Pols 350 Group and Minority Politics
Course Schedule
and Readings
| Date | Topic | Readings |
| 9/5, 9/7 | Introduction: Which Groups Do You Identify With? | Kennedy, "My Race Problem—And Ours"® |
| 9/12, 9/14, 9/19, 9/21 |
Groups in the American Political
System: Too Much Democracy? |
Mahood, Chapter 1 McClain and Stewart, Chapter 1, 2 Madison, "Federalist 10"® King, "Running Scared"® |
| 9/26, 9/28, 10/3, 10/5, 10/10, 10/12 |
Defining and Questioning Pluralism:
An Upper Class Bias? |
Mahood, Chapters 2, 3 Birnbaum, "The Influence Merchants"® |
| 10/17, 10/19, 10/24 |
Interest Groups and Political Parties: Who’s the Boss? |
McClain and Stewart, Chapter 3 (pages 61-88) |
| 10/26, 10/31 | Who Are the Lobbyists? | Mahood, Chapter 4 |
| 11/2, 11/7 | Interest Group Strategies and Tactics: Direct Lobbying |
Mahood, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9 McClain and Stewart, Chapters 3 (pages 88-93), 4-6 Washington’s Other Scandal (video) |
| 11/9, 11/14 | Interest Group Strategies and Tactics: Indirect Lobbying |
Mitchell, "A New Form of Lobbying"® |
| 11/16, 11/21 | Interest Group Strategies and Tactics: Outsider Movements | Mahood, Chapter 8 Chicano! (video) McClain and Stewart , pages 44-52 (reread) |
| 11/28, 11/30 | Minority Politics Collaborative Case Study Presentations | |
| 12/5, 12/7 | Contemporary Issues: Reforming Group and Minority Politics | McClain and Stewart, pages 52-58
(reread) |
| 12/12, 12/14 | Discussion of Research Paper Findings |
Key Dates and Deadlines:
Research Paper Topics Due Tuesday, October 10
Mid-Term Essay Due Thursday, October 26, 9:30 a.m.
Research Paper Preliminary Bibliography and Outline Due Thursday, November 9
Deadline for Publication of Case Studies on the Web, Tuesday, November 21
Case Study Comparison Due Tuesday, December 5
Research Paper Due Tuesday, December 12
Final Essay Exam Due Tuesday, December 19, 10:00 a.m.
| Professor Rodd Freitag Schneider 200E Phone: (715) 836-5044 Fax: (715) 836-2944 Updated: September 4, 2000 |
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