HN 420 - American Political Development

(3.00 cr.)

Restricted to Honors students. Examines the historical development of the American state by focusing on key moments of state-building in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. An emerging subfield in political science, American Political Development treats political institutions and practices as embedded in social and economic changes and as consequential for future political developments. Counts as an Honors social sciences seminar. Closed to students in the Class of 2018 and beyond. Same course as PS 420 . IU