Assignment for Thursday, 5/1

For Thursday, please read Chapter 18 in Shively, "Global Politics: Politics Among States (and Others)." This likely will be our last assigned reading for the course, so get those summaries in.

Assignment for Tuesday, 4/29

For next week, read Chapter 13 in Shively, "Social Movements and Contentious Politics." Summaries are welcome.

Assignment for Tuesday, 4/29

For next week, read Chapter 13 in Shively, "Social Movements and Contentious Politics." Summaries are welcome.

Assignment for Thursday, 4/24

For Thursday, read Chapter 12 in Shively, "Structured Conflict: Interest Groups and Politics." Feel free to write a summary.

Assignment for Tuesday, 4/22

As a reminder, please note that there is NO CLASS on Thursday, April 17. (You should seek out your advisor instead.)

Next week we'll continue with political participation by looking at political parties. Read Chapter 11 in Shively, "Parties: A Linking and Leading Mechanism in Politics." Feel free to write a summary. (Many of you NEED to do so.)

Assignment for Tuesday, 4/15

For Tuesday, please read Shively's Chapter 10, "Elections." Feel free to summarize.

Also, please remember that paper drafts are also due.

Assignment for Thursday, 4/10

For next time, read (and feel free to summarize) Chapter 16 in Shively, "Bureaucracy and the Public Sector."

Please remember that paper drafts are due NEXT TUESDAY, April 15.

Assignment for Tuesday, 4/8

For Tuesday, please read Chapter 17 in Shively, "Law and the Courts." Feel free to summarize.

Assignment for Thursday, 4/3

For Thursday, please read the following TWO chapters from Shively:

• Chapter 14: "Parliamentary Government"
• Chapter 15: "Presidential Government"

If you'd like to write a summary for this week, you may write only ONE, on one of the chapters (your choice as to which one).