| Course Title: Comparative Politics |
| Start Date: 10/21/2020 End Date: 12/14/2020 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2020 |
| Description: This course provides an introduction to comparative political analysis, one of the four subfields of political science. The primary objective is to help students understand how the 'modern' world, one characterized by the rise of industrialized nation-states, took form and what shape it might take in the post-Cold War era. We will examine how the challenges of economic development, social transformation, and nation-building sparked the emergence of alternatives to 'modernity' characterized by diverse configurations of political institutions and social forces. We will also assess how globalization and the re-emergence of local identities may be redefining our understanding of 'modernity.' |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Cora Fernandez Anderson   |           | canderso@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Monday   | 09:45AM - 11:00AM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Tuesday and Thursday   | 09:30AM - 11:15AM   |   |   | Weekly |
| 10/21/2020 - 12/14/2020   | Flex. Immersive Lecture   | Wednesday and Friday   | 10:15AM - 11:15AM   |   |   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| None |           |           |
| Comments         |
| Additional Comments         |
| Course Tags         | ||
| POLIT-COMPAR   | POLIT-COMPAR: Politics - Comparative subfield   | This course has been approved to count towards the Comparative Politics subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses).   |
| MOD0002   | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2   | This course meets in Module 2.   |
| Cross-listed Sections         |
| None   |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open     | Capacity: 28     | Enrollment: 18     | Available: 10     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
| Additional Book Comments         |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |