GOVT 6353

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GOVT 6353
Field Seminar in Comparative Politics

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This seminar is an overview of the field of comparative politics targeting Ph.D. students in the Government department. This course introduces students to classic works as well as recent contributions that build upon those works. Readings draw from leading theoretical approaches—including structural, institutional, rational choice, and cultural perspectives—and cover a broad range of substantive topics, such as regime types, democratization, states and civil society, political economy, violence, mobilization, voting, and representation.

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  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3928 GOVT 6353   SEM 101

    • M
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pepinsky, T

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