Teaching
Fall 2023
Democracy and the Populist Challenge in Europe & North America (IR 500) This course focuses on the crisis of liberal democracy in Europe and North America and the challenges of populism. Examines different possible sources of populist discontent, including economic, social, and political. Explores comparatively the populists’ playbook while in (and out) of power.
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) This course, in short, seeks to consider the past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ It begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. In many sessions, moreover, we will debate the current crises and their responses, including borders and British exit from the EU; the Greek ‘tragedy’ in the Eurozone crisis; the turn to ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary and Poland; what to do about gender-based glass ceilings; the refugee crisis as a human rights issue, as an integration issue, and a political issue; and the impact of the Eurozone crisis on labor and social policy.
Fall 2022
Democracy and the Populist Challenge in Europe & North America (IR 500) This course focuses on the crisis of liberal democracy in Europe and North America and the challenges of populism. Examines different possible sources of populist discontent, including economic, social, and political. Explores comparatively the populists’ playbook while in (and out) of power.
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) This course, in short, seeks to consider the past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ It begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. In many sessions, moreover, we will debate the current crises and their responses, including borders and British exit from the EU; the Greek ‘tragedy’ in the Eurozone crisis; the turn to ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary and Poland; what to do about gender-based glass ceilings; the refugee crisis as a human rights issue, as an integration issue, and a political issue; and the impact of the Eurozone crisis on labor and social policy.
Fall 2021
Democracy and the Populist Challenge in Europe & North America (IR 500) This course focuses on the crisis of liberal democracy in Europe and North America and the challenges of populism. Examines different possible sources of populist discontent, including economic, social, and political. Explores comparatively the populists’ playbook while in (and out) of power. [Download syllabus]
European Integration (IR 550/PO 535) This course explores the present, past, and potential future of the European Union. It investigates who is in charge and who matters in policymaking and politics and examines a wide range of EU policies, including economics, security, and trade, and their impact on EU member-states. [Download syllabus]
Spring 2021
Topics in European Politics and Culture: Critical Moments and Memory (IR 452/PO 539) This course explores European politics through the lens of culture and memory, using interdisciplinary materials to consider major historical moments, including the Spanish Civil War, the Holocaust, the fall of the Berlin Wall and post-Communist transitions, the Balkans, the EU and the Eurozone crisis, and British exit from the EU. Sessions on each historical moment contain material from the arts (novels, poetry, film, and/or art), from the social sciences (history, sociology, psychology, and/or political science) and humanities (philosophy, art history, languages and criticism) to explore the moment, the changing memories of that moment over time, as well as the appeals to previous memories in that moment. [Download syllabus]
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) This course, in short, seeks to consider the past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ It begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. In many sessions, moreover, we will debate the current crises and their responses, including borders and British exit from the EU; the Greek ‘tragedy’ in the Eurozone crisis; the turn to ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary and Poland; what to do about gender-based glass ceilings; the refugee crisis as a human rights issue, as an integration issue, and a political issue; and the impact of the Eurozone crisis on labor and social policy. [Download syllabus]
Fall 2020
European Integration (IR 550/PO 535) This course explores the present, past, and potential future of the European Union. It investigates who is in charge and who matters in policymaking and politics and examines a wide range of EU policies, including economics, security, and trade, and their impact on EU member-states. [Download syllabus]
Spring 2020
Topics in European Politics and Culture: Critical Moments and Memory (IR 452/PO 539) This course explores European politics through the lens of culture and memory, using interdisciplinary materials to consider major historical moments, including the Spanish Civil War, the Holocaust, the fall of the Berlin Wall and post-Communist transitions, the Balkans, as well as economic dislocations and immigrations. Sessions on each historical moment contain material from the arts (novels, poetry, film, and/or art), from the social sciences (history, sociology, psychology, and/or political science) and humanities (philosophy, art history, languages and criticism) to explore the moment and the changing memories of that moment over time. [Download syllabus]
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) This course, in short, seeks to consider the past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ It begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. In many sessions, moreover, we will debate the current crises and their responses, including borders and British exit from the EU; the Greek ‘tragedy’ in the Eurozone crisis; the turn to ‘illiberal democracy’ in Hungary and Poland; what to do about gender-based glass ceilings; the refugee crisis as a human rights issue, as an integration issue, and a political issue; and the impact of the Eurozone crisis on labor and social policy. [Download syllabus]
Fall 2019
European Integration (IR 550/PO 535) This course explores the present, past, and potential future of the European Union. It investigates who is in charge and who matters in policymaking and politics and examines a wide range of EU policies, including economics, security, and trade, and their impact on EU member-states. [Download syllabus]
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrial Nations (IR 596/PO 529) This course considers globalization and its impact on advanced industrialized nations from international and comparative political economic perspectives. The course first explores how globalization is governed and regulated internationally and regionally in finance, trade, and multinationals, and their impact on jobs, inequality, labor and welfare. The course then examines globalization-related changes in national economic practices in Europe, Asia, and the US, and their effects on capitalism and democracy. [Download syllabus]
Fall 2018
