Overview
Description
Study of theories of democratization and authoritarianism in comparative perspective.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years
Terms
spring
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- distinguish between approaches to the comparative study of political systems as they apply to questions of regime type and regime change, their explanation for outcomes, and how they divide the field.
- apply approaches to the comparative study of politics to explanations of regime change.
- evaluate theories of regime change, recognizing their strengths and weaknesses.
- engage in debates regarding the comparative study of democratization and authoritarianism.
- question and assess explanations for regime outcomes.
- formulate arguments that question and defend positions articulated by the scholarship on the comparative study of regime type and regime change.