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Liberty UniversityDigitalCommons@LibertyUniversityPedagogical Resources Helms School of GovernmentFall 1990Seminar on Government Regulation SyllabusSteven Alan SamsonLiberty University, ssamson@liberty.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/gov_fac_pedThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Helms School of Government at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Pedagogical Resources by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information, pleasecontact scholarlycommunication@liberty.edu.Recommended CitationSamson, Steven Alan, "Seminar on Government Regulation Syllabus" (1990). Pedagogical Resources. Paper 15.http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/gov_fac_ped/15Political Science 494 SEMINAR ON GOVERNMENT REGULATION Autumn 1990 Dr. Samson, LUB 206 Office Hours: 10-11 MW, 8:30-10 TR Phone: }: 7935 DESCRIPTION This course will provide instruction in bibl iography and research methods, followed by individual research projects on some topic involving government regulation and the preparation of a research paper. Through reading and discussion in the class sessions, the seminar will provide junior and senior pol itical science students an opportunity to apply the analytical tools and knowledge they have acquired to a variety of issues raised by and about the pol itics of regulation. 1. 'J ...,. REQUIREMENTS Each student is responsible for all assigned readings, including handouts and other supplementary materials. Students should keep notes and supplementary materials in a looseleaf notebook. Class meetings will devoted to a discussion of assigned readings and the mechanics of researching and writing a major research paper. Each student will write a major research paper, approximately 18-30 pages in length. The paper should have a clearly defined theoretical purpose and be directed either toward investigating a practical issue or testing a hypothesis. The paper must reflect research in the professional I iterature of pol itical science as well as other fields relevant to the project. The paper must be typed, double-spaced, and follow a standard bibl iogr~phic style (Turabian, Chicago, or Sage). An outl ine is due on October 19th. A working draft is to be completed by November 5nd. The final paper (2 copies) is due on November 19th. Each paper will be presented, discussed, and critiqued during a regular class SEssion during the last two weeks of cl a.ss. 4. Regular attendance, preparation, and participation are expected. 5. Tardiness or absences subtract 1% each time and 2% if work is at least three days overdue. 6. Two extra credit points may be earned by attending two talks by Russell Kirk during his Presidential Lectures, November 14th-16th. 7. The student will be graded on the paper (70%) and on class participation (30%). READING Textbooks: Biddle, Arthur W., and Kenneth M. Holland. Writer's Guide: Political Science. Christensen, Bryce, et al. The Family Wage. Higgs, Robert. Crisis and Leviathan. Machan, Tibor, and M. Bruce Johnson, ed. Rights and Regulation. Shively, W. Phill ips. The Craft of Political Research, 3rd ed. Supplementary Readings (on reserve) CALENDAR FIRST WEEK: THE LIFE OF THE MIND 1. Dorothy Sayers, "The Lost Tools of Learning" 2. Jacques Barzun, The Teacher in America, ch. 21. 3. Herbert Schlossberg, Idols for Destruction, pp. 1-10, 177-231. 4. Dwight D. Murphey, "American Social Science," VOX, 1 (,]une 1990) 5. Ann Donnelly, "The Edward Rozek Case," in Les Csorba, III, ed., Academic License: The War on Academic Freedom. SECOND WEEK: WRITING AND RESEARCH 1. Biddle, chs. 1-7 2. Shively, chs. 1-3 3. Jane S. Shaw, Writing for a Popular Audience. 4. The Family in America: New Research, August 1990 5. Jack Kirwan, "Touring the Helf:.:," National Review, August 6, 1990, pp. 42-43. THIRD WEEK: REGULATION AND THE MODERN NATION-STATE 1. C. S. Lewis, Abolition of Man, ch. 3 2. Fyodor Dostoevsky, "The Legend of the Grand Inquisitor," The Brothers Karamazov 3. Frederic Bastiat, The Law (excerpts) 4. Machan, "Foreword" and "Introduction" 5. Higgs, chs. 1-4 i:. Stephc-n T':·1j!rnin., CC:=I'TID;::,-:·!!::-:. en. :311 2: f)·3.!.}jd Chilton, uJ·3.rne-=. ht Bil1Inl;ton~··=. "'Fir'e ln the !·"lind,::. of Men,'· Preface, 11-12. :3. E:: B.?'.rr'/' A'::·rnus .3.nd DGn.3.1d B: Bill !nt~'=-I AITler·lea .. 3.1: the ~ros~roarls, chs. 8-9. Barry W. Poulson, "Education F.3.IT!ily Durin9 the Indu,:.tr·i·=-.1 Re\,'o1ution,t! in The PJ'ner·!c.3.n F,?.rnfi~:l -3.nd the St·?:e 5: ;:;r-thu!' A: E~::ir'ch, lJr': The Decl ine of Arner-ic.3.n Lih2r·.~.1 i'=.ITI~ ch; 10: 6. Brian Chapman, The Profession of Government, ch. 9. SUQQested for Reference 7. Ernest Barker, e Development of Publ ic Services in Western E~roDe, 1660-1930. ;:;11 P; 3= Pu·::.hdoon>··, i!The St:.;'te1;t::l e:f F.?bi.?n Sc;ci.3.1 i'::.ITill H 9. H. G. Wells, AnticiDations, ch. 6. 10. Hi laire Belloc, The Servi Ie State FIFTH t.'.JEE}< i THE P~:C~~3RE::;:3 I t')E E~:A At"-~D BE\-·-CJt-··![) 1. Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, The Birth of a Iransfer Society, chs. 6-7. 2. Gabriel KolKa. The Triumsh of Conservati~m, ch, 4. 3. ~~c~s. chs. 5-7. Friedrich von Hayek, The Poarl to Serfdom, chs. 4-6. o. Shively, chs. 4-6 E~ I >CfH i}.JEEK; THECn=-r'{; F~HAC:T I CE ~ At-··H) I DEOLDG'-y~ 1: j.3.rne"::. Bur·nh.3.rn J The 1"·-1.3.n-3.cer-j.?,.! F:e i.}Glution, ch·:,; 1~ 6-(: V)~ ~.-l-'\:-A-V~A.rA--'~-· IGHTH WEEK: EDUCATION AND FAMILY LAW pp. 9-31, 59-77, 101-29. Jehn Chubb and Tet-·t-·~:l r1~ t~lDe:; Brin Institu:tiDnal Per'spec:ti\/e CJn School-5:;!! in NINTH WEEK: WORKPLACE AND ENVIRONMENT ~1;: i1.3.chan 5 chsc 1=; B~-9; 11-~12c ~. Walter Will iams, chc 6:: 9 ilA TheD1Dt:;ical Pt?t-'SPecti\/l~ en the Licensing of the Helping Professionals," L.! .-':: ;: 

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