New!
GO 315  Immigration Politics and Policy                   Bob Turner
An examination of immigration and the issues arising from it - the reshaping of cities, suburbs and rural areas, and the altering of racial dynamics, labor markets, politics and culture in the U.S.  Students will address varied topics such as the historical evolution of American immigration policy, theories of immigration, the economic cost and benefits of immigration, the assimilation of recent immigrants, and the future direction of U.S. immigration policy.  Prerequisite: GO 101.            
Counts towards the American Government subdiscipline.
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GO 365 Islam and Politics in the Modern Middle East               Sumita Pahwa
Starting with the intellectual engagements of Islamic scholars with political modernity in the late nineteenth century, we ask how and why Islam came to play such an important political role in the contemporary Middle East, and investigate its relationship with nation-states, colonialism, democracy and modern governments. We will study the growth of Islamist movements that focus on social welfare, on alternative economic models, on creating Islamic states, and on participating in democratic political orders. We will also discuss Islamic responses to feminism and human rights, Islamic 'culture wars,' new Islamic media and televangelists, the rise of jihadism and transnational Islamist networks. We will draw on examples from Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and occasionally Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq. 
Designated a non-Western culture course.

2009 ACADEMIC PRIZES

The Henry C. Galant Prize:
Talia C. Markowitz '09
Established to honor Henry C. Galant, Professor of Government, 1954-1986, and awarded to a major who has excelled in the study of comparative politics.

The Susan Riley Gunderson '64 Prize:
Julia Bachrach Bienstock '09
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Neil Riley, and awarded to a major in government for outstanding work in the field of American government.

The Erwin L. Levine Prize in Government:
Laurie Taylor Graham '09
Established to honor Erwin L. Levine, Professor of Government, 1961-1988, and awarded to a major in government who has done outstanding work in political theory, preferably in American political thought.

The Henry T. Moore Prize in Government:
Alison Rachel Schultz '09
Established in honor of Henry T. Moore, President of Skidmore College, 1925-1957, and awarded to a government major who has excelled in the study of international relations.