Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157
Fall 2014
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| Certificates: International Relations |
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., transitions from authoritarian rule), and the relations among social, economic, and political changes (e.g., among social justice, economic growth, and political democracy in developing countries). |
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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: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Linz, Juan J., and Alfred Stepan, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. ISBN 9780801851582 (pbk.)
LeDuc, Lawrence, Richard G. Niemi, and Pippa Norris, eds., Comparing Democracies 3: Elections and Voting in the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2010. ISBN 9781847875044 (pbk.)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation, 2 case study papers, midterm exam, final exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during pre-registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Matesan,Ioana Emy Times: .M.W... 11:00AM-12:20PM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 9 | FR: 10 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Linz, Juan J., and Alfred Stepan, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. ISBN 9780801851582 (pbk.)
LeDuc, Lawrence, Richard G. Niemi, and Pippa Norris, eds., Comparing Democracies 3: Elections and Voting in the 21st Century. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, 2010. ISBN 9781847875044 (pbk.) |
Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation, 2 case study papers, midterm exam, final exam |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should add themselves to the enrollment request system during pre-registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Matesan,Ioana Emy Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC136; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 10 | FR: 9 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 7 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 3 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
David J. Samuels. COMPARATIVE POLITICS. New York: Pearson Higher Education, 2012. Paperback. ISBN-13: 978-0321449740
John T. Ishiyama. COMPARATIVE POLITICS: PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. Paperback. ISBN-13: 978-1405186865
Journal articles and book chapters to be announced. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation; short weekly memos; mid-semester exam, end-semester exam; research project including a class presentation. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Same as Section 1 |
| Instructor(s): Weng,Dennis Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 04 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
David J. Samuels. COMPARATIVE POLITICS. New York: Pearson Higher Education, 2012. Paperback. ISBN-13: 978-0321449740
John T. Ishiyama. COMPARATIVE POLITICS: PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. Paperback. ISBN-13: 978-1405186865
Journal articles and book chapters to be announced. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation; short weekly memos; mid-semester exam, end-semester exam; research project including a class presentation. |
| Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Same as Section 01 Above |
| Instructor(s): Weng,Dennis Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: PAC104; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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