PLS 240 - Comparative Politics (3 credit hours)

Offered in Fall Term-Even years only (3-0-0)
Introduction to the comparative study of developed and developing political systems. The politics and governments of selected countries are analyzed with historical, cultural, religious, economic, social and gender variables examined for their effect on government structure, electoral systems, party systems and social relations. The course also examines the creation and manipulation of political identity and its link to political violence within a globalized world
GENERAL EDUCATION DISTRIBUTION AREA: Social Science
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