31 classes matched your search criteria.
POL 8660 is also offered in Fall 2024
POL 8660 is also offered in Spring 2024
POL 8660 is also offered in Fall 2023
POL 8660 is also offered in Fall 2022
POL 8660 is also offered in Spring 2022
POL 8660 is also offered in Fall 2021
Fall 2024 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Law and Courts in Emerging Democracies (32998)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024Wed 11:00AM - 12:55PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1314
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (0 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- This course is designed to introduce students to contemporary debates on the role of law and courts in "emerging democracies," broadly defined. This category encompasses countries outside advanced, industrialized democracies, where, at least to date, independent courts and the rule of law have been thought to be well-established. In other words, it largely (but not entirely) brackets what is a voluminous and important literature on law and courts in the United States and Canada, Western Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. That said, the course has no specific geographic focus but draws on works on a variety of countries that speak to common thematic and theoretical concerns. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hilbink+POL8660+Fall2024
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32998/1249
Spring 2024 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Religion and Politics (65387)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Wed 11:00AM - 12:55PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (6 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?colli433+POL8660+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- This course examines theoretical debates about the role of religion in politics and governance. The course will primarily focus on these debates as they play out in the "Muslim world," that is, primarily in the Middle East, Muslim Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. However, the course will discuss comparative political and sociological theories of religion more broadly. The course will also include a number of readings and examples that deal with the role of Christianity in western politics, historically and today. The course is divided into theoretical components, and each one will examine a major debate about the role of religion, especially Islam, in politics, such as: the intricate relationship between religious identity and tribe, ethnicity, nation and nationalism, and citizenship; religion and democracy; religion and gender politics; religion and state-building; religion and conflict; and religion and terrorism. The course will also cover a broad array of methodologies for studying religious identity and politics, from ethnographic to survey methods. These discussions are designed to help graduate students think about developing their own tools for pursuing field research related to religious and identity politics. The course has a political science focus, but is designed to be interdisciplinary. It draws on literature in anthropology (Saba Mahmood), sociology (e.g. Ronald Inglehart, Mounira Charrad), law (e.g. Noah Feldman, Hallaq), Islamic studies (e.g. Asma Afsaruddin) and history (e.g. Benin, John Esposito), as well as political science (Mark Tessler, Amaney Jamal, Robert Pape). Course requirements will include a final research paper and class presentations.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65387/1243
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2009
Spring 2024 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- State Building in Comparative Perspective (65388)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2024 - 04/29/2024Thu 03:35PM - 05:30PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (13 of 13 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?kwluo+POL8660+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65388/1243
Fall 2023 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Political Economy of Development (32948)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023Tue 05:45PM - 07:30PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (3 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32948/1239
Fall 2022 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Political Violence (32694)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Fri 09:00AM - 10:55AMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (9 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- The focus of this graduate seminar is on a range of issues and debates relating to intra-state violent conflicts. We will examine the fast-growing theoretical and empirical literature on various manifestations of political violence, including insurgencies, civil wars, genocide, riots and terrorism. The readings are selected with a view to cover a diverse set of methodological approaches to studying political violence. Our discussion on political violence will be structured around the following themes: a) causes; b) participation and organization; c) patterns of violence; d) consequences; e) prevention and termination; and, f) post-conflict trajectory.
