Emphasis is placed on major policy questions which confront national and local governments. The course includes a laboratory in which statistical procedures are applied, interpreted, and documented through completion of a significant research project. Also listed as SO 304, this course may be counted for credit in either political science or sociology. An advanced course in international relations focusing on Latin America's position in the international system. An introduction to theories and strategies of political development.
Emphasis is placed on applying the theories to a developing nation or area.
Ideological, social, and technological change provide the substance for a critique of methodologies. An examination of the role of the media is included. Focus is on both the most recent empirical research and evaluation from the perspectives of Constitutional and democratic theory. This course may be counted by Honors Program students toward fulfillment of their course requirements. With the approval of the faculty advisor, qualified students may register for this course.