PUBPOL 3510 - United We Stand - Divided We Fall: The Rise of Polarization and Social Division - and What it Means

(crosslisted) AMST 3510, GOVT 3512
(HA-HE, SBA-HE)

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Offered in Washington, DC. Co-meets with AMST 6510/GOVT 6512/PUBPOL 5510.

M. Cheney.

When did bipartisan become a bad word? Should we unfriend and unfollow people who have different opinions than our own? How did we become a country that grows more polarized and divided every year? Most importantly, can we change, or are we destined to continue down this path?

Outcome 1: Students will identify and describe long term trends, key individuals, and events impacting politics in the U.S.

Outcome 2: Students will analyze the impacts of those key individuals and events and discuss how those impacts are likely to affect future U.S. politics.

Outcome 3: Students will formulate possible strategies to reinforce, or alter, current trends within the U.S.

Outcome 4: Students will research and synthesize the scholarly understanding of specific aspects of polarization (graduate students)