COMPARATIVE POLITICS: ISSUES 20 - Topics in Comparative Politics

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Dartmouth College

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08F, 09X: 11 10W: 10A This course will enable regular or visiting faculty members to examine topics in Comparative Politics not treated in the established curriculum. Subjects may therefore vary each time the course is offered. Dist: Varies. In 08F, 09X, Development in Emerging Economies. Countries in developing regions of the world face a number of unique challenges within a globalized economy as their financial and trade links become ever closely intertwined with those of powerful, developed countries that dominate international economic institutions. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, this course investigates some of these new developments in the world economy. What strategies can developing countries adapt in order to develop most efficiently in a global market-oriented economy How can a country maximize its chances for economic success, and what precisely is the role of international financial and trade institutions in their development Readings in this course range from theoretical academic writings on development strategies to policy pieces written by local practitioners and by those working for international financial and trade institutions. Dist. SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Vandewalle. In 10W, Elections and Reform. This course examines the problem of how politicians and policies are selected by citizens. Politicians fight tenaciously to shape the rules under which they compete because how elections are conducted has enormous impact on what sorts of choices voters are offered, what sorts of coalitions politicians form, and whose interests get represented. This course investigates what rules matter, and why. It draws from a broad array of cases to illustrate the most important issues at stake in current electoral reforms around the world, and here in the United States. Dist: SOC; WCult: W. Carey. Not offered in 2008-2009 may be offered in 2009-2010, The Rise of China. In this course,we will examine three facets of China's rise: economic, military, and cultural. We will analyze the reasons for China's remarkable economic growth after 1978 and examine the multiple challenges that make the sustainability of this growth questionable. Then we will turn to China's military modernization and ending by examining China's attempt to build soft power through cultural diplomacy. This course, will give students a more balanced view of the dangers and opportunities that China's rise affords for the future of international relati ons. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Dimitr

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3.00

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www.dartmouth.edu

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(603) 646-1110

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Quarter

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