GOVT275 - Democracy in Developing Countries

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Academic Year 2002/2003

Democracy in Developing Countries
GOVT 275 FA

During the last two decades a trend toward increased democracy has swept through the developing world. This trend was late in coming, however, and has left many countries virtually untouched. In addition, the events of recent years have often underscored the fragility and superficiality of new democracies. This course will explore the challenges of establishing, maintaining and deepening democratic regimes in the developing world, with some emphasis on recent processes of democratization. We will explore general conceptual and theoretical questions, as well as examining the experiences of three specific countries: Argentina, Egypt and Nigeria.

MAJOR READINGS

TBA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two tests, term paper, final exam.

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): Ondetti,Gabriel A.

Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC136

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 12 Jr. major: 8

SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: 4 FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003