GOVT 381
Fall 2007 not offered
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This seminar reviews the concepts and approaches currently used by scholars of comparative politics. The course examines the role of the state in the modern world; the transition to democracy that is taking place in some countries; and the failure of democracy in others. Through readings and discussion, the seminar will help students understand why politicians create, sustain, and at times even destroy democratic institutions. It will draw upon examples from the 19th century to the present in selected countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: GOVT157 OR GOVT155 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT) |
Major Readings:
John Markoff, Waves of Democracy: Social Movements and Political Change
Samuel Huntington, Political Order in Changing Society
John Higley and G. Lowell Field, Elitism
Samuel Huntington, The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century
Robert Rotberg (ed.) When States Fail
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three papers |
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