ClassInfo - Fall 2023 Political Science Classes

Fall 2023 | POL 1921 Section 001: Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development in East Asia (33524)

Instructor(s): Kevin Luo
Class Component:: Discussion
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person
Class Attributes:: Freshman Seminar
Enrollment Requirements:: Freshman and FRFY
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023

Mon, Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM

UMTC, West Bank

Blegen Hall 215
Enrollment Status:: Open (16 of 19 seats filled)
Also Offered:: Fall 2023

Course Catalog Description:: Home to the world's most advanced economies and mature democracies, but also history's biggest authoritarian party and one of the poorest totalitarian states - East Asia is a region full of contrasts despite their interconnected pasts. How do we understand the political trajectories of China, Japan, North/South Korea, and Taiwan, as they experienced significant socioeconomic transformations from the late 19th century up until the present? In this freshman seminar, we will examine the entangled relationship between modernization and political systems through a comparative lens, and ask what East Asia can teach us about the evolution and persistence of democratic and authoritarian regimes in the rest of the world.
Class Notes:: Instructor: Asst. Prof. Kevin Luo
Class Description:: Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33524/1239

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