Teaching Resources   

General Teaching Resources

• Teaching Politics: Techniques & Technologies (Bill Ball, the College of New Jersey)
• The Knowledge Loom

Cybernetic Classrooms

• CyberEd - UMass Web Classes
• Political Science Cyberclasses
• World Lecture Hall: Political Science

Syllabi and Course Home Pages 

I am in the process of updating this page and have had to remove links which no longer worked.  Please email me to have your revised syllabus links put in this listing.

• Introduction to Political Science
  • Introduction to Politics and Government - Andrew Heard, Simon Fraser University, Canada
  • Introductory Seminar - JeDon A. Emenhiser - Humboldt State University, CA
• American Government
  • American Federal Government - Michael D. Martinez, University of Florida
  • American Government - JeDon A. Emenhiser - Humboldt State University, CA
  • American Government (Honors)   - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • American Government - Claude Barnes, North Carolina A & T State University
  • American Government and Institutions - Matt Wetstein, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA
  • American Government & Politics - Douglas Amber, Purdue University, Calumet
  • American National Politics - Joe Cammarano, Syracuse University
  • American Government and Politics - Brian Werner, St. Johns University (NYC)
  • The American Political System - David Ahern University of Dayton
  • American Politics (Honors) - Jeffrey Segal, SUNY Stony Brook
  • Seminar on American Political Development - Dave Robertson, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
  • American State Government - Carter Whatley, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
  • Introduction to American Government - . David Garson, NC State at Raleigh
  • Introduction to American National Government - Dan DiLeo, Penn State - Altoona
  • Introduction to American National Government - Kenneth R. Mayer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  • Introduction to American Politics - Dave Robertson, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
  • Introduction to Government in the United States - Jim Stimson, University of North Carolina
  • The Legislative Process - Chris Mooney, West Virginia University
  • The Presidency -  David Ahern University of Dayton
  • Graduate Seminar in State Politics (Grad) - Chris Mooney, University of Illinois, Springfield
  • State and Local Government - Carter Whatley, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
• Area Studies/Non-US
  • Canadian Politics
    • Canadian Politics - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
    • Canadian Public Policy (Grad) - Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    • Introduction to Canadian Government - Andrew Heard, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    • Introduction to Canadian Politics - Lynda Erickson, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    • Issues in Canadian Federalism - Andrew Heard, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    • Politics in Canada
    • Société Politique Canadienne, - François-Pierre Gingras, University of Ottawa
  • Latin American Politics
    • Latin American Politics - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
  • Soviet Union/Russia/Eastern Europe
    • Government in the Former U.S.S.R. - Richard Hughes, California State University, Sacramento
• Comparative Politics
  • Comparative Politics - Rebecca H. Davis, Virginia Tech
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics - Patrick O'Neil, University of Puget Sound
  • Introduction to Comparative Politics - Tjip Walker, UNC Charlotte
  • Comparative Politics of Advanced Industrial Democracies  - Robert Franzese, Jr.,  University of Michigan

   

  • Syllabi Collection on Democratization

 

• Computer Applications, the Internet and Political Science
  • The Politics of Planetary Networks - Ronald J. Deibert, University of Toronto
  • Political Computing - Robert D. Duval, West Virginia University
  • Political Science and the Internet (Independent Study) - Charles Helm, Western Illinois University
  • Simulation Practicum (Grad International Relations) - Richard Chadwick, Hawaii
• Electoral Politics, Socialization, and Political Behavior
  • Political Behavior - Michael Martinez, University of Florida
  • Political Socialization - Michael Martinez, University of Florida
  • Seminar in Political Behavior - Michael Martinez, University of Florida
  • Seminar on Public Opinion and Survey Research  - Kent Portney, Tufts University
• Ethnic Studies
  • The Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality - Gary Klass, Illinois State University
• Game Theory
  • See also Game Theory and Political Science Syllabi collected by Davids Epstein at Columbia
• International Politics and Foreign Policy
  • American Foreign Policy
    • American Foreign Policy - Vesna Danilovic, Texas A&M University
    • US Foreign Policy  - Kent Bolton, California State University, San Marcos
    • US Foreign Policy - Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
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  • International Conflict & War and Peace Studies
    • The Causes and Prevention of War- Stephen Van Evera, Jeremy Shapiro & Ben Valentino - MIT
    • International Conflict - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
    • International Conflict (Grad) - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
    • War and Peace -  - Chris Gelpi, Duke University

