Short Games and Active Learning in Political Science Beating the Clock

Introduction: Short Games and Activities in the Classroom
Mark Harvey, Derek Glasgow, Ryan Gibb, and James Fielder

1 General Political Science and Political theory
"A Picture Paints a Thousand Words": Using Student-Generated Drawings in the Classroom
Sharon Feeney, Technological University Dublin
John Hogan, Technological University Dublin

[fill in the blank] Bingo!
Kimberly A. Weir, Northern Kentucky University

Index Cards Activity for Understanding Complex Terms and Ideas
Lucy Britt, Bates College

Alternative Methods on Teaching: Visuals and Listening
Cansu Paslıoğlu, İzmir Katip Çelebi University

Observing the World, Interpreting its Images
Lucile Maertens, Geneva Graduate Institute

Walk the Talk: A Discussion-Based Short Game for the Political Science Classroom43
Joris Frese, European University Institute

Stop and Think: A Classroom Simulation to Demonstrate the Prevalence of Bias in Media
Representations of Social Groups
M. Brielle Harbin, United States Naval Academy

Does Gender Essentialism Creep In? Exploring Theories of Gender through Single-Sex Education
Lucy Britt, Bates College

Learning to be Cryptic and Machiavellian by Trading Cards
Alex P. Smith, University of Iowa

Negotiating the Final Exam: Collective Action and Negotiation Strategies
Alex P. Smith, University of Iowa

Cooperation or Conquest: A Classroom Simulation of the Free-Rider Problem
Sean M. Goff, Independent Scholar

A Classroom Experiment on Threshold Public Good
Monika Nalepa, University of Chicago Ji Xue, University of Chicago

Two (Dead) Economists Walk into a Bar … The Great Thinkers’ Debate
Alina Gamboa Combs, Universidad Anáhuac México

The Rule of Dice: A Game of Social Contracts and Disparity
Mark Harvey, University of Saint Mary

The Rule of Dice: A Game of Social Contracts and Disparity
Mark Harvey, University of Saint Mary

The Seromakran Simulation: An Introduction to Competing Versions of Justice
Neal Carter, Brigham Young University, Idaho

The Distributive Justice Game: Teaching Rawls in Real Time
Kimberly Saks, University of Michigan-Flint
Kevin G. Lorentz II, Saginaw Valley State University

2 American Politics
Day 1 Donuts
Shamira Gelbman, Wabash College

Federalist or Anti-Federalist: Simulating a Cabinet Debate
Kayla Wolf, University of Southern California

The Challenge of Constitutional Design: A "Genovian" Constitutional Convention
Ian Anson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Revising the Constitution: A Dynamic Approach to Teaching Constitutional Change
Elizabeth I. Dorssom, Lincoln University of Missouri

Rights Relay Race: Understanding the Bill of Rights and Civil Liberties
Martha Lizabeth Phelps, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Campus Speech Code Committee
Brian Frederking, McKendree University

Learning by Experiencing the Lawmaking Process: Congressional Simulation Exercise
Heather N. Jebb, United States Academy West Point
G. Lee Robinson, United States Military Academy

Gridlock: Simulating the Unpredictable U.S. Legislative Process
Stephen C. Phillips, Clemson University
Alex P. Smith, University of Iowa

The Power of Veto Threats
Joseph V. Ross, Florida Gulf Coast University

Creating a New Court System
Michael Catalano, University of Scranton
Joseph V. Ross, Florida Gulf Coast University

Simulating Opinion Assignment in the U.S. Supreme Court
Ryan J. Williams, University of New England

Down with the Machine!
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

Welcome to the Party! An Exploration of the Median Voter Hypothesis
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

U.S. Voter Participation Activity
Michael A. Lewkowicz, Georgia Gwinnett College

Candidates, Campaigns, and Communication: Investigating Presidential Election Advertisements
Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University

Misinformation, Crisis, and Response: A Congressional Campaign Simulation
C. Tyler Godines Camarillo, Grand Valley State University
John D. Rackey, Bipartisan Policy Center

Simulating the Costs of Campaign Finance Laws
Dick M. Carpenter II, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Joshua M. Dunn, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs

Jagged Headlines: A Brief Game About Constructing Media Bias
Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University

Media Empires
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

The Benefits of Interest Groups: Simulating Selective Benefits of Organizations in a Classroom
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

The Antebellum Economy Game
Joseph V. Ross, Florida Gulf Coast University

3 Public Policy and Public administration
The California Budget Challenge Simulation
Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State Harrisburg

