The course may be repeated for a total of 6 hours, with permission of the department. PSC 331 Japanese Sociopolitical Systems. Study of Japanese politics with emphasis on political culture, parties, and public policy. PSC 332 Latin American Political Systems. Analysis of the contemporary distribution of political power in Latin America.
Special attention is given to nation-state building, praetorianism, and revolution.
PSC 333 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics. Study of institutions and processes in the USSR and the post-Soviet republics, with attention to concepts of authoritarianism, systemic change, and democratization. PSC 341 Chinese Political System. Study of Chinese politics with emphasis on political culture, parties, and public policy. PSC 342 Foreign Policies of the Soviet Union and Its Successor States.