Fall 2018  |  POL 1054 Section 001: Puzzles in World Politics (17256)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
Enrollment Status:
Open (82 of 83 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Political life. Repression, democracy, rights, corruption, gender, political change. Guest lectures by political science professors.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?dsamuels+POL1054+Fall2018
Class Description:
This course provides an introduction to the study of politics in different countries around the world. We seek to understand how people establish a durable and legitimate political system, and how they seek to benefit from, transform or even overthrow that system. Over the course of the semester we will explore the following questions: 1) How and why do societies establish political order? 2) What is democracy and how is it different from dictatorship? 3) What factors cause democracy to emerge? 4) What are the different kinds of dictatorships? 5) When, where and why does ethnicity impact politics? 6) What is nationalism? 7) How does religion drive conflict in the contemporary world? 8) What is the impact of women in politics around the world? 9) What causes civil wars? 10) Why are some countries rich and some poor? 11) Why do some countries tax and spend quite a lot, while others have lower tax rates and lower levels of redistribution?
Who Should Take This Class?:
Anyone interested in global politics
Exam Format:
30% Reports/Papers
50% Written Homework
20% Class Participation Other Grading Information: There is one five-page paper, and up to 10 short assignments. A draft of the 5-page paper is required; students will receive feedback before turning in the final version.
Class Format:
60% Lecture
25% Discussion
15% Small Group Activities
Workload:
100 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
10 Homework Assignment(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17256/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
27 March 2017

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