Courses in Public Law
Public law and democracy faculty lead a range of courses in comparative law, constitutional design, constitutional law, constitutional theory, political dynamics, public policy, rights, and research methods.
Undergraduate courses taught in 2025 and 2026 include:
- Amending the U.S. Constitution, Richard Albert
- Australian Society and Politics, Rhonda Evans
- Causal Inference Methods, Stephen Jessee
- Communications and Civic Participation, Mark Strama
- Comparative Legal Systems, Daniel Brinks
- Constitutional Interpretation, H. W. Perry Jr.
- Constitutional Rights, Justin Dyer
- Constitutionalism in Divided Societies, Ashley Moran
- Democracy in Latin America, Raúl Madrid
- Democracy: It's Complicated, Gary Keith
- Human Rights and World Politics, Rhonda Evans
- Introduction to Latin American Politics and Government, Raúl Madrid
- Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Stevel Seegel (with Mariia Pshenychna)
- Islam and Politics, Samy Ayoub
- Islamic Ethics, Samy Ayoub
- Islamic Law, Hina Azam
- Issues and Policies in American Government, Jason Brownlee
- Issues and Policies in American Government, Hannah Walker
- Judicial Processes and Behavior, Gary Keith
- Might and Right among Nations, Thomas Pangle
- Politics of Critical Minerals, Rhonda Evans
- Politics of Development in Latin America, Raúl Madrid
- Politics of English Language, Amy Liu
- Politics of Protecting the Great Barrier Reef, Rhonda Evans
- Problems in U.S. Politics, John Gerring
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Zachary Elkins
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Ashley Moran
- Research Methods: Qualitative Analysis in Social Science, John Gerring
- Research on U.S. Congress, Derek Epp (with Sean Theriault)
- Russia and Ukraine in World History, Stevel Seegel
- Russian Foreign Policy, Alexandra Sukalo
- Social Psychology and the Law, Mary Rose
- Sociology and Social Psychology, Mary Rose
- Statistical Analysis in Political Science, Stephen Jessee
- Stories from the Muslim West, Hina Azam
- War and Freedom in South Asia and the Middle East, Jason Brownlee
Graduate courses taught in 2025 and 2026 include:
- Agenda Setting in the Supreme Court and Legal Institutions, H. W. Perry Jr.
- Anti-Corruption Policy and Practices around the World, Diego Romero
- Asian Americans and the Law, Alexander Zhang
- Causal Inference Methods, Stephen Jessee
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Politics, Richard Albert, Zachary Elkins, and Sanford Levinson
- Comparative Judicial Politics, Daniel Brinks
- Comparative Middle East Law, Samy Ayoub
- Conflict and Negotiation, Mark Strama
- Constitutional Law I, William Forbath
- Constitutional Law I, H. W. Perry Jr.
- Constitutional Law I, Joshua Sellers
- Constitutional Law II: Amendments in the U.S. and the World, Richard Albert
- Constitutional Law II: Constitutional Design, Sanford Levinson
- Constitutional Law II: Constitutional History, William Forbath
- Constitutional Law II: Election Law, Joshua Sellers
- Constitutional Law II: The Theory and Practice(s) of American Federalism, Sanford Levinson
- Contracts Law, Alexander Zhang
- Explorations in Constitutional Law & Politics Around the Globe, William Forbath
- Human Rights Clinic, Ariel Dulitzky
- Islamic Feminism, Hina Azam
- Judaism and Human Rights Law, Ariel Dulitzky
- Latin American Law, Ariel Dulitzky
- Law and Politics Colloquium, Joshua Sellers (with Theodore Rave)
- Policy Development, Anna Gunderson
- Policy Evaluation, Derek Epp (with Michael Findley)
- Policy Process, Derek Epp (with Bryan Jones)
- Politics of Public Services in Latin America, Isabel Laterzo-Tingley
- Politics of Punishment, Anna Gunderson
- Quantitative Research Methods, Mary Rose
- Reforming the United States Constitution: Is It Thinkable, Desirable, or Possible, Sanford Levinson
- Research in Democratic and Constitutional Development, Zachary Elkins
- Research in Democratic and Constitutional Development, Ashley Moran
- Russian Foreign Policy, Alexandra Sukalo
- Sovereignty in Political Theory and Law, Sanford Levinson
- U.S. Constitutional Law for Foreign Lawyers, H. W. Perry
- U.S. Policing, Anna Gunderson
- Writing and Publishing in Political Science, Hannah Walker
- Writing for Global Policy, Alexandra Sukalo