PSCI045
POWER
- Department
- Political Science
- Terms offered
- 3
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
Power is essential to politics. Power relationships run the political world, and this class is designed to interrogate those relationships and highlight the side of state politics that is about control, coercion, and domination. Understanding how power operates can help us explain why some authoritarian regimes flourish or how individuals in a country respond to state control. In this class, we investigate a number of power relationships, looking at how the powerful justify their power, how power structures are perpetuated, and why it is so difficult for the powerless to shift the power dynamic.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2018–2026
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 23% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. Department course count falling about 2% per year. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 28% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 29% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 30% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2026 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2025 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Thu, 12:00 PM–12:50 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2026-12023-1
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2026-22023-2
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF133 2018
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | Suzanne E. Scoggins | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 18 enrolled | 24990 |
| Fall 2023 | Suzanne E. Scoggins | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 18 enrolled | 22361 |
| Fall 2018 | Suzanne E. Scoggins | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 16 enrolled | 26747 |