Comparative Politics of the Middle East

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from POLS at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department This course examines the political dynamics of selected states and societies in the Middle East. It addresses such issues as post-colonial state formation and political development; the political economy of reform; petropolitics; gender; minorities; the effects of regional conflict on domestic politics; the growth of secular and religious opposition movements; and processes of political liberalization and de-liberalization. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: POLS 3991 Comparative Politics of the Middle East)