Course sites, pointers on how to read in college, guidelines for presentations, guidelines for reading responses, research sources on comparative and international politics, information about citing sources and avoiding plagiarism, citation format requirements, checklist for all written work
What should you call me? I suggest currently enrolled undergraduate students call me “Professor Read.” All others, including graduate students and everyone who is not a student, should feel free to call me “Ben.”
Office hours
My office hours and the digital sign-up sheet for them are here.
Future courses
The following lineup is anticipated but subject to change:
- Poli 161, The Rise of China, Fall 2025 (see previous syllabus below)
- Poli 100, Politics Writing-Intensive Seminar, Winter 2026 (see previous syllabus below)
- Poli 201, Logics of Inquiry, a graduate seminar, Winter 2026
- Poli 140d, Politics of East Asia Spring 2026 (see previous syllabus below)
Current courses
- Poli 140d, Politics of East Asia Spring 2025 [syllabus]
- Poli 261, Key Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics, graduate seminar, Spring 2025 [syllabus]
Past courses
- Poli 60, Comparative Politics of the Developing World, Winter 2023 [syllabus]
- Poli 100, Politics Writing-Intensive Seminar, Winter 2025 [syllabus]
- Poli 141, Politics of China, Fall 2024 [syllabus]
- Poli 161, The Rise of China, Spring 2023 [syllabus] [Korean Peninsula timeline]
- Poli 190t, Governance and Conflict in East Asia, Winter 2018 [syllabus]
- Poli 200b, Social Forces and Political Change, graduate seminar, Winter 2015 [syllabus]
- Poli 210, Problems of Democracy in Comparative Perspective, graduate seminar, Spring 2016 [syllabus]