Tentative
LECTURE AND READING SCHEDULE
| Tu Jan 16 | COURSE INTRODUCTION
Why study foreign governments and politics? Requirements Reading and lecture schedule McC: Principles of political analysis, p. 1-21. 1. Introduction |
| Thur Jan 18 | Liberal Democracies,
McC: Liberal Democracies, p. 23-35. 2. Theory of Democracy |
| Tu Jan 23 | Britain
McC: Political Development and Culture, p. 80-92.. 3. British Politics: Geography, History, Constitutional Structure |
| Thur Jan 25 | McC: Institutions,
p. 92-103.
McC: Representation, p. 104-113 p. 103-110. 4. Parliamentary System, Party Systems, Parliamentary Democracy |
| Tu Jan 30 | Policies, 110-123.
5. British Policy: the Welfare State |
| Thur Feb 1 | Japan
McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 124-138. McC: Institutions, p. 138-148. 6. Japan Background |
| Tu Feb 6 | McC: Representation,
p. 148 - 155.
7. Japan's Political System |
| Thur Feb 8 | McC: Policies,
p. 155 - 166.
8. Japan: Problems and Issues |
| Tu Feb 13 | Test 1
Study Guide Test 1 |
| Thur Feb 15 | Communist and Post-Communist
Countries, p. 169-180.
9. Introduction to Communism 10. Political Geography of Russia, the Soviet Union, and Communism |
| Tu Feb 20 | Russia
McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 184 - 194. 11. Autocracy: Ivan, Peter, Lenin, Stalin |
| Thur Feb 22 | McC: Institutions,
p. 194 - 211.
12. Reforming Communism |
| Tu Feb 27 | McC: Representation,
p. 211 - 223.
McC: Policies, 217-229 |
| Thur March 1 | China
McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 224 - 237. 13. Two Political Strategies: Russia and China |
| Tu March 13 | McC: Institutions, p. 237 - 249. |
| Thur March 15 | McC: Representation,
p. 249 - 254.
McC: Policies, p. 254 - 266. |
| Tu March 20 | Test 2
Study Guide for Test 2 |
| Thur March 22 | Newly Industrializing
Countries
McC: p. 267 - 281. 14. Introduction to the Third World Mexico McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 282 - 294. 15. Introduction to Latin American Politics |
| Tu March 27 | McC: Institutions and Representation,
p. 295 - 313.
16. Mexican Political Institutions |
| Thur March 29 | McC: Policies, p. 313 - 325. |
| Tu April 3 | India
McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 337-348. * 5th p. 326 - 338. 17. India Background |
| Thur April 5 | McC: Institutions and Representation
and policies , p. 338 - 366.
18. Indian Government and Politics 19. Indian Economic and Foreign Policies |
| Tu April 10 | McC: Less Developed Countries,
p. 369- 383.
Nigeria McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 384 - 397. 20. Nigeria and the LDCs |
| Thur April 12 | McC: Institutions and Representation, p. 397 - 416. |
| Tu April 17 | McC: Policies, p. 416 - 428. |
| Thur April 19 | Islamic World
McC: p. 429 - 441 "Arab states are broken..." Washington Post, Dec. 1, 2002 Egypt McC: Political Development and Political Culture, p. 442 - 454. 21. Egypt - religion, Islam, Charismatic leadership |
| Tu April 24 | McC: Institutions, Representation, Policies, p. 454 - 94. |
| Thur April 26 | Third World Conclusion,
p. 529-528.
Review Written Assignment Due |
| Thur May 3 | FINAL EXAM 11:00
- 1:00 -- in regular classroom
Study guide for final exam (draft) |