817.272.2991

PO Box 19539

University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX 76019

Professor Story's Home Page

POLS 3317-001

Professor Dale Story

Spring 2007

206 University Hall

272.3994

story@uta.edu

Spring 2007 Office Hours (by appointment):  9-11am, MWF; 9:30-11:00am, TR.

Announcements:

• Exercises are due at the beginning of class on the due date.  No exercises will be accepted after that time.  No excuses will be accepted.  You are encouraged to submit your exercises early, especially if you are concerned about being late to class or missing that day.  Think:  “Early is on-time; and on-time is late.”  [excerpted from the Class Syllabus]

• All exercises, research projects, and the like must be submitted with a clean, white 8.5x11” cover sheet.  Any assignments missing this cover sheet will have ten points deducted.  This cover sheet should have the following lines typed (centered vertically and horizontally):

  • Student's last name followed by their first name (comma separating);

  • Course number (e.g., POLS 3317);

  • Course name (e.g., Mexican Politics);

  • Assignment name (e.g., Exercise Number 1);

  • Date; and

  • Professor's Name.

• If I cannot read or find your name on any assignment or test, you will receive a grade of zero for that assignment or test.

Articles, Information, Links, etc.

• U.S. Officials Laud Transfer Of Mexican Drug Suspects, Jan. 20, 2007

• July 2, 2006 Presidential Election Unofficial Results

  • PAN, Felipe Calderon, 36.38%

  • PRD, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, 35.34%

  • PRI, Roberto Madrazo, 21.57%

  • Margin of difference between Calderon and Lopez Obrador estimated at some 230,000 votes

• Calderon's Election Ratified, Sept. 5, 2006

• Map of Mexico (topographical)

• Map of Mexico (states)

• Mexican Polarization Limited to Elites (2006 Election Aftermath)

• Oaxaca Governor Pledges Not To Quit, Nov. 4, 2006

• Math.com

• PurpleMath.com

• Example of Graph

• Example of Table

• Rise in Mexican Tortilla Prices Spark Crisis, Jan. 27, 2007

• Surge in Violence in Mexico, Nov. 29, 2006

• APSA PS, Jan. 27, Symposium:  The 2006 Mexican Election and Its Aftermath

• The Mexico Election Panel Study 2006

• Fitzgibbon Data

• Fitzgibbon Data II

• Chi Square

• Correlation Coefficient Illustration

• Maquiladoras

Hand-outs:

• Syllabus

• Mid-Term Outline

• Mid-Term Review Questions

• Final Review Questions

Exercises:

• Exercise No. 1, due 8am, Mon., Feb. 12, extended to Wed., Feb. 14

• Exercise No. 2, due 8am, Friday, March 9, extended to Wed., March 21

• Exercise No. 3, due 8am, Friday, March 9, extended to Wed., March 21

• Exercise No. 4, due 8am, Friday, May 11 (weighted triple)

Research Paper, Due Friday, May 11, 8am

This should be a 10 page (approximately) paper that analyzes a topic/question of your choice regarding contemporary Mexican Politics.  Your paper should be analytical, and not simply descriptive.  You should utilize several substantive outside bibliographic resources.  You must utilize some element of quantitative data.  You do not need to apply any statistical analysis beyond frequency tables, but you are certainly welcome to use any data set relevant to your topic.

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