SOC 4540 - Fascism, Nationalism and Populism

(crosslisted) GOVT 4543
(SBA-AS) (CU-SBY)

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

M. Berezin.

This course a offers comparative political sociology of democratic and non-democratic institutions in the United States and beyond. Topics will include nationalism, fascism and populism. My focus will be contemporary politics but we will also look at historical fascism. Students will write seminar papers that are based on class exercises. It will be a hands-on seminar with multiple course materials—scholarly articles, films, novels, and the occasional guest lecturer.