POLI 257 - Legacies of Violence

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Vassar College

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A comparative analysis of the legacies of political violence for both democratic and democratizing regimes. Legacies expressed through "formal" political institutions (i.e., constitutions, laws, political parties), and through more "informal", or cultural, expressions of authoritarianism (i.e., collective memories, symbolic acts and phenomena, day-to-day social relations) which together influence the scope and depth of democracy in post-authoritarian politics. Case studies include Italy, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the former Yugoslavia, and the Czech Republic. Ms. HitNot offered in 2008/09.

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1.00

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Lecture

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www.vassar.edu

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(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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