GVPT831

Formal Theories of Politics I

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Survey of major formal theories of politics, with emphasis on those theories based on the assumptions of rationality. The theory of public goods, game theory, coalition theory, and the theoretical properties of voting systems.

Spring 2026

Piotr Swistak

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Past Semesters

William Reed

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William Reed

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Piotr Swistak

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Irwin Morris

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Johanna Birnir

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Kathleen Cunningham

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.76 between 100 students*

GVPT831 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570758085% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 30%
A: 55%
B-: 2%
B: 1%
B+: 10%
F: 1%
other: 1%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.