Course Description
Elections, with a focus on how individuals and institutions can make elections more or less fair, and the detection of electoral manipulation.
Athena Title
Elections Around the World
Pre or Corequisite
INTL 3300 or INTL 3200 or INTL 3200E
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, students who successfully complete this course will: * Understand how social scientific methods are applied in the study of elections * Be familiar with various strategies for electioneering used in democracies and non-democracies * Learn to collect and analyze data related to election results and election quality * Produce and present a report assessing electoral integrity in a particular country case
Topical Outline
Course topics will include: * Party systems * Electoral rules * Mandatory voting * Ballot design * Campaign finance * Advertising * Vote buying * Ballot box stuffing * Electoral violence * Electoral forensics * Election observation