POL 4184 Democratization and Authoritarianism

3 units
Political Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Comparative analysis of contemporary authoritarian regimes and democratization processes in different regions. Analysis of the main theories and concepts used in the field. Role of different types of factors (political, economic, ideological, historical, cultural), of institutional design and of domestic and international actors in different compared cases of authoritarianism and democratization. (COMP/INT)

Components:

Lecture

Requirements:

Prerequisites: ( POL 2104 or POL 2103 ) and 51 university course units.

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Recommend

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Workload

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Fair Assessments

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