Fall/Winter Timetable
POL426H1S L0101
Graduate Course Code: POL2326H1S L0101
Democracy and Dictatorship
Themes
This course will provide an in-depth exploration of modern theories of the origins of democracy and dictatorship. The course will closely examine the comparative historical work on the subject. Special attention will be paid to European cases but significant comparisons will also be made with other areas of the world such as China, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Texts
TBA
Format and Requirements
One two-hour seminar per week. Course requirements TBA.
Prerequisites
2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusions
January 29, 2024
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January 26, 2023
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June 3, 2021
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May 21, 2020
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January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...