GOVT 1313

GOVT 1313

Course information provided by the 2017-2018 Catalog.

This course will introduce students to comparative politics—the study of the political institutions, identities, and organized interests in countries around the world. Emphasis is on how to make meaningful comparisons between systems in different countries. Towards that goal, we will be looking at a dozen countries with different histories, political systems, and from various regions around the world.  We will also use a comparative framework to use our knowledge of these (and other) countries to examine questions about democracies and democratization, electoral systems and political parties, authoritarian regimes, political mobilization and change, economic development and globalization, nationalism and identity politics, among other topics.  The meta theme of this course is the comparative method as a unique way of leveraging our understanding about social and political phenomena.


Distribution Category (SBA-AS)

When Offered Spring, summer.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5471 GOVT 1313   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This course will be offered in partnership with the French and Spanish Language Programs. Students enrolled in GOVT 1313 may enroll in an optional one credit course, FREN 3020 or SPAN 3020. Interested students should contact the instructor.

  •  8085 GOVT 1313   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8086 GOVT 1313   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8087 GOVT 1313   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8088 GOVT 1313   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8089 GOVT 1313   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8090 GOVT 1313   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8091 GOVT 1313   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  8550 GOVT 1313   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18717 GOVT 1313   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18718 GOVT 1313   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18785 GOVT 1313   DIS 212

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 18786 GOVT 1313   DIS 213

  • Instruction Mode: In Person