PS 1391 - AUTHORITARIAN STATECRAFT AND THE ARTS OF RESISTANCE - ANALYSIS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
According to the democracy index, only 19 countries are "full democracies," housing only 13% of the world's population. Countries like Japan and the United States are considered "flawed democracies" while the majority of the world's political systems are either "hybrid" or "authoritarian." Therefore, if we want to truly understand politics, it is essential that we understand politics in non-democracies, or political systems conventionally referred to as "authoritarian regimes." This course invites students to think critically about the nature of authoritarian political systems. We will examine how society and politics are organized in authoritarian systems and how individuals experience power and authority in these societies: historical and contemporary. This class will include a significant training in a specific analysis method or methods to complement the course topic, as well as satisfy the requirement for a Political Science department analysis course.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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