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May 01, 2026
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GOV 412 - Political Parties and Polarization in the United States
Description
This seminar is designed to explore issues related to party politics, particularly in the United States but with some comparison to party systems in other democracies. Students will explore the role of parties in democratic systems of government, various models of parties and party systems, and the history of parties in the United States. The majority of the semester will be spent examining three aspects of parties that scholars have generally used to describe what political parties are and what they do - the party-as-organization, the party-in-the-electorate, and the party-in-government. After completing the course, students should have a better understanding, from both a normative and empirical perspective, of the role played by parties in the American political system.
Credits: 1
Course Attribute(s):
SOCS Gen Ed: Social Science Req
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