In this course, we will accomplish two things. First, we will become familiar with the logic of running a political persuasion campaign. For this purpose, we will study current research on persuasion as well as current research on campaigns. Second, each student will participate in the design of a persuasion campaign. Throughout the academic term, we will discuss how to design the campaign. In the last two weeks of the class, every student will take part in a presentation for the entire class. They will then take questions from the class about the content and strategy of the presentation. This course is in the American Politics subfield.
Course Requirements:
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Intended Audience:
Juniors and seniors
Class Format:
Lecture meets twice a week for an hour and a half. Discussion sections meet once a week for an hour.