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• Review Conley (2015), Ch. 5 (‘Groups and Networks’): ‘Social Groups’; ‘From Groups to Networks’; ‘Network Analysis in Practice’
• Read Claude S. Fischer, ‘Inventing the Social Network’, Boston Review (19 December 2013)
• Read Benedict Carey, ‘Mapping the Social Network of Coronavirus’, New York Times (13 March 2020). To slow the virus, Alessandro Vespignani and other analysts are racing to model the behavior of its human host.

Zoom Session

1. TBA

For Next Time

• TBA

• Read Claude S. Fischer, ‘Inventing the Social Network’, Boston Review (19 December 2013)
• Read Conley (2015), Ch. 5 (‘Groups and Networks’): ‘Social Groups’; ‘From Groups to Networks’; ‘Network Analysis in Practice’

For Next Time

• Read Benedict Carey, ‘Mapping the Social Network of Coronavirus’, New York Times (13 March 2020). To slow the virus, Alessandro Vespignani and other analysts are racing to model the behavior of its human host.

• Review Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’)

Zoom Session

1. Review: Decision 2020
   1. ‘A Smooth Transition’
   2. Smooth … and Legal
      1. Zakaria’s WashPo Op-Ed
2. Keywords
   • power
3. For Next Time

For Next Time

• Claude S. Fischer, ‘Inventing the Social Network’, Boston Review (19 December 2013)
• Conley (2015), Ch. 5 (‘Groups and Networks’): ‘Social Groups’; ‘From Groups to Networks’; ‘Network Analysis in Practice’

• Conley (2015), Ch. 5 (‘Groups and Networks’): ‘Social Groups’; ‘From Groups to Networks’; ‘Network Analysis in Practice’

Asynchrous Work

1. TBA

For Next Time

• Claude S. Fischer, ‘Inventing the Social Network’, Boston Review (19 December 2013)
• Benedict Carey, ‘Mapping the Social Network of Coronavirus’, New York Times (13 March 2020). To slow the virus, Alessandro Vespignani and other analysts are racing to model the behavior of its human host.

Prep

• Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Radical Power and Persuasion’; ‘Beyond Strawberry and Vanilla: Political Participation in Modern Democracies’; ‘Conclusion’

Zoom Session

1. Decision 2020
2. Keywords
   • power
3. For Next Time

For Next Time

• Conley (2015), Ch. 5 (‘Groups and Networks’): ‘Social Groups’; ‘From Groups to Networks’; ‘Network Analysis in Practice’

Prep

• Read Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Types of Legitimate Authority’; ‘Obedience to Authority’; ‘Authority, Legitimacy, and the State’

Asynchronous Work

• Midterms should be in; I’ve got plenty of grading to do, and you all could probably use a little break. Just make sure you’re caught up on the reading. And don’t forget to vote!

For Next Time

• Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Radical Power and Persuasion’; ‘Beyond Strawberry and Vanilla: Political Participation in Modern Democracies’; ‘Policy: What if the House Is Too Small?’; ‘Conclusion’

Prep

• Review Conley (2017), Ch. 14 (‘Capitalism and the Economy’): ‘Recent Changes in Capitalism’, ‘The Reign of the Corporation’, and ‘Conclusion’
• Review Kristen Ghodsee, ‘Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism’, New York Times (12 August 2017)

Zoom Session

• Review: Ten Core Themes (4-10)
• Q&A: Sex and Socialism
• Q&A: The Reign of the Corporation

For Next Time

• Read Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Types of Legitimate Authority’; ‘Obedience to Authority’; ‘Authority, Legitimacy, and the State’

Prep

• Read Paul Krugman, ‘America Isn’t a Corporation’, New York Times (12 January 2012)

Asynchronous Work

• Work on your midterm essay exam. MAKE SURE YOU’VE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY AND FOLLOWED THEM TO THE LETTER!!!

For Next Time

• Review Conley (2017), Ch. 14 (‘Capitalism and the Economy’): ‘Recent Changes in Capitalism’, ‘The Reign of the Corporation’, and ‘Conclusion’
• Review Kristen Ghodsee, ‘Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism’, New York Times (12 August 2017)

Prep

• Due: Annotated Bibliography HW
• Review Conley (2017), Ch. 14 (‘Capitalism and the Economy’): ‘Recent Changes in Capitalism’, ‘The Reign of the Corporation’, and ‘Conclusion’
• Read Kristen Ghodsee, ‘Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism’, New York Times (12 August 2017)
• Read Kyle D. Stedman, ‘Annoying Ways People Use Sources’, Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Vol. 2 (2011)

Zoom Session

• Review of the Annotated Bibliography HW
• Review of the Midterm Instructions
• Annoying Ways People Use Sources
• Q&A: So Why did women have better sex under socialism, and how do we know that?
• Q&A: Corporate Capitalism and Beyond
• For Next Time

For Next Time

• Conley (2015), Ch. 15 (‘Authority and the State’): ‘Types of Legitimate Authority’; ‘Obedience to Authority’; ‘Authority, Legitimacy, and the State’

Prep

• Conley (2015), Ch. 14 (‘Capitalism and the Economy’): ‘Recent Changes in Capitalism’, ‘The Reign of the Corporation’, ‘Conclusion’, ‘Practice’, and ‘Paradox’

Asynchronous Learning

• Annotated Bibliography Assignment (deadline extended until 10/21)

For Next Time

• Kyle D. Stedman, ‘Annoying Ways People Use Sources’, Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Vol. 2 (2011)