Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World GOVT157 FA

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       16      0         16

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 between social, economic and political change (e.g. between social justice, economic growth and political democracy in developing countries).

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COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT

Prerequisites: None

Section 01

Young, B

Times: .T.T... 10:00AM;

Grading Mode: A/F

Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 0, Jr: 3, So: 2, Fr: 1

No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997