The use of Jessup International Law Moot Court Cases in Political Science Departments

The recent growth in policy studies curricula in political science departments affords increased opportunities for experimentation with alternative instruction modes. This article describes one innovation found to be appropriate for courses for which the instructor has access to experts in the policy being studied. In this example, community experts in health policy issues were used as resource persons to assist in discussion of specific health policy concerns. Other policy courses should be amenable to this format, including energy, environment, and economic development courses. Even without using community experts, the general format of weekly colloquiums could be replicated for other policy courses.The courses described herein is an upper division/graduate level course in American Health Policy. It is taught for one semester every other year as one of several topical courses in the public policy track within political science.

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Career Preparation and the Political Science Major: Evidence from Departments

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096511001764 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 45 (01) ◽

pp. 87-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Todd A. Collins ◽

H. Gibbs Knotts ◽

Jen Schiff

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

Department Chairs ◽

Career Preparation ◽

Sat Scores ◽

Public And Private ◽

University Campuses ◽

Lack Of Information ◽

Faculty And Administrators ◽

Science Major ◽

Science Departments

AbstractWe know little about the amount of career preparation offered to students in political science departments. This lack of information is particularly troubling given the state of the current job market and the growth of applied degree programs on university campuses. To address this issue, this article presents the results of a December 2010 survey of 279 political science department chairs that asked questions about the level of career preparation in their respective departments. Based on our empirical findings, we believe that political science departments are not doing enough to address their students' career preparation. Our results demonstrate that most departments rely on voluntary internships and faculty advisers to address career-related issues for political science majors. Only a few departments use required internships, required resumes, specific classes related to career preparation, and social media sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn to support career preparation. We also found substantial differences in career preparation across department type (BA, MA, and PhD) and between public and private universities, urban and rural universities, and universities with different average SAT scores. Our findings should interest faculty and administrators who are concerned with different approaches to career preparation on college campuses.

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Departmental Engagement in Doctoral Professional Development: Lessons from Political Science

Canadian Journal of Higher Education ◽

10.7202/1063778ar ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 49 (2) ◽

pp. 37-53 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Loleen Berdahl ◽

Jonathan Malloy

Keyword(s):

Professional Development ◽

Political Science ◽

Doctoral Students ◽

Department Chairs ◽

Development Program ◽

Career Preparation ◽

Development Programs ◽

Canadian Universities ◽

Communication And Coordination ◽

Science Departments

There is widespread discussion about the need to develop and enhance the career prospects of PhD graduates, and many Canadian universities are seeking to provide professional development programs and mentorship specifically for doctoral students. This paper considers doctoral career preparation from the department level through an in-depth examination of how Canadian political science departments approach the issue, drawing on a survey of department chairs. We find that departments are supportive of professional development; while departments are not in the position to provide extensive programs and struggle to integrate efforts systematically, they are well-positioned to participate in collaborative approaches and welcome improved communication and coordination. We argue that graduate faculties should consult with departments and engage them in professional development program design, perhaps tailoring to specific disciplines as needed, and that departments should look for opportunities to work with graduate faculties before initiating their own programs.

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Part VI Human Rights and General International Law, Ch.33 Transnational Litigation: Jurisdiction and Immunities

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law ◽

10.1093/law/9780199640133.003.0034 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Keitner Chimène I

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

International Law ◽

Foreign Relations ◽

Court Cases ◽

Human Rights Abuses ◽

National Courts ◽

State Actors ◽

Human Rights Norms

This article examines the issues of jurisdiction and immunities in transnational human rights litigation. It discusses the bases of asserting jurisdiction and highlights the problem in achieving consensus about the rules governing foreign official immunity. It analyses several relevant court cases including claims against foreign states, against current or former foreign officials and against non-state actors. This article argues that the horizontal enforcement of human rights norms by national courts carries the potential for both salutary and disruptive effects. It explains that while it can provide an avenue for victims of human rights abuses to obtain redress for their injuries, it can also interfere with the conduct of foreign relations with states that do not recognize the validity of national proceedings.

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Science and Sovietology: Bridging the Methods Gap in Soviet Foreign Policy Studies

World Politics ◽

10.2307/2010361 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 40 (2) ◽

pp. 169-193 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jack Snyder

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Political Science ◽

Research Agenda ◽

Security Policy ◽

Policy Studies ◽

Area Studies ◽

Soviet Foreign Policy ◽

Domestic Sources ◽

Science Departments

Specialists in the study of Soviet foreign policy increasingly feel torn between the positivist culture of political science departments and the holistic traditions of the Soviet area-studies programs. In fact, these approaches are largely complementary. Examples taken from literature on Soviet security policy and on the domestic sources of Soviet expansionism show how positivist theories and methods can be used to clarify holist (or traditionalist) arguments, to sharpen debates, to suggest more telling tests, and to invigorate the field's research agenda.

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Gender, Teaching Evaluations, and Professional Success in Political Science

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096516000275 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 49 (02) ◽

pp. 313-319 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Lisa L. Martin

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

Gender Bias ◽

Teaching Effectiveness ◽

Female Faculty ◽

Student Evaluations Of Teaching ◽

Teaching Evaluations ◽

Professional Success ◽

Role Incongruity ◽

Science Departments ◽

Theories Of Leadership

ABSTRACTEvaluations of teaching effectiveness rely heavily on student evaluations of teaching. However, an accumulating body of evidence shows that these evaluations are subject to gender bias. Theories of leadership and role incongruity suggest that this bias should be especially prominent in large courses. This article examines publicly available data from two large political science departments and finds that female instructors receive substantively and significantly lower ratings than male instructors in large courses. The author discusses the implications of apparent gender bias in teaching evaluations for the professional success of female faculty. Findings of gender bias in evaluations in other fields also hold in political science and are particularly problematic in the evaluation of large courses.

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