GOVT 6353 - Field Seminar in Comparative Politics

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Permission of instructor required.

T. Pepinsky.

This course provides a graduate-level survey of the field of comparative politics, introducing students to classic works as well as recent contributions that build upon those works. Readings will draw from leading theoretical approaches-including structural, institutional, rational choice, and cultural perspectives-and cover a broad range of substantive topics, such as democratization, authoritarianism, states and civil society, political economy, and political participation and representation. (CP)