Government Minor

A minor in government shall consist of a minimum of five courses in a field as defined in the major.  Ordinarily, only one course can be taken elsewhere. The five or more courses may be distributed as follows:

 

•  May include the 100-level introductory course in the field.

•  At least two 200 or 300-level courses in the field, normally taken prior to enrollment in the seminar.

•  A 400-level GOV seminar taken at Connecticut College during the junior or senior year.

•  The fifth course must be beyond the 100-level and with the permission of the advisor may be taken in a related subfield.

The following concentrations are offered:

Requirements

Comparative Politics

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 112	COMPARATIVE POLITICS	4
GOV 209	CHINA'S RISE:POL,ECO & SOCIETY	4
GOV 220	THE EUROPEAN UNION	4
GOV 224/ECO 224	EMERGING ECON IN ASIA & LAT AM	4
GOV 225	STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA	4
GOV 238/GIS 238	MIDDLE EAST POLITICS	4
GOV 240	REVOLUTNS & REGIME TRANSITIONS	4
GOV 251/ES 251/SLA 251	ENVIRON ACTIVISM/POL IMPACT	4
GOV 277	EUROPEAN POLITICS	4
GOV 308	NATNLISM/ETHNIC CONF IN EUROPE	4
GOV 309	CHINESE POLITICS	4
GOV 310	THE MAKING OF DEMOCRACIES	4
GOV 322	DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA	4
GOV 329	CIVIL WARS	4
GOV 337	COMPARATIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS	4
GOV 353	EURO UNION AS TRANSN'L ACTOR	4
GOV 493E/SLA 448	EMERGING MARKET ECON: BRICS	4
GOV 493T/ES 493T	THE GREENS IN EUR AND BEYOND	4
GOV 493U/ES 493U	ENVIRON JUST IN GLOBL PERSP	4
GOV 493V/SLA 490	NAT'L DIVERSITY/GLOBL CAPIT	4
GOV 493W	REBELS,ROGUES, & REVOLUTIONRS	4
GOV 493X/GER 470	GERMANY:EUROPE'S LEADING POWER	4
GOV 493Z/GIS 400	THE IRAQ WAR	4
GOV 265	CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH	4
GOV 360/GIS 360	ISRAEL AND PALESTINE	4

One course from international politics at the 200-level or above may be included.

Advisers:  T. Borer, J. Dawson, A. Levin, D. Patton, C. Sayej, J. Tian

International Politics

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 113	INTERNATIONAL POLITICS	4
GOV 203	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY	4
GOV 205	INSURGENCY & COUNTERINSURGNCY	4
GOV 206	U.S. FOREIGN POL-LATIN AMER	4
GOV 215	THE U.S. AND VIETNAM	4
GOV 220	THE EUROPEAN UNION	4
GOV 222	CC:TORTURE&HOLLYWOOD POST 9/11	4
GOV 223/AFR 224	HUMAN RIGHTS, MEDIA & ACTIVISM	4
GOV 225	STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA	4
GOV 227	THE COLD WAR	4
GOV 228	TERRORISM	4
GOV 229	UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING	4
GOV 232/ES 232	GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS	4
GOV 240	REVOLUTNS & REGIME TRANSITIONS	4
GOV 252	US FOREIGN POLICY	4
GOV 268	INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS	4
GOV 307/AFR 307	THE POLITICS OF REFUGEES	4
GOV 308	NATNLISM/ETHNIC CONF IN EUROPE	4
GOV 324	HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD POL	4
GOV 325/GIS 325	THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD	4
GOV 329	CIVIL WARS	4
GOV 331	NEW VISIONS OF GLOBAL SECURITY	4
GOV 337	COMPARATIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS	4
GOV 339/ES 339	OCEANS LAW AND POLICY	4
GOV 342	INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZ	4
GOV 343	TRANSNATIONAL POLITICS	4
GOV 346	INT'L HUMANITARIAN LAW	4
GOV 348	INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY	4
GOV 352	ALTERN PERSP U.S. FOREIGN POL	4
GOV 353	EURO UNION AS TRANSN'L ACTOR	4
GOV 493F	THEORIES OF INTERNAT'L RELATNS	4
GOV 493H	INTL CONFLICT RESOLUTION	4
GOV 493Q	WOMEN AND WORLD POLITICS	4
GOV 493T/ES 493T	THE GREENS IN EUR AND BEYOND	4
GOV 493U/ES 493U	ENVIRON JUST IN GLOBL PERSP	4
GOV 493W	REBELS,ROGUES, & REVOLUTIONRS	4
GOV 493Z/GIS 400	THE IRAQ WAR	4
GOV 265	CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH	4
GOV 360/GIS 360	ISRAEL AND PALESTINE	4

One course from comparative politics at the 200 level or above may be included

Advisers: T. Borer, J. Dawson, A. Levin, D. Patton, C. Sayej, J. Tian.

