POLS 3050 - Dictatorship and Democracy

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

This course offers a survey of the empirical and theoretical literatures on democracy and dictatorship in comparative politics. The first part of the course will be devoted primarily to examining competing theories about the conditions and causes of the transition to and consolidation of democracy. The second part of the course examines theories about democratic erosion and the emergence and strengthening of autocracy. ***COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)*** At the successful conclusion of this course students will be able to: 1. Identify core features of both democratic and authoritarian regimes. 2. Compare and contrast democracies and dictatorships on core performance outcomes like economic and social development. 3. Identify and interpret the causes of democratization and democratic backsliding. 4. Evaluate specific cases of democratization or democratic backsliding and assess the likelihood of future regime changes in countries.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

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