Current Academic Year

Fall 2026

GOV 30.10, “Conservatisms," Alan Kahan (PEP Visiting Prof.)

GOV 20.02, “Capitalism and Government,” Bernard Avishai

GOV 68, “The Future of Capitalism,” Russ Muirhead, Douglas Irwin, and Charles Wheelan

ECON 48, “Microeconomic Policies and Economic Growth,” Heidi Williams and Salim Lewis

 

Winter 2027

ECON 15, “Political Economy of China” -- John Welborn

GOV 86.25/ECON 5, “Adam Smith and Political Economy” -- Henry Clark 

Others TBD

 

Spring 2027

ECON 16/PBPL 22.01, “Regulation” -- John Welborn

GOV 20.13/SOCY 79.14/PBPL 029, “Growth and Its Critics" -- Henry Clark

Others TBD

Past Courses

2025-26 Academic Year

 

Fall 2025
  • GOV 20.13/SOCY 79.14/PBPL 029, “Growth and Its Critics" -- Henry Clark
  • GOV 86.59, “The Future of Democracy" -- Russell Muirhead
  • GOV 20.02, “Capitalism and Government” -- Bernard Avishai

  • PHIL 8.01, “Introduction to Moral Philosophy” -- Kirun Sankaran

     

Winter 2026
  • GOV 86.51, “The Idea of Socialism” -- Sean Monahan   
  • GOV 86.55, “The Politics of Infrastructure” -- Kirun Sankaran 
  • GOV 40.31/COCO 039, “Red Terror: Stalin’s Labor Camps” -- Sergei Kan
  • ECON 15, “Political Economy of China” -- John Welborn
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Spring 2026

  • GOV 86.53, “Reading Marx’s Capital" -- Sean Monahan
  • ECON 6, “Personal Finance" -- Elisabeth Curtis (two sections)
  • ECON 16/PBPL 22.01, “Regulation” -- John Welborn
  • GOV 86.25/ECON 5, “Adam Smith and Political Economy” -- Henry Clark 
  • GOV 20.10/SOCY 49.26, “Markets and Their Critics” -- Henry Clark
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2024-25 Academic Year

 

Fall 2024
  • GOV 20.11/PBPL 53.01, “Entrepreneurship and Public Policy" -- Bernard Avishai 
  • GOV 68.01, “The Future of Capitalism" -- Doug Irwin, Russ Muirhead, and Charles Wheelan 
  • GOV 86.25/ECON 5, “Adam Smith and Political Economy" -- Henry Clark  

 

Winter 2025
  • ECON 15.01, “Political Economy of China” --John Welborn
  • GOV 7.16, “Plutarch’s Guide" -- Michelle Clarke
  • GOV 86.51, “The Idea of Socialism” -- Sean Monahan 
  • PHIL 9.02, “Environmental Ethics" -- Kirun Sankaran 

 

Spring 2025
  • GOV 86.55, “The Politics of Infrastructure" -- Kirun Sankaran and Russ Muirhead
  • ECON 6, “Personal Finance" -- Elisabeth Curtis
  • GOV 86.50, “Roman Political Thought” -- Michelle Clarke
  • GOV 40.31/COCO 039, “Red Terror: Stalin’s Labor Camps” -- Sergei Kan
  • GOV 86.53, “Reading Marx’s Capital" -- Sean Monahan 
  • ECON 16/PBPL 22.01, “Regulation” -- John Welborn
  • GOV 20.10/SOCY 49.26, “Markets and Their Critics" - Henry Clark
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2023-24 Academic Year

 

Summer 2023
  • GOVT 20.02 - Capitalism and Government – Bernard Avishai

 

Fall 2023
  • GOVT 20.11 - Entrepreneurship and Public Policy – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 86.25/ECON 5 - Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • GOVT 84.40 - Democratic Erosion – John Carey & Russ Muirhead
  • ECON 70 - Immersion Experience in Applied Economics: Argentina and Chile – Marjorie Rose and Doug Irwin

 

Winter 2024
  • GOV 86.50 - Roman Political Thought – Michelle Clarke
  • GOV 86.51 - The Idea of Socialism – Sean Monahan
  • PHIL 9.02 - Environmental Ethics – Kirun Sunkaran
  • GOV 40.31/COCO 39 - Red Terror: History and Culture of Stalin's Labor Camps – Sergei Kan
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy and Economics – Ian Cruise
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn

 

Spring 2024 
  • ECON 6 - Personal Finance – Elisabeth Curtis
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Government Regulation – John Welborn
  • GOV 20.03 - Morality and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • GOV 20.10/SOCY 49.26, Markets and their Critics – Henry Clark
  • GOV 86.53 - Reading Marx's Capital – Sean Monahan
  • PHIL 38 - Political and Social Philosophy – Ian Cruise
  • COCO 39/GOV 40.41 - Red Terror: The Stalin Labor Camps – Sergei Kan
  • PHIL 9.07 - The Ethics of Freedom – Jorah Dannenberg
  • PHIL 19.01 - Wittgenstein – Kirun Sunkaran
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2022-23 Academic Year

 

Summer 2022
  • GOVT 20.02 - Capitalism and Government – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 30.15 - Identity & Democracy – Yascha Mounk / David Plunkett

 

Fall 2022
  • GOVT 20.11 - Entrepreneurship and Public Policy – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 86.25/ECON 5 - Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • GOVT 84.40 - Democratic Erosion – John Carey & Russ Muirhead
  • ECON 70 - Immersion Experience in Applied Economics: Peru – Diego Comin

