Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157
Spring 2008
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01
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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:
None |
| 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 |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Robert Dahl, Polyarchy
Marc Lichbach and Jeff Kopstein, Comparative Politics
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should submit an enrollment request during pre-registration. Enrollment request rankings will be one factor the professor will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions. |
| Instructor(s): Rutland,Peter Times: .M.W... 08:30AM-09:50AM; Location: PAC421; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -7 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 20 | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 2 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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