GOVT302 - Latin American Politics

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Latin American Politics
GOVT 302 FA

Crosslistings:
LAST 302

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 new democracies? Why did post-revolutionary Cuba wind up with a more centrally-planned economy and a more authoritarian political system than post-revolutionary Nicaragua? Which Latin American countries have been most successful at poverty reduction, and what accounts for their success?

MAJOR READINGS

TBA

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Research design, major research paper, two in-class exams.

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 on-line registration. Enrollment request preference rankings will be one factor I will consider in making Drop/Add period registration decisions.

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: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC421;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 15 Jr. major: 12

SR. non-major: 0 Jr. non-major: 0 SO: 3 FR: X

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Quantitative Reasoning, Writing

Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006