Political Theory

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 110	POLITICAL IDEAS	4
GOV 211/PHI 241	ANC & MEDIEVAL POL THOUGHT	4
GOV 214/PHI 244	MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT	4
GOV 239/ES 239/PHI 239	GLOBAL JUSTICE	4
GOV 259	20TH C. DEMOCRACY AND CRITICS	4
GOV 304	AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT	4
GOV 318	LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC THOUGHT	4
GOV 327/PHI 327	WHAT IS JUSTICE?	4
GOV 331	NEW VISIONS OF GLOBAL SECURITY	4
GOV 493J	ROUSSEAU	4
GOV 493L/CLA 380	GRAND STRATEGY,ANCIENT & MODRN	4
GOV 493P	STATESMANSHIP	4

Adviser: W. J. Coats.

Public Policy

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 110	POLITICAL IDEAS	4
GOV 111	U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	4
GOV 112	COMPARATIVE POLITICS	4
GOV 113	INTERNATIONAL POLITICS	4
GOV 215	THE U.S. AND VIETNAM	4
GOV 220	THE EUROPEAN UNION	4
GOV 231	POL OF CRIMNL JUST PROCESS	4
GOV 251/ES 251/SLA 251	ENVIRON ACTIVISM/POL IMPACT	4
GOV 252	US FOREIGN POLICY	4
GOV 258/ES 258	U.S. ENVIRON POLICY/POLITICS	4
GOV 260/ES 260	PROB ENVIRON POLICY & LAW	4
GOV 336	CONSTITUTIONL LAW: CIVIL LIB	4
GOV 352	ALTERN PERSP U.S. FOREIGN POL	4
GOV 358	ANALYSIS OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY	4
	or a relevant seminar or special topic
GOV 265	CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH	4
GOV 243	CYBER ISSUES IN US LAW/POLICY	4
GOV 254	URBAN POLITICS	4

Advisers:  M.A. Borrelli, J. Dawson, W. Frasure

U.S. Politics

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 111	U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS	4
GOV 212	CONGRESS	4
GOV 221	POLIT PARTIES,CAMPAIGNS,ELECT	4
GOV 226	POLITICL ECON OF AMER BUSINESS	4
GOV 231	POL OF CRIMNL JUST PROCESS	4
GOV 241	THE COURTS AND THE LAW	4
GOV 250	GENDER AND U.S. POLITICS	4
GOV 258/ES 258	U.S. ENVIRON POLICY/POLITICS	4
GOV 260/ES 260	PROB ENVIRON POLICY & LAW	4
GOV 276	CC:PRESIDNCY:WHITE HOUSE 20500	4
GOV 284	POLITICS OF BUREAUCRACY	4
GOV 304	AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT	4
GOV 311	THE POLITICS OF VOTING REFORMS	4
GOV 335	CONSTITUTN LAW: POWRS/INST	4
GOV 336	CONSTITUTIONL LAW: CIVIL LIB	4
GOV 341	RIGHTS, JUSTICE, RULE OF LAW	4
GOV 358	ANALYSIS OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY	4
GOV 372/AMS 372	U.S. POLITICS&POPULAR CULTURE	4
GOV 493C	U.S. POLITICAL SPEECH	4
GOV 493I	U.S. SUPRM CRT:LEGAL OR POLITC	4
GOV 493N	FACTION/COALITION AMER POLIT	4
GOV 493O	EXEC BRANCH DECISION-MAKING	4
GOV 243	CYBER ISSUES IN US LAW/POLICY	4
GOV 254	URBAN POLITICS	4
GOV 265	CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH	4
GOV 493K	CONST ISSUES IN SEP OF POWERS	4
GOV 493M	PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES	4

Advisers: M. A. Borrelli, W. Frasure