- Grading:
- 1. Class participation: 30%
2. Two reviews: 25%
3. One Op-Ed 10%
4. Final research paper: 35%
b. Research paper proposal: 10%
a. Final paper: 25% - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32694/1229
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 June 2016
Fall 2022 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Democracy and Democratization (34843)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, East BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (6 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- This course explores perhaps the oldest - and arguably the most important - question in comparative politics: What explains variation in political "regime type" across time and space? Why are some regimes durable while others are fragile? This seminar has no particular area focus, and pays little attention to the question of the consequences of democracy or dictatorship. Rather, we focus on issues such as defining and "measuring" democracy; the macro- and micro-political logics of regime change; the possibility of democratic "deepening" or consolidation; and the pertinent question of the emergence of "hybrid" or "illiberal" democracies.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34843/1229
Spring 2022 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Law, Courts, and Democracy (65699)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022Thu 03:35PM - 05:30PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1314
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65699/1223
Fall 2021 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Religion and Politics (33595)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021Thu 03:35PM - 05:30PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (4 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Religion and Politics
- Class Description:
- This course examines theoretical debates about the role of religion in politics and governance. The course will primarily focus on these debates as they play out in the "Muslim world," that is, primarily in the Middle East, Muslim Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. However, the course will discuss comparative political and sociological theories of religion more broadly. The course will also include a number of readings and examples that deal with the role of Christianity in western politics, historically and today. The course is divided into theoretical components, and each one will examine a major debate about the role of religion, especially Islam, in politics, such as: the intricate relationship between religious identity and tribe, ethnicity, nation and nationalism, and citizenship; religion and democracy; religion and gender politics; religion and state-building; religion and conflict; and religion and terrorism. The course will also cover a broad array of methodologies for studying religious identity and politics, from ethnographic to survey methods. These discussions are designed to help graduate students think about developing their own tools for pursuing field research related to religious and identity politics. The course has a political science focus, but is designed to be interdisciplinary. It draws on literature in anthropology (Saba Mahmood), sociology (e.g. Ronald Inglehart, Mounira Charrad), law (e.g. Noah Feldman, Hallaq), Islamic studies (e.g. Asma Afsaruddin) and history (e.g. Benin, John Esposito), as well as political science (Mark Tessler, Amaney Jamal, Robert Pape). Course requirements will include a final research paper and class presentations.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33595/1219
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2009
Spring 2021 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Political Violence (65547)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2021 - 05/03/2021Fri 11:00AM - 12:55PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (4 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
- Class Description:
- The focus of this graduate seminar is on a range of issues and debates relating to intra-state violent conflicts. We will examine the fast-growing theoretical and empirical literature on various manifestations of political violence, including insurgencies, civil wars, genocide, riots and terrorism. The readings are selected with a view to cover a diverse set of methodological approaches to studying political violence. Our discussion on political violence will be structured around the following themes: a) causes; b) participation and organization; c) patterns of violence; d) consequences; e) prevention and termination; and, f) post-conflict trajectory.
- Grading:
- 1. Class participation: 30%
2. Two reviews: 25%
3. One Op-Ed 10%
4. Final research paper: 35%
b. Research paper proposal: 10%
a. Final paper: 25% - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65547/1213
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 June 2016
Fall 2020 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Democratization (33096)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020Mon 02:00PM - 03:55PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Closed (11 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
- Class Description:
- Title: Democracy and Democratization This seminar considers some of the oldest and most important questions in comparative politics. What is democracy? What are the sources of democratic and non-democratic rule, and what factors promote authoritarian and democratic regime stability and/or change? We will explore research from all major political science approaches to these and related questions. Readings are selected for their theoretical and/or conceptual importance; the seminar does not focus on any particular region of the world. The seminar will be organized around the following main themes: 1) Philosophical traditions, emergence of key concepts 2) Typologies of regimes - empirical referents 3) The rise of the state and sources of democratic and authoritarian rule 4) Processes of regime decay and/or collapse
- Grading:
- 50% Reports/Papers
25% Reflection Papers
25% Class Participation - Class Format:
- 25% Lecture
60% Discussion
15% Student Presentations - Workload:
- ~200 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: Main project is a 25-page research paper. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33096/1209
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 March 2008
Fall 2020 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Political Economic Development (33098)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 9 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- Completely Online
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Enrollment Requirements:
- Pol Sci grad major
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020Tue 05:45PM - 07:40PMOff CampusUMN REMOTE
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (5 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33098/1209
Spring 2020 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics (65363)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Mon 03:25PM - 05:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Topics Title: Religion and Politics
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65363/1203
Spring 2020 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics (65364)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2020 - 05/04/2020Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1450
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (4 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Topics Title: Law and Courts
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65364/1203
Spring 2019 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Political Violence (66154)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2019 - 05/06/2019Fri 11:15AM - 01:10PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (5 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Topics title: Political Violence
- Class Description:
- The focus of this graduate seminar is on a range of issues and debates relating to intra-state violent conflicts. We will examine the fast-growing theoretical and empirical literature on various manifestations of political violence, including insurgencies, civil wars, genocide, riots and terrorism. The readings are selected with a view to cover a diverse set of methodological approaches to studying political violence. Our discussion on political violence will be structured around the following themes: a) causes; b) participation and organization; c) patterns of violence; d) consequences; e) prevention and termination; and, f) post-conflict trajectory.
