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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 Session
UMTC, West Bank
Social 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 Session
UMTC, East Bank
Social 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
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