AFST 30675 - Introduction to Comparative Government

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

This course poses three questions in the study of politics: (1) Why are some countries democratic and others authoritarian? (2) In what ways do democratic regimes vary from one another? (3) What constitutes "good" government? In answering these questions, we study two different types of mobilization (nationalist and developmental) and four countries: the United States, Russia, China, and Great Britain. This course cannot be taken if you have already taken POLS 20400 .

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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