Fall/Winter Timetable

POL2405H1F L0101

Undergraduate Course Code: POL442H1F L0101

Topics in Latin American Politics

Crisis and Democracy in the Andes

Themes

This seminar focuses on five countries in the Andean region of Latin America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. First part deals with the challenges to democracy in the region. Second part explores potential solutions - in particular the drafting of new constitutions by popularly elected constituent assemblies.

Texts

Jo-Marie Burt and Philip Mauceri (eds.), Politics in the Andes. Identity, Conflict and Reform, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004; Scott Mainwaring, Ana Maria Bejarano and Eduardo Pizarro (eds.), The Crisis of Democratic Representation in the Andes, Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2006; Paul Drake and Eric Hershberg, State and Society in Conflict. Comparative Perspectives on Andean Crises, Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 2006.

Format and Requirements

Seminar Format. One short mid-term paper; written reviews of readings plus class presentations; final research paper.