GOVT 6301 - [Institutions]

(crosslisted) AMST 6301

Fall. Next offered 2016-2017. 4 credits.

R. Bensel.

This graduate course will explore the ways in which institutional rules shape the conduct and outcome of politics as collective decision-making and deliberation. The focus will be primarily on the United States Congress where the literature on institutional design and structure is both comprehensive and deep. Subordinate sections of the course will cover the general literature on theories of institutional formation and influence over politics, as well as briefly addressing law and judiciaries in order to broaden the sampling of specific cases and applications.