College of Arts and Science College of Arts and Science See also the Graduate School of Arts and Science department pages and the 1998-2000 College Bulletin section on this program.
Studying Politics at New York University has extraordinary advantages. New York City can be regarded as one vast laboratory of democratic self-government in the face of huge social problems of every sort. At the other extreme, the city is home to the United Nations, with its full array of missions and consulates from every part of the world. Moreover, the city is headquarters to TV networks, major newspapers, book publishers, and political journals of every ideological persuasion, made readily available either on the street, in book stores, or in NYU's own Bobst Library. The cultural life of the city, from theater to lecture hall, maintains a constant drum beat of high commentary on the political life of the city, the nation, and the world. The Department of Politics at NYU emphasizes the understanding of political phenomena and processes through philosophical analysis, construction of theoretical models, and empirical description and analysis. It encourages not only scientific inquiry into Politics but also critical discussion of political institutions and of possibilities of change. In addition, the Department is closely allied with institutes specializing in Latin American studies, Middle Eastern studies, and Western European studies.
The Department offers a major in Politics, the requirements for which are set forth in the College of Arts and Science Bulletin. Students with specific interests may take part in specialized interdisciplinary programs in a variety of related fields. The Department also runs the Washington Semester Program, which allows students to attend American University in Washington, D.C., for a semester to work on an internship and research project. Highly motivated students may wish to participate in an honors major program which begins in the fall of the student's junior year and usually culminates in the writing of an honors thesis in the senior year.
The Department has a chapter of the Pi Sigma Alpha honor society. The Rita Cooley Prize is awarded to a graduating senior for outstanding achievement in Politics, and the James Gordon Bennett Prize is given for the best essay dealing with some aspect of the American political system. In consultation with other Departments, the Department of Politics also awards the Frances Lewis Hayman Memorial Certificate of Achievement to a woman of outstanding scholarship.
Studying Politics gives students the skills necessary to succeed in an increasingly global environment. The abilities to research and collect data and communicate findings clearly and effectively will serve a student regardless of career goal. In addition, a major in Politics is good preparation for graduate work in the fields of law, business, journalism, politics, public administration, education, social work, and international affairs.
American politics; international relations; formal theory; game theory; social-choice theory; voting and elections
International relations; comparative politics; political economy; politics of macroeconomic policy; monetary institutions and capital mobility
Methodology; comparative politics; American politics
Comparative politics; international relations; political economy; North-South trade and finance; national security; Asian political economy
International institutions; political economy of cooperation; multilateralism
Law and political economy; rational choice; American politics
International relations; political economy; organization; trade policy
Comparative politics; totalitarian and authoritarian regimes; Soviet and East European policies
Rational choice; collective action; ethnic conflict; morality behind the law; moral and political philosophy
American politics; public law; politics of dispute processing with a focus on contemporary court reform
American politics; women in politics; historical and institutional analysis
Comparative politics; international relations; foreign policy; China and East Asia; U.S.-Soviet-Chinese interactions; economic security implication of the "Pacific Age"
Comparative politics; European politics; political parties and political institutions; democratization; theory and methods of comparative politics
Social choice theory; voting theory; transition to democracy
Comparative politics; international relations; Middle East politics; urban and rural politics in the Middle East; civil society
American politics; public policy; federal welfare; employment policy; economic regulation and policy analysis
Political economy; public economics; formal theory; bargaining theory; applied econometrics
Comparative politics; international relations; Latin American politics; U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere
Comparative politics; international relations; Middle Eastern politics
Political theory; socialist theory; Marxism; dialectical method and theory of class consciousness
Political economy; comparative politics (East Europe and Latin America); democracy; transition to democracy
American politics; civil liberties; prescriptive and operating freedoms of speech; theory of tolerance in mass liberal democratic society; censorship and social control
Political theory; American politics; values and legitimization in American political system; biblical contribution to Western political thought and radicalism
Comparative politics; American politics; European politics; center-periphery relations; trade unions and politics; immigration and party politics in France
Mass participation; rational choice; formal and econometric methodology; cultural theory
Comparative politics, including Central America and Mexico; political economy of development and democratization; methodology of comparative research
Students seeking admission should apply to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, New York University, 22 Washington Square North, New York, NY 10011. The University sponsors and administers a wide variety of financial aid programs. Awards are based on the student's record of academic achievement and test scores as well as on financial need.
New York University
Department of Politics
Director of Undergraduate Studies
715 Broadway, Fourth Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212)998-8500
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