Political Science
Political systems of the former communist states of Eastern Europe; domestic institutions and policies; legacies of communism; political parties and elections.
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Louisiana State University · Political Science
0% of Louisiana State University's Political Science course descriptions are framed from the left. Across all 100 schools' Political Science departments, it is 5.2%.
0%35%
Where Political Science courses fall
0%Far left92–100
14%Left75–91
14%Center-left59–74
57%Center42–58
14%Center-right26–41
0%Right9–25
0%Far right0–8
Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes. A course on slavery or the Holocaust lands far right and a course on Marx or the Soviet Union lands far left, whether the course praises, criticizes or simply describes it.
Furthest-left subjects
Political Science
Exploration of the role of race and gender in political communication; the role of political communication in reinforcing or challenging prevailing stereotypes and attitudes about race and gender.
Political Science
Prereq.: POLI 2051 or equivalent. Political Relevance of major federal constitutional limitations with particular focus on the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eight amendments and the criminal justice system.
Furthest-right subjects
Political Science
“National interest” as guiding consideration in development of American foreign policy from the beginning to the present; importance of the constitutional framework; presidential and congressional leadership; pressure groups and public…
Why this number, in plain words
Share of courses described from the left. Percent of all courses in the group whose Framing reading is leftward: the description frames its subject one-sidedly to the left.
Counted: all courses in the group, including N and I. No interval is published for this number.
- Readings are of catalog description text, not of teaching, syllabi or individual professors.
Details: exact rows, definitions and method
| Name | Metric | Value | 95% interval | n | scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University · Political Science | bias_left_share | 0 | — | 74 | — |
| Political Science | bias_left_share | 5.2 | 4.8 – 5.6 | 12,053 | — |
- Formula
- 100 * count(bias_cat = 'L') / n
- Interval
- Wilson score 95% (wilson_interval)
- Model / prompt / snapshot
- gpt-5.6-sol · r12 (2026-10-16-le49-r12) · 6df50b10
- Metric caveats
- Right-framed courses are almost absent (33 of 124,290); this run cannot tell catalog reality from model sensitivity. Compare schools with adjusted_ratio, not this raw share, because department mix differs.
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