Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157
Fall 2008
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In this introduction to politics in industrialized capitalist, state socialist, and developing countries, we explore the meaning of central concepts like democracy and socialism, the strengths and weaknesses of different kinds of political institutions (e.g., presidentialism vs. parliamentarianism in liberal democratic countries), the causes and consequences of shifts between types of political systems (e.g., the collapse of state socialism), and the relationships among social, economic, and political changes (e.g., among social justice, economic growth, and political democracy in developing countries). |
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Essential Capabilities:
Effective Citizenship, Intercultural Literacy
Questions of effective political action are central to many of the topics covered in the course. The main purpose of the course is to increase understandings of political systems found around the world, which necessarily involves discussions of and comparisons with different cultures.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CEAS-Polit Econ)(GOVT)(HRAD-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
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