POLS 4355 Politics of Developing Areas
This course is a general introduction to the study of social and political change and conflict in developing areas of the world. It seeks to point up the wide diversity of the developing countries around the world in their approaches to social, economic, and political change. Emphasis will be placed on such issues as who governs, the role of the military in politics under different types of regimes, and causes of military intervention, revolution, and transitions to democracy.
Notes
- May be taken as a Cultural Studies elective.
- This course is an elective for students who are following the comparative politics/international relations track in Political Science and for International Affairs students.
- This course is also an elective for students in the Asian Studies concentration.