Democracy and Dictatorship: Politics in the Contemporary World
GOVT 157
Fall 2006
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01
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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). |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture/Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two exams and two papers. |
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. |
| Instructor(s): Miley,Thomas Jeffrey Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: VVO110; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 35 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: 20 | FR: 15 |
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