PS 420 POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE OF LATIN AMERICA
PROFESSOR BROWN FOSTER
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| This course is a survey of the 20th century political
institutional, ideological, economic, social, and cultural factors
affecting the politics and governance of Latin American nation-states. The
course focuses on the key issues and events that are crucial to
understanding the development of the modern-day American political
development. A range of issues, are covered including, the relationship of
Latin America and the United States; the historical roots of political
institutions, coalitions, and domestic political tensions; national
economics of the Americas; political instability, reform movements and
revolutions; the impact of migration and urbanization; changing regional
ethnic identities; religion and political change; revolutionary movements;
democratization, liberal market reforms, and difficulties in maintaining
national sovereignty and institutional stability. |
| BOOKS:
THOMAS SKIDMORE AND PETER SMITH MODERN LATIN AMERICA
ANNUAL EDITIONS LATIN AMERICA
ROSENBERG ET AL. AMERICAS: AN ANTHOLOGY
JAMES COCKCROFT LATIN AMERICA: HISTORY, POLITICS AND US POLICY
A NUMBER OF READINGS HAVE BEEN PLACED ON LIBRARY RESERVE.
YOU ARE URGED TO ORDER AND PURCHASE THE BOOK BY RODERIC AI CAMP DEMOCRACY
IN LATIN AMERICA: PATTERNS AND CYCLES PUBLISHED BY JAGUAR
BOOKS/SCHOLARLY RESOURCES ISBN: 0-8420-2513-8
YOU WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TWO WEB SITES FOR
INFORMATION. TWO IMPORTANT SITES ARE http://lanic.utexas.edu and
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia, and www.elherald.com/amlat/amlat_top.shtml.
THERE ARE OTHER SITES THAT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO FIND AND EXPLORE ON YOUR
OWN. |
| COURSE REQUIREMENTS: THERE WILL BE A MID-TERM EXAM
(30%), RESEARCH PAPER WITH ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY (30%), BOOK REVIEW (25%)
AND SHORT IN-CLASS EXERCISE (15%). |
| READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS: * INDICATES
READINGS ON RESERVE IN LIBRARY |
| WEEK ONE |
INTRODUCTION |
| WEEK TWO |
COLONIAL LEGACY
SKIDMORE, CH. 1; ROSENBERG, CH. 2; *STEPAN, CH. 2 |
| WEEK THREE |
NATIONAL/GOVERNMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
*DIAMOND ET AL., INTRODUCTION, STEPAN, CH. 1
ROSENBERG, CH. 3; *AI CAMP, CHS. 3, 5, 6 |
| WEEK FOUR |
THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY
*AI CAMP, CH. 7; *RODRIGUEZ, CHS. 8, 9, 10
ROSENBERG, CH. 4, SECTIONS 4.1-4.4. |
| WEEK FIVE |
ROLE OF RELIGION AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ACTORS
*AI CAMP, CH. 8, 10; STEPAN, CH. 7. |
| WEEK SIX |
RACE AND ETHNICITY
*READINGS BY NASCIMENTO; *READINGS IN GRAHAM;
*STEPAN, CHS. 9, 10.; ROSENBERG, CH. 6. |
| WEEK SEVEN |
MIGRATION AND URBANIZATION
ROSENBERG, CH.5, *STEPAN, CH. 11 |
| WEEK EIGHT: MIDTERM WEEK
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REFORM AND REVOLUTION
*STEPAN, CH. 4; SKIDMORE, CH.8; ROSENBERG, CH. 11 |
| WEEK NINE |
DEMOCRATIZATION AND MARKET LIBERALIZATION
*AI CAMP, CHS. 1, 2, 4, 9, SKIDMORE, CH. 2 |
| WEEK TEN: PRESENTATIONS |
CASE STUDIES: MEXICO, CUBA
COCKCROFT, CHS.1, 8; SKIDMORE, CHS 7-8 |
| WEEK ELEVEN |
BRAZIL, CHILE, AND ARGENTINA
SKIDMORE, CHS. 3, 4, 5; COCKCROFT, CHS. 17, 18, 20 |
| WEEK TWELVE |
EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA
COCKCROFT, CHS. 3, 5; SKIDMORE, CH. 10 |
| WEEK THIRTEEN: BOOK REVIEW DUE |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES
*AI CAMP, CHS. 12-13; COCKCROFT, CH. 1;
SKIDMORE, CH.11. |
| WEEK FOURTEEN: RESEARCH
PAPER/BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE |
LATIN AMERICA AND THE US CONTINUED
ROSENBERG, CH.12
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| WEEK FIFTEEN |
WRAP-UP AND REVIEW |