School Board Simulation: Policy Analysis to Control an Outbreak of Chlamydia
Jayme Renfro, University of Northern Iowa

NIMBY Valley: The Tragedy of the Commons
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

Governing the Commons
Laura Horn, Roskilde University

All We Like Sheep? A Common Pool Resources Game
Jessica Geiger, Claremont Graduate University
Heather E. Campbell, Claremont Graduate University Olivia Zhang, Claremont Graduate University

Simulating Life on the Minimum Wage and its Political Consequences
Joshua Jansa, Oklahoma State University

Simulating Stakeholder Interests in Population Decline: Negotiating Family, Workforce, Technology, and Immigration Choices
Katerina Petchko, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Matthew Brummer, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

A Flooding Table-top Simulation for Public
Administration and Nonprofit Management
Jason M. Pudlo, East Carolina University

Red Tape: A Bureaucratic Politics Game
Zach Lang, Anderson University

The Fiscal Ship Simulation
Ryan Gibb, Baker University

4 Comparative Politics
Ideas, Institutions, and Individuals: Comparing Constitutions Around the World
Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University

Excel-Based Parliamentary Simulations: Novel Ways to Conduct Electoral and Legislative Simulations in a Comparative Politics Class
Amir Azarvan, Georgia Gwinnett College

Involving Students in In-Class Institutional Simulations: Parliamentary, Semi-Presidential, and Presidential Systems
Richard Arnold, Muskingum University

Simulating Legislative Elections Under Different Electoral Rules
Yann Kerevel, Louisiana State University

Role-Playing Redistribution Problems in a Political
System with Playing Cards
Ana Belen Benito Sanchez, Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Gibran Cruz-Martinez, Universidad Complutense, Madrid
Oliver Soto Sainz, Universidad Complutense, Madrid

Who Do I Represent? Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Practice
Andrew Defty, University of Lincoln

Political Parties Debate the Issue
Eric M. Jepsen, The University of South Dakota

The Mystery Game: A Short Exercise on the Learning Process
Jasper Muis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Maintaining Authoritarian Leadership—A Simulation
Jennifer Ostojski, Indiana State University
Yitzhak Henry, Northeastern University

DIY Coups: How to Stage a Coup in 60 Minutes or Less
Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University

Center City Strategy Game
Andrew Cesare Miller, United States Naval Academy

Science Fiction, Dystopias, and Civil Wars: Normative and Empirical Implications of Civil War Definitions
Tyler Pack, University of Utah

Combining an Icebreaker with Priming Student Learning about Nation-Building
Mary Anne S. Mendoza, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

All Politics is Local? A Stakeholder Consultation
Classroom Simulation
Rex Brynen, McGill University

5 International relations
Grab Bag Chaos: Making Sense out of Chaos by Using International Relations Theory
Alina Gamboa Combs, Universidad Anáhuac México

The Ultimatum Game
Edmond Hally, Ferrum College

Chapmania—A Game-Based Teaching Strategy for Riker’s Theory of Federalism
Stephen J. Chapman, Monmouth University

Win as Much as You Can
Barry J. Balleck, Georgia Southern University

What the Prisoner’s Dilemma Can Teach Us About International Relations Theory
Philip Hultquist, The University of New Mexico

Win the Game: Playing the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Kimberly Martin, Georgia Southern University

Strategic Crossroads: Athens vs Melos
Joshua Meeks, U.S. Naval War College

Alliances, Uncertainty, and Realism: A Balance of Power Game
Tyler Pack, University of Utah

Grounding Theory: The Big Picture
Alina Gamboa Combs, Universidad Anáhuac México

Constructing Constructivism
Shawna M. Brandle, Kingsborough Community College

Alternative Methods on Critical IR Theories Teaching: Simulation
Cansu Paslıoğlu, İzmir Katip Çelebi University

Staging Power Dynamics and Spatial Hierarchy
Lucile Maertens, Geneva Graduate Institute
Zoé Cheli, Geneva Graduate Institute

Rock, Paper, Scissors, Tic Tac Toe, and Modeling International Conflict
Jason Brozek, Lawrence University

The Use of Simulation in an International Studies Course: The Case of the Game of Peace
Daniela Irrera, University of Catania: School of Advanced Defense Studies, Rome

Non-United States Emergency National Security Cabinet Meeting
Eric M. Jepsen, The University of South Dakota

Decision-Making and Diplomacy in Crisis: A Simulation on Russia’s Military Aggression in Ukraine
Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
Barış Çelik, University of Sheffield

