Latin American Politics Secu

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course examines the links between political context of Latin America and key issues of security in the region, with a focus on the post-Cold War era. In politics, the course will explore how democratization, the development of state institutions, the political economy, and social issues have shaped the region. In the area of security, the course will examine how this political context interacts with security at regional, state, and sub-state levels, considering both hard security topics at both the state and non-state levels as well as topics in human and environmental security.