Title
PSCI3730-01.Democracy, Authoritarianism,.F13.Zhang,Zhenqing
Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
PSCI
Course Subject
PSCI
Course Number
3730
Course Section
01
Course Title
Democracy, Authoritarianism,
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2013
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
W
Area of Study
GLOB, PSCI
Course Description
Goals: To explore the theory and practice of democracy, authoritarianism, and democratization in various regions and states of the world. Content: Definitions of democracy; types of authoritarian states and power structures; theory or models of regime change; process of democratic transformation (e.g., liberalization, transition, and consolidation); patterns of regime change (top down or bottom up), "economics first" or "politics first" or dual transition theories. Taught: Alternate years. Prerequisite: PSCI 1430: World Politics is recommended.
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Zhenqing, "PSCI3730-01.Democracy, Authoritarianism,.F13.Zhang,Zhenqing" (2013). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 2171.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/2171