POL 376A - Comparative East Asian Governments and Politics

3 Credit(s) DIII V W

This course will review comparative politics as a sub-field of political science while analyzing the contemporary politics and governments of several East Asian countries. Emphasis on critical comparative thinking, overcoming simplistic and/or stereotypical notions, and understanding the prospect for the futures of these countries. Various East Asian countries will be the focus from semester to semester. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for POL348 or POL376.