PSC 310 - Govt/Politics in North Africa

Institution:

University of New England

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This course is designed to introduce the politics of modern North Africa from the 19th to 20th centuries. We will study five states: a monarchy (Morocco), two populist "socialist" states in crisis (Algeria and Libya) and two secular capitalist states (Tunisia and Egypt). Our focus is mainly on the socio-economic and historical bases of the modern nation-state: the impact of colonial transformation and also the resistance to colonialism, and the different political strategies pursued by the leading elites in the five states in dealing with the global economy and the end of the cold war. This background will enable us to understand the formation and the crisis of today's North African state.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Corequisites:

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 09/01/2007 

Institution Website:

www.une.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 283-0171

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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