A course which employs the theory of games to depict and resolve political situations involving an absence of cooperation. The prisoner’s dilemma, chicken, stag hunt, and the ultimatum game are some of the games applied to such key events as trade disputes, nuclear threats, and the provision of public goods.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 Political Science course(s) at the 1000-level or permission of instructor.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.