SOC 3070 - [Society and Party Politics]

(crosslisted)
(also GOVT 3063) (SBA-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Next offered 2015-2016.

S. Van Morgan.

This course will focus on the role that society plays in the emergence and functioning of political parties. In addition to investigating different types of party systems, the societal roots of political parties, and the influence of institutions on electoral politics, the course will also examine contemporary debates, such as the relationship between culture and electoral behavior. Case studies will be drawn from a number of Western and non-Western settings.