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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 29, 2024
 
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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PS 1250 - GAMES, POLITICS, AND STRATEGY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
How can we better understand politics by viewing it as a game of strategy? What can we really say about the “will of the majority”? Can democratic procedures be manipulated? How is conflict like a game of poker? Campaigns, elections, persuasion, lobbying, conflict, and war involve elements of competition, cooperation, and chance. The course develops analytical tools that can be applied to a variety of political phenomena. Learn how to model and analyze strategic interaction by playing classroom games and applying tools from game theory.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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