Courses I designed and taught:
Politics of New Europe (Summer 2012, Spring 2014)
This course will focus on countries that joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007 (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, the Baltic States, Bulgaria and Romania). We will begin with a brief survey of the political history of the region and the establishment and sustenance of Communist rule in the Eastern Bloc, and proceed to analyze events that led to the transformation. The course will focus on the political and economic transformation in the region and the path to membership in the European Union. We will compare new EU members with the countries of Western Europe. We will conclude with a survey of the current situation in the countries of "New Europe" and their relations with "Old Europe" and other countries.
This course will focus on countries that joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007 (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, the Baltic States, Bulgaria and Romania). We will begin with a brief survey of the political history of the region and the establishment and sustenance of Communist rule in the Eastern Bloc, and proceed to analyze events that led to the transformation. The course will focus on the political and economic transformation in the region and the path to membership in the European Union. We will compare new EU members with the countries of Western Europe. We will conclude with a survey of the current situation in the countries of "New Europe" and their relations with "Old Europe" and other countries.
Elections, Parties and Coalitions in Comparative Perspective (Spring 2014)
This course will focus on party competition and government formation in parliamentary democracies in Western and Central Europe. It will aim to explain voters choices, party strategies, and origins of governments. It will take a look at elections from the perspective of both parties and voters, and analyze both the pre-election and post-election stages of party competition. The course will explore theories of voting, party systems, and party competition. It will also study pre-election alliances that are formed by parties in order to improve their electoral results as well as their chances to control the government after election. The course will conclude with the analysis of theories of government formation. Throughout the course, the analyzed theories will be used to explain cases of elections and government formation from Central and Western Europe.
Courses I served as a teaching assistant for:
PSC 215: American Elections (Fall 2008)
Professor: Lynda Powell
PSC 101: Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, and Spring 2013)
Professor: G. Bingham Powell, Jr.
PSC 256: Theories of Comparative Politics (Spring 2010)
Professor: G. Bingham Powell, Jr.
Professor: Lynda Powell
PSC 101: Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2011, and Spring 2013)
Professor: G. Bingham Powell, Jr.
PSC 256: Theories of Comparative Politics (Spring 2010)
Professor: G. Bingham Powell, Jr.