GOVT157 - Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World

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Academic Year 2001/2002

Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157 FA

An 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).

MAJOR READINGS

To be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two examinations, two papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

"Students who wish to be eligible to register for the course during Drop/Add should place themselves on the wait list during on-line registration. Wait list preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions."

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT Grading Mode: Graded

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): McGuire,James W.

Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: SCIE109

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: X Jr. major:

SR. non-major: 2 Jr. non-major: 3 SO: 10 FR: 20

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002