The Government Sophomore Tutorial, Gov 97, takes an innovative approach to introducing sophomores to research in political science. Students choose a topic of interest while building on a common curriculum of learning how to research and write a research paper.
For Spring 2023, the format of Gov 97 will consist of two components:
- Six lectures held over six Mondays from 12:00-1:15 p.m. Do not enroll in any other class that meets on Mondays, 12-1:15pm! The six lectures are mandatory. During the other six weeks of the semester, there will be no class.
- A weekly two-hour section that will meet around a semester-long seminar topic (see below) We will conduct sectioning from January 11 to January 20. You will be assigned to a section on January 21. The section topics and times are listed below.
What you need to do (**Note updated sectioning process**):
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Register for Gov 97 in my.harvard by the January 19 deadline.
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Once you have registered for Gov 97, indicate your section preferences on the following Qualtrics form no later than January 20 at 10PM EST:
https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8BApnc0VqYNyKJo
Please keep in mind that we cannot guarantee that you will be placed in your first-choice section. If you have questions about this process, please contact the Gov 97 Course Director, Dr. Sergio Imparato, and the Gov Undergraduate Office.
Gov 97 Spring 2023 Topics and Meeting Times:
(For detailed descriptions of the seminars and sample readings on the course Canvas: https://canvas.harvard.edu/courses/113987)
Monday 9-11 AM - Comparative Politics of Democratization and Democratic Backsliding
Monday 9:45-11:45 AM - Hobbes' Leviathan and the Making of the Modern State
Monday 3:00-5 PM - Inequality and the American Welfare State
Monday 3-5 PM - Hobbes' Leviathan and the Making of the Modern State
Monday 6-8 PM - The Hidden Politics of Public Policy in America
Tuesday 9-11 AM - The Hidden Politics of Public Policy in America
Tuesday 9-11 AM - Inequality and the American Welfare State
Tuesday 9:45-11:45 AM - Drawing Democracy: Elections and Redistricting in America
Tuesday 9:45-11:45 AM - Southeast Asia and Political Theory: Postcolonialism
Tuesday 12:45-2:45 PM - Grand Strategy in International Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy
Tuesday 12:45-2:45 PM - The Politics of Dignity: From Plato to Fukuyama
Tuesday 3-5 PM - The Politics of Dignity: From Plato to Fukuyama
Tuesday 6-8 PM - Drawing Democracy: Elections and Redistricting in America
Wednesday 9-11 AM - Repression, Political Violence, and Civil War
Wednesday 9:45-11:45 AM - Southeast Asia and Political Theory: Postcolonialism
Wednesday: 12:45-2:45 PM - Technology and Disruption in International Relations
Wednesday 6-8 PM - Why Trust Science? Experts, Policymakers and the Public
Thursday 9-11 AM - Repression, Political Violence, and Civil War
Thursday 9:45-11:45 AM - Grand Strategy in International Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy
Thursday 3:45-5:45 PM - Technology and Disruption in International Relations
Thursday 6-8 PM - Why Trust Science? Experts, Policymakers and the Public