 

Winter 2023
  • GOVT  - The Rise of China – Jennifer Lind
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn

 

Spring 2023 
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Government Regulation – John Welborn
  • GOV 20.10/SOCY 49.26 - Markets and their Critics – Henry Clark
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy and Economics – Ian Cruise
  • COCO 39/GOV 40.41 - Red Terror: The Stalin Labor Camps – Sergei Kan

 

2021-22 Academic Year

 

Summer 2021
  • GOVT 20.02 - Capitalism and Government – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 30.15 - Identity, Liberalism, and Democracy – Yascha Mounk / David Plunkett

 

Fall 2021
  • GOVT 30.03 - Political Economy in the Age of Google – Bernard Avishai 
  • GOVT 68.01 - The Future of Capitalism – Doug Irwin / Russ Muirhead / Charles Wheelan 
  • GOVT 86.25/ECON 5 - Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark 
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy and Economics – Ian Cruise 
  • ECON 70 - Immersion Experience in Applied Economics; 01 - Macroeconomic Reform in Argentina and Chile – D Irwin& M Rose

  

Winter 2022
  • GOVT 50.16 - The Rise and Fall of Great Powers – Jennifer Lind 
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn 
  • GOVT 86.46 - Theories of Racial Capitalism – Lucas Pinheiro
  • GOVT 86.47 - The Rise of Capitalism – Lucas Pinheiro

 

Spring 2022 
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Government Regulation – John Welborn 
  • GOV 20.03 -  Morality and Political Economy – Henry Clark 
  • GOV 20.10/SOCY 49.26 - Markets and their Critics – Henry Clark

 

2020-21 Academic Year

 

Summer 2020
  • GOV 20.02 - Capitalism and Government – Bernard Avishai
  • GOV 84.37 - Democracy and Diversity – Yascha Mounk (Johns Hopkins University)

 

Fall 2020
  • GOVT 50.16 - The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers – Jennifer Lind 
  • GOVT 86.25/ECON 5 -  Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark

 

Winter 2021
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy and Economics 
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn

 

Spring 2021
  • GOV 20.03 - Morality and Political Economy – Henry Clark 
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Regulation – John Welborn 
  • HIST 90.10 - Liberalism and its History: From World War II to the Present – Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 

 

2019-20 Academic Year

 

Summer 2019
  • GOV 20.02 - Capitalism and Government – Bernard Avishai
  • GOV 84.37 - Populism and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy – Yascha Mounk

 

Fall 2019
  • GOVT 30.03 - Political Economy in the Age of Google – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 68 - The Future of Capitalism – Douglas Irwin / Russell Muirhead / Charles Wheelan
  • GOVT 81.10 - The Rise of China – Jennifer Lind
  • GOVT 86.25/ECON 5 - Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • ECON 70 - Immersion Experience in Applied Economics; 01 - Macroeconomic Reform in Argentina and Chile – Douglas Irwin & Marjorie Rose

 

Winter 2020
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy and Economics – Daniel Putnam
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn

 

Spring 2020
  • GOV 20.03 - Morality and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Regulation – John Welborn
  • PHIL 38 - Social and Political Philosophy – Daniel Putnam
  • SOC 49.17 - Religion & Political Economy – Henry Clark

 

2018-2019 Academic Year

 

Summer 2018
  • GOV 20.02 - Foundations of Political Economy – Bernard Avishai

 

Fall 2018
  • GOVT 3 - American Political System – Jason Sorens
  • GOVT 30.03 - Political Economy in the Age of Google – Bernard Avishai
  • GOVT 50.16 - The Rise and Fall of Great Powers – Jennifer Lind
  • GOVT 65 - American Political Thought – Trevor Latimer
  • ECON 70 - Immersion Experience in Applied Economics; 01 - Macroeconomic Reform in Argentina and Chile – Douglas Irwin and Marjorie Rose
  • ECON 79 - Clash of Economic Ideas – Douglas Irwin
  • PHIL 08 - Introduction to Moral Philosophy – Daniel Putnam
  • SOCY 15 - Sociological Classics – Henry Clark

 

Winter 2019
  • ECON 17 - Technological Progress and the Entrepreneurial Economy – John Scott
  • GOVT 30.7 - American Political Economy – Jason Sorens
  • GOVT 83.02/PBPL 81.09 - Politics and Markets – Linda Fowler
  • GOVT 83.24/PBPL 84.04 - Inequality and American Democracy – Herschel Nachlis
  • GOVT 85.10 - State-Making and State-Breaking – Jason Sorens
  • GOVT 86.32 - Tocqueville's Democracy in America – Trevor Latimer
  • PHIL 50.30 - Freedom of Expression – Daniel Putnam

 

Spring 2019
  • GOVT 68 - Capitalism 3.0 – Charlie Wheelan/Russ Muirhead/Doug Irwin
  • PHIL 1.03 - Philosophy of Economics – Asya Passinsky
  • ECON 5/ GOVT 86.25 - Adam Smith and Political Economy – Henry Clark
  • ECON 15 - Political Economy of China – John Welborn
  • ECON 16 - Political Economy of Regulation – John Welborn
  • GOVT 30.10 - American Conservatism – Trevor Latimer
  • GOVT 83.08 - Localism in America – Trevor Latimer