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MIT OpenCourseWare
Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Political Behavior
- Instructors
- Prof. Andrea Campbell, Prof. Barry Burden
- Term
- Fall 2005
- Level
- Graduate
- What's inside
- 1 reading · 26 other files · 3 web pages
- Materials open
- MIT OCW
About this course
Source: MIT OpenCourseWare 17.951 Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Political Behavior, Fall 2005, Prof. Andrea Campbell, Prof. Barry Burden — original course page on ocw.mit.edu ↗. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Study order: MIT's own listing order, section by section. Taken from MIT's published course files, downloaded from ocw.mit.edu on September 23, 2026. How RedLectern is built.
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How this course was organized
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- A lecture sequence of 13 items is confirmed. It stays as organized materials rather than a full course order.
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Readings
13 files
- Discussion questions accompany each set of readings. A complete list of all discussion questions is also available. Download
- Lecture 2 · Participation · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 3 · Voter Turnout · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 4 · Participation-Policy Linkages · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 5 · Party Identification · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 6 · Vote Choice · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 7 · Political Information · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 8 · Political Behavior Research Considerations · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 9 · Political Campaigns · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 10 · Media Effects · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 11 · Congressional Elections · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 12 · Sophisticated Voting / Minor Party Candidates · Discussion questions Download
- Lecture 13 · Partisan Realignment · Discussion questions Download
Assignments
13 files
- This resource contains discussion questions related to political acts, socioeconomic, civic… (1_participation.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to factors in voter turnout, Plutzer?s… (2_voter_turnout.pdf) Download
- 3_policy.pdf Download
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- 4_party_id.pdf Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to different models of vote choice (5_vote_choice.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to political information, decisions, and skill… (6_information.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to methodological problem (7_research.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to events of campaigns and advertising… (8_campaigns.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to media, and internet (9_media.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to incumbency advantage, challengers, turnout… (10_congress.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to american political system, and strategic… (11_minor_party.pdf) Download
- This resource contains discussion questions related to realignments,cataclysmic event, elections… (12_partisan.pdf) Download
Course outline
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 2: Participation
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 3: Voter Turnout
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 4: Participation-Policy Linkages
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 5: Party Identification
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 6: Vote Choice
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 7: Political Information
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 8: Political Behavior Research Considerations
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 9: Political Campaigns
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 10: Media Effects
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 11: Congressional Elections
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 12: Sophisticated Voting / Minor Party Candidates
Readings · Lecture Notes
Lecture 13: Partisan Realignment
MIT OpenCourseWare, Prof. Andrea Campbell, Prof. Barry Burden, 17.951 Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Political Behavior, Fall 2005.
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