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Comparative Politics
NSS 3320: Civil Wars Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents. This course investigates
the theories and evidence provided by scholars to explain a variety of aspects of
civil war, including its onset, conduct, and termination. These topics are relevant
in contemporary politics as they concern a variety of issues ranging from historical
portrayals to foreign military intervention.
POLS 3320: Government and Politics in Great Britain Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
POLS 3321: Politics of Mexico Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Study of contemporary Mexican politics identifying key players, institutions, and
factors involved in Mexico's political development.
POLS 3322: Introduction to Latin American Politics Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Major political systems of Latin America.
POLS 3323 Introduction to Government and Politics of India Cr. 3 (3-0). Introduction to Indian national government, elections, public opinion,
political parties, interest groups, foreign relations, Indian political history, and
contemporary challenges and issues.
POLS 3324: Government and Politics in Contemporary Germany Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Historical and geographical perspectives on recurrent issues in contemporary German
politics, such as territorial boundaries, strength of the central state, and appropriate
institutions for ensuring democratic stability.
POLS 3325: Government and Politics of Russia and the Commonwealth Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Political processes and structures in Russia and the Commonwealth.
POLS 3326: Government and Politics in the Middle East Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Cultural and socioeconomic underpinnings of politics; political structures and processes
of different states and their international relations.
POLS 3328: Politics of the Developing Areas Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: POLS 3311 or 3313. Major problems of political, socioeconomic,
and cultural development in selected areas of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
POLS 3329: The Nations of Europe Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Survey of the governments of Europe.
POLS 3330: International Political Economy: Policy-making in a Global World Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Analysis of business-government relations and the challenges to the state in a globalized
world, from both international and comparative perspectives.
POLS 3333: Comparative Elections Cr. 3 (3-0). Current political controversies and effects of campaign and election
rules on political competition and election outcomes in the United States and other
modern democracies.
POLS 3334: Comparative Political Behavior Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Understanding voter attitudes, voter behavior, and party behavior in countries around
the world, especially in the context of Western democracies.
POLS 3335: Political Terrorism Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalent, and POLS 3313, or consent
of instructor. Terrorism as a form of political extremism; structure, dynamics, and
tactics of major terrorist groups throughout the world; threat to the U.S. and methods
of counter-terrorism.
POLS 3374: Comparative Election Science Cr. 3 (3-0). GOVT 2305 and 2306. A quantitative analysis of electoral institutions
and voting behavior around the world.
POLS 3382: Politics and religion of South Asia Cr. 3 (3-0). Description: This course examines caste politics, ethnic conflicts and
regionalism in order to examine the influence of religion on electoral behavior, patterns
of governance, policy-making, social movements and political crises with the focus
on religious nationalism, Hindu-Muslim relations, social dynamics, caste and gender
hierarchy, and secularism in contemporary politics.
POLS 3389: European Union Politics Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Political and economic institutions of the European Union.
POLS 4328: Party Politics in Latin America Cr. 3 (3-0). Comparative introduction to party politics and democratic governance
in Latin America with emphasis on problems of democratic consolidation and economic
development in the region.
POLS 4333: Islam and Democracy Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalents, or consent of instructor.
Focuses on the evolution of democratic Islamic thinking and its compatibility with
Western notions of democracy.
POLS 4396: Selected Topics in Comparative Politics and International Politics Cr. 3 (3-0). Prerequisites: GOVT 2305 and 2306 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit when topics vary.