Political Systems of non-European Countries I, Essay

The student is familiar with the political systems of non-European countries, particularly those of the United States, Russia, China, Latin America, Asia and Africa. In addition to democratic systems, the student understands how authoritarian regimes operate as well as the key differences between such political systems.

Non-European political systems: USA, Russia, China, Latin America, Asia, and Africa; democratic and authoritarian systems.

An essay is an extended piece of (academic) writing on a particular topic or theme that you carefully analyze. You must always contact the responsible teacher of the study unit before starting to write the essay. With the responsible teacher you should discuss and agree on the theme and scope of the essay, the book(s) it will compensate for, and its length. Furthermore, the examiner must approve the bibliography before you can start writing. Citations, references and the bibliography need to be marked and listed in accordance with good scientific practice (see further instructions from the Politics’ Guide to Writing Academic Papers).

You can find the Guide to Writing Academic Papers here (detailed instructions for writing essays on page 7).

Compulsory Prerequisites

• Introduction to Political Science, POL.102, 5 cr

Two of the following, a total of 5 ECTS:

Landy, American Government: Enduring Principles and Critical Choices. 4^th edition, Cambridge University Press 2019. (3 ECTS) 

Cheeseman,  Democracy in Africa: Successes, Failures, and the Struggle for  Political Reform. Cambridge University Press 2015. (2 ECTS)

Smith & Sells, Democracy in Latin America. 3rd edition. Oxford University Press 2016. (3 ECTS)

Przeworsky (ed.), Democracy in a Russian Mirror. Cambridge University Press 2015. (3 ECTS)

Gilley, The Nature of Asian Politics. Cambridge University Press 2014. (2 ECTS)

Sassoon, Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republic. Cambridge University Press 2016. (2 ECTS)

Guo, Chinese Politics and Government: Power, Ideology and Organization. Routledge 2012. (3 ECTS).

General scale, 0-5

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