PSCI 244
Solving Puzzles in Political Science
Winter 2015
Topics
- Rational-choice explanations of politics
- War and insurgent violence
- Corruption
- Dictatorship and institutions
- Ethnic identity
Readings
- Jeremy Weinstein — selected chapters of Inside Rebellion (2007).
- Barbara Walter — selected chapters of Reputation and Civil War (2009).
- Stathis Kalyvas — selected chapters of The Logic of Violence in Civil War (2006).
- David Kang — chapter 1 of Crony Capitalism (2002).
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- syllabus ↗Winter 2015