GOVT 3313 - Comparative Politics in the Middle East

(crosslisted) JWST 3850, NES 3850
(SCD-AS, SSC-AS) (D-AG, SBA-AG)

Summer. 3 credits. Student option grading.

A. Blackman.

What explains authoritarian resilience in the Middle East? What are the causes and consequences of Islamist political attitudes and behavior? What is the historical legacy of colonialism and empire in the Middle East? This course will offer students the opportunity to discuss these and other questions related to the political, social, and economic development of the Middle East and North Africa. (CP)