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201: Introduction to Political Analysis (Lawrence)
202: Empirical Political Analysis (Lawrence)
207: Modern Political Thought and Ideologies (Adcock)
209: Systematic Inquiry / Research Design (Adcock, Deering)
210: American Political Process (Maltzman)
213: Judicial Politics (Wahlbeck)
218: Legislative Politics (Deering, Binder)
219: American Political Parties (Binder)
220: Public Opinion and Political Psychology (Sides)
221: Interest-Group Politics (Deering)
226: Politics and Organizations (Finnemore)
229: Politics and Public Policy (Balla, Wolman)
234: Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective (Dickson, Brown)
236: The Political Economy of Developing Areas (Bowie)
237: Theories of Political Development (Feigenbaum)
247: U.S. Foreign Policy: Perspectives and Issues (Nau)
270: Politics of China (Dickson, Shambaugh)
272: Foreign Relations & Security Policy of China (Shambaugh)
275: International Politics of East Asia (Shambaugh)
283: Latin American Politics (McClintock)
284: International Relations of Latin America (McClintock)
285: Topics in Empirical and Formal Political Analysis: Maximum Likelihood Estimation (Lawrence)
288: Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy (Brown)
288: Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Theories of Nationalism (Hale)
289: Selected Topics in International Politics: Identity and Power in International Politics (Nau)
289: Selected Topics in International Politics: Asian Security (Mochizuki)
289: Selected Topics in International Politics: Japanese Politics (Mochizuki)
289: Selected Topics in International Politics: Psychology and International Relations (Goldgeier)
289: United States-China Relations (Shambaugh)
303: Approaches to Public Policy Analysis (Stoker)
331: Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics (Dickson, Morgan)
341: Advanced Theories of International Relations (Sell, Farrell)
352: Theories of International Security (Lebovic)
353: Advanced Theories of International Political Economy (Rector)
354: Advanced Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making (Goldgeier)