PSCI0101 - Comparative Politics of Developing Areas

Status
A
Activity
REC
Section number integer
203
Title (text only)
Comparative Politics of Developing Areas
Term
2023C
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
203
Section ID
PSCI0101203
Course number integer
101
Meeting times
R 10:15 AM-11:14 AM
Meeting location
DRLB 4E9
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Griffin Peter Brewer
Rudra Sil
Description
This is a comparative politics course that examines political and socio-economic change in the so-called "Third World," defined here as post-colonial developing areas in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The course is not as concerned with keeping up with current events as with analyzing the relationships between colonial legacies, the initial challenges of post-colonial political and socioeconomic development, and how these interact with contemporary problems and global trends. Although chiefly concerned with "political change" within countries, it will also devote substantial attention to economic, socio-cultural and international factors. The course is divided into three parts. The first examines the common and distinctive features of colonial rule in different regions as well as the varying challenges of political and economic development in diverse post-colonial settings. The second part focuses on elaborating on the themes developed in the first by looking more closely at the developmental experiences of Brazil, India, Algeria, Iran, Nigeria, and South Korea (with passing references to other countries as comparative referents). The third part focuses on trends and challenges that have emerged over the last two decades - including market reforms, democratization, and problems related to gender and the environment -
Course number only
0101
Fulfills
Society Sector
Use local description
No