- Grading:
- 1. Class participation: 30%
2. Two reviews: 25%
3. One Op-Ed 10%
4. Final research paper: 35%
b. Research paper proposal: 10%
a. Final paper: 25% - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/66154/1193
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 June 2016
Fall 2018 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics (33570)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1450
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Topics title: Democratization
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33570/1189
Spring 2018 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Law & Courts in Emerging Democracies (52545)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Thu 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (7 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52545/1183
Spring 2018 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Religion and Politics (67073)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018Tue 11:00AM - 12:55PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1450
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (5 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?colli433+POL8660+Spring2018
- Class Description:
- This course examines theoretical debates about the role of religion in politics and governance. The course will primarily focus on these debates as they play out in the "Muslim world," that is, primarily in the Middle East, Muslim Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. However, the course will discuss comparative political and sociological theories of religion more broadly. The course will also include a number of readings and examples that deal with the role of Christianity in western politics, historically and today. The course is divided into theoretical components, and each one will examine a major debate about the role of religion, especially Islam, in politics, such as: the intricate relationship between religious identity and tribe, ethnicity, nation and nationalism, and citizenship; religion and democracy; religion and gender politics; religion and state-building; religion and conflict; and religion and terrorism. The course will also cover a broad array of methodologies for studying religious identity and politics, from ethnographic to survey methods. These discussions are designed to help graduate students think about developing their own tools for pursuing field research related to religious and identity politics. The course has a political science focus, but is designed to be interdisciplinary. It draws on literature in anthropology (Saba Mahmood), sociology (e.g. Ronald Inglehart, Mounira Charrad), law (e.g. Noah Feldman, Hallaq), Islamic studies (e.g. Asma Afsaruddin) and history (e.g. Benin, John Esposito), as well as political science (Mark Tessler, Amaney Jamal, Robert Pape). Course requirements will include a final research paper and class presentations.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67073/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2009
Fall 2017 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Authoritarian Politics (34722)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017Thu 11:00AM - 12:55PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dsamuels+POL8660+Fall2017
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34722/1179
Spring 2017 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Political Economy of Development (68214)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue 05:35PM - 07:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68214/1173
Fall 2016 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Democracy and Democratization (33871)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dsamuels+POL8660+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33871/1169
Fall 2016 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Political Violence (33872)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016Thu 11:15AM - 01:10PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?sarbahi+POL8660+Fall2016
- Class Description:
- The focus of this graduate seminar is on a range of issues and debates relating to intra-state violent conflicts. We will examine the fast-growing theoretical and empirical literature on various manifestations of political violence, including insurgencies, civil wars, genocide, riots and terrorism. The readings are selected with a view to cover a diverse set of methodological approaches to studying political violence. Our discussion on political violence will be structured around the following themes: a) causes; b) participation and organization; c) patterns of violence; d) consequences; e) prevention and termination; and, f) post-conflict trajectory.
- Grading:
- 1. Class participation: 30%
2. Two reviews: 25%
3. One Op-Ed 10%
4. Final research paper: 35%
b. Research paper proposal: 10%
a. Final paper: 25% - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33872/1169
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 3 June 2016
Spring 2016 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics (59954)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- Law and Courts
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59954/1163
Fall 2015 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Authoritarian Regimes (22199)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1450
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: Grad pol sci major or instr consent
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/22199/1159
Fall 2015 | POL 8660 Section 003: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Religion and Politics (35101)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015Fri 03:35PM - 05:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: Grad pol sci major or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- Religion and Politics
- Class Description:
