Description
Inquiry and comparative analysis into forces driving nations to be ruled by democratic or authoritarian rule and into factors determining the degree to which nations are wealthy or impoverished. The social impacts of regime type, ethnic/sectarian divisions, and economic conditions are examined as well. The course concludes with students acting as policy advisors (to a government or intergovernmental organization) on the subject of a human rights concern or economic development problem facing a particular nation or geographic region. Prerequisite: any PO class or Second Semester Freshman Status. Spring semester.