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 2026 and 2027 include:
- Amending the U.S. Constitution, Richard Albert
- Australia, the U.S., and the Rise of China, Rhonda Evans
- Central Asian Politics and Economics, Delgerjargal Uvsh
- Communications and Civic Participation, Mark Strama
- Comprehensive Notions of European Security, Michael Mosser
- Constitutional Design, Zachary Elkins
- Constitutional Principles, Jason Maloy
- Constitutionalism in Divided Societies, Ashley Moran
- Core Readings in Public Law, Robin Taboni
- Democracy and Dictatorship in Post-Communist States, Delgerjargal Uvsh
- Democracy in Latin America, Raúl Madrid
- Democratization, Democratic Backsliding, and Re-Democratization in Hungary, Lorinc Redei
- Economic Development in Post-Communist States, Delgerjargal Uvsh
- European Environmental Politics, Michael Mosser
- Foundations in International Relations and Global Studies, Stephanie Holmsten
- Gender Equality in World Development, Wendy Hunter
- Human Rights and World Politics, Rhonda Evans
- International Development and Global Justice, John Gerring
- International Politics of Latin America, Kurt Weyland
- Introduction to Latin American Government and Politics, Raúl Madrid
- Introduction to Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Stevel Seegel
- Islam and Politics, Samy Ayoub
- Islamic Law, Samy Ayoub
- Islamic Theory Classical to Modern, Hina Azam
- Issues and Policies in American Government, Bethany Albertson (with Sean Theriault)
- Issues and Policies in American Government, Jason Brownlee
- Issues and Policies in American Government, Kurt Weyland
- Judicial Politics, Robin Taboni
- Law and Organizations, Mary Rose
- Might and Right among Nations, Thomas Pangle
- Money, Politics, and Corruption, Delgerjargal Uvsh
- Ottoman State and Society, Samy Ayoub
- Pathways to Civic Participation, Mark Strama (with Edward Walker)
- Pathways to Research, Zachary Elkins
- Politics of Critical Minerals, Rhonda Evans
- Politics of English Language, Amy Liu
- Politics of Protecting the Great Barrier Reef, Rhonda Evans
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Zachary Elkins
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Ashley Moran
- Research on U.S. Congress, Derek Epp (with Sean Theriault)
- Research on U.S. Congress II, Derek Epp (with Sean Theriault)
- Russia and Ukraine in World History, Stevel Seegel
- Social Psychology and the Law, Mary Rose
- Sociology and Social Psychology, Mary Rose
- Statistical Analysis in Political Science, Stephen Jessee
- Texas Intelligence Academy, Alexandra Sukalo (with Michele Malvesti and Stephen Slick)
- Tools and Policies of Democratic Backsliding, Lorinc Redei
- Voting Rights in the U.S., Hannah Walker
Graduate courses taught in 2026 and 2027 include:
- Agenda Setting in the U.S. Supreme Court and Legal Institutions, H. W. Perry Jr.
- Analytical Issues in Latin American Politics, Wendy Hunter
- Analytical Methods for Global Policy Studies, Diego Romero
- Analytical Methods for National Security, Diego Romero
- Asian Americans and the Law, Alexander Zhang
- Business and Human Rights Law, Ariel Dulitzky
- Comparative Middle East Law, Samy Ayoub
- Comparative Study of Political Systems, Kurt Weyland
- Conflict and Negotiation, Mark Strama
- Constitutional Law I, William Forbath
- Constitutional Law I, Joshua Sellers
- Constitutional Law II: Amendments in the U.S. and the World, Richard Albert
- Constitutional Law II: Comparative Constitutional Design, Sanford Levinson (with Victor Ferreres)
- Constitutional Law II: Election Law, Joshua Sellers
- Constitutional Law II: The Theory and Practice(s) of American Federalism, Sanford Levinson
- Contracts Law, Alexander Zhang
- Democracy, Raúl Madrid and John Gerring
- Experimental Methods in Political Science, Bethany Albertson
- Explorations in Constitutional Law and Politics Around the Globe, William Forbath
- Global Perspectives on Election Integrity, Michael Wahman
- International Human Rights Litigation, Ariel Dulitzky
- International Sports and Human Rights Law, Ariel Dulitzky
- Latin American Law, Ariel Dulitzky
- Nature of the International System, Lorinc Redei
- Policy Communications, Lorinc Redei
- Policymaking in a Global Age, Diego Romero
- Political Psychology, Bethany Albertson
- Politics and Process, Anna Gunderson
- Politics of U.S. Policing, Anna Gunderson
- Private System of Rules, Lawrence Sager
- Public Management, Elizabeth Bell
- Quantitative Research Methods, Mary Rose
- Research Design and Methods of Social Inquiry, Delgerjargal Uvsh
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Zachary Elkins
- Research in Democratic Constitutional Development, Ashley Moran
- Rewriting the U.S. Constitution, Richard Albert, Sanford Levinson, and Zachary Elkins
- Supreme Court, Lawrence Sager
- Thinking Writing Briefing for National Security, Alexandra Sukalo
- Tocqueville, Thomas Pangle
- Tools and Policies of Democratic Backsliding, Lorinc Redei
- U.S. Constitutional Law for Foreign Lawyers, H. W. Perry
- U.S. Policing, Anna Gunderson
- Violence and Crime in Latin America, Isabel Laterzo-Tingley
- Voting Rights, Hannah Walker (with Eric McDaniel)
- Writing and Publishing in Political Science, Bethany Albertson
- Writing for National Security, Lorinc Redei