              See Also the ISA Peace Studies Section Syllabi Collection

   
  • International Politics/Relations
    • International Politics - Kent Bolton, California State University, San Marcos
    • International Relations - Richard Chadwick, Hawaii
    • International Relations Theory - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
    • The International System - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
    • Introduction to International Politics - Robert D. Duval, West Virginia University
    • Introduction to International Politics - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
    • Introduction to International Politics (graduate course) - Vesna Danilovic, Texas A&M University
    • Introduction to International Relations - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
    • Introduction to International Relations (Honors) - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
    • Introduction to International Relations - Bill Dixon, Arizona
    • Introduction to International Relations - Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
    • Introduction to International Relations - Patrick O'Neil, University of Puget Sound
    • Introduction to International Relations (Grad) - Richard Chadwick, Hawaii
    • Issues in World Politics - Vesna Danilovic, Texas A&M University
    • World Politics - Richard Hughes, California State University, Sacramento
  • International Political Economy
    • International Economic Relations (Grad) - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
    • Introduction to International Political Economy - Patrick O'Neil, University of Puget Sound
    • International Political Economy - Erick Duchesne, SUNY at Buffalo
  • National Security Policy
    • American National Security Policy - Bob Hoover, University of Idaho
    • American National Security Policy - Richard Stoll, Rice University
    • National Security Policy (Grad) - Robert Duval, West Virginia University
    • Security Studies - Craig Snyder, Deakin University, Australia
    • United States Defense Policy - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
  • Other
    • Globalization and Global Governance - Bill Dixon, Arizona
    • Global Governance - Kent Bolton, Cal State, San Marcos
    • Global Governance and International Organization - Adil Najam, Boston University
    • International Crisis Bargaining - Chris Gelpi, Duke University
    • International Law - Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith, University of California, Davis
    • International Organizations -  Bill Dixon, Arizona
    • Modeling International Systems - Richard Chadwick, Hawaii
    • Third World Politics  - Patrick O'Neil, University of Puget Sound
  • See also the International Studies Association,
    • Foreign Policy Analysis Section Syllabus Project
    • International Political Economy Course Outlines
    • Syllabi on International Organization
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• Judical Politics and Public law
  • American Judiciary (Grad)  - Jeffrey Segal, SUNY Stony Brook
  • Civil Liberties - Jeffrey Segal, SUNY Stony Brook
  • Constitutional Law - Rebecca Davis, Georgia Southern
  • Judicial Politics - Kent Portney, Tufts University
  • Supreme Court Decision Making - Jeffrey Segal, SUNY Stony Brook
     
