Class Schedule Listing - 2019 Spring (Jan 02, 2025) |
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| African Politics - 38088 - POLS 3530 - 801 | ||||||||||||||
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Topical Section Description: Since 1945, the political structures governing Africa have changed perhaps more than in any other continent. At the same time, the success of African countries, cities and people have diverged markedly. How can we explain why this is so? African countries went from being colonies, to democratic republics, to authoritarian regimes, slipping into civil and between-country conflicts and moving back towards democracy. Some countries skipped steps or added steps of their own, while the pace varied across the board. At the same time, what came to be the central theme in African politics—development—remained an elusive ideal to which progress was made in some cases but not others. This class is going to try to demystify what’s going on. We’ll look at what different people have said, carefully weigh their arguments, and try to understand the rationale and natural logic for what we observe in Africa today. By the end of the semester you will have a clearer picture of contemporary Africa, a firmer understanding of why it came to be so, and where it is heading. This is a research preparation course, and we will also cover the purpose of original research, how to frame a research question and hypothesis, and different methodologies for empirical work.
Associated Term: 2019 Spring Registration Dates: Oct 31, 2018 to Jan 21, 2019 Registration Levels: Graduate, NonDegree Continuing Undergrad, Undergraduate Japan Campus Base Lecture Schedule Type Classroom In-Person Instructional Method Credit Hours: 3.000 Seats Available: 25
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