- This course examines theoretical debates about the role of religion in politics and governance. The course will primarily focus on these debates as they play out in the "Muslim world," that is, primarily in the Middle East, Muslim Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. However, the course will discuss comparative political and sociological theories of religion more broadly. The course will also include a number of readings and examples that deal with the role of Christianity in western politics, historically and today. The course is divided into theoretical components, and each one will examine a major debate about the role of religion, especially Islam, in politics, such as: the intricate relationship between religious identity and tribe, ethnicity, nation and nationalism, and citizenship; religion and democracy; religion and gender politics; religion and state-building; religion and conflict; and religion and terrorism. The course will also cover a broad array of methodologies for studying religious identity and politics, from ethnographic to survey methods. These discussions are designed to help graduate students think about developing their own tools for pursuing field research related to religious and identity politics. The course has a political science focus, but is designed to be interdisciplinary. It draws on literature in anthropology (Saba Mahmood), sociology (e.g. Ronald Inglehart, Mounira Charrad), law (e.g. Noah Feldman, Hallaq), Islamic studies (e.g. Asma Afsaruddin) and history (e.g. Benin, John Esposito), as well as political science (Mark Tessler, Amaney Jamal, Robert Pape). Course requirements will include a final research paper and class presentations.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35101/1159
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2009
Spring 2015 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Political Economy of Development (67568)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/20/2015 - 05/08/2015Tue 05:35PM - 07:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems. Supervised research/training. Topics specified in Class Schedule. prereq: Grad pol sci major or instr consent
- Class Notes:
- Comparative Political Economy of Development
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67568/1153
Fall 2014 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Democratization (23644)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Notes:
- Democratization
- Class Description:
- Title: Democracy and Democratization This seminar considers some of the oldest and most important questions in comparative politics. What is democracy? What are the sources of democratic and non-democratic rule, and what factors promote authoritarian and democratic regime stability and/or change? We will explore research from all major political science approaches to these and related questions. Readings are selected for their theoretical and/or conceptual importance; the seminar does not focus on any particular region of the world. The seminar will be organized around the following main themes: 1) Philosophical traditions, emergence of key concepts 2) Typologies of regimes - empirical referents 3) The rise of the state and sources of democratic and authoritarian rule 4) Processes of regime decay and/or collapse
- Grading:
- 50% Reports/Papers
25% Reflection Papers
25% Class Participation - Class Format:
- 25% Lecture
60% Discussion
15% Student Presentations - Workload:
- ~200 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
3 Paper(s)
1 Presentation(s)
Other Workload: Main project is a 25-page research paper. - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23644/1149
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 18 March 2008
Fall 2014 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Political Violence (34482)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
- POL 8460 Section 002
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014Wed 03:35PM - 05:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Notes:
- Political Violence
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34482/1149
Spring 2014 | POL 8660 Section 003: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Law and Courts in Emerging Democracies (64467)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/21/2014 - 05/09/2014Thu 12:45PM - 02:40PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1450
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/64467/1143
Fall 2013 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Comparative Labor Politics (30273)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013Thu 05:35PM - 07:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/30273/1139
Spring 2013 | POL 8660 Section 001: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Law and Courts (65547)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Seminar
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Tue 01:25PM - 03:20PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65547/1133
Spring 2013 | POL 8660 Section 002: Topics in Comparative Politics -- Religion and Politics (65548)
- Instructor(s)
- https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/colli433" target="lookup">Kathleen Collins
- Class Component:
- Seminar
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- Delivery Medium
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013Wed 06:00PM - 08:00PMUMTC, West BankSocial Sciences Building 1383
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Readings in advanced topics or problems; supervised research and research training.
- Class Description:
- This course examines theoretical debates about the role of religion in politics and governance. The course will primarily focus on these debates as they play out in the "Muslim world," that is, primarily in the Middle East, Muslim Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia and Africa. However, the course will discuss comparative political and sociological theories of religion more broadly. The course will also include a number of readings and examples that deal with the role of Christianity in western politics, historically and today. The course is divided into theoretical components, and each one will examine a major debate about the role of religion, especially Islam, in politics, such as: the intricate relationship between religious identity and tribe, ethnicity, nation and nationalism, and citizenship; religion and democracy; religion and gender politics; religion and state-building; religion and conflict; and religion and terrorism. The course will also cover a broad array of methodologies for studying religious identity and politics, from ethnographic to survey methods. These discussions are designed to help graduate students think about developing their own tools for pursuing field research related to religious and identity politics. The course has a political science focus, but is designed to be interdisciplinary. It draws on literature in anthropology (Saba Mahmood), sociology (e.g. Ronald Inglehart, Mounira Charrad), law (e.g. Noah Feldman, Hallaq), Islamic studies (e.g. Asma Afsaruddin) and history (e.g. Benin, John Esposito), as well as political science (Mark Tessler, Amaney Jamal, Robert Pape). Course requirements will include a final research paper and class presentations.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65548/1133
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 1 April 2009
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