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Fall Term 2024 TOP: COMPARATIVE AUTHORITARIAN - 5830 - GOVT 446

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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 Fall 2024: Comparative Authoritarianism
PREREQUISITES: GOVT 215, or GOVT 245, or consent of instructor.
Description: This course explores the 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? How do authoritarian leaders learn from and support each other? And how do authoritarian regimes leave legacies long after they collapse?

Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Social Science Div, 400-599 Advanced Course

Term	Fall Term 2024	Instructors	Ameya S. Balsekar
Course	GOVT 446	Grade Mode	Standard
Title	TOP: COMPARATIVE AUTHORITARIAN	Final Exam	Sunday, Nov 24, 2024 03:00 p.m. - 05:30 p.m.
CRN	5830	Status	Active
Class Time	10:25 AM-12:10 PM TR BRIG 206	Start-End Date	Sep 16, 2024-Nov 26, 2024
Campus	Appleton Main Campus	Units	6
Cross Listed as	GLST 446	Course materials	View Book Information

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