AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

PS 1328 - AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines how and why the political institutions of major East and southeast Asian countries are coping with pressures for greater democracy and transparency. The course covers a wide range of regimes, with from "Asian tiger" democracies (South Korea, Taiwan), more recent democracies (Indonesia, East Timor), transitional regimes (Burma and Thailand), as well authoritarian systems (China and Vietnam), among others.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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