PSCI618 - INTL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
PSCI618 - INTL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Term
2013A
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
301
Section ID
PSCI618301
Meeting times
W 0200PM-0500PM
Meeting location
MCNEIL BUILDING 285
Instructors
GRAY, JULIA
Description
Examination of the relationship between the international, political, and economic systems from a variety of theoretical perspectives that have emerged in the postwar period, including liberalism, transnationalism, statism, Marxism, and dependency.
Course number only
618
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No

PSCI615 - POLITICAL ECONOMY DEVELO

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
PSCI615 - POLITICAL ECONOMY DEVELO
Term
2013A
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
301
Section ID
PSCI615301
Meeting times
R 0430PM-0730PM
Meeting location
STITELER HALL B30
Instructors
GROSSMAN, GUY
Description
This course examines the debate in development studies arising from recognition that economic models, theories, methods, and strategies abstracted from the specific experience of western societies and cultures do not have general applicability. A broader social science approach is adopted, one which emphasizes the need to understand the social structures and cultures of the developing countries, the capabilities of weak versus strong states, and the links with the international system that influence transformative processes to which industrializing economies are subjected. The readings offer an overview of the most influential theories of development and underdevelopment that structured debate from the 1960's through the 1990's,and focus on the elements of these approaches that advance understanding of development and stagnation in several key countries, including Brazil, Mexico, India and selected countries in East and Southeast Asia.
Course number only
615
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No

PSCI610 - COMP POL ANALYSIS

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
PSCI610 - COMP POL ANALYSIS
Term
2013A
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
301
Section ID
PSCI610301
Meeting times
T 0300PM-0600PM
Meeting location
STITELER HALL B30
Instructors
SIL, RUDRA
Description
This seminar is aimed primarily at graduate students planning to take doctoral exams in comparative politics. It provides a critical survey of the field of comparative politics, tracing the intellectual history of the field, examining shifts in conceptual frameworks and research traditions, and comparing alternative methodological approaches. The first half of the course generally examines how processes of political, economic, and social change have been theorized in the social sciences from the mid-19th century to the present. In this process, particular attention is paid to the bifurcation between theories that emphasize the "universal" (e.g. the homogenizing effects of specific processes or variables) and the "particular" (e.g. the persistence of distinctive historical legacies and trajectories). Since this bifurcation is reinforced by distinct styles and methods of research, the seminar also probes the recent battles between rational-choice, cultural, and structuralist scholars, while considering the trade-offs between varieties of formal, quantitative, and qualitative methods. In the second half, the focus shifts to the range of substantive problems investigated by scholars in the field of comparative politics. These topics cover the complex relations among nations, states and societies; the origins, consolidation, and patterns of democratic governance; political economy in relation to development processes and social policies; the intersection of international/global economy and domestic politics; the dynamics of revolutions and social movements; and alternative problematiques constructed from the point of view of real actors such as workers, women, and local communities. In all cases, As a whole, the course is designed to provide an introduction to important issues and debates that comparativists have regularly engaged in; to help you understand the assumptions behind, and differences between, particular approaches, methods, and styles of research; to examine whether current debates are spurring new or better research in a given field in light of past approaches; and to gauge whether there has been progress, fragmentation, or stagnation in the field of comparative politics as a whole.
Course number only
610
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No

PSCI598 - MLA Proseminar: Political Travelers

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
PSCI598 - MLA Proseminar: Political Travelers
Term
2013A
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
640
Section ID
PSCI598640
Meeting times
M 0530PM-0810PM
Meeting location
CASTER BUILDING A17
Instructors
KENNEDY, ELLEN LEE
Description
Consult department for detailed descriptions. More than one course may be taken in a given semester. Recent titles have included: Race Development and American International Relations, Hegel and Marx, and Logic of the West.
Course number only
598
Use local description
No