• Political Economy
  • Political Economy  - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Pro-Seminar in Political Economy - Robert (Rob) J. Franzese, Jr., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • Seminar on Political Economy and Public Policy - Dave Robertson, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
  • Schumpeter's Vision   - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Theories of Political Economy  - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
• Political Psychology
  • Syllabi archive from the International Society of Political Psychology
• Political Theory
  • American Political Dream - JeDon A. Emenhiser - Humboldt State University, CA
  • Classical Political Theory - Charles Helm, Western Illinois University
  • Contemporary Political Thought  - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Democracy and Citizenship - Andrew Vandenburg - Deakin University, Australia
  • Enduring Questions of Western Political Thought - Bill Ball, The College of New Jersey
  • Justice - Joshua Cohen - MIT
  • Modern Political Theory - Charles Helm, Western Illinois University
  • Political Theory  - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Politics of Democracy and Citizenship - Andrew Vandenburg - Deakin University, Australia
• Public Administration
  • Administrative Organization (Bureaucracy) - Jeff Gill, University of Florida
  • Computer Applications in Public Administration - Don Menzel, University of South Florida
  • Environment of Public Administration - Don Menzel, University of South Florida
  • Political Economy of Public Administration (Grad) - Rick Feiock, Florida State University
  • Public AdministrationTheory and Practice - Don Menzel, University of South Florida
  • PA Research Methods
    • Computer Appications in Public Administration  - G. David Garson, NC State at Raleigh
    • GIS in Public Administartion - G. David Garson, NC State at Raleigh
    • Research Methods and Applied Statistics - Bill Adams, George Washington University
    • Research Methods in Public Administration - Don Menzel, University of South Florida
    • Research Methods in Public Administration - Bill Adams, George Washington University
    • Research Methods in Public Administartion - G. David Garson, NC State at Raleigh
• Public Policy
  • Introduction to Policy Analysis - Dave Robertson, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
  • Introduction to Public Policy - Janice K. Tulloss, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Policy Making and Public Administration (Grad) - Carter Whatley, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
  • Politics and Policy - Tom Birkland, SUNY at Albany
  • Politics and Public Policy - Gary Klass, Illinois State
  • Policy Theory (Grad) - Rick Feiock, Florida State University
  • Theoretical Perspectives in Public Policy (Grad) - Rick Feiock, Florida State University
  • Specialized Policy Courses
    • Environmental Policy
      • Canadian Resource and Environmental Policy - Michael Howlett, Simon Fraser University, Canada
      • Current Issues in International Environmental Affairs (Grad) (Adil Najam - Boston University)
      • Environmental Policy - Carter Whatley, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
      • Environmental Politics - Dave Robertson, University of Missouri - Saint Louis
      • Global Environmental Policy and Negotiation (Adil Najam - Boston University)
      • International Environmental Politics - Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
      • Politics of the Environment  - Kent Portney, Tufts University

       

      • See also the syllabi in the Project on Teaching Global Environmental Politics collected by Michael Maniates at Allegheny College
• Research Methods & Political Inquiry
  • Advanced Problems in Research Methods - Steve Voss, University of Kentucky
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods (Grad) - Robert Duval, West Virginia University
  • Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology (Grad) - Gary King, Harvard University
  • Advanced Topics in Political Analysis - Chris Mooney and Robert D. Duval, West Virginia University
  • Bayesian Methods for the Social Sciences  - Jeff Gill, University of Florida
  • Conduct of Inquiry  - Michael D. Martinez, University of Florida
  • Designing Political Research - Gary King, Harvard University
  • Empirical Political Research - Michael D. Martinez, University of Florida
  • Foundations of Inquiry - Gary Klass, Illinois State
  • Intermediate Research Methods - Jeff Gill, University of Florida
  • Intermediate Research Methods - Bill Dixon, Arizona
  • Introduction to Policy Research - Chris Mooney, West Virginia University
  • Introduction to Political Research - Kent Portney, Tufts University
  • Introductory Econometrics - Chris Ferrall, Queens University at Kingston, Canada
    • Extensive Lecture Notes
  • Introductory Quantitative Methods (Grad) - Bob Duval, West Virginia University
  • Empirical Political Analysis - Bob Duval, West Virginia University
  • Empirical Political Analysis - Rebecca Klase, West Virginia University
  • Methods of Political Inquiry - Bill Dixon, Arizona
  • Non-Parametric Inference: Bootstrap, Jackknife, and Monte Carlo - Chris Mooney, West Virginia University
  • Political Science Research Methods - Jeff Gill, University of Florida
  • Quantitative Political Analysis II - Jonathan Nagler, NYU
  • Scope and Methods - Charles Helm, Western Illinois University
  • Strategies of Political Inquiry (Grad) - Gary King, Harvard University
  • Research Methods I - Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
  • Research Methods II - Rebecca H. Davis, Virginia Tech
  • Theory of Regression - Chris Mooney, West Virginia University

