Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157
Fall 2016
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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: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Larry Diamond, THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY: THE STRUGGLE TO BUILD FREE SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN=13: 978-0805089134
Patrick H. O'Neil. 2015. ESSENTIALS OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS. 5th edition. New York, NY: WW Norton & Co. ISBN-13: 978-0393938975
Other works to be announced.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations, one covering the first half of the course and one covering the second half; regular short papers responding to the readings. |
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): Ostermann,Susan Lynn Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: SCIE339; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA |
Examinations and Assignments:
Class participation; 2 mid-semester exams, end-semester exam; short paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Same as Section 1 |
| Instructor(s): Wiliarty,Sarah E. Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: ALLB103; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 15 | FR: 20 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 2 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Larry Diamond, THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY: THE STRUGGLE TO BUILD FREE SOCIETIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, St. Martin's Griffin, ISBN=13: 978-0805089134
Patrick H. O'Neil. 2015. ESSENTIALS OF COMPARATIVE POLITICS. 5th edition. New York, NY: WW Norton & Co. ISBN-13: 978-0393938975
Other works to be announced. |
Examinations and Assignments:
Two examinations, one covering the first half of the course and one covering the second half; regular short papers responding to the readings. |
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): Ostermann,Susan Lynn Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: SCIE339; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 0 | FR: 19 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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