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Joshua T. Putnam
Department of Political Science
School of Public & Int'l Affairs
University of Georgia
104 Baldwin Hall
Athens, GA 30602

email: jtputnam@uga.edu

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POLS 2000: Introduction to Political Science


Syllabus

Readings:

Approaches to Political Science Research

Downs Chapter 3

Rusk (1970) article

Saunders, et al. (2005) article



Guidelines:

Article Critiques

Literature Reviews

Citations

Research Designs


Literature Review Examples:

Landmarks in the Study of Congress Since 1945 (Polsby & Schickler)

Party Polarization in American Politics (Layman, et al.)

What Role Does Prejudice Play in Ethnic Conflict (Green and Seher)

Success and Failure in Foreign Policy (Baldwin)


Slides

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Crosstabs

Chi-Square

Multivariate Analysis

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