    See Also the PolMeth Syllabi Collection

• Urban Politics
  • Urban Politics - Janice K. Tulloss, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • Urban Political Systems - Janice K. Tulloss, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Special Topics in Political Science
  • Media and Politics
    • Media and Government - Tom Birkland, SUNY at Albany
  • Gay and Lesbian Politics
    • Gay/Lesbian Politics - Steve Sanders, Indiana University
  • Human Rights and Refugees
    • Human Rights Theories - Andrew Heard, Simon Fraser University, Canada
    • Refugees in the Emerging Global Order - Kurt Mills, American University in Cairo
  • Religion and Politics
    • The Bible and Politics  - Edward J. Harpman, University of Texas at Dallas
    • Religion and Politics - Ken Wald, University of Florida
  • Women and Politics
    • Women and Politics WorldWide - Rebecca H. Davis, Virginia Tech
• Syllabus Libraries from Related Disciplines
  • American Studies Syllabus Library

WebTexts
    PSWEB-L is coordinating  the collection of short pages suitable for use as text materials.  These pages are open to all.  Currently two WebTexts are under development.

• PSWEB-L WebTexts Table of Contents
  • Research Methods
  • International Politics

Additional WebText Materials

These are Web resources which can also be used for text or supplementary materials for courses. Inclusion on this list does not mean that they are not copyright protected. Use these resources by reference, or contact the author(s) before saving and modifying for your own materials.

• American Politics
  • Civics 101 - Mark Gribben, Michigan State University
  • The National Election Studies - University of Michigan
    • The NES Guide to Public Opinion and Electoral Behavior
  • U.S. and Nevada Bureaucracies, Laws, and Regulations: a Parallel Treatment  - Bruce Pencek, Virginia tech.  This is an extensive Web-Library research assignment worth a look if you integrate the Web into class research.
  • A Virtual Tour of  American Politics -  Leonard Williams, Manchester College
     
• Game theory

• Choice Models and Experimental Economics - Teaching Resources (Richard Tucker, Indiana)
• Policy Studies

• Environmental Policy
  • Stratospheric Ozone Depletion case - Case Study by Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
  • International Regulation of Whaling case - Case Study by Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
  • Intentional Oil Pollution case - Case Study by Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
• Research Methods

• A Plethora of Threats (Construct Validity)
• Knowledge Base Home Page
• Paradox Page - Mark Gribben, Michigan State
• Stat101 (Introductory Statistics - University of Newcastle, Australia)
  • SurfStat Table of Contents for Stat101 Tutorial
• Bill Trochim's Home Page (Several Methods pages of interest)
  • Evaluating Websites (Reviewed in PC Week)

Other Teaching Materials

• About Teaching
  • Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
  • Chautauqua Short Courses for College Teachers
  • Gary Klass's APSA paper on Cyber Class
• Model Organizations
  • WestMUN (Western Collegiate Model United Nations)
• Simulations and Software
  • Connecticut Project in International Negotiation
  • European Union Simulation
  • IDEAlog 3.0 Political Values Software (from Janda/Berry/Goldman, The Challenge of Democracy)
  • Managing the Global Use of Organochlorines: A Negotiation Simulation - Adil Najam, MIT
  • International Futures - Barry Hughes, University of Denver
  • President '96
  • Reinventing America II - Crossover Technologies, Inc
  • Ruritania - David Ahern, University of Dayton 
• Pages on Specialized Teaching Projects
  • Project on Teaching Global Environmental Politics
  • Case Studies for Politics (University of York)
  • CaseWeb Case Studies in Public Policy and Management (Kennedy School at Harvard)
• Other Web Guides for Teaching Resources
  • History/Social Studies Web Site for K-12 Teachers

Reading Lists & Bibliographies

• American Politics
  • American Political Development - Dave Roberston, University of Missouri - St. Louis
• International Environmental Politics
• Bibliographic Resources for International Environmental Politics (IEP)  - Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon

Other Bibliographies of Interest (Not Political Science)

• Religion
  • Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments. Thomas B. Roberts, Ph.D. and Paula Jo Hruby, Ed.D. (Something a bit different - but good example of Web bibliography)

Internships

• The Center for Security Studies (Washington, DC)
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Embassy of Canada - Washington, DC
• The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Legislative Internship Program
• The Washington Center
  • TWC - Internship Program

Fellowships & Scholarships

• George Mitchell Scholarships
• Harvard Data Center
• Study Canada

Study Abroad

• Study Abroad (Council on International Educational Exchange)

 

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