Status
C
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
PSCI320 - WHO GETS ELECTED AND WHY
Term
2018C
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
401
Section ID
PSCI320401
Meeting times
M 0600PM-0900PM
Meeting location
CLAUDIA COHEN HALL 402
Instructors
RENDELL, EDWARD
Description
Course participants will study the stages and strategies in running for public office and discuss the role of various influences on getting elected, including campaign finance and fundraising, demographics, polling, the media, staffing, economics, party organization, etc. The course will also examine how electoral politics varies by level -- city, state, national. Students will analyze campaign case studies and the career of the instructor himself. The instructor will also bring in speakers who can provide other perspectives on electoral politics.The instructor is the former Mayor of Philadelphia, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, and is currently the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Course number only
320
Use local description
No