This course is available on the BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics and BSc in Politics and International Relations. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics and BSc in Politics and International Relations. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.
10 hours of lectures and 15 hours of classes in the LT.
Students will be expected to produce 2 problem sets in the LT.
Brady, Henry E. "The challenge of big data and data science." Annual Review of Political Science 22 (2019): 297-323. Gohdes, Anita R. "Repression technology: Internet accessibility and state violence." American Journal of Political Science (2020). King, Gary, Jennifer Pan, and Margaret E. Roberts. "How censorship in China allows government criticism but silences collective expression." American Political Science Review 107, no. 2 (2013): 326-343. Krupenkin, Masha. "Does partisanship affect compliance with government recommendations?." Political behavior 43, no. 1 (2021): 451-472. Titiunik, Roc?o. "Can big data solve the fundamental problem of causal inference?." PS: Political Science & Politics 48, no. 1 (2015): 75-79.
Coursework (80%) in the ST. Problem sets (20%) in the LT. The coursework would comprise a replication exercise, where students would replicate and extend the analysis of one paper of their choice, discussed in class.