POSC 250 TIP: Authoritarian Systems in World Politics
An exploration of the similarities and differences among authoritarian regimes, examining questions such as how authoritarian states legitimize themselves, how authoritarian institutions function, different types of state-market relationships in authoritarian settings, and the way in which political and social change takes place in authoritarian systems. The course will also examine the issues posed by powerful authoritarian states for international cooperation and for American foreign policy. Case studies will be drawn from both current and past authoritarian systems, including China, Iran, Mexico, North Korea, the Soviet Union and its successor states (particularly Russia), and Zimbabwe. Prerequisite: POSC 105 or permission.
Prerequisite
POSC-105