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 112COMPARATIVE POLITICS

4

GOV 209CHINA'S RISE:POL,ECO & SOCIETY

4

GOV 220THE EUROPEAN UNION

4

GOV 224/ECO 224EMERGING ECON IN ASIA & LAT AM

4

GOV 225STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA

4

GOV 238/GIS 238MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

4

GOV 240REVOLUTNS & REGIME TRANSITIONS

4

GOV 251/ES 251/SLA 251ENVIRON ACTIVISM/POL IMPACT

4

GOV 277EUROPEAN POLITICS

4

GOV 308NATNLISM/ETHNIC CONF IN EUROPE

4

GOV 309CHINESE POLITICS

4

GOV 310THE MAKING OF DEMOCRACIES

4

GOV 322DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA

4

GOV 329CIVIL WARS

4

GOV 337COMPARATIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

4

GOV 353EURO UNION AS TRANSN'L ACTOR

4

GOV 493E/SLA 448EMERGING MARKET ECON: BRICS

4

GOV 493T/ES 493TTHE GREENS IN EUR AND BEYOND

4

GOV 493U/ES 493UENVIRON JUST IN GLOBL PERSP

4

GOV 493V/SLA 490NAT'L DIVERSITY/GLOBL CAPIT

4

GOV 493WREBELS,ROGUES, & REVOLUTIONRS

4

GOV 493X/GER 470GERMANY:EUROPE'S LEADING POWER

4

GOV 493Z/GIS 400THE IRAQ WAR

4

GOV 265CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH

4

GOV 360/GIS 360ISRAEL 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 113INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

4

GOV 203INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

4

GOV 205INSURGENCY & COUNTERINSURGNCY

4

GOV 206U.S. FOREIGN POL-LATIN AMER

4

GOV 215THE U.S. AND VIETNAM

4

GOV 220THE EUROPEAN UNION

4

GOV 222CC:TORTURE&HOLLYWOOD POST 9/11

4

GOV 223/AFR 224HUMAN RIGHTS, MEDIA & ACTIVISM

4

GOV 225STATES & MARKETS IN E ASIA

4

GOV 227THE COLD WAR

4

GOV 228TERRORISM

4

GOV 229UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING

4

GOV 232/ES 232GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

4

GOV 240REVOLUTNS & REGIME TRANSITIONS

4

GOV 252US FOREIGN POLICY

4

GOV 268INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

4

GOV 307/AFR 307THE POLITICS OF REFUGEES

4

GOV 308NATNLISM/ETHNIC CONF IN EUROPE

4

GOV 324HUMAN RIGHTS IN WORLD POL

4

GOV 325/GIS 325THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD

4

GOV 329CIVIL WARS

4

GOV 331NEW VISIONS OF GLOBAL SECURITY

4

GOV 337COMPARATIVE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

4

GOV 339/ES 339OCEANS LAW AND POLICY

4

GOV 342INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZ

4

GOV 343TRANSNATIONAL POLITICS

4

GOV 346INT'L HUMANITARIAN LAW

4

GOV 348INT'L POLITICAL ECONOMY

4

GOV 352ALTERN PERSP U.S. FOREIGN POL

4

GOV 353EURO UNION AS TRANSN'L ACTOR

4

GOV 493FTHEORIES OF INTERNAT'L RELATNS

4

GOV 493HINTL CONFLICT RESOLUTION

4

GOV 493QWOMEN AND WORLD POLITICS

4

GOV 493T/ES 493TTHE GREENS IN EUR AND BEYOND

4

GOV 493U/ES 493UENVIRON JUST IN GLOBL PERSP

4

GOV 493WREBELS,ROGUES, & REVOLUTIONRS

4

GOV 493Z/GIS 400THE IRAQ WAR

4

GOV 265CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH

4

GOV 360/GIS 360ISRAEL 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 110POLITICAL IDEAS

4

GOV 211/PHI 241ANC & MEDIEVAL POL THOUGHT

4

GOV 214/PHI 244MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

4

GOV 239/ES 239/PHI 239GLOBAL JUSTICE

4

GOV 25920TH C. DEMOCRACY AND CRITICS

4

GOV 304AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

4

GOV 318LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC THOUGHT

4

GOV 327/PHI 327WHAT IS JUSTICE?

4

GOV 331NEW VISIONS OF GLOBAL SECURITY

4

GOV 493JROUSSEAU

4

GOV 493L/CLA 380GRAND STRATEGY,ANCIENT & MODRN

4

GOV 493PSTATESMANSHIP

4

Adviser: W. J. Coats.

Public Policy

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 110POLITICAL IDEAS

4

GOV 111U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

4

GOV 112COMPARATIVE POLITICS

4

GOV 113INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

4

GOV 215THE U.S. AND VIETNAM

4

GOV 220THE EUROPEAN UNION

4

GOV 231POL OF CRIMNL JUST PROCESS

4

GOV 251/ES 251/SLA 251ENVIRON ACTIVISM/POL IMPACT

4

GOV 252US FOREIGN POLICY

4

GOV 258/ES 258U.S. ENVIRON POLICY/POLITICS

4

GOV 260/ES 260PROB ENVIRON POLICY & LAW

4

GOV 336CONSTITUTIONL LAW: CIVIL LIB

4

GOV 352ALTERN PERSP U.S. FOREIGN POL

4

GOV 358ANALYSIS OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY

4

or a relevant seminar or special topic

GOV 265CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH

4

GOV 243CYBER ISSUES IN US LAW/POLICY

4

GOV 254URBAN POLITICS

4

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

U.S. Politics

Drawn from the following courses:

GOV 111U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

4

GOV 212CONGRESS

4

GOV 221POLIT PARTIES,CAMPAIGNS,ELECT

4

GOV 226POLITICL ECON OF AMER BUSINESS

4

GOV 231POL OF CRIMNL JUST PROCESS

4

GOV 241THE COURTS AND THE LAW

4

GOV 250GENDER AND U.S. POLITICS

4

GOV 258/ES 258U.S. ENVIRON POLICY/POLITICS

4

GOV 260/ES 260PROB ENVIRON POLICY & LAW

4

GOV 276CC:PRESIDNCY:WHITE HOUSE 20500

4

GOV 284POLITICS OF BUREAUCRACY

4

GOV 304AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

4

GOV 311THE POLITICS OF VOTING REFORMS

4

GOV 335CONSTITUTN LAW: POWRS/INST

4

GOV 336CONSTITUTIONL LAW: CIVIL LIB

4

GOV 341RIGHTS, JUSTICE, RULE OF LAW

4

GOV 358ANALYSIS OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY

4

GOV 372/AMS 372U.S. POLITICS&POPULAR CULTURE

4

GOV 493CU.S. POLITICAL SPEECH

4

GOV 493IU.S. SUPRM CRT:LEGAL OR POLITC

4

GOV 493NFACTION/COALITION AMER POLIT

4

GOV 493OEXEC BRANCH DECISION-MAKING

4

GOV 243CYBER ISSUES IN US LAW/POLICY

4

GOV 254URBAN POLITICS

4

GOV 265CONDUCTING POLITICAL RESEARCH

4

GOV 493KCONST ISSUES IN SEP OF POWERS

4

GOV 493MPRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES

4

Advisers: M. A. Borrelli, W. Frasure