PSC 665SEM - American Political Behavior

This course examines the subfield of American political behavior, with special emphasis on more recent developments in the literature in several research areas. Topics will include uncertainty and ambivalence in political attitudes; opinion change and political learning; the structure of American political ideology; partisanship and polarization; the sources and implications of political participation; and the links between public policy and political behavior. We will sample a diverse set of readings coming from classic works as well as more recent empirical work in the field, paying careful attention to theoretical arguments, methodological choices, and findings.

Credits: 3