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Prerequisites/Notes:
GOVT 215, or GOVT 245, or consent of instructor.
Catalog Description :
This course will address an advanced topic in the sub-field of Comparative Politics, such as democracy and authoritarianism, politics of the city, political participation and social movements, gender and politics, or the comparative method.
Topic for
This course
Topic for Fall 2022: Comparative Authoritarianism
Prerequisites: GOVT 215, or GOVT 245, or consent of instructor.
This course explores reasons for the persistence and apparent resilience of authoritarianism despite successive “waves” of democracy in the decades since World War II. Course materials will address the following questions: What are the different types of authoritarian regimes? What are the strategies authoritarian elites use to stay in power? What are the limitations of these strategies? Why do mass protests against authoritarian rulers arise when they do? And how do authoritarian regimes leave legacies long after their collapse?
Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, 400-599 Advanced Course
Term |
Fall Term 2022 |
Instructors |
Ameya S. Balsekar |
Course |
GLST 446 |
Grade Mode |
Standard |
Title |
TOP: COMPARATIVE AUTHORITARIA |
Final Exam |
Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022 11:30 a.m. - 02:00 p.m. |
CRN |
5864 |
Status |
Active |
Class Time |
08:30 AM-10:15 AM TR BRIG 217 |
Start-End Date |
Sep 12, 2022-Nov 22, 2022 |
Campus |
Appleton Main Campus |
Units |
6 |
Cross Listed as |
GOVT 446 |
Course materials |
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Maximum |
Number registered |
Total Registered in Crosslisted Group |
Enrollment: |
Unlimited |
2 |
11 |
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