POSC327L - Democracies and Dictatorships

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course will focus on democratization - the process by which countries become democratic - and the increasing use of elections by authoritarian regimes. It covers causal theories for democratization and the survival of authoritarian rule that incorporate economic conditions, historical legacies, culture, mass protests, elite agency, or external influences, The course includes cases from all regions of the world, from the 1970s through the present day.

Prerequisite(s): One 200-level class from any subfield