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Technology and Politics, Fall 2025

This course looks at how technology shapes politics and debates around the governance of technology, ranging from historical examples such as the industrial revolution, atom bomb, green revolution, and printing press to contemporary examples such as the internet and artificial intelligence. 

Politics of Poverty and Prosperity, Fall 2025

This course asks: why are some countries poor while others are prosperous? The course weighs competing explanations for this puzzle, highlighting the role of political factors and political institutions. The class is based on both lectures and data analysis labs. 

AI for Social Science, Spring 2026

Part I of this graduate-level course introduces students to neural networks/deep learning, the main class of algorithms associated with artificial intelligence (AI), the endeavor to imitate human abilities using machines/algorithms. Part II treats AI as a technology for social-scientific analysis, covering issues like algorithmic decision-making/bias/fairness, AI alignment, and political and labor market impacts. 

Political Economy, Spring 2023

This course provides a graduate-level introduction to the field of political economy, with a special emphasis on exploring examples of the latest designs used by political economists to credibly test theories. 

Rural Politics, Fall 2022

This course examines the critical role that agriculture plays in shaping major phenomena studied by political scientists – from the development of modern nation-states to the emergence of democratic political institutions – taking a comparative as well as historical perspective