consent
Class Notes:: The aim of this seminar is to provide an introduction to the literature in the field of judicial politics. Particular emphasis will be placed on the Supreme Court. We will discuss some of the classics in the field of judicial politics as well as some of the more recent work that is being done by scholars of the courts. My goals are to: (1) introduce graduate students to the literature in judicial process and behavior and, in so doing, discuss some of the most important debates (both past and present) in the sub-field; and (2) underscore the importance of sound theoretical arguments, careful research designs, and compelling empirical results. This course is taught from the perspective that the study of courts should be (and currently is) closely connected to the theoretical and empirical traditions in American Politics. As such, we will focus on the scientific study of judicial process and politics, analyzing the substantive, theoretical, and methodological developments in the field. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?trj+POL8360+Spring2024
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