European Integration (IR 550/PO 535) This course explores the present, past, and potential future of the European Union. It investigates who is in charge and who matters in policymaking and politics and examines a wide range of EU policies, including economics, security, and trade, and their impact on EU member-states. [Download syllabus]
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrial Societies (IR 596/PO 529) This course considers globalization and its impact on advanced industrialized nations from international and comparative political economic perspectives. The course first explores how globalization is governed and regulated internationally and regionally in finance, trade, and multinationals, and their impact on jobs, inequality, labor and welfare. The course then examines globalization-related changes in national economic practices in Europe, Asia, and the US, and their effects on capitalism and democracy. [Download syllabus]
Fall 2016
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596/PO 529) This course considers globalization and its impact on advanced industrialized nations from international and comparative political economic perspectives. The course first explores how globalization is governed and regulated internationally and regionally in finance, trade, and multinationals, and their impact on jobs, inequality, labor and welfare. The course then examines globalization-related changes in national economic practices in Europe, Asia, and the US, and their effects on capitalism and democracy. [download syllabus]
Spring 2016
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) The past, present and future of "social Europe." Impact of European economic and political integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship; EU policies affecting these social constructions; and changes over time in the welfare state. [download syllabus]
Fall 2015
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596/PO 529) How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. [download syllabus]
Fall 2014
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596/PO 529) How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. [download syllabus]
The Political Economy of the European Union (IR 760/PO 756) Investigates major issues of European economic integration, including the Single Market and European Monetary Union. Explores the theoretical and practical problems of integration. Considers the crisis of the Euro and its consequences for European member-state economies and democracies. [download syllabus]
Spring 2014
Topics in European Politics and Culture: Critical Moments and Memory (IR 452/PO 539) The course explores European politics through the lens of culture and memory, using interdisciplinary materials to consider major historical moments, including the Spanish Civil War, the Holocaust, May 68 in Paris and Prague, the fall of the Berlin Wall and post-Communist transitions, the Balkans, as well as economic dislocations and immigrations. Sessions on each historical moment will contain material from the arts—novels, poetry, film, and/or art—to engage with the critical moment and memory from the most personal of levels. It will also use material from the social sciences—history, sociology and/or political science—and philosophy to provide a more distanced analysis of the moment, the memory, and the art that recreates and reinterprets the moment and the memory. [download syllabus]
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551/PO 536) Past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ Course begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. [download syllabus]
Fall 2013
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596/PO 529) How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. [download syllabus]
European Integration (IR 550/PO 525) Assesses the meaning of “ European Union” in its domestic, foreign policy and economic dimensions. To understand the opportunities and limits of cooperation and conflict, relevant areas of European Community policy are discussed from a functionalist and realist perspective. [download syllabus]
Spring 2013
Topics in European Politics and Culture (IR 452) Explores European politics through the lens of culture, using materials from literature, film, and the social sciences, including live sessions with European writers/artists. [download syllabus]
Fall 2012
European Integration (IR 550/PO 525) Assesses the meaning of ” European Union” in its domestic, foreign policy and economic dimensions. To understand the opportunities and limits of cooperation and conflict, relevant areas of European Community policy are discussed from a functionalist and realist perspective. [download syllabus]
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596) How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. [download syllabus]
Spring 2012
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551) Past, present, and future of ‘social Europe.’ Course begins with a focus on the impact of European political as well as economic integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship, follows with an examination of the policies that have had or will have the greatest impact on these social constructions, and ends with an examination of the changes in the welfare state over time. [download syllabus]
Topics in European Politics and Culture (IR 452) Explores European politics through the lens of culture, using materials from literature, film, and the social sciences, including live sessions with European writers/artists. [download syllabus]
Fall 2011
European Integration (IR 550) Assesses the meaning of ” European Union” in its domestic, foreign policy and economic dimensions. To understand the opportunities and limits of cooperation and conflict, relevant areas of European Community policy are discussed from a functionalist and realist perspective. [download syllabus]
Globalization and Contemporary Capitalism in Advanced Industrialized Nations (IR 596) How has globalization affected national sovereignty and control? Competing hypotheses are examined with specific reference to the internationalization of trade and the financial markets, and its impact on the three postwar models of capitalism. [download syllabus]
Fall 2009
Topics in European Politics and Culture (IR 452) Explores European politics through the lens of culture, using materials from literature, film, and the social sciences, including live sessions with European writers/artists. [download syllabus]
Spring 2008
Social Europe: Identity, Citizenship, and the Welfare State (IR 551) The past, present, and future of “social Europe.” Impact of European economic and political integration on national identities, cultures, politics, and citizenship; EU policies affecting these social constructions; and changes over time in the welfare state. [download syllabus]
The Political Economy of the European Union (IR 760) Investigates major issues of Western European economic integration, utilizing theories of political/classical economics. Since all previous schemes for economic/monetary integration have failed, identification of conditions, winners, and losers of the integration process is focal. [download syllabus]