Nuclear Standoff in South Asia: Playing the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Eric Rittinger, Salisbury University

Finger on the Button: A Simulation of Uncertainty and Time-Constraints in Military Intelligence
Benjamin Nutt, University of Hertfordshire
Kasim Khorasanee, University of Nottingham

Mutually Assured Instruction
Nicholas Barry Creel, Georgia College and State University

Nuclear Power Crisis Simulation
Jonathan Hall, Uppsala University Sabrina Medeiros, Lusófona University

Atomic Questions
Joshua Meeks, U.S. Naval War College

Crisis Response and the "Golden Hour"
J. Furman Daniel III, Concordia University, Chicago

Simulating Counterterrorism Policymaking in the Classroom
Brian Warby, University of Northern Iowa
Evan Renfro, University of Northern Iowa

Kaiserliche Marine
Joshua Meeks, U.S. Naval War College

Experiential Learning and the Politics of Global Trade
Shannon K. Orr, Bowling Green State University

Over a Barrel: OPEC Cartel Negotiations
Brian Ripley, Mercyhurst University

Economic Development in 90 Minutes or Less
Petra Hendrickson, Northern Michigan University

Economic Crisis: The Role of KIEOs
Alina Gamboa Combs, Universidad Anáhuac México

Discovering the Mystery Country
Barthélémy Michalon, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Sciences Po

Where you Stand Depends upon Where you Sit: Role-Playing Bureaucratic Politics in Foreign Policy Decision-Making
Andrew Defty, University of Lincoln

Transborder Ethnic Politics Simulation
Emir Yazıcı, Kırklareli University

Transboundary Waters and Environmental Agreements:A Global Commons Simulation
Tyler Pack, University of Utah

Towards an Agreement on Policies to Fight Climate Change
Barthélémy Michalon, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Sciences Po

Contagious Cooperation: Exploring International Global Health with Pandemic
Brooklyn Walker, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Simulating Disaster Relief
Charity Butcher, Kennesaw State University

"Dear Madam President": Using Scenarios to Maximize Student Engagement and Understanding
Julia Raven, University of California, Berkeley

Model United Nations Activity
Michael Artime, Pacific Lutheran University

Biography

Derek Glasgow, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Security Studies at Westminster College. His research and teaching interests focus broadly on American Politics and Public Policy with a particular interest in environmental politics. Another major component of his research agenda includes pedagogy and active learning techniques.

Mark Harvey, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Master of Business Administration program at the University of Saint Mary, Kansas, USA. Mark has taught for USM since 2012, with previous visiting appointments at the University of Birmingham (UK), the University of Wales-Swansea, and Duke University TIP. His research interests include the pedagogy of games and simulations. With James Fielder and Ryan Gibb, he edited and authored the previous volume to this book, Simulations in the Political Science Classroom: Games without Frontiers. His book, Celebrity Influence: Politics, Persuasion, and Issue-Based Advocacy, explores the impact of celebrities and the global entertainment industry on politics. He has been interviewed in multiple global media sources about his work on games and celebrity political endorsements.

Ryan Gibb holds a PhD in Political Science awarded in 2013 from the University of Kansas. He is currently a Professor of International Studies and Chair of the Humanities Department at Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas, USA. Ryan conducted fieldwork research in Uganda as a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad recipient and has enjoyed several opportunities to return to East Africa for research. He has published in Electoral Studies, Africa Spectrum, the International Research and Review, and the Political Science Educator. Ryan has co-edited an edition of Annual Editions: Comparative Politics with O. Fiona Yap and Simulations in the Political Science Classroom: Games without Frontiers with James Fielder and Mark Harvey. His current research focuses on research methods, democratization, and innovative pedagogy.

James D. Fielder, PhD, joined Colorado State University as an Instructor after retiring from the US Air Force as a Lieutenant Colonel and Associate Professor of Political Science at the US Air Force Academy. He is also serving as a Marine Corps University Non-Resident Krulak Fellow, is the Director of Professional and Educational Games for Mobius Worlds Publishing, and consults on organizational wargaming. He researches interpersonal trust and emergent political processes through tabletop, live-action, and video gaming as natural experiments. He also has almost three decades of experience designing training exercises and wargames, from small-group tabletop discussions to multi-day exercises engaging 5,000+ participants. He is also a managing editor of Active Learning in Political Science, associate editor of Simulation & Gaming, on the editorial board of the MORS Journal of Wargaming, was a TEDxMileHigh speaker on games, and has been interviewed on game-related topics by Reuters, USA Today, and NBC News.