CPO-COMPARATIVE POLITICS
 

CPO 2002         Comparative Politics           3

Examination of political processes and political institutions in selected foreign countries such as Britain, France, Germany, USSR, Japan and India. Methods of cross-national political analysis. (General Studies Course: SS/SOC) Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 3XXX        Russian Politics (Pending)           3

Analysis of contemporary Russian politics that takes into account historical background, geographical constraints, social and economic influences, the transition from communism, present-day institutions and leadership, and probable trajectory of regime.

CPO 3103         Politics of Western Europe          3

Political processes and institutions of selected European political systems. Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 3513         Politics of the Far East-Japan and China          3

Political systems of China and Japan offer striking comparisons to each other and to the United States. They provide two non-Western cultural contexts within which some Western political ideas and institutions operate. Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 3773         Great World Leaders             3

Reviews ancient and contemporary theories of political leadership, contrasting leadership in democratic and dictatorial regimes in the context of case studies around the world, across continents and time periods. Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 4303         Politics of Spain, Portugal, and Latin America          3

The politics of Spain, Portugal, and the largest Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Mexico) and, as time permits, other countries of particular concern to the United States. Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 4314         Democracies          3

Democratic theory and practices around the world. Types of transition, founding elections, and problems of democratic consolidation.

CPO 4531         Politics and Culture of India         3

Introduction to the history, society, culture, politics, and religious traditions of India. Meets Multicultural requirement.

CPO 6006         Seminar in Comparative Politics         3

Comparison and analysis of political systems, theoretical and empirical.