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| Chautauqua: "The 2012 Presidential Election and the Political Science of Elections" |
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Monday, April 30, 2012; 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Cornell College
This Chautauqua will address the 2012 presidential election and American elections generally. The course will ask fundamental questions such as why third parties have been electorally unsuccessful in America, whether gerrymandering and primaries have made the parties more extreme, and how political polling works. The group will then look at how political scientists look at the 2012 election; how they try to predict the outcome; whether the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya (and other…?) conflicts are likely to affect the election; and whether the election is likely to make a dramatic difference in economic and foreign policy. Specific topics may change depending on current events and facts, such as the identity of the Republican nominee. Presented by David Yamanishi, associate professor of politics.
Cost of the four-week program is $30.
The Cornell College Chautauqua Program is open to anyone seeking enrichment through lectures, films, music, and other means of enlightenment. A new course will be introduced terms 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 with sessions meeting on Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon in Hedges Conference Room in The Commons.
For more information or to register
for a class, call:
Office of Academic Affairs at (319) 895-4119
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/chautauqua/
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