GOVT 302
Fall 2009
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01
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| Crosslisting:
LAST 302 |
| Certificates: International Relations |
This course explores democratization, revolution, and poverty in Latin America, with special attention to Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Nicaragua. Questions to be addressed include, Why does Argentina lurch periodically from free-wheeling democracy to murderous military rule? Why is authoritarianism usually less harsh-but democracy often more shallow-in Brazil than in Argentina? How democratic are Latin America's current democracies? Why did postrevolutionary Cuba wind up with a more centrally-planned economy and a more authoritarian political system than postrevolutionary Nicaragua? Which Latin American countries have been most successful at poverty reduction, and what accounts for their success? |
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Essential Capabilities:
Quantitative Reasoning
The course will draw heavily on quantitative data and quantitative methods. Coursework will involve, for example, interpreting the Gini coefficient of income inequality, evaluating quantitative indicators of democracy, calculating progress at reducing infant mortality, and using model life tables to estimate life expectancy.
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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: (CBST-MN)(CIVI-MN)(EDST)(GOVT)(GOVT-Comparativ)(HRAD-MN)(LAST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Research project (involving research design and 10-12 page term paper); two exams, one covering the first half of the course and one covering the second half; daily 3x5 file card with a quotation/short comment on the readings for each class session (not onerous, but relentless -- gotta do the readings for this course!). |
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): McGuire,James W. Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 10 | JR major: 11 | | |
| Seats Available: 5 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 4 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 2 |
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