Course Details
Country:
Turkey
Institution:
Sabanci University
Course Title:
Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
Course Number:
POLS 457
Course Description:
This course aims at the comprehension of the dynamics of authoritarian regimes at the global level. It focuses not only on the cross-regional manifestations of new authoritarian regimes in the 21st century, but also reviews the theoretical and historical literature about their antecedents in the 20th century.
The classes progress through the following seven themes:
1. What is democracy and what is authoritarianism?
2. Transitions to democratic and authoritarian regimes in historical
perspective
3. Varieties of authoritarian regimes
4. Strategies for survival
5. Totalitarianism and fascism
6. New authoritarian regimes: cross-regional comparisons
7. Opposition in authoritarian regimes
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398
Attachment Files:
KADIOGLU.POLS 457 ONLINE COURSE POLITICS OF AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES.pdf
