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Course Info for POLS - 376 - 01, Spring 2023
Class number: 2857 Title: Latin American Politics Department: Political Science
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 25 Current enrollment: 23 Available seats: 2
Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, LSC - 136 Instructor(s): Flom, Hernan
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement
Note: This course is Methodologically Focused
Course Description:
The course examines the processes of political, economic and social change that took place in Latin America in the XX and XIX Century. Topics include: the rise of populism and import-substituting industrialization, revolutions and revolutionary movements, the causes and consequences of military rule, the politics of economic reform, democratic transitions, the commodity boom, and the left turn. For each topic we will review classic political science theories and critically evaluate their applicability to Latin American countries. We will also discuss the lessons that can be drawn from Latin American cases for the study of these topics in the rest of the world.